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_Lesson 19: Phrasal Verbs
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Samantha and Kevin work for a small non-profit organization that provides educational supplies fournitures for poor children.
👱🏼♀️Samantha: Kevin, can you help me out <span>donner un coup de main</span> for a minute? I’ve been (..) (..) <span>etudier soigneusement</span> these financial reports, and I can’t (..) (..) <span>arriver à comprendre</span> why the numbers don’t (..) (..) <span>aller ensemble</span> with what we currently have in our accounts.
🧔🏿Kevin: Well, first of all, we didn’t spend $5000 on books. You can (..) that (..) <span>barrer</span> and put $3500 instead. We had budgeted $5000 to (..) (..) <span>tenir compte de</span> up to 250 students, but we didn’t have that many.
👱🏼♀️Samantha: Gotcha. Do you happen to know if this figure for the amount of online donations is correct?
🧔🏿Kevin: It looks right, but I can’t say for sure off the top of my head. I can (..) (..) <span>découvrir</span>, though – I’ll (..) it (..) <span>chercher </span>when I get back to my computer.
👱🏼♀️Samantha: Wait a second – it just (..) on (..) <span>je me suis rendu compte que</span> – these numbers in parentheses look like they’re only estimates and not exact figures.
🧔🏿Kevin: You might be right. And they look a little low.
👱🏼♀️Samantha: What are they for – advertising? Hmm, maybe someone was trying to (..) (..) <span>dissimuler</span> the fact that they overspent <span>trop depenser</span>.
🧔🏿Kevin: Why does it say $100 for staff travel expenses? That doesn’t (..) (..) <span>cela ne tient pas debout</span> – we all traveled a lot last year.
👱🏼♀️Samantha: You know, what this really (..) (..) to <span>se ramener à</span> is that our staff doesn’t understand the importance of keeping good records.
🧔🏿Kevin: True. Who prepared this report, anyway?
👱🏼♀️Samantha: The vice president – Pam.
🧔🏿Kevin: Well, instead of wasting all this time (..) (..) <span>reflechir à qqch</span> the data, why don’t we just (..) her (..) <span>retrouver </span>and ask her about it?
👱🏼♀️Samantha: I’ve been trying to call her, but she hasn’t (..) (..) <span>decrocher</span>. She’s one busy lady.
🧔🏿Kevin: When you do get ahold of her, why don’t you also (..) her (..) <span>tester</span> about the possibility of hiring an accountant? That would make everyone’s lives a lot easier!
_Lesson 19: Phrasal Verbs
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Samantha and Kevin work for a small non-profit organization that provides educational supplies fournitures for poor children.
👱🏼♀️Samantha: Kevin, can you help me out <span>donner un coup de main</span> for a minute? I’ve been poring over <span>etudier soigneusement</span> these financial reports, and I can’t figure out <span>arriver à comprendre</span> why the numbers don’t match up <span>aller ensemble</span> with what we currently have in our accounts.
🧔🏿Kevin: Well, first of all, we didn’t spend $5000 on books. You can cross that out <span>barrer</span> and put $3500 instead. We had budgeted $5000 to allow for <span>tenir compte de</span> up to 250 students, but we didn’t have that many.
👱🏼♀️Samantha: Gotcha. Do you happen to know if this figure for the amount of online donations is correct?
🧔🏿Kevin: It looks right, but I can’t say for sure off the top of my head. I can find out <span>découvrir</span>, though – I’ll look it up <span>chercher </span>when I get back to my computer.
👱🏼♀️Samantha: Wait a second – it just dawned on me <span>je me suis rendu compte que</span> – these numbers in parentheses look like they’re only estimates and not exact figures.
🧔🏿Kevin: You might be right. And they look a little low.
👱🏼♀️Samantha: What are they for – advertising? Hmm, maybe someone was trying to gloss over <span>dissimuler</span> the fact that they overspent <span>trop depenser</span>.
🧔🏿Kevin: Why does it say $100 for staff travel expenses? That doesn’t add up <span>cela ne tient pas debout</span> – we all traveled a lot last year.
👱🏼♀️Samantha: You know, what this really boils down to <span>se ramener à</span> is that our staff doesn’t understand the importance of keeping good records.
🧔🏿Kevin: True. Who prepared this report, anyway?
👱🏼♀️Samantha: The vice president – Pam.
🧔🏿Kevin: Well, instead of wasting all this time puzzling over <span>reflechir à qqch</span> the data, why don’t we just track her down <span>retrouver </span>and ask her about it?
👱🏼♀️Samantha: I’ve been trying to call her, but she hasn’t picked up <span>decrocher</span>. She’s one busy lady.
🧔🏿Kevin: When you do get ahold of her, why don’t you also feel her out <span>tester</span> about the possibility of hiring an accountant? That would make everyone’s lives a lot easier!
I need the phone number for the restaurant. Could you ___________ online?
search or check a book, a list, a database, etc. to get the information
I need the phone number for the restaurant. Could you look it up online?
search or check a book, a list, a database, etc. to get the information
I don’t know if I’ve been accepted into the program yet - I should _________ in the next few days.
discover information by checking another source, or someone else telling you the information
I don’t know if I’ve been accepted into the program yet - I should find out in the next few days.
discover information by checking another source, or someone else telling you the information
I think he’s lying to me. What he says just doesn’t __________ the evidence.
be the same
I think he’s lying to me. What he says just doesn’t match up with the evidence.
be the same
We need some information from the December 2009 issue of the newsletter - I’ll ___________ a copy in the archives.
find the person or thing after searching for him/her/it
We need some information from the December 2009 issue of the newsletter - I’ll track down a copy in the archives.
find the person or thing after searching for him/her/it
In his speech, the president spoke with an optimistic tone, ___________ the fact that the economy hasn’t improved.
(something bad)
try to minimize, hide, or ignore an unpleasant fact when reporting on the situation
In his speech, the president spoke with an optimistic tone, glossing over the fact that the economy hasn’t improved.
(something bad)
try to minimize, hide, or ignore an unpleasant fact when reporting on the situation
After I thought about it for a while, it finally ___________ that taking this job wouldn’t really be the best move for my career.
the person suddenly understood a fact, often after not recognizing this fact for some time
After I thought about it for a while, it finally dawned on me that taking this job wouldn’t really be the best move for my career.
the person suddenly understood a fact, often after not recognizing this fact for some time
I’ve been ___________ this message my friend sent me - from what she wrote, I don’t understand if she’s still angry at me or not.
give a lot of thought or consideration to something you don’t understand
I’ve been puzzling over this message my friend sent me - from what she wrote, I don’t understand if she’s still angry at me or not.
give a lot of thought or consideration to something you don’t understand
I couldn’t ____________ the difference between the present perfect and the past perfect, so I had to ask my teacher.
solve a problem or discover information by thinking and using logic
I couldn’t figure out the difference between the present perfect and the past perfect, so I had to ask my teacher.
solve a problem or discover information by thinking and using logic
After I _________, I realized I’d forgotten to ask the travel agent an important question, so I called him back.
- pick up : answer the telephone
- hang up end the connection after finishing a phone call
After I hung up, I realized I’d forgotten to ask the travel agent an important question, so I called him back.
- pick up : answer the telephone
- hang up end the connection after finishing a phone call
I’d like to take my family to live in another country for a year, but first I need to __________ my kids to see if they’d be interested in the possibility.
carefully discover what someone thinks about an idea, usually through a more indirect conversation and not asking them directly
I’d like to take my family to live in another country for a year, but first I need to feel out my kids to see if they’d be interested in the possibility.
carefully discover what someone thinks about an idea, usually through a more indirect conversation and not asking them directly
