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ESLPodcast587–FeelingDisillusioned

GLOSSARY

idol–someonewhomoneloves,worships,oradmiresverymuch,possibly

wantingtobethat

*Whenyouwereateenager,didyouhaveanypostersofyouridolshangingon

yourbedroomwalls?

booksigning–aneventwhereanauthorautographs(writeshisorhername

on)copiesofhisorherbookforpeoplewhohaveboughtthebook

*Howmanyhoursdidyouhavetostandinlineatthebooksigningtogetthe

author’sautograph?

disappointment–afeelingofsadnessthatonehaswhensomethingisnotas

good,useful,orinterestingasonehadexpected

*ItwasamajordisappointmentforMargiewhenshefoundoutshehadn’tbeen

acceptedtostudyattheuniversity.

candonowrong–unabletomakeamistake;perfect

*Mostkidsgrowupthinkingtheirparentscandonowrong,atleastuntilthey

becometeenagers.

asfaras(someone)isconcerned–insomeone’sopinion;accordingto

someone’sbeliefs

*Asfarasthegovernmentisconcerned,waterqualityisn’tahighpriority.

tohaveeverythinggoingfor(someone)–tobeiyfortunate,strong

positionwithmanyadvantages

*Michelwasagreatathletewhohadeverythinggoingforhimuntilhegotina

caraccidentandbecameparalyzed.

toemulate–tocopythethingsanothersaysordoes,tryingtobelike

that;tobehavelikesomeoneelsedoes

*Inourspeechclass,we’retryingtoemulatethestyleofMartinLutherKing,Jr.

paragonofvirtue–someonewhoisperfectineverywayandhasnoflawsor

faults;someonewhohasveryhighmoral(beliefsaboutrightandwrong)

standards

*Jungtriestopretendhe’saparagonofvirtue,butheliesallthetime.

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