Tuesday, 10 February 2009

Episode 183: Milking the cows

Learning English - The Flatmates

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

milk Show phoneticsverb 1 [I or T] to obtain milk from an animal:

...............Milking a cow by hand is a skilled process.
..................Some goats seem to milk (= produce milk) better than others.

milking machine noun [C]
a machine used to take milk from cows


insist Show phoneticsverb [I]
to state or demand forcefully, especially despite opposition:-----------1- desak - hendak - mahukan - dia mendesak supaya lelaki itu pergi sama- - kamu mesti datang, dia mendesak -

...................[+ (that)] Greg still insists (that) he did nothing wrong.
..................Please go first - I insist!
....................She insisted on seeing her lawyer.--------1- berkeras hendak , mahukan - dia berkeras hendakkan para pekerja datang - - saya terperanjat dia berkeras hendak bayar bil itu -



watch (LOOK AT)
watch (BE CAREFUL)

watch (BE CAREFUL) Show phoneticsverb [T]
to be careful of something:

...............I have to watch my weight (= be careful not to become too heavy) now I'm not doing so much sport.
................Watch your language (= Do not use rude words) in front of ladies, young man!
..................[+ (that)] Watch (that) you don't get glue on your fingers, won't you?
..................[+ question word] Watch what you're doing with that knife, Jim, it's sharp.
....................You want to (= You should) watch him - he's a bit of a strange character.


Bessie is both a surname and a woman's first name. As a given name, Bessie is an English diminutive of Elizabeth or Bessandra, and as such has been used since the 16th century. Bessie is sometimes used as an independent name.

Bessie may refer to:
The name of a cow (including a Beanie Baby cow produced by Ty, Inc.)


hold on (HOLD FIRMLY) phrasal verb
to hold something or someone firmly with your hands or arms:

................She held on tightly to his waist.


hold on to/onto sth/sb
to hold something or someone firmly using your hands or arms---------------1- pegang kuat2 - berpaut dgn kuat - dia berpaut pada kalap itu dgn kuat -

...................... The path's rather steep here so you'll need to hold on to the rail.
........................They held onto each other and kissed passionately.



teat (ANIMAL) Show phoneticsnoun
[C]a part of a female mammal's body through which milk passes to her babies

teat (BOTTLE) UK Show phoneticsnoun-----------1- puting susu
[C] (US nipple)a piece of rubber or silicone for feeding a baby from a bottle


firm (STRONG) Show phonetics
firmly Show phoneticsadverb
..............He shook my hand firmly (= strongly) and climbed into the taxi.


squeeze (PRESS TOGETHER) Show phoneticsverb [T]
1 to press something firmly, especially from all sides in order to change its shape, reduce its size or remove liquid from it--------------1- picit - - dia pegang dan picit tgn wanita utk tambah keyakinannya ----------------2- perah - - perah limau tu -

........................Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice into the bowl.


I've got it (informal)
I can do it successfully


leg (BODY PART) Show phoneticsnoun [C]

1 one of the parts of the body of a human or animal that is used for standing or walking, or one of the thin vertical parts of an object on which it stands:--------------1- peha - kaki -

..................My legs were tired after so much walking.
.................He broke his leg skiing.
.................The horse broke its front leg in the fall.
.................a chair/table leg


watch out for sb/sth phrasal verb
to be careful to notice someone or something interesting:

...............Watch out for his latest movie, which comes out next month.



Episode 183: Milking the cows


Khalid: Are you sure it's safe to let me do this?


Tim: Of course it is. We've got machines that do most of the milking nowadays but I thought you'd like to give it a go by hand.


Khalid : If you insist.


Tim: So watch me. Lean in near Bessie...


Khalid: Ok, that looks easy enough.


Tim:Hold on to one of her teats, firmly and... squeeze down, and squeeze down. And that's all there is to it. Ready?


Khalid: Ok Bessie. Be gentle with me... Hey! I've got it. I'm milking, I'm milking!


Tim: Ah, good on you Khalid. Now just keep concentrating. And keep your eye on her back leg.


Khalid: This is great! What?


Tim: I said watch out for her... Well, I suppose there's...

Idioms with 'no':

a no-no

something which is unsuitable or unacceptable

.................They're really anti-smoking so lighting up in their house is a real no-no.

be a no-no

if something that someone does is a no-no, people do not think it is an acceptable way of behaving Spanking children is a no-no these days.

no laughing matter

very serious

.................It's not funny! Wait till you're stuck on a train outside the station for 3 hours. You'll see it's no laughing matter.

be no laughing matter

if a subject is no laughing matter, it is serious and not something that people should make jokes about

...................Haemorrhoids are all very funny when other people have them, but if you get them yourself, it's no laughing matter

in no time

very quickly or very soon

..............I know you're hungry but don't worry, dinner will be ready in no time.

a no-go area a place you are not allowed to go That room is for the teachers only.

............It's a no-go area for us students [ kawsan larangan ]

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