❇️ Podcast 40

♦️ The 2008 Olympics
China was the host country for the 2008 Olympics. The effort made to prepare Beijing for the Olympics was massive. The cost was close to $50 billion. One big issue was air quality. Some factories had to stop operating. Automobile traffic came under strict controls. The efforts seem to have succeeded. The training for Olympic competition is rigorous. It is a years-long commitment made by the competitors and their families alike. For example, a teenage swimmer has to be driven to daily practice at 5 in the morning. Families adapt their schedules and budgets to support young athletes. Everyone feels a thrill when a fellow countryman wins an Olympic medal. In the Olympics big countries and rich countries have an automatic advantage. In a sense, competitors from smaller and poorer countries are the true heroes. One thing I don’t like is the television coverage in the United States. Commercials and commentary take up at least half the time. I usually end up recording the broadcast so I can skip over the parts I don’t like. To be honest, I can only watch so many dives before I nod off. As you can probably tell, I am not a fanatic about sports. Is it possible that love of sports is a genetic variable?
China was the host country for the 2008 Olympics.
China was host to the 2008 Olympic games.
The effort made to prepare Beijing for the Olympics was massive.
A massive effort was made to prepare Beijing for the Olympics.
The cost was close to $50 billion.
The expense was in the neighborhood of $50 billion.
One big issue was air quality.
One of the biggest challenges was air quality.
Some factories had to stop operating.
Some factories had to suspend operations.
Automobile traffic came under strict controls.
Strict controls were imposed on automobile traffic.
The efforts seem to have succeeded.
The efforts seem to have been a success.
The training for Olympic competition is rigorous.
Competing in the Olympics requires rigorous training.
It is a years-long commitment made by the competitors and their families alike.
The families of the competitors share in the years-long commitment.
For example, a teenage swimmer has to be driven to daily practice at 5 in the morning.
For instance, a teenage swimmer has to be given a ride to daily practice at 5 a.m.
Families adapt their schedules and budgets to support young athletes.
Families adjust their schedules and budgets in the support of young athletes.
Everyone feels a thrill when a fellow countryman wins an Olympic medal.
It is thrilling to see someone from your own country win an Olympic medal.
In the Olympics big countries and rich countries have an automatic advantage.
In the Olympics big and rich countries automatically have an advantage.
In a sense, competitors from smaller and poorer countries are the true heroes.
In a way, it is competitors from smaller and poorer countries who are the true heroes.
One thing I don’t like is the television coverage in the United States.
One thing that rubs me the wrong way is the TV coverage in the U.S.
Commercials and commentary take up at least half the time.
The commercials and commentary account for half the time at a minimum.
I usually end up recording the broadcast so I can skip over the parts I don’t like.
I usually end up taping the broadcast so I can skip the stuff that annoys me.
To be honest, I can only watch so many dives before I nod off.
To be candid, after watching fifteen or so dives I am ready for a nap.
As you can probably tell, I am not a fanatic about sports.
As you have probably figured out, I am not a sports fanatic.
Is it possible that love of sports is a genetic variable?
I wonder whether there is a genetic marker for love of sports.

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❇️ Idiom

♦️ to get about

1. To physically move around, especially after an illness or injury.
I'm getting about much better these days, now that I'm not on crutches anymore.

2. To spread among a number of people, as of news, rumors, etc.
When news of this tax scandal gets about, your career in politics will be finished!

3. To participate in social activities.
I haven't seen her in months—I suspect that depression has made her less apt to get about.

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❇️ Vocabulary

♦️ apt "adjective"

1- be apt to do something
تمایل داشتن به انجام کاری
to have a tendency to do something:
✅ Some of the employees are apt to arrive late on Mondays.

2- exactly right for a particular situation or purpose:
دقیقا همان چیزی که برای یک شرایط خاص نیاز است
✅ "Intensive" is an apt description of the two-week course.

3- quick to learn and understand:
در یاد گیری سریع و زیرک بودن
✅ Paul was obviously an apt pupil.

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علاقه مندان جهت معلومات بیشتر می‌توانند به اداره مؤسسه علمی نانونت به تماس شوند.
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علاقه مندان جهت معلومات بیشتر می‌توانند به اداره مؤسسه علمی نانونت به تماس شوند.
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❇️ Phrasal verbs

♦️ 10 common phrasal verbs in spoken English

1. go on
در جریان بودن، ادامه دادن،
✅ What’s going on?

2. carry out
انجام دادن، تطبیق کردن
✅ They carried out the boss’s plan.

3. set up
شروع کردن، تنظیم کردن
✅ It is expensive to set up a new business.

4. pick up
سوار کردن، برداشتن
✅ Can you pick me up at the airport next Monday?

5. go back
دوباره رفتن
✅ When did Pierre go back to France?

6. come back
بازگشتن، باز آمدن
✅ What time will you come back?

7. go out
بیرون رفتن، برای رفتن برق نیز استفاده می شود
✅ The lights went out around ten.

8. point out
اشاره کردن به موضوعی، بیان کردن
✅ The teacher pointed out the most important pages.

9. find out
فهمیدن، دریافتن
✅ When did you find out about the accident?

10. come up
مطرح شدن
✅ His divorce did not come up in our conversation.

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❇️ Idiom

♦️ call a spade a spade

To address or describe the true nature of someone or something, even if it is unpleasant.
واقعیت چیزی را با وجود ناخوشایند بودن آن بیان کردن

✅ I know you like him, but he's not a honest person, I am sorry but I have to call a spade a spade.

✅ You have to call a spade a spade and acknowledge the corruption built into this system!

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❇️ Phrasal verb

♦️ run off

1. To depart from someone or something by running.
از کسی یا چیزی دور شدن، با دویدن از کسی یا چیزی فاصله گرفتن
✅ Are you boys looking for Mike? He just ran off toward the creek.

2. To flee, escape, or depart without the intention of returning.
برای همشه رفتن، رفتن یا فرار کردن از جایی بدون قصد برگشت
✅ My dad ran off when I was just a baby, so I never met him.
✅ That prison has had three inmates run off just this month.

3. To veer off the course, road, or track on which someone or something is currently traveling.
منحرف شدن یک وسیله نقلیه از مسیر اصلی آن
✅ The car hit a patch of black ice and ran off the road into a ditch.
✅ The train took the turn too fast, running off the tracks and crashing into a farmhouse.

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⭕️Conversation
⭕️مکالمه

✅Where were you yesterday?
دیروز کجا بودی؟

✅I was at home.
به خانه بودم

✅What did you do?
چه کار کردی؟

✅I watched TV
تلویزیون تماشا کردم

✅What did you watch?
چی تماشا کردی

✅I watched a documentary
مستندی را تماشا کردم

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⭕️ Conversation
⭕️مکالمه

✅What do you want to do in the afternoon?
بعد از چاشت می خواهی چه کار کنی؟

✅I want to go shopping
می خواهم خرید برم

✅What do you want to buy?
چی می خواهی بخری؟

✅I need a fridge
یخچالی ضرورت دارم

✅Who do you go with?
با کی میری؟

✅I go alone
تنها میرم

✅How do you go?
چطور میری؟

✅I go by my own car
با موتر خودم میرم

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⭕️Conversation
⭕️مکالمه

✅ Can you tell me where Ahmad is?
میشه به من بگی احمد کجاست؟

✅ He is in his office.
او به دفتر خود است.

✅Is he busy right now?
آیا او فعلا مصروف است؟

✅Yes, he is in a meeting.
بله او در جلسه است.

✅Can you call him?
میشه او را صدا کنید؟

✅No, I can not. We are not allowed to call him during meetings.
نه, نمی توانم. اجازه نداریم او را در جریان جلسه صدا کنیم.

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⭕️Conversation
⭕️مکالمه
✅Where are you going?
کجا میری؟

✅I am going to bazzar.
بازار میروم

✅What are you going to buy?
چی می خواهی بخری؟

✅I am going to buy a shirt for my nephew.
قصد دارم پیراهنی برای برادرزاده خود بخرم.

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