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ESLPod_0581_WE_0837 Reading a World Map In this podcast, the phrase "to scale" means with a constant (unchanging) ratio between the actual distance between points A and B and the distance between points A and B on a map: "It's difficult to illustrate the solar system to scale, because the distances between the planets are so large compared to the size of the planets themselves." When talking about animals, a "scale" is one of the flat, small pieces covering the skin of a snake or fish: "Look how colorful those fish scales are!" A "bathroom scale" is a device that one steps on to find out how much one weighs: "After eating so much food over the holidays, I'm scared to step on the bathroom scale!" Finally, the word "scale" refers to the amount or level of something: "The earthquake caused large-scale damage."

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ESLPod 581 to scale Travel

Id	ESLPod_0581_WE_0837
Episode Id	ESLPod 581
Episode Title	Reading a World Map
Phrase	to scale
Text	In this podcast, the phrase "to scale" means with a constant (unchanging) ratio between the actual distance between points A and B and the distance between points A and B on a map: "It's difficult to illustrate the solar system to scale, because the distances between the planets are so large compared to the size of the planets themselves." When talking about animals, a "scale" is one of the flat, small pieces covering the skin of a snake or fish: "Look how colorful those fish scales are!" A "bathroom scale" is a device that one steps on to find out how much one weighs: "After eating so much food over the holidays, I'm scared to step on the bathroom scale!" Finally, the word "scale" refers to the amount or level of something: "The earthquake caused large-scale damage."
Topics	Travel

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