地道美语听力播客English as a Second Language Podcast (ESLPod),是一家位于美国加州洛杉矶的英语教育研究机构推出的英文听力会话,于2005年7月23日首播, 主播Dr. Jeff McQuillan为南加州大学的语言学博士, 现专注于外国语学生的英语学习研究。该播客在iTunes store播客的教育子分类中,与Grammar Girl Just Vocabulary常居前三甲。
Cho: Im not sure Im cut out to be a doctor. Joy: I think youll be great. Ive seen you with patients and you have a great bedside manner not like Gregory. Cho: Why? Whats wrong with his bedside manner? Joy: Ive seen him with patients and he can be rea...
Ina: It was a great idea to split up to go see different movies. I really liked The McQuillanator! Paco: Im glad to hear it. You made a better choice than I did. The biopic I saw was mind-numbing . I was bored to death ! Ina: Really? My movie was gre...
Foreman : Okay, people. Listen up . This is your first day on the job in this warehouse and you need to know what we do here. This warehouse keeps all of the stock for the 10 stores in this region. We get merchandise from the supplier and its our job...
I was driving down the road when I saw a group of teenagers holding up signs for a fundraising car wash for their school. My car was very dirty, so I pulled over and paid for a car wash and a wax . I think that the students had more enthusiasm than c...
Charlotte: What are you doing in here? The entire wedding party is looking for you. Chris: Yeah, I know. Charlotte: Well, whats the matter? Youre not getting cold feet , are you? Chris: Thats just it. Im really having doubts about getting married. Wh...
Nicki: Wow, did you buy out the bookstore?! Tony: Very funny. I just got a few guidebooks for our trip to Vancouver. I want to study up on what the must-see sights are, and then decide whether we can do some self-guided tours or need to book guided t...
Shivon: This bad economy is really taking its toll . Lex: Tell me about it! My company has already laid off 20% of its workforce , and now the management is talking about cutting salaries . It goes without saying that there wont be any bonuses this y...
Laura: I really dont like these political commentary shows. They purportedly present both sides of an issue, but the commentator is always biased . Joon: Oh, I dont think so. Each show invites pundits on each side of the political spectrum . In this...
My wife was out of town on business and our nanny was sick, so I took the day off from work to take care of our two kids: Livia, who is two, and Augustus, who is three and a half. I thought that going to the playground would be a good thing to do, bu...
I really blew it last night. I finally asked my neighbor, Fatima, out on a date and she walked out on me in the middle of it. I didnt blame her. I wanted to make a good impression on her, but I felt I was floundering a half an hour into the date. I d...
Maria: I need this package to arrive in Tulsa by next Wednesday. Sam: Sure, Ill send it UPS or FedEx using their ground service . Itll be cheaper than sending it using their overnight service and we can still track it. Is it going to a business? Mari...
I was on a date from hell . I agreed to go out with this guy who lives in the same apartment building as I do, but hes turned out to be a real creep . He was nice enough at the start of the date, but then he started drinking. Now hes drunk and Im mis...
My company sent me on my first business trip, and I was supposed to travel around the city in taxis . Having never ridden in a taxi before, I had problems from start to finish . First, I had trouble hailing a cab . I didnt realize that when the taxis...
Operator: Emergency operator. State your emergency. Dirk: We need an ambulance right away. Operator: What is your name? Dirk: Dirk. Dirk Omora. Operator: Can you tell me what happened? Dirk: There was a car accident . Operator: Where are you? Dirk: I...
Asa: I dont know how we got stuck with reviewing employee complaints . This has got to be the worst job ever! Samantha: This is important work and somebody has to do it. Come on, lets get started. Asa: I think its bad for morale to allow employees to...