Id | ESLPod_0243_WE_0160 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 243 |
Episode Title | Speaking to a Store Clerk on the Phone |
Phrase | copy |
Text | The word "copy," in this podcast, means one unit of a book, CD, or movie: "The library doesn't have a copy of that book, so you'll have to buy it at a bookstore." A "copy" can also be something that is made to be the same as something else: "Is this painting an original or a copy?" The word "copy" also means a photocopy: "Please make five copies of this report before the meeting this afternoon." As a verb, "to copy" means to make a photocopy: "Please copy this report." "To copy" a paper or an exam means to cheat: "The teacher saw that Maggie was copying the answers to the test from the open textbook." The verb "to copy" can also mean to behave the same way as somebody else: "His younger brother copies everything he does." |
Topics | Shopping |
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