Id | ESLPod_0287_WE_0248 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 287 |
Episode Title | A Traffic Jam |
Phrase | bridge |
Text | The word "bridge," in this podcast, means a part of a road that is built so that cars or people can cross over water or another road: "Everyone has to cross a bridge to get into Manhattan." "Bridge" is also a card game: "Do you want to come over for a game of bridge tonight?" Another meaning of "bridge" is something that connects two things: "Junior high school is a bridge between elementary school and high school." As a verb, "to bridge" means to build a bridge: "Let's use this log to bridge the stream." The phrase "to bridge the gap between (something or someone)" means to make the difference between two things or people become smaller: "The Internet is bridging the gap between people who traditionally had access to information and those who didn't." |
Topics | Transportation |
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