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Randall Davis – Baking Cookies
👨🏼🍳: Well, hello everyone, and welcome to today's show. And joining me today is my daughter, Ashley, who has had to endure my cooking experiments over the years.
Are we ready, Ashley? [Ready to eat.] No, let's wait for a few minutes. We'll get to that. But as you know, my faithful listeners, I starting cooking and baking almost 30 years ago when my grandmother taught me in her humble kitchen. In fact, she taught almost me everything I know, and I've never attended cooking classes [You should have . . .] Wait, wait, wait . . . I know my daughter's going to mention to you faithful listeners that recently as I was helping the kids prepare for our kitchen for chicken meal, I forgot to take the chicken out of the oven, burned the bird to a crisp, and we ended up ordering pizza for dinner.
👧🏼: We had to use the fire extinguisher.
👨🏼🍳: But that's another story. So, anyway, today I'd like to share with you our favorite . . . at least my favorite . . . chocolate chip cookie recipe. Now, before you switch the TV channel, I know what you are thinking. "Another fattening cookie recipe." But wait. What makes this recipe great is that it offers a wonderful low-fat, low-calorie, low-cholesterol dessert for the entire family.
👧🏼: We still like the fat though.
👨🏼🍳: Well, I know we do. But let's see. We have all the ingredients, so we can start by mixing all of the ingredients, the sugars, the flour, the egg whites, the low-fat butter, vanilla, baking soda, and a pinch of salt in a large mixing bowl. Then, we add the mini chocolate chips
Now, my kids would like me to add the big ones but we start with the mini-chocolate chips. And don't forget to preheat the oven to 350 degrees (Fahrenheit).
And finally, when the cookies are done, take them out of the oven, remove them from the cookie sheet, and let them cool before their fingers get into them. Did I forget anything?
👧🏼: Yeah, if you have college-age kids, be sure to make a few extra batches they can take back to school for their roommates. And don't forget the kids still at home.
👨🏼🍳: Oh, well yeah. We can't do that. We can't forget them. And unfortunately, by the time your kids get the cookies, you, the cook, will be left with a single cookie - your instant diet plan for you - and a dirty kitchen.
So, that's all for today. On next week's show, we will be showing you how to feed hungry teenagers on a budget without having to sell the family car. Until then.
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Are we ready, Ashley? [Ready to eat.] No, let's wait for a few minutes. We'll get to that. But as you know, my faithful listeners, I starting cooking and baking almost 30 years ago when my grandmother taught me in her humble kitchen. In fact, she taught almost me everything I know, and I've never attended cooking classes [You should have . . .] Wait, wait, wait . . . I know my daughter's going to mention to you faithful listeners that recently as I was helping the kids prepare for our kitchen for chicken meal, I forgot to take the chicken out of the oven, burned the bird to a crisp, and we ended up ordering pizza for dinner.
👧🏼: We had to use the fire extinguisher.
👨🏼🍳: But that's another story. So, anyway, today I'd like to share with you our favorite . . . at least my favorite . . . chocolate chip cookie recipe. Now, before you switch the TV channel, I know what you are thinking. "Another fattening cookie recipe." But wait. What makes this recipe great is that it offers a wonderful low-fat, low-calorie, low-cholesterol dessert for the entire family.
👧🏼: We still like the fat though.
👨🏼🍳: Well, I know we do. But let's see. We have all the ingredients, so we can start by mixing all of the ingredients, the sugars, the flour, the egg whites, the low-fat butter, vanilla, baking soda, and a pinch of salt in a large mixing bowl. Then, we add the mini chocolate chips
Now, my kids would like me to add the big ones but we start with the mini-chocolate chips. And don't forget to preheat the oven to 350 degrees (Fahrenheit).
And finally, when the cookies are done, take them out of the oven, remove them from the cookie sheet, and let them cool before their fingers get into them. Did I forget anything?
👧🏼: Yeah, if you have college-age kids, be sure to make a few extra batches they can take back to school for their roommates. And don't forget the kids still at home.
👨🏼🍳: Oh, well yeah. We can't do that. We can't forget them. And unfortunately, by the time your kids get the cookies, you, the cook, will be left with a single cookie - your instant diet plan for you - and a dirty kitchen.
So, that's all for today. On next week's show, we will be showing you how to feed hungry teenagers on a budget without having to sell the family car. Until then.
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Randall Davis – Baking Cookies
📚#Vocabulary and Sample Sentences
🔻endure (verb): keep doing something unpleasant or difficult
✨يتحمَّل/يطيق
✨I can't endure my roommate's cooking for another day. It's terrible!
🔻switch (verb): change
✨يغيِّر/يبدِّل
✨Can we switch recipes for tonight's dinner? I'd rather have chicken instead of fish.
🔻entire (adjective): complete or whole
✨كامل/كل
✨My daughter prepared the entire meal for the family.
🔻ingredients (noun): materials for cooking
✨مكونات/مقادير الوصفة
✨These are great cookies. What ingredients do you use to make them?
🔻pinch (noun): a small amount
✨قرصة (مقدار صغير)
✨The chicken might taste better if you add a pinch of salt and pepper.
🔻preheat (verb): heat an oven or stove before you start cooking something
✨يسخِّن مسبقاً
✨First, you should preheat the oven to 325 degrees before you start preparing the meal.
🔻batch (noun): a group of similar things, used also with baking cookies
✨الكمية المُعدَّة
✨I don't think two batches of cookies will be enough to feed all of the guests at the party.
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🔻endure (verb): keep doing something unpleasant or difficult
✨يتحمَّل/يطيق
✨I can't endure my roommate's cooking for another day. It's terrible!
🔻switch (verb): change
✨يغيِّر/يبدِّل
✨Can we switch recipes for tonight's dinner? I'd rather have chicken instead of fish.
🔻entire (adjective): complete or whole
✨كامل/كل
✨My daughter prepared the entire meal for the family.
🔻ingredients (noun): materials for cooking
✨مكونات/مقادير الوصفة
✨These are great cookies. What ingredients do you use to make them?
🔻pinch (noun): a small amount
✨قرصة (مقدار صغير)
✨The chicken might taste better if you add a pinch of salt and pepper.
🔻preheat (verb): heat an oven or stove before you start cooking something
✨يسخِّن مسبقاً
✨First, you should preheat the oven to 325 degrees before you start preparing the meal.
🔻batch (noun): a group of similar things, used also with baking cookies
✨الكمية المُعدَّة
✨I don't think two batches of cookies will be enough to feed all of the guests at the party.
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3️⃣0️⃣ Provider Overbills Customer
Simon got a monthly bill that he didn't like. His Internet service provider, Wink, automatically withdrew $15 from his checking account each month. This was called direct payment. It made things simpler for him because it meant one less check to write each month.
In fact, Simon had direct payments with his gas company, his phone company, and his electric company. So that was four fewer checks that he had to write each month.
This month, instead of $15, Wink had withdrawn $75. Simon went online and looked at his account. Part of the increase was because he had switched from a slow dial-up connection to a fast DSL connection. Wink charged him $45 just to make that switch.
Simon thought that this charge in itself was ridiculous. It probably took them about five seconds to make the switch. But any time a corporation can gouge you, they will.
In addition to the $45, Wink had charged him $15 for his dial-up account, but had also charged him $15 for his DSL account. This was a double-charge, since a computer uses dial-up or DSL, but not both.
We'll see about this, Simon thought, as he searched for Wink's 800 number.
📚#Vocabulary:
✨account ~~~ حساب مصرفي
✨automatically ~~~ آلياً/تلقائياً
✨charge ~~~ يسدد/يشحن
✨connection ~~~ شبكة اتصال
✨corporation ~~~ شركة
✨in addition to ~~~ بالاضافة الى ذلك
✨ridiculous ~~~ سخيف
✨switch ~~~ يحوّل
✨withdraw ~~~ يسحب
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Simon got a monthly bill that he didn't like. His Internet service provider, Wink, automatically withdrew $15 from his checking account each month. This was called direct payment. It made things simpler for him because it meant one less check to write each month.
In fact, Simon had direct payments with his gas company, his phone company, and his electric company. So that was four fewer checks that he had to write each month.
This month, instead of $15, Wink had withdrawn $75. Simon went online and looked at his account. Part of the increase was because he had switched from a slow dial-up connection to a fast DSL connection. Wink charged him $45 just to make that switch.
Simon thought that this charge in itself was ridiculous. It probably took them about five seconds to make the switch. But any time a corporation can gouge you, they will.
In addition to the $45, Wink had charged him $15 for his dial-up account, but had also charged him $15 for his DSL account. This was a double-charge, since a computer uses dial-up or DSL, but not both.
We'll see about this, Simon thought, as he searched for Wink's 800 number.
📚#Vocabulary:
✨account ~~~ حساب مصرفي
✨automatically ~~~ آلياً/تلقائياً
✨charge ~~~ يسدد/يشحن
✨connection ~~~ شبكة اتصال
✨corporation ~~~ شركة
✨in addition to ~~~ بالاضافة الى ذلك
✨ridiculous ~~~ سخيف
✨switch ~~~ يحوّل
✨withdraw ~~~ يسحب
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3️⃣1️⃣ College Majors
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Anonymous Quiz
36%
A. fourth year
42%
B. second year
22%
C. third year
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🔻The correct answers are:
1️⃣ C, 2️⃣ A, 3️⃣ B, 4️⃣ B, 5️⃣ C
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🔻The correct answers are:
1️⃣ C, 2️⃣ A, 3️⃣ B, 4️⃣ B, 5️⃣ C
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👨🏼: I wonder if this is going to be an interesting class.
👩🏻🦰: Yeah. Me too. So, what's your major?
👨🏼: Well, I've been batting around the idea of going into business, but I haven't decided yet. And my dad keeps telling me I have to choose a major, but I'm undeclared at the moment.
👩🏻🦰: Ah, that's what happened to me my freshman year.
👨🏼: Oh, so what year are you in school?
👩🏻🦰: I'm a senior, and I only have to take 10 more credits to graduate. Yeah!
👨🏼: Well. That must feel great to be almost finished with school.
👩🏻🦰: You can say that again, but once I graduate, I have to start repaying a student loan, so I'm not looking forward to that.
👨🏼: But didn't your parents help you out with your college tuition?
👩🏻🦰: No. My dad said he wasn't made of money, so he thought I should earn my own education, so I worked like crazy in the summer and part-time during the school year to cover most of my costs. [Well, that's parents for you.] And, I received some financial aid and a scholarship one year, which really saved me. [Ah, that's nice.] But this past year, school has been more demanding, so I haven't been able to work as much.
👨🏼: Well, you know, at least you see the light at the end of the tunnel.
👩🏻🦰: That's true.
👨🏼: Well, have you lined up a job yet?
👩🏻🦰: Not yet, but I'm trying to line up a few interviews at the job fair next month.
👨🏼: Well, at least you have some ideas on your future. I mean, I'm taking a business class right now, and the teacher always lectures us by saying that life is difficult, and we should prepare for our futures by setting realistic goals. And the only place that success comes before . . .
👩🏻🦰: . . . work is in the dictionary. {Yeah!?] Yeah. I've heard that all before. Let me guess. Is your teacher Paul Jones?
👨🏼: Yeah. How do you know? I mean, did you have him too? I mean, the guy is, you know, he's just really . . .
👩🏻🦰: He's my dad. Yeap.
👨🏼: Your dad? I mean, I didn't mean anything by what I said. I wasn't bad-mouthing him or anything. I mean he's a good teacher and all. It's just that . . .
👩🏻🦰: . . . he's a dad. That's what dads do. Lecture. He has about a thousand sermons on life, and he always shares them in his classes.
👨🏼: Yeah. Well, um . . . , nice talking with you. I have . . . I have to go.
👩🏻🦰: Same here. Bye. I'll tell Mr. Jones you said hello, and maybe we can study together at my house? [Nah, nah, nah . . .]
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👩🏻🦰: Yeah. Me too. So, what's your major?
👨🏼: Well, I've been batting around the idea of going into business, but I haven't decided yet. And my dad keeps telling me I have to choose a major, but I'm undeclared at the moment.
👩🏻🦰: Ah, that's what happened to me my freshman year.
👨🏼: Oh, so what year are you in school?
👩🏻🦰: I'm a senior, and I only have to take 10 more credits to graduate. Yeah!
👨🏼: Well. That must feel great to be almost finished with school.
👩🏻🦰: You can say that again, but once I graduate, I have to start repaying a student loan, so I'm not looking forward to that.
👨🏼: But didn't your parents help you out with your college tuition?
👩🏻🦰: No. My dad said he wasn't made of money, so he thought I should earn my own education, so I worked like crazy in the summer and part-time during the school year to cover most of my costs. [Well, that's parents for you.] And, I received some financial aid and a scholarship one year, which really saved me. [Ah, that's nice.] But this past year, school has been more demanding, so I haven't been able to work as much.
👨🏼: Well, you know, at least you see the light at the end of the tunnel.
👩🏻🦰: That's true.
👨🏼: Well, have you lined up a job yet?
👩🏻🦰: Not yet, but I'm trying to line up a few interviews at the job fair next month.
👨🏼: Well, at least you have some ideas on your future. I mean, I'm taking a business class right now, and the teacher always lectures us by saying that life is difficult, and we should prepare for our futures by setting realistic goals. And the only place that success comes before . . .
👩🏻🦰: . . . work is in the dictionary. {Yeah!?] Yeah. I've heard that all before. Let me guess. Is your teacher Paul Jones?
👨🏼: Yeah. How do you know? I mean, did you have him too? I mean, the guy is, you know, he's just really . . .
👩🏻🦰: He's my dad. Yeap.
👨🏼: Your dad? I mean, I didn't mean anything by what I said. I wasn't bad-mouthing him or anything. I mean he's a good teacher and all. It's just that . . .
👩🏻🦰: . . . he's a dad. That's what dads do. Lecture. He has about a thousand sermons on life, and he always shares them in his classes.
👨🏼: Yeah. Well, um . . . , nice talking with you. I have . . . I have to go.
👩🏻🦰: Same here. Bye. I'll tell Mr. Jones you said hello, and maybe we can study together at my house? [Nah, nah, nah . . .]
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👨🏼: I wonder if this is going to be an interesting class. 👩🏻🦰: Yeah. Me too. So, what's your major? 👨🏼: Well, I've been batting around the idea of going into business, but I haven't decided yet. And my dad keeps telling me I have to choose a major, but I'm…
📚#Vocabulary and Sample Sentences
🔻so: often used when changing the topic of the conversation
✨إذن: غالباً تستخدم لتغيير موضوع الحوار
✨So, what do you want to do after you graduate?
🔻bat around (idiom): consider different choices, including the positive and negative points of each option
✨يجول بفكره حول (تعبير مجازي) يستخدم للنظر في الخيارات المختلفة ، بما في ذلك النقاط الإيجابية والسلبية لكل خيار
✨My daughter batted around a few ideas on where to travel over the holidays until she settled on Hawaii.
🔻you can say that again (idiom): used when completely agreeing with someone
✨(تعبير مجازي) يستخدم عند الموافقة التامة مع الطرف الاخر
✨So, you think the teacher is too difficult? You can say that again.
🔻help out (phrasal verb): help someone who is in need, especially when they have problems
✨(فعل مركب) يساعد شخص في مأزق، خصوصاً عند وجود مشكلات
✨Because my parents are old, I try to help them out whenever I can.
🔻see the light at the end of the tunnel (idiom): something that gives you hope for the future after a period of difficult problems or challenges
✨(تعبير مجازي) شيء يبعث على التفاؤل بعد تحديات و عقبات صعبة
✨College life was difficult, but by my last semester, I felt more relaxed because I could see the light at the end of the tunnel: graduation was just around the corner.
🔻line up (phrasal verb): arrange
✨يرتب/ينظم
✨I need to line up an appointment with my school advisor by the end of the week.
🔻realistic: actually possible
✨واقعي
✨My younger brother isn't very realistic; he thinks he can get a great-paying job right out of high school without any training.
🔻bad-mouth (idiom): criticize
✨(تعبير مجازي) ينتقد أو يغتاب
✨He always bad-mouths people behind their backs. If you have anything to say about people, it's best to say it to their faces.
🔻sermon (noun): a talk with moral advice about life
✨موعظة/ خطبة
✨The minister gave an interesting sermon at church this past week about serving others in need.
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🔻so: often used when changing the topic of the conversation
✨إذن: غالباً تستخدم لتغيير موضوع الحوار
✨So, what do you want to do after you graduate?
🔻bat around (idiom): consider different choices, including the positive and negative points of each option
✨يجول بفكره حول (تعبير مجازي) يستخدم للنظر في الخيارات المختلفة ، بما في ذلك النقاط الإيجابية والسلبية لكل خيار
✨My daughter batted around a few ideas on where to travel over the holidays until she settled on Hawaii.
🔻you can say that again (idiom): used when completely agreeing with someone
✨(تعبير مجازي) يستخدم عند الموافقة التامة مع الطرف الاخر
✨So, you think the teacher is too difficult? You can say that again.
🔻help out (phrasal verb): help someone who is in need, especially when they have problems
✨(فعل مركب) يساعد شخص في مأزق، خصوصاً عند وجود مشكلات
✨Because my parents are old, I try to help them out whenever I can.
🔻see the light at the end of the tunnel (idiom): something that gives you hope for the future after a period of difficult problems or challenges
✨(تعبير مجازي) شيء يبعث على التفاؤل بعد تحديات و عقبات صعبة
✨College life was difficult, but by my last semester, I felt more relaxed because I could see the light at the end of the tunnel: graduation was just around the corner.
🔻line up (phrasal verb): arrange
✨يرتب/ينظم
✨I need to line up an appointment with my school advisor by the end of the week.
🔻realistic: actually possible
✨واقعي
✨My younger brother isn't very realistic; he thinks he can get a great-paying job right out of high school without any training.
🔻bad-mouth (idiom): criticize
✨(تعبير مجازي) ينتقد أو يغتاب
✨He always bad-mouths people behind their backs. If you have anything to say about people, it's best to say it to their faces.
🔻sermon (noun): a talk with moral advice about life
✨موعظة/ خطبة
✨The minister gave an interesting sermon at church this past week about serving others in need.
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3⃣2⃣ Let's buy some paint 🎨
"Let's go to Wal-Mart," Elizabeth told Kenneth. She wanted to buy some paint supplies. He suggested that they go to Home Depot instead because employees there could tell them exactly what to buy. After arriving there, Elizabeth found a friendly looking worker who was momentarily free.
"Excuse me," she said. "Could you help us?" She explained that she wanted to paint her office. "Neither me nor my husband knows how to do it, so please tell us the basics," she added. He smiled and told her that it was simple. All they needed were two gallons of white glossy paint, a roller, a tray and an insert to pour the paint in, and an extension -handle to reach the high parts of each wall.
"Don't we need primer?" Kenneth asked.
"Oh, yes, of course. I was getting to that. If you don't put primer on first, the paint won't stick to the walls. Here are two gallons of good, but inexpensive, primer. And a brush would be a good idea for use in the corners and edges. And that should take care of it. Just put the primer on first. Let it dry for a couple of hours. Then put on one coat of paint. Let it dry. Then, if you want to, put on another coat, but it shouldn't be necessary."
As they were putting the items into the trunk, Kenneth told her they should buy a ladder, too. "We're going to have to use the brush to paint up near the ceiling. The roller won't do in a corner," Kenneth said.
"We don't need a stepladder. I can sit on your shoulders," Elizabeth laughed. They went back inside and bought a stepladder.
#Vocabulary:
✨ceiling~~~سقف
✨edge~~~طرف/حافة
✨extension~~~إضافة
✨glossy~~~لمّاع
✨insert~~~مدمِج
✨item~~~مادة
✨momentarily~~~لحظي
✨pour~~~يسكب
✨primer~~~طبقة أساس/أولية
✨stepladder~~~سلم نقّال
✨stick~~~عصا
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"Let's go to Wal-Mart," Elizabeth told Kenneth. She wanted to buy some paint supplies. He suggested that they go to Home Depot instead because employees there could tell them exactly what to buy. After arriving there, Elizabeth found a friendly looking worker who was momentarily free.
"Excuse me," she said. "Could you help us?" She explained that she wanted to paint her office. "Neither me nor my husband knows how to do it, so please tell us the basics," she added. He smiled and told her that it was simple. All they needed were two gallons of white glossy paint, a roller, a tray and an insert to pour the paint in, and an extension -handle to reach the high parts of each wall.
"Don't we need primer?" Kenneth asked.
"Oh, yes, of course. I was getting to that. If you don't put primer on first, the paint won't stick to the walls. Here are two gallons of good, but inexpensive, primer. And a brush would be a good idea for use in the corners and edges. And that should take care of it. Just put the primer on first. Let it dry for a couple of hours. Then put on one coat of paint. Let it dry. Then, if you want to, put on another coat, but it shouldn't be necessary."
As they were putting the items into the trunk, Kenneth told her they should buy a ladder, too. "We're going to have to use the brush to paint up near the ceiling. The roller won't do in a corner," Kenneth said.
"We don't need a stepladder. I can sit on your shoulders," Elizabeth laughed. They went back inside and bought a stepladder.
#Vocabulary:
✨ceiling~~~سقف
✨edge~~~طرف/حافة
✨extension~~~إضافة
✨glossy~~~لمّاع
✨insert~~~مدمِج
✨item~~~مادة
✨momentarily~~~لحظي
✨pour~~~يسكب
✨primer~~~طبقة أساس/أولية
✨stepladder~~~سلم نقّال
✨stick~~~عصا
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