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Who was the real Hannibal?
21 - شهریورماه - 1390 18:31
Who was the real Hannibal? Download audio file (ishtar.mp3) Syrian Guy : There. What happened there? You know? Mark : You were talking about Ishtar . The old Assyrian goddess. Syrian Guy : Ishtarte. Ishtarte. Mark: Ishtarte. Yeah. Syrian Guy : She was the goddess of the sun. The sun-goddess. Mark: Right. This is in...
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When the Khmer Rouge was in Power
21 - شهریورماه - 1390 18:30
When the Khmer Rouge was in Power Download audio file (pahlinterview.mp3) Mark : So Pahl what part of Cambodia do you come from? Pahl : I come from Kompong Cham Province . Mark : Kompong Cham . And you were born there? Pahl: Yes, I was born there? Mark: How far is it from Phnom Penh ? Pahl: It is about two hours. Mark...
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I Was Doing Yoga
21 - شهریورماه - 1390 18:29
I Was Doing Yoga Download audio file (travelagent.mp3) Mark ran into a Japanese guy at a travel agent in Rishikesh. The Japanese Guy : Do you think I ought to take a local bus all the way? The Travel Agent : No no no. It is open at five o’clock. Four o’clock. From this time. (There is a direct bus at four or five...
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denominal nouns : abstract
21 - شهریورماه - 1390 09:15
با اضافه کردن پسوندهای زیر ؛اسامی به اسامی انتزاعی غیر قابل شمارش و یا اسامی حالت تبدیل میشود: ۱. پسوند age : در معنای اندازه گیری و مجموع بکار میرود. مانند: Baggage, frontage, mileage. ۲. پسوند ery , ry : در معنای شرایط؛ رفتار؛ مکان بکار میرود. مانند: Drudgery, slavery, delivery, nursery, rookery, refinery, bakery,...
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There are Mormons All Over the World
20 - شهریورماه - 1390 11:05
There are Mormons All Over the World Download audio file (mormon1.mp3) Mark : I am in Phnom Penh and I am talking to Elder Swenson. You are from Utah? Elder Swenson : I am actually from Montana. Mark : Right. Ok. But you are a Mormon ? Elder Swenson: I am. Mark : So there are Mormons outside Utah ? Elder Swenson :...
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People and Places – The Swami 3 – The Five Elements
20 - شهریورماه - 1390 11:03
People and Places – The Swami 3 – The Five Elements Download audio file (swami3.mp3) Mark : What are the five elements? Swami : The first is earth . Mark : Earth. Swami : The most solid. Rough is the earth. Mark: Matter. Swami : Matter. Matter. Subtler than that is water . Mark: Water. Swami: Subtler than water is...
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Outside Oslo
20 - شهریورماه - 1390 11:01
Outside Oslo Download audio file (outsideoslo.mp3) Mark met a Norwegian woman at a cafe. Mark: What part of Norway do you come from? The Norwegian Woman: Just outside Oslo . Mark : Oh Yeah. Is it like part of Oslo? The Norwegian Woman: No it is a little town kind of east of Oslo, just outside. Mark: Fishing town?...
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What is it like in a Dogon Village?
20 - شهریورماه - 1390 11:00
What is it like in a Dogon Village? Download audio file (luisdogon.mp3) A group of friends start to talk about Dogon villages in Africa and end up talking about nationalism. Mark : What is the Dogon village like ? Luis : They are clay… and they are… Mark : Clay houses? Luis : Clay houses. Mark : Round houses? Luis :...
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Mashed, Smashed, or Whipped Potatoes
20 - شهریورماه - 1390 10:58
Mashed, Smashed, or Whipped Potatoes Download audio file (potatoes.mp3) Wayne, from northern Kentucky , explains to Aaron the difference between mashed, smashed, and whipped potatoes. Aaron : What’s the difference between mashed potatoes , smashed potatoes, and whipped potatoes? Wayne : Well, whipped potatoes are when...
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People and Places – The Swami 4 – The Same Thing
20 - شهریورماه - 1390 10:57
People and Places – The Swami 4 – The Same Thing Download audio file (swami4.mp3) Swami : So you have the five senses. Mark : Mm. Mm.What is the relationship between Atman and Brahman ? Swami : Brahman and Atman are the same thing. Mark : Mm. Swami : Brahman is the lingua franca… is the terminology for “the formless...
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Liverpool Accent
20 - شهریورماه - 1390 10:56
Liverpool Accent Download audio file (liverpoolaccent.mp3) Australian Guy : I am hungry. English Guy : I am hungry. Australian Guy : I am very hungry. English Guy : I am starving. Australian Guy : I am really very hungry. English Guy : Oh God, I want…I need something to eat, I tell you.
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Number prefixes
19 - شهریورماه - 1390 10:51
پیشوند هایی که تعداد و شمارش را نشان میدهند. ۱. پیشوند bi-di : به معنای دو میباشد. مانند: Biplane, bicycle, biped, bilateral, bifocal, bilingual, dichotomy, diode, dioxide, digraph, divalent. ۲. پیشوند poly-multi : به معنای چندین؛ بسیار میباشد. مانند: Polyglot, polygon, polygamy, polyandry, polysemy, polytechnic,...
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The Man from Marseilles
18 - شهریورماه - 1390 10:52
The Man from Marseilles Download audio file (marseilles.mp3) Mark : So Eric, you are from France ? Eric: Yes. Mark : Which part? Eric: Which park? Mark : Which part?! Eric : My part is Marseilles. My city is Marseilles and my country is France. Mark : But you speak English with an Indian accent. Eric : An Indian...
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The Argentine Economy
18 - شهریورماه - 1390 10:50
The Argentine Economy Download audio file (argentine.mp3) Australian Guy : How is the Argentinian economy now, like there was a crash a few years ago wasn’t there? Argentine Guy : The crash was in 2001 and after that I don’t know if you remember we had five presidents in three weeks. Australian Guy : Wow! Argentine...
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Himalayan Hike – 1 – Hiring a Guide
18 - شهریورماه - 1390 10:49
Himalayan Hike – 1 – Hiring a Guide Download audio file (Himalayan Hike1.mp3) Mark and Axel from Australia teamed up with Luis from Spain and Alex from France to hike to Malana in Himachal Pradesh . Gilles helped them negotiate the price and conditions of a guide over the mountain pass. Gilles: You must be clear about...
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Mixed British Accents
18 - شهریورماه - 1390 10:48
Mixed British Accents Download audio file (mush.mp3) (Can you tell a person from Southampton by the way they talk; by their accent? ) First English Guy : Oh yeah. Englishwoman: That’s Southampton . It is about as far south as you can get. First English Guy : “Mush”. By the way they use “mush” and things like that....
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I make Bread and Pizza
18 - شهریورماه - 1390 10:47
I make Bread and Pizza Download audio file (hannan.mp3) Mark : What was your name again? Hannan : My name is Hannan Benetan. Mark : One more time. Mark and Hannan : Hannan. Mark : Hannan. How do spell that? Hannan : H-a-n-n-a-n. Mark : H-a-n-a. Hannan. What part of Israel do you come from? Hanan: Rishon le Zion . The...
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London Accent
18 - شهریورماه - 1390 10:46
London Accent Download audio file (londonaccent.mp3) London Bloke: Personally to myself, Class A drugs are drugs that…Ok I will put it this way… Australian Bloke : Speed. Co…? London Bloke : I will put it this way. To me non-Class A drugs are drugs that can be cultivated without any …modern farming techniques … or...
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People and Places – The Swami 5 – Chanting the Vedas
18 - شهریورماه - 1390 10:44
People and Places – The Swami 5 – Chanting the Vedas Download audio file (swami5.mp3) Mark : Poetry is the Rigveda? Swami : Poetry is the Rigveda because it has a specific number of characters with a form and a syntax and it has a rhythm and a rhyme. Mark : Specific number of syllables? Swami: Ah. (Telegu for “yes”)...
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Making a Cup of Tea
18 - شهریورماه - 1390 10:43
Making a Cup of Tea Download audio file (tee1.mp3) Australian Fellow : When you make a cup of tea, like, do you, like , put the milk in first or put the sugar in first or put the tea in first? Is there some, like , special way you do it? Irish Fellow : Put the sugar and the tea-bag in together then pour in the water...
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Indian Languages
18 - شهریورماه - 1390 10:42
Indian Languages Download audio file (indianlanguages.mp3) On the sandy bank of the Ganges near Rishikesh , Mark ran into a man who lived in the nearby ashram. They stood on the beach and talked for a few minutes. Mark : Which Indian languages can you speak? Guy on the Beach : Which language? Mark: Which Indian...
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Football is the Global Language
18 - شهریورماه - 1390 10:40
Football is the Global Language Download audio file (football1.mp3) Yorkshireman : What it is… It is just like it is something that everyone can relate to. It is like someone; you know like when you meet someone? Australian Bloke : Yeah. Yorkshireman : When you meet someone and you don’t really like know them too well...
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Making a Documentary
17 - شهریورماه - 1390 15:42
Making a Documentary Download audio file (documentary.mp3) Mark : So you are making a documentary ? French Guy : Yes. Bjorn: Yeah right. Mark : Yes? Where are you from? Bjorn: The basic crew is from Germany . Mark: M-hm. Bjorn: I am from Switzerland . Our main re-enactor is from France. And another protagonist is also...
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An English Village in Spain
17 - شهریورماه - 1390 15:40
An English Village in Spain Download audio file (gibralter.mp3) Luis : So It is like you see it and it is like on a stage. Something is not working here. I mean an English village should be cloudy, should be foggy, should be… not this starkly blue sky. Mark : This is Gibraltar? Luis : This is Gibraltar . Mark : What...
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Pakistan Used to Be Part of British India
17 - شهریورماه - 1390 15:39
Pakistan Used to Be Part of British India Download audio file (lahore.mp3) Mark : You were born in Lahore ? Indian Lady : Lahore. It is now Pakistan . Mark : At that time it was India . Indian Lady : It was India. Mark : Ok. And your whole family moved over here? Indian Lady : No. My maternal grandparents were there...
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I am a Japanese Korean
17 - شهریورماه - 1390 15:37
I am a Japanese Korean Download audio file (japanesekorean.mp3) Mark : Ok so. You. So. Misun. You were born in Japan . Is that right? Misun: Mm. (Yes) Mark : Where were you born? Misun : I was born in Osaka. Mark : In Osaka. In Osaka City ? Misun : Yes. Mark: How old are you now? Misun : I am twenty. Mark : And your...
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People and Places – San Francisco – 1 – It was Wild!
17 - شهریورماه - 1390 15:36
People and Places – San Francisco – 1 – It was Wild! Download audio file (sf1.mp3) Australian Guy : So in 1979… American Guy: Seventy-nine I moved to San Francisco . And at that time… it was the height of the punk season. It was still the waning years of the punk era . But punk was the dominant music form at that time...
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People and Places – Burke 2 – And then they went to Europe
17 - شهریورماه - 1390 15:34
People and Places – Burke 2 – And then they went to Europe Download audio file (burke2.mp3) Mark : So you came to Toronto when you were about two and a half? Burke : M-hm. Yep. Mark : And your parents, were they Canadian or? Burke: Yeah they were both Canadians. They were simply … They were trained as teachers and so...
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The Elixir of Immortality
17 - شهریورماه - 1390 15:33
The Elixir of Immortality Download audio file (immortality.mp3) Australian Man : Five thousand years ago? Chinese Man: Maybe two thousand five hundred years ago. Australian Man : Years ago. Chinese Man : During the Qin Dynasty. Australian Man : Uh-huh. Chinese Man : When we had the first Emperor of China. We called...
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Drilling for Oil and Gas
17 - شهریورماه - 1390 15:31
Drilling for Oil and Gas Download audio file (drilling.mp3) The Canadian : It is a land-based rig. The Aussie : Uh-huh. The Canadian : And we are drilling mainly for gas. The Aussie : M-hm. The Canadian : Natural gas. The wells range between two thousand five hundred metres to three thousand five hundred metres in...
