Episode 182: The global economy

Learning English - The Flatmates

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode182/index.shtml

makeover Show phoneticsnoun [C]
a set of changes that are intended to make a person or place more attractive:-----------1- mengubah sesuai menjadi - - loteng itu telah diubasuai menjadi bilik saya - -------------2- pinda - - kot ini terlalu besar - tolong pinda[ubah suai]

........One of the prizes was a makeover at a top beauty salon.
..........to have a makeover

come on/along (MAKE PROGRESS) phrasal verb
to make progress:-----------1- berkembang - - bertambah baik - penguasaan bahasa jepunnya bertambah baik - - -----------------2- berjalan lancar - - projek itu berjalan lancar - -

..............Your piano playing has really come on since I last heard you play.
.............How's your English coming on?


be coming along
if you ask or explain how an activity or a person learning a new skill is coming along, you ask or explain what progress they are making, and if a person or activity is coming along, it is making good progress

............How's your thesis coming along?
.............Jason's coming along well on drums.

downturn Show phoneticsnoun [C usually singular]
a reduction in the amount or success of something, such as a country's economic activity:-------------1 - kemerosotan - - menurun -

.........the continuing economic downturn
..........There is evidence of a downturn in the housing market.
Compare upturn
...............Investors should not expect a sharp upturn in the economy.
NOTE: The opposite is downturn.


sitting room noun [C]
UK FOR living room

three-piece suite UK Show phoneticsnoun
[C] (US living room suite)a sofa with two matching chairs


living room noun [C] (UK ALSO sitting room, AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH ALSO lounge room)
the room in a house or apartment that is used for relaxing, and entertaining guests, but not usually for eating

stretch (informal)
have enough of something (here, money) --------------1- mencukupi - - adakah makannan mencukupi - -

stretch to sth phrasal verb UK INFORMAL
to manage to give or do a particular amount, often a larger amount than you might expect:

"How much money do you want to borrow?" "Could you stretch to £50?"--------1- boleh bagi - -

stretch (DO MORE) Show phoneticsverb [T]
If jobs or tasks stretch you, they make you learn new things which use your skill and experience more than you have done before:-----------1- menyebabkan sesuatu itu terbatas - - dgn beli rumah yg baru itu kewanga mereka telah menjadi terbatas - - ----------------2- melonggarkan - sekolah itu telah melonggarkan sedikit peraturan -

.............My present job doesn't stretch me, so I'm looking for something more demanding.


I'm warning you
I'm letting you know that I'm very serious about what I just said (i.e. don't speak to me in a cheeky way)



transform Show phoneticsverb [T]
to change completely the appearance or character of something or someone, especially so that they are improved:----------1- mengubah - merobah - hujan telah mengubah gurun itu menjadi taman - - ---------------2- tukang sihir itu mengubah sebiji lagu menjadi kuda ----------2- berubah - ulat bulu berubah menjadi rama2 - transform into - - hsbs mengubah air menjadi wap -

............The reorganization will transform the British entertainment industry.
..........[R] Whenever a camera was pointed at her, Marilyn would instantly transform herself into a radiant star.

transformed
changed completely so that it is improved


renovation Show phoneticsnoun [C or U]
........The museum is closed for renovation.
.........Extensive renovations were carried out on the property.
............He renovates old houses and sells them at a profit.


tone (VOICE EXPRESSION) Show phoneticsnoun [U]
a quality in the voice which expresses the speaker's feelings or thoughts, often towards the person being addressed ---------------1- nada - perempuan2 itu bercakap dgn nada yg rendah - - dia cakap ttg mereka dgn nada suara yg menghina - -

..........I tried to use a sympathetic tone of voice.
............Don't speak to me in that tone of voice (= angrily), young lady!
...........It wasn't so much what she said that annoyed me - it was her tone.

don't take that tone with me
don't speak to me in that way (in an angry way, a cheeky way, a rude way etc.)

mean (INTEND) Show phoneticsverb
[I or T] meant, meant to intend:

..........[+ to infinitive] I've been meaning to phone you all week.


Episode 182: The global economy

Helen: Dad, are you finished at the flat yet?

Dad: Almost. You know I've been meaning to talk to you about it.

Helen: What is it dad?

Dad: Now don't take that tone with me young lady.

Helen: Dad!

Dad: I'm warning you.

Helen: I'm sorry dad. So, what do you want to talk to me about?

Dad: Well the flat renovation was going really well.

Helen: Was?

Dad: The kitchen has been totally transformed and Khalid's bedroom has been given a great make-over.

Helen: I feel a but coming on.

Dad: Well the downturn in the economy has affected us all.

Helen: Yes, yes but what about the flat?

Dad: Well let's just say the finances did not quite stretch to the sitting room.