Id | ESLPod_0319_WE_0312 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 319 |
Episode Title | Being Under Stress |
Phrase | stress |
Text | The word "stress," in this podcast, means the feeling of being worried, nervous, and anxious because one is under a lot of pressure: "Emergency-room doctors have very high-stress jobs." The word can also be used as a verb: "Don't stress so much - it's only a test." "Stress" can also mean emphasis, or something that one wants to draw other people's attention to: "His family puts a lot of stress on the importance of education." The verb "to stress" can have this same meeting: "The guide stressed the importance of coming back to the tour bus on time." When talking about pronunciation, a word's "stress" is on the syllable that should be pronounced most strongly: "In the word 'happiness,' the stress should be on the first syllable, 'hap'." |
Topics | About You |
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