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ESLPod_0671_WE_1016 Vacationing on an Island The word "island," in this podcast, means an area of land surrounded by water: "Richie dreams of vacationing on a tropical island where he can surf every day." The phrase "no man is an island" expresses the idea that humans need to be around other people and cannot be happy by themselves, or that they need help from other people: "Pierre seems self-sufficient, but no man is an island and I'm sure he gets lonely sometimes." The phrase "marooned on a desert island" is often used as a small game to ask people what they would want to have if someone left them alone on a small island: "If you were marooned on a desert island, which book would you most want to have?"

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ESLPod 671 island Travel

Id	ESLPod_0671_WE_1016
Episode Id	ESLPod 671
Episode Title	Vacationing on an Island
Phrase	island
Text	The word "island," in this podcast, means an area of land surrounded by water: "Richie dreams of vacationing on a tropical island where he can surf every day." The phrase "no man is an island" expresses the idea that humans need to be around other people and cannot be happy by themselves, or that they need help from other people: "Pierre seems self-sufficient, but no man is an island and I'm sure he gets lonely sometimes." The phrase "marooned on a desert island" is often used as a small game to ask people what they would want to have if someone left them alone on a small island: "If you were marooned on a desert island, which book would you most want to have?"
Topics	Travel

Island Eslpod Vacationing Phrase Man People Desert Small