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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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loses sleep over (something) نگرانِ چیزی بودن sleeps through it با وجود سروصدا بیدار نشدن sleep (A1) خوابیدن sleep (B2) جا داشتن برای خواب افراد sleeping like a baby خیلی خوب و عمیق خوابیدن get some sleep کمی خوابیدن falls asleep خوابش بردن didn't sleep a wink اصلاً نخوابیدن sleep on it تصمیم را به فردا موکول کردن
fairy tale افسانه تخیلی desperately با تمام وجود genuine اصیل، واقعی torrential سیل آسا wind-blown باد زده rush up با عجله بالا رفتن mattresses تشک pile up روی هم انباشتن، چیدن turn up ظاهر شدن، سر و کله اش پیدا شدن coiser دنج تر eiderdowns لحاف پر خیلی نرم alleged ادعایی wink چشم زدن covered in bruises بدنش پر از کبودی delicate ظریف convinced متقاعد شدن rushes off با عجله رفتن
catching (B2) تأثیرگذار، لمسکننده؛ به فکر فروبرنده catch my breath (C1) نفس تازه کردن، کمی استراحت کردن caught off guard (C2) غافلگیر شدن catches sight of (C1) ناگهان دیدن، چشمش افتادن به catch hold of (B2) گرفتن، چنگ زدن، محکم گرفتن catch his death (C2) سرما خوردن شدید، مریض شدن از سرما catch up (B2) بهروز شدن، عقبماندگی را جبران کردن catch up (B2) رسیدن به کسی جلوتر، خود را رساندن catch (B1) احساس کردن، دچار شدن به caught out (C1) دست کسی رو شدن، اشتباهش آشکار شدن
frosty یخ زده shone down تابیدن (ازبالا) glisten برق زدن (مثل یک سطح خیس یا یخ ) sparkle درخشیدن (مثل ستاره یا الماس) rushing across عبور کردن glorious باشکوه race past با سرعت از کنار چیزی زد شدن contest مسابقه confident مطمئن shiver لرزیدن (از سرما) does up بستن دگمه یا زیپ puff دم، نفس unbuttons باز کردن (دکمه لباس) in awe با حیرت thaw آب شدن (یخ) huffing and puffing نفس نفس زدن
see (B2) فهمیدن؛ سنجیدن امکانپذیری چیزی see (A1) دیدن با چشم خود you see (C1) بگذار توضیح بدهم see how (C2) باور داشتن اینکه چیزی ممکن است wait and see (C1) صبر کن تا بعداً ببینی چه میشود see sense (C2) متوجه اشتباه خود شدن sees red (C2) عصبانی شدن see (B1) درک کردن see eye to eye (C2) با کسی همعقیده بودن / توافق داشتن
epic حماسی، شکوهمند harpooner نیزهانداز (شکارچی نهنگ با نیزه) bitter (ادم) تلخ کام twisted (ادم) کینه توز، کج فهم scar جای زخم false leg پای مصنوعی bitten off گاز گرفته و جدا شده voyage سفر دریایی hunt down ردگیری و شکار (دستگیر) کردن typhoon توفان شدید coffin تابوت spot دیدن، تشخیص دادن harpoon نیزه زدن desperately از روی ناامیدی، با شدت smashing خردکننده، کوبنده clinging چسبیدن، آویزان شدن
touch and go uncertain; with a risk of not succeeding نامطمئن، با احتمال شکست اوضاع خیلی لب مرز بود. a touch a small amount مقدار کمی فقط کمی نمک لازم دارد. touched emotionally affected احساساتیشده از حرفش واقعاً تحت تأثیر قرار گرفتم. touches puts his hand on لمس میکند او به شانهاش دست زد. a nice touch a small but effective detail حرکت قشنگ اون گل روی میز قشنگ بود. gets in touch contacts (someone) تماس میگیرد فردا باهات تماس میگیرم. sense of touch ability to feel things حس لامسه
mythology اسطوره شناسی tutor استاد، مربی snore خر و پف کردن come riding by سواره عبور کردن (از جایی) special longing اشتیاق خاصی flow جاری شدن prosperous مرفه، خوشبخت mourn عزاداری کردن
getting out of hand از کنترل خارج شدن get گرفتن gets underway آغاز میشود get شدن get to فرصت داشتن برای (انجام کاری) get away فرار کردن get worse بدتر شدن get off پیاده شدن (از وسیله نقلیه) get through از یک تجربه سخت جان سالم به در بردن getting up to (something) درگیر کاری بودن؛ انجام دادن کاری
rumour شایعه sea-monster هیولای دریایی vessel کشتی / شناور submarine زیردریایی harpooner نیزهانداز (برای شکار نهنگ و...) overboard به بیرون از کشتی (در آب) locked up زندانی شدند obey اطاعت کردن giant pearls مرواریدهای غولپیکر enormous squid ماهی مرکبهای عظیم warship ناو جنگی revenge انتقام whirlpool گرداب frothing کفآلود (آب متلاطم) unconscious بیهوش fisherman’s hut کلبهی ماهیگیر mischief مایه دردسر
right (exactly): exactly دقیقاً in her own right: not relying on anything or anyone else بهخودیخود / مستقل از دیگران right (most suitable): most suitable مناسبترین / درست right (morally acceptable): morally acceptable درست از نظر اخلاقی / شایسته right through: all the way از ابتدا تا انتها / تمام مسیر has no right: does not have a good reason حقی ندارد / دلیلی ندارد do the right thing: take action that is morally correct کار درست را انجام دادن right away: immediately فوراً / بلافاصله
socializing معاشرت کردن carefree بی خیال vowed سوگند خوردن settle down تشکیل خانواده دادن، سروسامان گرفتن set out to تصمیم گرفتن (برای انجام کاری) the right type of man نوع مرد مناسب set her sight on چشم داشتن به، هدف قرار دادن clergyman کشیش flirts لاس زدن، معاشقه keen مشتاق confesse اعتراف کردن proposals پیشنهاد (عاشقانه)
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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
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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