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。
Dear Sam, I am writing to follow up on our phone conversation re: the upcoming meeting. Weve made good headway in our planning, having settled many of the arrangements, e.g., the date, time, and venue. However, we still need to decide on the agenda,...
I arrived at the park a little early for our neighborhood baseball game and I needed to kill some time. I decided to take a walk along one of the trails so I could look at the scenery. Suddenly, I came across a woman sitting under a tree. Octavi: Wha...
Clerk: Can I help you? Sandy: Im looking for an MP3 player, but I dont know a lot about them. Clerk: We have a large selection, as you can see. Sandy: Wow, I really dont know where to begin. Clerk: What do you want to be able to do? Sandy: I just wan...
Patricia: What do you think of our new neighbor? Ray: I dont know. I havent met him yet. Patricia: Me neither, but I think hes a shady character. Ray: Why do you think that? Patricia: Well, when he was moving in, I tried to shoot the breeze with him...
Before I started my new job, I didnt know that I would be working so closely with another employee of the company. I was used to a lot of autonomy in my last job, and I have always been self-directed. I didnt need close supervision and the boss never...
Bella: I think my husband is going through a mid-life crisis. Russell: What makes you think that? Bella: He just traded in his car for a very expensive sports car, and hes filling the house with gym equipment. Russell: Uh oh, thats a bad sign. Do you...
Tobias: I really dont understand why we need new furniture. After were married, well just take the things from each of our two apartments and that should do the trick. Renee: We each have some things we can keep and use, but it would be nice to have...
Daniella: Could you tell where I can find a drugstore? Hotel clerk: Sure. Theres one up the street near the corner of Selma and Main. If you get to Abreu Avenue, youve gone too far. Its set back from the street so its a little hard to find. Daniella:...
Franz: Ive just switched over to this program and I cant figure out how to format my document. Can you help me? Helen: I can try. Lets take a look. What do you want to do? Franz: I want to change the margins so that I can fit more on a page. I dont k...
Marion: Im trying to decide whether to get cable or satellite TV. Which one do you have at your apartment? Cesar: I have satellite, but I used to have cable. Marion: Whats the difference? Cesar: Not a lot. With satellite, you have to have a satellite...
Jeng: What did you do this summer? Cynthia: I worked at a summer camp as a nurses aide. I thought we would be giving simple first aid, but you wouldnt believe the kinds of injuries the kids came in with. Jeng: You mean like poison ivy, bee stings, bu...
Remi: We need to get these costumes sorted out. Im not sure we have ones that will fit each person in this play. Bryan: Lets see. We need a shirt for Hector. Hes broad-shouldered, so this one would be too small. Any luck finding one over there? Remi:...
Flavio: Thanks for meeting with me. Marcia: Its my pleasure. Were eager to hear your ideas about our companies doing business together in the future. Flavio: Well, I wanted us to meet because I think our two companies can create great synergy. Marcia...
I arrived at my friend Karins wedding a little late and the ceremony had already begun. Ive been to a lot of civil ceremonies, but it had been a while since Id attended a religious one. They had asked a minister to officiate. When I arrived, Karin an...
I waved my hand to get the waiters attention. Waiter: Yes? Leslie: The check, please. Waiter: Would you like any dessert, or some tea or coffee? Leslie: No, just the check. Thanks. Waiter: Here you are. Ill ring that up for you when youre ready. Lesl...
