زبان انگليسی و مكالمه را با شنیدن یاد بگیريد

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ممنون دوست عزيز
زحمت كشيدي عزيز

بنظرم با توجه به تنوع موضوعات كه باعث جذابيت بيشتر و عدم خستگي ميشه
روش خوبيه براي وسعت دايره لغات و بالابردن سطح شنيداري

سطح يك مثل اينكه تموم شد
فايل صوتي و متنيش بصورت يكجا قرار دادين تو سايت ؟

 

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سلام دوستان
خیلی تاپیک خوبیه.. ممنون از همتون

فقط امیدوارم همین طور ادامه بدین
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با تشکر از همتون

 

[*زهره*]

درس نه - رفتن به بیمارستان

درس نه - رفتن به بیمارستان

A Trip to the Hospital

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I have to get my tonsils out.

I'm not really happy about it, but I'm tired of being sick and having sore throats.
I have to go to the hospital two hours before my surgery.
My mother will go with me.

The nurses will take my temperature and check my blood pressure.
They will make sure that I am ready for my operation.
I will be dressed in a white gown, and I will be wheeled down the hall to the operating room.

I can't have anything to eat or drink for a long time before my surgery.
My mother will walk down the hall with me; then she will wave goodbye as they wheel me into the operating room.

The doctor and the nurses will be busy in the operating room.
They will be getting ready to perform my surgery.
The doctor will say hello to me and tell me that he is going to put me to sleep.
He will put something into my arm.
He will tell me to count backwards from ten.

I think that I will only say "ten, nine," and then I will be fast asleep.
I won't be awake for the surgery.
When I wake up, I will be surprised that the surgery is over.
My throat will hurt, and I probably won't feel very good.
My mother will be there with me.
The nurses will give me a drink and try to make me comfortable.
I won't be in the hospital overnight.
I will go home later in the day.
My parents will have to make sure that I have a lot to drink.
I can't eat any hard foods or they will hurt my throat.
I will sleep a lot, because I will not feel very well for a couple of days.
It won't take long before I recover from my surgery.
Sometimes, we need surgery to make us feel better.
Hospitals can be a bit frightening, but the doctors and nurses are very nice, and their job is to make you better.

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tonsil:

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your tonsils are the two small round pieces of flesh at the sides of your throat
If you keep getting throat infections you might have to have your tonsils out (=have them removed) .​

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go:
Please notice that don't compare between Persian and English language, when we are not in a place that we are going to go we don't say "come" and we use "go"
My mother will go with me.
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gown:
a long loose piece of clothing worn in a hospital by someone doing or having an operation
a hospital gown

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wheel:

to push something that has wheels somewhere
Kate wheeled her bike into the garage.



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backwards:

towards the beginning or the past
ￚopposite forwards
*Count backwards from 100.



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[...scream...]

ممنون دوست عزيز
زحمت كشيدي عزيز

بنظرم با توجه به تنوع موضوعات كه باعث جذابيت بيشتر و عدم خستگي ميشه
روش خوبيه براي وسعت دايره لغات و بالابردن سطح شنيداري

سطح يك مثل اينكه تموم شد
فايل صوتي و متنيش بصورت يكجا قرار دادين تو سايت ؟

تا چند روز آینده فایل های صوتی و متنی به صورت یکجا قرار داده میشن...

 

[...scream...]

فایل متنی سطح اول به صورت پی دی اف :

http://http://faupload.com/upload/91/Khordad/Today-is-November-26thhhh.pdf

 

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[*زهره*]

درس ده - گربه من چه کار کرد

درس ده - گربه من چه کار کرد

What My Cat Did

One day I was sitting in a chair drinking a cup of tea.
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My cat came into the room and sat on my lap.​

She was quite content, and she sat there purring.
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My cat likes to drink water, and sometimes she drinks milk.
I would never give her tea to drink.
Cats just don't drink tea.
We were sitting there quietly when suddenly my cat stood up.
She was looking at something on the floor.
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She crouched down low and got ready to pounce.
It was a huge centipede.
I think that centipedes are ugly.
They have many legs, and they move very fast.
I would hate to have one crawl over me.
I was surprised that she caught the centipede.
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She put her paw on it, and then she reached down and ate the centipede.​

The centipede must not have tasted very good.​

My cat got a funny look on her face, and she looked like she was trying to get a bad taste out of her mouth.​

I was thinking that I would be sick if I ate a centipede.
My cat looked at me and jumped back up in my chair.
She stuck her face in my teacup and took a big drink of tea.
I was shocked.
I had never seen a cat drink tea before.
I think that the centipede must have tasted so bad that my cat just needed something to wash the taste out of her mouth Guess what?
I didn't finish my tea.​

I threw it out and washed out the cup.​

My cat has never had a drink of tea since that day.​

She has also never eaten another centipede.​

If a centipede walks by, she just pretends that she doesn't see it.​

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content:​

happy and satisfied
Andy was a good husband, and Nicky was clearly very content.
content with
We'll be content with a respectable result in tomorrow's match.​

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purr:

if a cat purrs, it makes a soft low sound in its throat to show that it is pleased​

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crouch:
also crouch down
to lower your body close to the ground by bending your knees completely​

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*He crouched in the shadows near the doorway.​

*Paula crouched down and held her hands out to the fire.
*the cat was in a crouching position, ready to attack
*he crouched and slid under the table​

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pounce:

to suddenly move forward and attack someone or something, after waiting to attack them
The cat was hiding in the bushes, ready to pounce.
pounce on
Kevin pounced on Liam and started hitting him.

ￚpounce noun [countable]​

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pounce on somebody/something ​

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phrasal verb​

1
to criticize someone's mistakes or ideas very quickly and eagerly
Teachers are quick to pounce on students' grammatical errors.
2
to eagerly take an opportunity as soon as it becomes available
When they offered O'Leary the chance to become manager, he pounced on it.​

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centipede:

a small creature like a worm with a lot of very small legs
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[*زهره*]

درس یازده - اگر بسیار کوچک بودم

درس یازده - اگر بسیار کوچک بودم

If I Was Tiny

Imagine what life would be like if you were two inches tall.
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You would have to be careful that nobody stepped on you.​

You would have to watch out for cats, dogs and birds.
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It would be very dangerous, but just think of the things that you could do.​

You could live in dollhouse, or even a shoebox.​

You could use a bottle cap for a plate.
You would have to wear dolls' clothes.
A stamp would make a lovely picture to hang on your wall.
You could hide in a mouse hole or a drawer.
You wouldn't need much food.
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You could probably live comfortably on the crumbs that people would leave on the table.
A thimble would make a good cup.
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If you went outside, the grass would seem like a jungle.​

An insect would be huge and frightening.
A puddle would seem to be an ocean.
You could cross the puddle in a paper cup and use a spoon for an oar.
A matchbox would make a good bed with a handkerchief as a bedspread.
You'd brush your hair with a toothbrush, but you'd never find anything small enough to brush your teeth with.
You could take a ride on the back of a mouse.
You wouldn't find any books that were small enough to read, but you might read the back of a pill bottle.
You could ride in a toy car and have a soup bowl for a swimming pool.
A leaf could be your umbrella, and a mitten would make a great sleeping bag.
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If you used your imagination, you could think up something to use for almost all your purposes.
Being small might be fun, but then again, it would be frightening.
I'd be afraid of my pet cat.
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I wouldn't want a book to fall on me.
I would be afraid of being swept away by a big gust of wind.
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I think I'd rather be my size.​

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bottle cap:​

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crumb:

a very small piece of dry food, especially bread or cake
*She stood up to brush the crumbs off her uniform.
*the kids ate the dry bread and did not clear the crumbs off the table
*eat the cake but don't spill the crumbs!​

http://salamzaban.com/search?searchword=crumb&ordering=newest&searchphrase=all&limit=20
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thimble:​

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a small metal or plastic cap used to protect your finger when you are sewing​

http://salamzaban.com/search?searchword=thimble&ordering=newest&searchphrase=all&limit=20
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handkerchief:

a piece of cloth that you use for drying your nose or eyes​

http://salamzaban.com/search?searchword=handkerchief&ordering=newest&searchphrase=all&limit=20
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then/there again:​

spoken​

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used to introduce an idea or fact that is different from something you have just said, or makes it seem less likely to be true
She says she's thirty-five. But then again she might be lying.​

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gust:

a sudden strong movement of wind, air, rain etc
gust of
A sudden gust of wind blew the door shut.
Gusts of up to 200 kph may be experienced.



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[*زهره*]

درس دوازده - اگر غول پیکر بودم

درس دوازده - اگر غول پیکر بودم

If I were a Giant

If I were a giant, I wouldn't be able to fit in my house.
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I'd have to live in a building that had a high ceiling, but I'd probably have a hard time getting through the door.​

I'd have to make my own clothes, but where would I get a giant needle and thread to sew with?
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I couldn't ride in a car or a plane.​

I suppose I would just have to take giant steps to get from place to place.​

I would have to be very careful not to step on anybody or anything.​

When I talked, people would cover their ears.​

My voice would sound very loud to them.​

I wouldn't find shoes to cover my feet.
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I wouldn't find a knife and fork to eat my dinner with.​

I might have to use a rake as a fork.​

My dinner would be huge.​

What would I cook my dinner in?​

I certainly wouldn't find an oven big enough to put my dinner in.​

If I sneezed, it would be like a hurricane.​

If I fell down, it would be like an earthquake.​

I wouldn't have any friends because everyone would be too tiny for me to talk to.​

I think that being a giant would be very lonely.​

I couldn't have just one apple.​

I would have to have a lot of apples to fill me up.
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I would have to drink gallons and gallons of water to quench my thirst.
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I could never relax under a tree.​

I would be taller than all the trees.
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I don't think that being a giant would be fun.​

I won't ever make a wish to be a giant.​

I would rather be my height.​

I'm very happy the way I am.​

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cover: protect​

http://salamzaban.com/search?searchword=cover&ordering=newest&searchphrase=all
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fill (yourself) up:

phrasal verb

informal to eat so much food that you cannot eat any more
fill (yourself) up with/on
Don't fill yourself up with cookies. He filled up on pecan pie.​

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quench / kwentʆ / [transitive] formal​

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quench your thirst
to stop yourself feeling thirsty, by drinking something
We stopped at a small bar to quench our thirst.
2
quench a fire/flames
to stop a fire from burning
a desperate bid to quench the raging flames



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واقعا دستون درد نکنه فقط کاش می شد معنی بعضی از جمله های نامفهوم یا کلمه های سخت رو هم می نوشتید مثلا تو جمله each child yells back "here
back چه معنی داره؟

 

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درس سیزده - آیا مردم حق دارند که در مکان های عمومی سیگار بکشند ؟

درس سیزده - آیا مردم حق دارند که در مکان های عمومی سیگار بکشند ؟

Do People Have the Right to Smoke in Public?​

My father used to smoke​

He got very ill.​

The doctor told him that he had to quit smoking.​

My father tried for a long time to quit.​

It was very difficult for him.​

Smoking is an addiction.​

After many months, my father finally gave up smoking, but he still craved a cigarette once in a while.​

He says that quitting smoking is the hardest thing that he has ever done.​

When my father did smoke, he smoked everywhere.​

He smoked in restaurants, stores and many public buildings.​

Now, you are not allowed to smoke in a lot of public places.​

When my father smoked, the rules were not so strict.​

People could smoke just about anywhere.​

It really wasn't fair to the people who didn't smoke.​

Their clothes always smelled like smoke, and they breathed in second-hand smoke.​

Some people think that second-hand smoke is actually worse for you than if you smoke yourself.​

People would smoke in their houses, and very young children would inhale the smoke that was in the air.​

Some people still smoke in their houses, and their children breathe in the smoke.​

Some restaurants have areas for smokers and nonsmokers, but usually the smoke drifts from one area to the other.​

There are some businesses that have banned smoking altogether.​

Personally, I think that smoking in public places should be completely banned.​

I don't think that I should have to breathe in another person's smoke if I choose not to smoke myself.​

It wouldn't be fair for a nonsmoker to get lung cancer because they had to be in a place where smokers were allowed to light up.​

I know that smoking is a powerful addiction and that it is very difficult to quit, but smokers should restrict their smoking to places where there is nobody else around.​

Lung cancer is an awful disease.​

Nobody should have to suffer with lung cancer.​

People should be educated about the dangers of smoking.​

Smoking should be banned in public places, but eventually I would like to believe that fewer people will smoke.​

It would be nice to live in a smoke free environment.​

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crave:

to have an extremely strong desire for something
She's an insecure child who craves attention .​

*he craved our forgiveness
*it was hot and I was craving for a glass of ice water
*love and understanding were what he had always craved
*orders craving immediate attention​

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drift:​

▶MOVE SLOWLY◀
to move slowly on water or in the air
drift out/towards etc
The rubber raft drifted out to sea. Smoke drifted up from the jungle ahead of us.​

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restrict:​

to limit someone's actions or movements
The cramped living conditions severely restricted the children's freedom to play.
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درس چهارده - داستان محبوبم هنگام خواب

درس چهارده - داستان محبوبم هنگام خواب

My Favorite Bedtime Story​

Every night when I was little, my mother would read me a bedtime story.​

My favorite story was Tom's Midnight Garden.​

This was a story by Philippa Pearce.​

It was quite a long book, and it took quite a few nights for my mother to read the entire book to me.​

In Tom's Midnight Garden Tom moves to the city to stay with his aunt and uncle.​

He is very bored at their apartment.​

They have no children, so Tom has nothing to do.
One night, the clock strikes thirteen times.​

Tom knows that this is impossible.​

A clock can only strike up to twelve times.​

He sneaks downstairs and goes outside.​

When he gets outside, there is a wonderful garden that wasn't there the day before.​

The next day, Tom goes outside and finds that there is no garden.​

The garden only seems to appear at night.​

Every night, Tom slips out to this wonderful garden, and he meets some people in the garden.​

He meets a girl named Hattie.​

Hattie and Tom become very good friends in this garden.​

Some very strange things happen in this book.​

There are some coincidences that keep you guessing about what is really going on.​

The surprise ending is wonderful.​

I really enjoyed Tom's Midnight Garden and I was very sad when my mother and I came to the end of the book.​

I felt that I had visited the magical garden with Tom.​

It is a book that I will remember all of my life.​

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clock strike: sounds the hours audibly​

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coincidence:
when two things happen at the same time, in the same place, or to the same people in a way that seems surprising or unusual
'I'm going to Appleby tomorrow.' ' What a coincidence !I'm going up there too.'
by coincidence
By coincidence, John and I both ended up at Yale.
sheer/pure coincidence (=completely by chance) I didn't set out to find you - it's sheer coincidence that I should walk along the same street. not a coincidence/more than coincidence After the fourth attack on her car she was convinced that the vandalism was more than just coincidence.It seemed to her a happy coincidence that Robert should invite her for the weekend.


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درس پانزده - اگر یک چراغ جادو پیدا می کردم

درس پانزده - اگر یک چراغ جادو پیدا می کردم

If I Found a Magic Lamp​

If I was walking down the beach on day, and I happened to bump my toe on a magic lamp, I would pick it up and rub it.​

If it was a real magic lamp (but I don't believe that there really is a magic lamp), a genie would pop out in a cloud of smoke, and he would call me master.​

He would say that he would grant me three wishes.​

I would have to think very hard about those wishes because I wouldn't want to waste them.​

I don't think I'd want millions of dollars.​

Money doesn't buy happiness, or so they say.​

I might wish for good health, because if your health isn't good you won't be able to enjoy anything.​

The injury may keep him out of football for good.​

Some people might wish for beauty, but beauty is only skin deep.​

Some people would wish for a mansion, or a beautiful car or a big boat.​

I don't want any of those things.​

Some people would want fame.​

Some people would want talent.​

Some people would wish for happiness.​

That might be a good thing to wish for.​

Yes, maybe I'd wish for health and happiness, but what would my third wish be?​

I could wish for something enormous, something global.​

I could wish for world peace.​

That would be a wonderful thing if somebody could grant me that.​

Yes, that would probably be my third wish.​

It's too bad there aren't any genies inside magic lamps.​

I won't get my three wishes.​

I can still work toward getting my wishes.​

I can eat well and exercise to stay healthy.​

I can be involved with a lot of things and be with my friends to stay happy.​

I can volunteer my time to different organizations to help achieve world peace.​

I can do my fair share in my community to help others.​

That's how I can get my three wishes, not through a magic lamp.​

I can only get what I want through self-determination and hard work.​

That is the key to getting your wishes fulfilled.​

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genie:

a magical creature in old Arabian stories that will do what you want when you call it​

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pop:

▶COME OUT/OFF◀
[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to come suddenly or unexpectedly out of or away from something
pop out/off/up etc
The top button popped off my shirt.
The ball popped out of Smith’s hands and onto the ground.​

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mansion:

a very large house
*a beautiful country mansion​

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fame:

the state of being known about by a lot of people because of your achievements
win/achieve/gain/find fame ​

*Streisand won fame as a singer before she became an actress.​

rise/shoot to fame ​

*Plant shot to fame in the seventies as the lead singer of Led Zeppelin.​

international/worldwide/national fame​

*At that time, the Beatles were at the height of their fame .​

*The town's only claim to fame (=the only reason why it is well known) is that Queen Elizabeth I once visited it.​

*He set off to find fame and fortune .
of ... fame
(=used to show what someone is famous for) Hugh Grant, of 'Notting Hill' fame​

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volunteer:​

1
to offer to do something without expecting any reward, often something that other people do not want to do
volunteer to do something
Helen volunteered to have Thanksgiving at her house this year.
volunteer for
Sidcup volunteered for guard duty.
I volunteered my services as a driver.
2
[transitive] to tell someone something without being asked
Michael volunteered the information before I had a chance to ask.
3
[intransitive] to offer to join the army, navy, or airforce
When war broke out, my father volunteered immediately.​

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self-determination:

the right of the people of a particular country to govern themselves and to choose the type of government they will have​

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fulfill:

if you fulfil a hope, wish, or aim, you achieve the thing that you hoped for, wished for etc
*Visiting Disneyland has fulfilled a boyhood dream .​

*Being deaf hasn't stopped Karen fulfilling her ambition to be a hairdresser.​

*It was then that the organization finally began to fulfill the hopes of its founders.​

fulfil an aim/a goal/an objective
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درس شانزده - خرافات

درس شانزده - خرافات

Superstitions

I am not superstitious, are you?
Yesterday was Friday the thirteenth.
Some people think that Friday the thirteenth is an unlucky day.
I think that it is just like any other day.
Some people believe that if a black cat crosses your path, you will have bad luck.
I don't believe that either.
My mother always gets upset if I open an umbrella in the house.
She says that it is bad luck.
She is probably right about that one because an open umbrella would take up a lot of
space, and you might knock things over.
If your left hand is itchy, you are supposed to get money.
I have had an itchy left hand before, but I haven't received any money because of it.
It is bad luck to walk under a ladder.
This is probably true because you might knock somebody off the ladder, or have a can of
paint fall on top of you.
If you are acting in a play, it is bad luck if someone says "good luck" to you.
This is very confusing.
You are supposed to tell an actor to "break a leg."
It doesn't mean that you want the actor to break his leg.
It means good luck to the actor.
Actors have a lot of superstitions that are very unusual.
I am not superstitious.
I don't believe in superstitions at all.
It is just fun to learn about superstitions.
Some of them are very old and have been passed down from generation to generation.
I once did a project at school on superstitions.
It was a very interesting topic, and I got a good mark for it.
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superstitious adjective

influenced by superstitions :
a superstitious woman

superstition noun
a belief that some objects or actions are lucky or unlucky, or that they cause events to happen, based on old ideas of magic :
the old superstition that walking under a ladder is unlucky

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itchy adjective

1 if part of your body is itchy, it feels slightly unpleasant and you want to rub it with your nails :
My eyes sometimes get red and itchy in the summer.
an itchy rash

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ladder

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pass something ↔ down phrasal verb [ usually passive ]

to give or teach something to people who are younger than you or live after you
pass something down (from somebody) to somebody
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درس هفده - کمک

درس هفده - کمک

Help

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Did you ever have to call for help?
Were you ever in a situation that was an emergency?
It is good to know what to do in case of an emergency.
You should always know how to get in touch with the police and fire departments.
I have read stories where very young boys or girls have called the police and saved their
friend's or family member's lives because they knew just who to get hold of.
If you see a fire, you should call the fire department.
A lot of tragedies have been prevented because the calls have been made quickly.
It is important that emergency vehicles arrive very quickly.
That is why those vehicles have sirens.
When their sirens go, it means to get out of the way.
Policemen, firemen and ambulance attendants are trained to handle very difficult situations.
They often save peoples' lives.
They go through a lot of training to become good at what they do.
They never panic in emergencies.
For your part, you should keep emergency numbers near the phone, or know what the
emergency numbers are.
Where I live, there is a special number that you call for any emergency.
We teach that number to everyone, even very tiny children.
It is important to remain calm if you need help.
If you call an emergency number, you have to be able to speak clearly, and tell the person
you are talking to exactly what the problem is.
I hope you are never in an emergency situation, but it is a good idea to be prepared.

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fire department:

the organization that works to prevent fires and stop them burning
British Equivalent: fire service​

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get hold of somebody:​

also​

get a hold of somebody​

to find and speak to someone about something
*I must get hold of Vanessa to see if she can babysit.​

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attendant:

someone whose job is to look after or help customers in a public place
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درس هجده - باغ هلو

درس هجده - باغ هلو

The Peach Orchard

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When I was very young, I lived near a peach orchard.
Now, there is a park where the orchard used to be.
I always remember the peach orchard because my grandmother and I used to go there
and pick peaches.
The owner of the orchard would let all the neighbors pick peaches.
It's not the fact that I used to get many ripe, tasty peaches that I remember; it's the time
that I used to spend with my grandmother that I remember.
My grandmother was very old, but she was very healthy.
She used to walk a lot.
I think that is what kept her fit.
She had a lot of energy so she liked to go to a lot of places.
She would get a fruit basket, and then she would ask me if I wanted to go to the orchard.
I always said yes because I enjoyed walking through the orchard on a sunny day.
We never climbed up on a ladder to reach the peaches;
we just reached for the low hanging fruit.
My grandmother and I used to talk all the time that we were out there.
It was nice to spend time with her.
She told me many stories about when she was a young girl.
We laughed and got to know each other better.
My grandmother only visited us during the summer.
She lived in California, and I lived in Niagara Falls, so we didn't get to spend a lot of time
with each other.
We enjoyed the hot summer days in the orchard.
You could smell the peaches, and the bees buzzed lazily by us.
My grandmother would point out different insects and birds to me.
I learned a lot about nature from her.
We would end up with a big basket of peaches.
When we got home, my mother would wash the peaches, and often she would bake a
peach pie for us.
Nobody bakes a peach pie like my mother.
It's good to have memories like that.
Childhood memories of time spent with my grandmother are very precious to me.
Sometimes, it's just the simple things that you do in life that leave you with the nicest
memories.
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a place where fruit trees are grown
a cherry orchard
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درس نوزده - آموزش رقص

درس نوزده - آموزش رقص

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Learning to Dance

I went to England with my mother.
She used to be a singer in a band.
We went to the hotel that she used to sing at.
It was a big fancy hotel.
Some of the people that she knew when she sang in the band were still there.
They remembered my mother, and they had a good time talking to her and remembering
old times.
Many people told me that I looked like my mother.
In the hotel, they had a fancy hall where they had ballroom dancing.
I am not used to that kind of dancing.
I always dance to rock music.
A man told me that he would teach me how to dance.
It looked very easy.
I held one of his hands, and put my other hand on his shoulder.
He told me exactly how to move my feet.
I was very clumsy, and I stepped on his toes.
He was patient with me, and he counted "one, two, three."
I tried to waltz with him.
I would start out pretty well, but then I would get mixed up and stand on his toes again.
The man laughed about it.
I told him that I wasn't a very good dancer, but he said that I was good for a beginner.
I think he was just being polite.
The man asked my mother to dance.
My mother is a very good dancer.
I didn't know that about her.
She never stepped on the man's toes once.
The man thanked us for dancing with him, and I thanked him for giving me dancing
lessons.
I don't think I'll ever be very good at that type of dancing.
Each generation has a specific type of dancing.
The way that I dance is different from the way that my mother dances.
The way that I dance doesn't involve moving your feet too much.
I'm not too good at fancy steps.
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ballroom:

a very large room used for dancing on formal occasions

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clumsy:​

awkward and ungraceful in movement or action; without skill or grace:​

He’s too clumsy to be a good dancer.​

You clumsy oaf ! You’ve knocked over my coffee!​

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waltz:

to dance a waltz
They waltzed elegantly around the dance floor

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درس بیست - ابر قهرمانان

درس بیست - ابر قهرمانان

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Super Heroes

When my brother was very young, he loved super heroes.
He collected plastic figures of all the super heroes.
I think he had every super hero figurine that there was.
He used to tie a towel over his shoulders and run through the back yard.
He pretended that he was rescuing people.
One time he stood on the roof.
He really thought that he could fly with his super hero cape on.
He would have hurt himself if he had jumped.
My dad saw him and told him to get down.
My dad explained to my brother that super heroes are not real.
Real people cannot fly from rooftops.
My brother was disappointed.
He thought that the super heroes really existed.
My dad explained that most super heroes were created as comic book characters.
Somebody used their imagination to make them up, and then an artist drew them.
My brother was not impressed.
He said that he wanted to meet the super heroes.
My father told him that he might meet someone dressed up as a super hero, but it
wouldn't really be a super hero in the costume.
It is hard to explain to small children that the things that they see in comic books and on
television aren't really real.
My brother still pretends that he is a super hero.
He doesn't jump from rooftops, but he runs around and makes noises like he is flying.
I look at him and remember when I used to do things like that.
I'm more mature than my brother.
I know that super heroes aren't real, but I know that he is having fun and using his
imagination.​

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figurine :​

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A small sculpture

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Towel in this audio file has British form of pronunciation.​

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cape:

a long loose piece of clothing without sleeves that fastens around your neck and hangs from your shoulders

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Disappointed:​

unhappy because something you hoped for did not happen, or because someone or something was not as good as you expected
*Dad seemed more disappointed than angry.​

*disappointed customers.
disappointed at/with/about
*Local residents were disappointed with the decision.
disappointed (that)
*I was disappointed that we played so well yet still lost.
disappointed in
*I'm very disappointed in you.
bitterly/deeply/terribly disappointed ​

*The girl's parents were bitterly disappointed at the jury's verdict.​

disappointed to hear/see/find etc ​

*Visitors were disappointed to find the museum closed.

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impress verb
to make the importance of something clear to someone​

impress something on somebody
Father impressed on me the value of hard work.

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mature :​

someone, especially a child or young person, who is mature behaves in a sensible and reasonable way, as you would expect an adult to behave
ￚopposite immature
* She’s very mature for her age.
* a mature attitude
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درس بیست و یک - شاهزاده خانم بودن

درس بیست و یک - شاهزاده خانم بودن

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Being a Princess

Sometimes, I think that I would like to be a princess.
A princess would live in a palace and wear beautiful clothes.
She would have servants to do chores for her, and she would probably marry a
handsome prince.
People would recognize her.
They would wave to her as she drove by.
It seems like it would be a lot of fun to be a princess.
But maybe it wouldn't be so nice.
Maybe it would be terrible to be recognized by everyone.
Maybe a princess would feel like everyone was watching her.
She would have to look nice every time she left the palace.
There would always be people with cameras who wanted to take her picture.
A princess would have no privacy.
Even in her own palace there would be servants around, so she would
never really be alone.
If I were a princess, I would worry about security for my family.
Sometimes, people who are in high positions are threatened by other people.
That would be a worry.
I'm not so sure that being a princess would be all that much fun.
I think it might be better to be just a normal person like me.
I don't have to worry about looking wonderful all the time.
People don't follow me around and take my picture.
Whenever you see a picture of a princess, she is smiling.
I wonder if she is smiling on the inside, or just smiling for the camera.​

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chore noun​

a small job that you have to do regularly, especially work that you do to keep a house clean :​

everyday chores like shopping and housework
We share the domestic chores.
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درس بیست و دو - بدترین ترس من

درس بیست و دو - بدترین ترس من

My Worst Fear

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I am afraid of water.
I don't know why I am afraid.
I have never had a bad experience in the water.
I just never learned to swim.
I should have done that when I was just little.
It would be easier for me to swim now if I had started when I was young.
I will go into the shallow water, but I start to panic when the water
gets higher than my chest.
I don't like the feeling of not being able to put my feet on the
bottom of the pool or the lake.
I don't like to get water up my nose.
I choke and cough when that happens.
My friends just tell me to relax and I will float, but I find it hard
to relax in deep water.
They keep telling me that if I panic I will sink.
Most of my friends have had swimming lessons.
Some of them are even lifeguards.
They have tried to teach me to swim, but I think I need to go to a
place where they actually teach swimming.
It would be so nice to jump into a pool of cold water on a hot summer day.
That would be so refreshing.
If I go out onto a boat, I always wear a life jacket.
I think it is wise to do that.
Everyone should wear a life jacket on a boat.
I would rather be safe than sorry.
I have decided that I will overcome my fear.
I will go and take swimming lessons.
I have a goal.
By this time next year, I would like to be able to swim the length of
the pool without being afraid.
It is best to face your fears and deal with them.
I hope that I can overcome my fear of water.

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shallow:

not deep
* a shallow river/dish/grave

* He got in at the shallow end of the swimming pool.​

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choke:
to (cause to) have great difficulty in breathing or stop breathing because of blocking of or damage to the breathing passages:

He almost choked to death on a fish bone.
* She choked with laughter/fury.
* plants choked by weeds
choke on
*He choked on a piece of bread.
*Six people choked to death on the fumes.
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float:

to stay or move on the surface of a liquid without sinking


*She spent the afternoon floating on her back in the pool.

*Does this type of wood float?
*We are trying to float the sunken ship.
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panic:

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
*He started to panic when he saw the gun. *Don't panic! We'll soon get you out of there.
panic somebody into doing something
*The protests became more violent and many people were panicked into leaving the country.
*Don’t panic!
*The crowd panicked at the sound of the explosion.
*The thunder panicked the horses.
*a crisis that panicked the government into taking rash measures
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refreshing:

making you feel less tired or less hot
*a refreshing drink
*The breeze felt refreshing.
*a very refreshing sleep
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درس بیست و سه - اگر صد ساله شوم

درس بیست و سه - اگر صد ساله شوم

If I Live to be 100​

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It is an entire century.
Imagine all the changes that you would see if you lived to be 100.
I had a neighbor who was 85.
She used to tell me what things were like when she was a little girl.
She told me what my town used to look like, what her clothes were
like, and what her
school was like.
I used to enjoy listening to her stories.
Everything was so different when she was young.
Listening to her was like having history come to life.
I used to try to imagine what life was like for her back then.
If I was 100, and I had grandchildren and great grandchildren, I would
tell them stories
about my childhood.
I would hope that I had a good memory so that I could remember everything.
If I do want to live to be 100, I'll have to live a healthy lifestyle.
Not too many people live to be that old.
If I do get to be that old, I hope I'll still be mentally alert and
physically agile.
In my country, the Prime Minister sends a letter of congratulations to
anyone who has
their hundredth birthday.
People who live to be 100 are very special.
Maybe in the future with better medical care and healthier lifestyles,
more people will live
to be 100.
If I live to be 100, I'll have a birthday cake, but I won't put 100
candles on the cake.
I could never blow out 100 candles.

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agile:

able to move or think quickly and easily

*agile as a deer
*an agile animal
*an agile mind
*Dogs are surprisingly agile.
چابک و فرز، از نظر ذهنی یا جسمی​

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blow out

phrasal verb
if you blow a flame or a fire out, or if it blows out, it stops burning

*The match blew out in the wind.
*Blow out all the candles.
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درس بیست و چهار - آنچه که بیشتر و آنچه که کمتر در مورد خودم دوست دارم

What I Like Most and Least About Myself

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I was trying to think up the best and the worst things about myself.
I think the best thing about me is that I am very friendly.
I have a lot of friends, and they all like me.
I try to be good to my friends.
I don't often have arguments with people.
I think that I am quite easy to get along with.
The worst thing about me is that I sometimes feel sad.
Sometimes I don't feel sad for any particular reason.
I just get into moods where I am depressed.
Sometimes there is a reason to be sad.
I was sad when my pet frog died.
I was sad when I lost my favorite baseball card.
On those days, I'm still nice to my friends, but inside I feel like
there is a heavy weight in my chest.
I think that everyone feels sadness sometimes.
I try to do things that make me happy whenever I get into one of my sad moods.
Last Saturday, I felt a bit sad so I called up my friend John and
asked him if he wanted to
go to the movies.
We went to a comedy.
We laughed all the way through the movie, so that by the time the
movie was over, I didn't feel sad anymore.
My friendliness is my best trait, and my sad moods are my worst traits.
I have to work at getting over my sad moods more quickly.
Being sad doesn't do anyone any good.
There is no use in feeling sorry for oneself.
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get along

phrasal verb

to form or have a friendly relationship:
*Do you get along well with your aunt?

Another Source

if two or more people get along, they have a friendly relationship
We've always got along quite well.
get along with
They seem to get along with each other.
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friendliness ​

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trait

a particular quality, esp. of a person; CHARACTERISTIC:
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درس بیست و پنج - چمدان اتاق زیر شیروانی

درس بیست و پنج - چمدان اتاق زیر شیروانی

The Trunk in the Attic

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Last month my grandmother asked me if I could help her to clean out her attic.
I was happy that she asked me.
My grandmother says that her attic is full of junk.
I think that her attic is full of treasures.
I helped her to dust and vacuum the attic.
I pulled and pushed around boxes and crates.
I helped her to wash the floors and walls.
My favorite thing that I did was to sort through the old trunk that
she had up there.
The trunk had a rusty latch on it.
It was a bit difficult to open, but my grandmother got a knife and
pried the latch open.
The trunk was full of all kinds of things.
There were lots of clothes.
Some of the clothes had been my grandmother's.
There was a blue velvet dress that she had worn to a dance when she and my
grandfather were dating.
It was a beautiful dress, but there were a few moth holes in it.
There were some of my mother's old clothes.
There was a pair of bell-bottom slacks that had bright flowers on it.
I couldn't believe that my mother had ever worn something like that.
There were some of my mother's old report cards.
Some of her marks weren't very good.
I had fun reading the report cards.
There were photographs.
There was a picture of my grandparents holding my mother when she was a baby.
There was an old baseball glove that one of my uncles had owned.
There was even one of my old dolls in there.
One of her legs was missing.
My grandmother said that I was rough with my dolls when I was little.
I should have taken better care of my toys.
There was even some old jewellery.
I tried on some of the old clothes and jewellery.
I told my grandmother that I liked looking through old things.
My grandmother told me to keep whatever I wanted.
She said that it was all junk.
I still say that the trunk was full of treasures.
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Trunk

▶BOX◀
a very large box made of wood or metal, in which clothes, books etc are stored or packed for travel​

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Attic

a space or room just below the roof of a house, often used for storing things
*a small attic room

Another Source

the space in a building, esp. a house, just below the roof, which can be made into a room but is usu. used for storing furniture. In the past, attic rooms were cheap to rent and people with little money often used to live in them.
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crate:

a large box made of wood or plastic that is used for carrying fruit, bottles etc
crate of
*a crate of beer
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sort through something

phrasal verb
to look for something, especially when you are arranging things into an order

*Vicky sat down and sorted through the files.
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latch:

a small metal or plastic object used to keep a door, gate, or window closed
*Gwen lifted the latch and opened the gate.
*she pulled the latch and opened the door.

Another Source

a simple fastening for a door, gate, window, etc., worked by dropping a bar into a U-shaped space:
*To open the gate, lift up the latch.​

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pry:

especially American English

to force something open, or force it away from something else

British Equivalent: prize

pry something open/away/off etc

We finally managed to pry the door open with a screwdriver.
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velvet:

a type of expensive cloth with a soft surface on one side

* green velvet drapes
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moth:

an insect related to the butterfly that flies mainly at night and is attracted to lights. Some moths eat holes in cloth
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bell-bottoms

[plural]
trousers with legs that get wider from the knee to the bottom
ￚsynonym flares
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slacks:

[plural] trousers
*a pair of slacks
*dress slacks (=for more formal occasions)
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report card
[countable] American English

a written statement by teachers about a child's work at school, which is sent to his or her parents

British Equivalent: report
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missing

that cannot be found; not in the proper or expected place; lost:
*Some important figures are missing from this report.
*He has a finger missing from his left hand.
*We found the missing piece of the jigsaw under the chair.
*The keys have been missing for ages.
missing from
*Two bottles were missing from the drugs cupboard.
*The scissors have gone missing again.
*Two of her front teeth were missing.
* The last page of the diary was missing.
missing from
*There's a button missing from your shirt.
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rough

▶NOT GENTLE◀
using force, anger, or violence

ￚopposite gentle

*Rugby is a very rough sport.
*Don't be too rough - she's only little.
*Paul gave her a rough shake.
*equipment capable of withstanding rough treatment
*The referee won't allow any rough stuff (=violent behaviour) .
*be rough on somebody (=treat someone unkindly or criticize them in an angry way) *Don't you think you were a little rough on her?
a rough boy | He’s a rough-looking character. | They complained of rough handling by the police. | a rough neighborhood (=full of rough people) | Don’t be so rough with that box — it’s got eggs in it.
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Hot and Cold

I notice that whenever it is summer, people complain about the heat,
but whenever it is
winter, people complain about the cold.
It seems that people are never satisfied.
I don't like the winter.
It is usually much too cold for me.
My teeth chatter, and my fingers turn numb whenever the weather gets cold.
It is hard for me to warm up once I start to freeze.
I try to wear layers of clothes, but winter winds go through my
clothes no matter how much I wear.
My feet feel like they are blocks of ice on a cold January day when I walk home from school.
I would not like to live in a place that had a cold climate all year long.
I am not comfortable when it is too cold.
I like the summer.
Some people say that it is hot and sticky in the summer, but I don't
mind the heat at all.
I love to feel the warm sunshine on my skin.
I like the freedom of not having to wear heavy coats and boots.
I am the happiest when there is a slightly cool breeze that comes
along to refresh you on a hot summer day.
I could live in a place with a hot climate.
I would enjoy that.
Of course, when you are in a place with a hot climate there are more
bugs than in places with cooler climates.
I don't care for bugs.
Where I live, it is very humid.
The heat and moisture combine to make it uncomfortable sometimes.
It is nicer when the heat is high, but the humidity is low.
It would be better if I lived somewhere where it was hot, but not humid.
That would be just perfect.
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chatter

if your teeth are chattering, you are so cold or frightened that your teeth are knocking together

Another Source

(of the teeth) to knock together repeatedly, esp. through cold or fear:
* I was so cold my teeth were chattering

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numb:

a part of your body that is numb is unable to feel anything, for example because you are very cold

*My fingers were so numb I could hardly write.
*The anaesthetic made his whole face go numb
*my fingers are numb with cold
*his feet have become numb

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(of part of the body) unable to feel anything: My hands are numb with (=because of) cold. | The anesthetic made my arm go numb. | numb with shock/fear

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sticky

weather that is sticky makes you feel uncomfortably hot, wet, and dirty

synonym humid

*It was hot and sticky and there was nowhere to sit.

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refresh
[transitive] to make someone feel less tired or less hot
A shower will refresh you.

refresh yourself (with something)
He refreshed himself with a glass of iced tea.

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bug
especially American English

a small insect

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moisture

small amounts of water that are present in the air, in a substance, or on a surface

*Plants use their roots to absorb moisture from the soil.
*Your skin's moisture content varies according to weather conditions.

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water, or other liquids, in small quantities or in the form of steam or mist:
*The desert air contains hardly any moisture.
*moisture from the rain rotted the carpets

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Walk a Mile in My Shoes

Have you ever heard the saying "walk a mile in my shoes?"
I think it is a very good saying.
Do you know what it means?
It means, that before you judge someone, you should put yourself in his or her position.
For example, if someone was running in a race, and they did very
poorly and came in last it wouldn't be fair to say, "oh, he's just a terrible runner."
You would have to look at all the circumstances that made the person lose the race.
Maybe they pulled a muscle in their leg the day before; maybe this is
their very first race;
maybe they are not in good form because something isn't right in their lives.
There can be so many things that affect a person's life, performance
and moods.
If someone was very quiet at a party, you couldn't just assume that
they weren't friendly.
You don't know what is happening in their lives.
They could be feeling ill, or they might have just had a bad experience.
Nobody can know exactly how another person feels.
Even if someone tells you what he or she is experiencing, you still
won't fully understand what is going on inside the other person.
Everyone perceives and feels things differently.
To walk a mile in someone else's shoes is to try and understand things
from that person's perspective.
We are all shaped by the events that have taken place in our lives.
No two people have gone through the exact same things.
So, before you are quick to judge someone, stop and think about what
it is that they might have gone through.
You won't always understand why people do what they do, but you can
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saying:

a well-known short statement that expresses an idea most people believe is true and wise
ￚsynonym proverb

*You can't judge a book by its cover, as the old saying goes.

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circumstance

a fact, condition, or event concerned with and influencing another event, person, or course of action:
*We can’t judge what he did until we know all the circumstances.
*This rule can only be waived in exceptional circumstances.
* The level of the fine depends on the circumstances of the case.
* They have been living in reduced circumstances (=with very little money) since she lost her job.
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to pull a muscle in

* Beckham has pulled a muscle in his thigh and won't play tomorrow.
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These help reduce the risk of pulled muscles.

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assume :

to think that something is true, although you do not have definite proof
ￚsynonym presume
assume (that)
*I didn't see your car, so I assumed you'd gone out.
it is/seems reasonable to assume (that)
*It seems reasonable to assume that the book was written around 70 AD.
*I think we can safely assume (=it is almost certain) that interest rates will go up again soon.
let us/let's assume (that) (=used when thinking about a possible event or situation and its possible results)
*Let us assume for a moment that we could indeed fire her. Should we?
*When it got to midnight and Paul was still not back, I began to assume the worst (=think that the worst possible thing had happened) .

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perceive

written

to understand or think of something or someone in a particular way

perceive something/somebody as something
*Even as a young woman she had been perceived as a future chief executive.
perceive something/somebody to be something
*Often what is perceived to be aggression is simply fear. Children who do badly in school tests often perceive themselves to be failures.

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perspective

formal
a view, especially one in which you can see a long way into the distance
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If I Could Go Back in My Life

If I could go back in my life and do some things differently, this is what I would do:
I would not waste so many hours in front of the television set.
I would get out and enjoy my own life, rather than watching actors in shows.
I would be a little more considerate of other people.
I would realize that my mother has more to do than pick up after me.
I would pay more attention in school.
Tests are easier when you have paid attention, rather than fooling around in class.
I would save more money rather than spend it on useless things.
I would read more.
Reading is enjoyable, and it opens the doors into all kinds of wonderful places both real
and imagined.
I would learn to play an instrument.
Music is always appreciated if it is played well.
I would eat better foods.
I would try to stay healthy through my diet and exercise.
I would take more pictures, and I would keep a journal.
Memories are very precious.
I would take the time to listen to what people have to say.
People appreciate a good listener.
I would take the time to enjoy each day as it comes.
Sometimes, I am so busy looking forward to what is coming up that I don't take the time
to enjoy the day that I am living in.
That's what I would do if I could go back in my life.
In fact, I think I'll just make a habit of doing all of those things all through my life.
I think I would like to live to be 100.
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considerate:

always thinking of what other people need or want and being careful not to upset them
ￚopposite inconsiderate
*He was always kind and considerate.
it is considerate of somebody (to do something)
*It was very considerate of you to let us know you were going to be late.
considerate towards
*As a motorist, I try to be considerate towards cyclists.
*He is always considerate of others
ￚconsiderately adverb
Another Source
thoughtful of the wishes, needs, or feelings of others:
*Your children are always very considerate towards old people.

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pick up after somebody
phrasal verb
to tidy things that someone else has left untidy
*I'm tired of picking up after you!

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rather than:

instead of
*I think you'd call it a lecture rather than a talk.
*Rather than go straight on to university why not get some work experience first?
*Bryson decided to quit rather than accept the new rules.

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instrument

▶MUSIC◀
an object used for producing music, such as a piano or violin
ￚsynonym musical instrument

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appreciate:

to recognize and enjoy the good qualities or worth of:
*She doesn’t appreciate good friend.
*His abilities were not appreciated in his job.

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درس بیست و نه - شوخی

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Joking

Joking is good.
Jokes can be very funny.
Jokes can also be hurtful.
Jokes can be tasteless too.
It is not an easy thing to find jokes that do not offend anyone.
Some jokes make fun of different races.
Those jokes are not funny.
They are hurtful.
It is not right to tell racist jokes.
Many jokes use bad language or are about questionable subject matter.
These jokes are also not acceptable.
Many people are highly offended by rude jokes.
What some people find funny, others will not.
Comedy is a very personal thing.
Some people like slapstick comedy.
That is the kind of comedy that the Three Stooges use.
Some people like very subtle humor.
Some people will laugh at just about anything.
Sometimes, it is not appropriate to laugh, but you feel like laughing anyway.
Did you ever see anyone fall down?
Did you feel like laughing when they fell down?
You were probably worried that they had hurt themselves, yet the way that they fell was
so funny that you felt like laughing.
It's not funny when someone falls, but you can't help but laugh even though you try to hide it.
Jokes and comedy differ from culture to culture.
Many people from other countries come here and don't understand our comedy.
Jokes and comedies are often geared toward our environment.
Sometimes, comedians make fun of the things that we do in our everyday lives like going
to the bank, or going grocery shopping.
We can all relate to that.
Being a comedian is not an easy job.
Telling jokes and making people laugh is extremely difficult.
Jokes are fun, and they are funny if they are good.
Jokes can get you into a lot of trouble if they are inappropriate, and sometimes they're
just not funny and nobody laughs.
Here is a joke.
Why does a cow wear a bell?
- because its horns don't work
Do you get it?
Do you think it is funny?
Well, maybe it's not that funny.
I told you that it was difficult being a comedian.


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tasteless:

slightly offensive
* a tasteless remark


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racist:

*the victim of a racist attack
*racist remarks
*racist policies
*racist violence

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questionable subject matter
questionable adjective
1 not likely to be true or correct :
The statistics are highly questionable .
it is questionable whether
It is questionable whether the taxpayer receives value for money.
2 not likely to be good, honest, or useful :
I suspected that his motives for helping us were questionable.
He was a man of questionable character.

subject matter noun [ uncountable ]
what is being talked about in speech or writing, or represented in art :
The movie has been rated ‘R’ due to adult subject matter.

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slapstick

humorous acting in which the performers fall over, throw things at each other etc
*a slapstick comedy

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Three Stooges

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subtle: / ˈsʌtl /

not easy to notice or understand unless you pay careful attention
ￚopposite obvious
*The pictures are similar, but there are subtle differences between them.
*The warning signs of the disease are so subtle that they are often ignored.
*a subtle form of racism
subtle taste/flavour/smell etc
*The flavour of the dried berries is more subtle.The dish had a subtle hint of ginger.

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gear verb
be geared to somebody/something to be organized in a way that is suitable for a particular purpose or situation :
The typical career pattern was geared to men whose wives didn’t work.
be geared to do something
The course curriculum is geared to span three years.
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Drugs

There are two different types of drugs.
There are legal drugs and illegal drugs.
Legal drugs are the type of drugs that the doctor gives you when you are sick.
Illegal drugs are the drugs that people sell on the street.
Illegal drugs are very dangerous.
If someone ever wants you to try any type of substance that you are not sure about, you
should always say no.
People who sell drugs on the street are criminals.
If they get caught, they will be sent to jail.
They sell drugs to get money.
They don't care that people's lives are ruined from taking drugs.
If you take illegal drugs, you can become addicted to them.
That means that you just have to have the drug no matter what.
Some people steal from other people to get money to buy drugs.
Drugs affect your mind.
If you take drugs, you will not be able to think clearly.
Your marks in school will drop.
Your memory won't be very good.
Your personality won't be the same.
It is very unfortunate that some people do try drugs.
They think that it won't hurt them.
They are wrong.
If you are smart, you will stay away from all drugs, except for the ones that the doctor
gives you.
Drugs are just bad news.
If you know someone who is thinking about trying drugs, tell them that their entire life
could be ruined.
In America, they had a saying.
"Just say no to drugs."
It is a good saying, but I think I would rather say, "I'm just too smart to take drugs."

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unfortunate

that makes one sorry; REGRETTABLE:
*It is most unfortunate that I was not informed about this earlier. (=it would have been better if I had been)

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درس سی و یک - طلاق

درس سی و یک - طلاق

Divorce

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Mary's parents just got a divorce.
Mary is very upset.
She thinks that her parents don't love her anymore.
She thinks that they got a divorce because of her.
She is wrong.
Her parents love her just as much as they always did.
They aren't getting divorced because of Mary.
Sometimes, marriages just don't work out.
It isn't really anyone's fault.
Marriage isn't easy.
It is hard for two people to stay together for a lifetime.
Sometimes, people change as they get older, and they move on.
Some people have perfectly good marriages, and they stay together for their entire lives.
Divorce doesn't happen because the parents don't love the children anymore.
A lot of children feel that it is their fault, but it isn't their fault at all.
Children neither cause the divorce, nor can they prevent it.
It is up to the parents.
Divorce isn't the end of the world.
Children can still see both parents and stay with them.
Life goes on.
Sometimes children can get new stepmothers or stepfathers.
That can be a good thing.
You just have to be understanding, and know that your parents still love you.
Life doesn't always go the way that we planned it, but it has its twists and turns.
Life is an adventure.
If your parents get a divorce, just be understanding.
Know that they love you and that this is a hard time for them.
It is a hard time for you too, but these things have a way of working themselves out in the end.


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get a divorce (= end your marriage )
Their marriage had never been happy and in the end they got a divorce.​

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twists and turns

It has a lot of bends in it
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a) if a path, road, stream etc twists and turns, it has a lot of bends in it
The river twists and turns through the green fields.
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درس سی و دو - اگر ماهی من می توانست حرف بزند

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If my Fish Could Talk

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I have a goldfish.
He swims around in his bowl all day.
He looks bored.
I look inside the bowl and watch him.
His mouth always moves.
He looks like he is talking.
I imagine what my goldfish would say if he really could talk.
I think he would say:
"Hey, I'm bored in this little bowl.
Why don't you get me a bigger tank with more fish in it?
I would like to have some friends to swim around with."
I went out and bought a bigger tank for my goldfish.
I put some plants at the bottom of the tank,
and I got a miniature deep-sea diver to put at the bottom of the tank.
I looked into the tank and imagined what my goldfish was saying.
He seemed to be saying:
"This is a nice tank.
It's roomy in here, and you decorated it well,
but I still don't have any friends to swim with."
I went to the pet store and bought three more goldfish.
I put them into the tank.
All of the goldfish seemed to look at each other.
They swam near each other and seemed to be playing games.
I knew which one was my goldfish because he has a black spot on his fin.
I looked at him, and imagined that he was talking again.
He said:
"This is great!

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tank

a large artificial pool for storing water

fish/marine/breeding tank (=for keeping or breeding fish in)

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deep-sea
deep-sea fishing or diving is done in the deep part of the sea, far away from land
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diver

someone who swims or works under water using special equipment to help them breathe
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roomy

a house, car etc that is roomy is large and has a lot of space inside it
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