S 07 Video Press M 94.11.26, Bernie Sanders S 07 Video Press M 94.11.26, Bernie Sanders2 & Ellen

The link https://vimeo.com/142640488

loophole = ways to escape law you don't know what you are up against = go through what gives? So what Corporate America = businesses and companies If people turn out = participate in elections Sour grapes = پيف پيف بو می ده Appointed Elected Print house = چاپخونه Lavish = spending money too much Enough is enough = disgusting, put an end to it Throw people off of healthcare = not let them have healthcare Repeal the Affordable Care Act = cancel it Cut nutrition programs = stop giving free food to children and poor people Struggling to put food on the table = feed people Devastated = ruined We are running long = we are late, this took a long time It resonates to/with a lot of people = people like the message Put someone on/in a hot seat = ask tough questions Awkward = strange Civil rights demonstration = demonstrations for people rights To be in handcuffs = arrested or …. Goes without saying = clear They are commenting on your hair = they give their opinion Good luck

The link https://vimeo.com/142640488

S 06 Video Press M 94.11.19, Kevin Spacey, Davos 2016

The link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O96WHeeETW4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnHnVMn‐_ZA

1. chamber of commerce = اتاق بازرگانی 2. house of cards = , bad plan خانه پوشالی 3. from scratch = from zero 4. summit = big meetings 5. atrium = دهليز 6. Ventricle = بطن 7. Ambassador = سفير ٬ فرستاده 8. Take over a bankrupt company = تصاحب شرکت ورشکست 9. File for chapter 11 bankruptcy = 11 اعلام ورشکستگی به استناد اصل 10. On the other side of the table = گهی پشت به زين و گهی زين به پشت 11. You reap what you sow = هرچه بکاری درو می کنی 12. This is how it rolls 13. That's not how we roll here = our behavior is different 14. Walk me through this = explain it 15. Mother's womb 16. Foetus = baby in the womb 17. Pretext = excuse

Good luck

The link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O96WHeeETW4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnHnVMn‐_ZA

S 05 Video Press M 94.11.12, Impressive, touching story

The link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NsncrD6Q8c

1. play out = happen 2. on the look out for sth = watch 3. everyone on our staff was touched by the story = impressed 4. …… so much that …… آن قدر که 5. Body organ donation = اهدای عضو 6. Playwright = someone who writes plays 7. Deceased = dead 8. Her memory lives on = continue to exist 9. Her heart started failing 10. Since day one = from the beginning 11. I could hardly do anything = I could do nothing 12. Other than = except 13. Lay in bed = rest 14. Donor # recipient 15. The five pieces of the puzzle 16. By email the two moms built a special bond = پيوندی ويژه 17. Retrieve = bring 18. Stethoscope = device for listening to the heart beat 19. Join in = participate 20. Reach out = get help 21. The car pulled up = stopped

Good luck

The link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NsncrD6Q8c

S 04 Video Press M 94.11.05, Visa problems

The link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv1rLQKh1vY

1. selfesteem = عزت نفس 2. the new legislation will be effective = law 3. visa waiver program = you don't need to get a visa 4. we assumed that …. = we thought .. 5. This has nothing to do …. = it was not involved 6. It is still pending = no decision has been reached 7. Dual nationals = people with two nationalities 8. You have been discriminated against = unfairness, injustice 9. He differentiates between the people and the politicians = he knows the difference 10. Sedition = rebellion فتنه 11. Discernment = insight بصيرت 12. Board the flight = get on the plane 13. Red tape = bureaucracy 14. AIPAC 15. I wasn't able to check in = I couldn't get on the plane 16. Think twice = hesitate Good luck

The link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv1rLQKh1vY

S 03 Video Press M 94.10.28, Iran deal

The link

http://youtube.com/watch?v=__9IvRzqVG4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I01Jx7k0lTw

1. joint comprehensive plan of action = برجام 2. under the nuclear deal = بموجب توافق هسته ای 3. get its hands on a nuclear bomb 4. allies = friends 5. the nuclear deal was never intended to resolve all our differences هرگز قرار نبود توافق همه اختلافاتمان را حل و فصل کند . 6 7. Engaging directly with Iran = talking and interacting 8. On a sustained basis = reliable, continuous 9. Sth has created a unique opportunity 10. A window = opportunity 11. Try to resolve the important issues 12. To shape up = mend your ways = آدم شو 13. As we implement the nuclear deal = پياده سازی/اجرا 14. We recognize that = we know 15. There remain profound differences = still we have big problems 16. We remain steadfast = ثابت قدم 17. in opposing Iran's destabilizing behavior 18. elsewhere = other places 19. violent proxies = people who are working for somebody else 20. proxy wars = جنگ های نيابتی 21. violation of human rights = نقض حقوق بشر 22. ballistic missile program = بالستيک 23. enforce the sanctions vigorously = با شدت 24. violation of its international obligations = نقض تعهدات بين المللی 25. impose sanction on = تحريم کردن 26. counterproductive = backfires 27. we remain vigilant = ما هوشيار

Good luck

The link

http://youtube.com/watch?v=__9IvRzqVG4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I01Jx7k0lTw

94.10.18 Workshop FRI Session 37 Pets

The link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1NSYGJJnLg

1. Health benefits 2. Lose a loved one 3. Feel lonely 4. As if / as though/ like 5. He acts as if he has no purpose in life 6. Who comprises your family? 7. Sth tells me a lot about …/ your behavior tells me a lot /the way you dress TMALA your character 8. Pets can teach responsibility 9. Take care of others 10.Adopt/ Keep/ have/ own/ bring home/ take care of/ care for/ look after a pet 11.They are good listeners 12.There are enormous health benefits 13. It has a multitude of health benefits 14. I come upon other dog walkers and we strike up a conversation 15. I had a dog whose name was Alex 16. Patients ask when he isn't around (the pet) 17.They provide empathy/sympathy/apathy 18.The pet jumped on her lap 19. Licked her tears 20. A pet is a good companion = friend 21.Have it spayed = عقيم سازی 22. Volunteer Good luck!

The link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1NSYGJJnLg

S 01 Video Press M 94.10.14 Looks aren't everything Cameroon Russel

The link https://www.ted.com/talks/cameron_russell_looks_aren_t_everything_believe_me_i_m_a_model?language=en

1. for the last little while = چند صباحی است 2. I shouldn't have worn this dress = why did I wear this? 3. I brought an outfit change = extra clothes 4. I am privileged to be a model = lucky 5. Scantily clad = not fully clothed 6. Image is powerful = وجهه مهم است 7. Image is superficial = not deep 8. Virtue/piety = تقوا 9. You cannot have your cake and eat it = هم خدا هم خرما 10. Racial profiling = a form of racism consisting of the (alleged) policy of policemen who stop and search vehicles driven by persons belonging to particular racial groups 11. Curvaceous = having beautiful curves 12. The photographer told me to arch my back = curve 13. Get a fake tan = go to a solarium

Good luck

The link https://www.ted.com/talks/cameron_russell_looks_aren_t_everything_believe_me_i_m_a_model?language=en

S 08 Video Press M 94.10.07 Tim Doner Polyglot

The link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km9‐DiFaxpU

1. deferential = respectful 2. upfront = honest 3. polyglot = a person speaking several languages 4. prodigy = genius 5. put in a lot of work 6. gummy bear/cheese puffs/slushie 7. dormant = asleep=inactive 8. arguably = many might disagree 9. kindle = start a fire 10. a tier down = يک پله پايين تر 11. nuclear family # extended family 12. colloquial register = informal, spoken

Good luck

The link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km9‐DiFaxpU

S 07 Video Press M 94.09.30 Trevor Noah

The link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FPrJxTvgdQ

1. conventional wisdom = خرد عرفی 2. unqualified/unfit to be president = not suitable 3. commanderinchief = فرمانده کل قوا 4. to hold office = be president 5. unfit to stand on the same stage as his republican opponents 6. there's no marble, no gold = Donld Trump's office is luxurious 7. he is unpresidential = unfit to be president 8. put forth your best effort = offer, give, present 9. a good manager is a good son of a b… = you can't be a kind manager 10. it stems from = comes from 11. the influx of illegal immigrants = flood, invasion, a large number of 12. unfair business practices = illegal and harmful activities 13. light xenophobia with a dash of diplomacy = hating or afraid of foreigners but with a bit of tact 14. autism has become epidemic = everywhere 15. natural selection = survival of the fittest 16. factual = fact 17. using herbs he can cure aids = plants 18. skeptics/sceptics = people who disagree 19. he says quote " ……." unquote 20. Coup de grace 21. Better safe than sorry = be careful 22. He just happens to be running on the wrong continent = دست بر قضا 23. The level of selfregard = vanity = arrogance 24. I'm not saying it in a braggadocios way /ˌbraɡәˈdәʊʃәs/ = boastful, bragging 25. I have a great temperament = I am kind خوش خلق 26. His Excellency = عاليجناب

Good luck

The link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FPrJxTvgdQ

S 06 Video Press M 94.09.23 Mark Cuban Only Morons Start a Business on a Loan

The link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYneLGRTgy8

1. How would I describe you? 2. Entrepreneur 3. Encourage small businesses 4. Just go after it 5. I'm not big on making excuses 6. Good charcoal زغال خوب 7. See if you can turn it into a business 8. If you are starting a business and taking out a loan, you are a moron 9. There are so many uncertainties involved for starting a business 10. Motivational speakers like Nick Vujicic 11. Turn a crisis into an opportunity 12. Teenagers feel insecure 13. 99% of business, you can start with next to nothing capital 14. Mark my words 15. They are not gonna let you come in and take their business 16. That's naïve 17. I'm working 24 hours a day to kick you ass 18. Big businesses are holding onto their money 19. Share buyback 20. They are not putting their capital to work right now

Good luck

The link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYneLGRTgy8