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Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 12 uses of ‘go’ - in 5 minutes.THE READING ROOM:
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Pippa and Beth talk about some methods to improve the stories you tell in English. They look back at Georgie's story about a boy band and Neil's story about parking.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/our-stories/251114 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:
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Phil and Georgie share real stories about celebrities. Phil has a famous student and Georgie meets a musician she is obsessed with.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/our-stories/251107 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website
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Pippa and Beth share real stories about family. Pippa goes to a wedding where there are lots of brides around, and Beth flies to the USA to meet long lost family.TRANSCRIPT
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Beth and Phil share real stories about journeys and travel. Beth bumps into people she knows in unusual places, and Phil tries to get into the Paraguayan way of life.TRANSCRIPT
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Georgie and Neil share real stories about mistakes. Georgie breaks into her own house, and Neil does something very embarrassing in a car park. TRANSCRIPT
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Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 9 uses of ‘stand’ - in 5 minutes. PRACTISE YOUR READING IN THE READING ROOM: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the_reading_roomFIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:
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travelling with بردن چیزی در سفر taking (something) on a journey بردن چیزی در یک سفر with روی؛ به سمت with به خاطر with bated breath با اضطراب؛ با نگرانی with به خاطر live with پذیرفتن؛ کنار آمدن با with دربارهی with his bare hands با دستان خالی؛ بدون استفاده از سلاح with the aid of با کمک چیزی
remote island جزیره دورافتاده odd-looking ظاهر عجیب upper class man مردی از طبقه اشرافی look after مراقبت کردن cargo محموله، بار reluctantly با اکراه puma پوما comes across برخوردن به bizarre-looking عجیب الظاهر animal enclosures محوطه نگهداری حیوانات lying in bandages در حال استراحت با باندپیچی dawn on متوجه شدن، روشن شدن burst in ناگهان وارد شدن beast folk مردمان حیوان نما wander about پرسه زدن scuffle کشمکش، زد و خورد preparations مقدمات fiction داستان تخیلی
come into به ارث بردن coming across as بنظر رسیدن (مثل) urchin خارپشت street urchin ولگرد (کودک) خیابانی pirate دزد دریایی give away بخشیدن comes رسیدن furious عصبانی filthy کثیف comes up with ایده ای دادن come with همراه بودن با drowned غرق شدن conscience وجدان hut کلبه come to his rescue به کمک او آمد yet to come هنوز در راهه executed اعدام شدن comes to light فاش شدن، آشکار شدن freed آزاد شدن mean بدجنس come naturally به طور طبیعی اتفاق افتادن
fairy godmother پری مهربان
slippers دمپایی pamper حال دادن، ناز و نعمت زنوگی کردن، لوس کردن posh شیک rip up پاره کردن out of the blue ناگهان، بی مقدمه claim ادعا godmother مادر روحانی ball مهمانی رقص pumpkin کدو coachman کالسکه چی footmen نوکر grasshopper ملخ gown لباس مجلسی glittering درخشان، پر زرق و برق smartly dressed شیک پوش run off فرار کردن rag کهنه in the rush در عجله squeeze فشردن keen مشتاق servant خدمتکار outfit لباس
go shopping خرید کردن go downhill بدتر شدن؛ رو به افول رفتن it goes without saying واضح است؛ نیازی به گفتن ندارد go to رفتن به؛ شرکت کردن در (مثلاً کلاس یا مراسم) go into detail وارد جزئیات شدن goes by سپری شدن؛ گذشتن (مثلاً زمان) to go باقیمانده؛ چیزی که هنوز مانده go without نداشتن چیزی که معمولاً نیاز داری touch and go نامطمئن؛ پرریسک و غیرقابل پیشبینی give it a go امتحان کردن goes پیش رفتن؛ توسعه یافتن go with هماهنگ بودن؛ ست شدن با چیزی
exaggerated اغراقآمیز Planes هواپیماها runway باند فرود crouching down دولا شدن / خم شدن I promise قول میدهم no way امکان ندارد / محاله disbelief ناباوری / بیباوری
obsessed شیفتگی، وسواس، درگیری ذهنی chat show host مجری برنامه گفتگو محور( تاک شو) autograph (دستخط) امضا exaggeration اغراق
reunion تجدید دیدار، دیدار دوباره turn out معلوم شدن venue محل برگزاری Killing two birds with one stone با یه تیر دو نشون زدن adopted به فرزند خواندگی پذیرفته شدن handy مفید
tube مترو (متروی لندن) hemisphere نیمکره bump into برخورد کردن
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the oldies are the goldies قدیمی ها طلا هستند، قدیمی ها همیشه با ارزش ترن clumsy دست و پا چلفتی exaggerated اغراقآمیز crouching down خم شدن، دولا شدن blush سرخ شدن
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1.. **stick (B1)** – a long, thin piece of wood 2. **stick (B2)** – to become attached or adhere to something 3. **stuck (B2)** – unable to move or escape 4. **stick together (B2)** – to support each other and stay united 5. **stick with (B2)** – to stay close to someone or continue doing something 6. **sticks (B2)** – goes into something or becomes involved (contextual use) 7. **can't stick (C1)** – to strongly dislike or hate something 8. **stick by (C2)** – to continue to support someone, esp
1. **stick (B1)** – چوب بلند و باریک 2. **stick (B2)** – چسبیدن / متصل شدن 3. **stuck (B2)** – گیر افتاده / ناتوان از حرکت 4. **stick together (B2)** – کنار هم ماندن / پشتیبانی کردن از هم 5. **stick with (B2)** – ادامه دادن با / همراه ماندن 6. **sticks (B2)** – وارد چیزی شدن / درگیر شدن 7. **can't stick (C1)** – نمیتونم تحمل کنم / از چیزی متنفر بودن 8. **stick by (C2)** – وفادار ماندن / حمایت کردن 9. **stick up for (C2)** – طرف کسی را گرفتن / از کسی دفاع کردن
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