Episode 1

This is English
Around the town

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This is English Around

Town Episode 1

Yasi: Hello there!

Nikoo: Welcome to This is English Around Town!

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Yasi: I’m Yasaman Esmaeili.

Nikoo: And I’m Nikoo Taheri, you can find me on Instagram at Niko0o0o

Yasi: And me at Yasi.esl

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Yasi: Did you miss us?

Nikoo: I bet you did!

Yasi: But here we are once again.

Nikoo: And this time, we’re gonna hang out in the city and have fun!

Yasi: Yeah, in this course, we’re gonna go to different places around the city such
as cafes, restaurants, barbershop and …

Nikoo: So in this lesson, first let’s get to know some expressions and words you
need to know about cities and towns.

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Nikoo: First of all, what is a city? I mean what is the difference between a city, a
town and a village?

Yasi: A city is larger than a town, and a town is larger than a village. A city usually
has more than 1 million residents, but a village has a few hundred to a few thou-
sand.

Nikoo: Aha. And then we have different areas in a city, right? Like downtown. What
is a downtown? Is it like a poor neighborhood?

Yasi: No! Downtown is actually the central part or the main business area of a town
or city. For example, Enghelab is Tehran’s downtown area.

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Nikoo: Nice! So what do we usually have in a city?

Yasi: A city or town usually consists of the suburbs, a downtown, lots of shops and
buildings like gyms, companies, cinemas, banks, public transport and …

Nikoo: The suburbs? What are the suburbs?

Yasi: A suburb of a city or large town is a smaller area which is part of the city or
large town but is outside its center. If you live in the suburbs, you live in an area of
houses outside the center of a large town or city.

Nikoo: Aha! Like those big houses in the movies right? With a backyard, lots of
trees and clean! Like in Desperate Housewives or Modern Family?

Yasi: Exactly! But not like FRIENDS, they used to live in the city.

Nikoo: And you mentioned public transport. What is that?

Yasi: Public transport or public transportation includes buses, trains, trams and
other forms of transport that are available to the public, to the people, and they
don’t charge a lot and they run on a fixed schedule.

Nikoo: A fixed schedule? Well, I don’t think that’s true everywhere. I remember
how I used to wait hours for a bus to finally arrive!

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Yasi: As you know, Nikoo and I love traveling! Last time we visited India and now
we’re in Toronto! Yes, can you believe it?? So we’re gonna explore the city together
and compare it with our own city Tehran as well!

Music

Nikoo: Everything is so huge here! And the taxi fares are pretty insane! I checked
the famous taxi hail apps, Uber, but the prices shocked me!

Yasi: Well, I guess we should take the subway then.

Nikoo: In American English they say subway and in British English they call it the
underground . In London they call it the Tube too.

Music

Subway noise

Yasi: As a tourist, you can get some special cards to use for public transport, for
example the Visitor Oyster Card in London. You can also get the card the locals
use like Istanbul Card in Istanbul Turkey. I remember using it for all sorts of public
transport and public restrooms!

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Nikoo: Today, though, we’re not in Istanbul nor in London. We’re in Toronto! So let’s
listen to a conversation that we had at the subway:

Yasi: Excuse me, how do I pay for the fare?

Clerk: You can buy a ticket for a single ride that expires two hours after it’s issued.
If you’re going to be here all week, I’d suggest getting PRESTO Card if you are a
frequent rider. Otherwise, I’d recommend getting a pass from that vending ma-
chine over there.

Yasi: We’re gonna be here for a month so I think we should get two PRESTO cards.
How much is each ride?

Clerk: It’s $2.00. If you buy a PRESTO Card worth more than $10.00, you get a 20%
discount. So with a $10 card, you get six rides instead of five. The card allows you
to transfer to buses, too.

Yasi: Okay. I’ll take two PERESTO Cards worth $10.00.

Clerk: Here’s your card.

Yasi: Thanks, but I’m not sure which line to take to Queen’s Park.

Clerk: Here’s a subway map. Follow the signs to the platform of the train you want.

Yasi: Okay, thanks.

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Nikoo: So now that we’ve got our PRESTO Card, we can go ride the subway. But
I’m gonna pretend I don’t know how it works. Let’s listen to another conversation.

Nikoo: I’ve never taken the subway before. I don’t know how it works.

Yasi: Just follow me. Here, take this card and walk through the turnstile. Put your
card in this slot and then retrieve it as you pass through.

Nikoo: Okay, now where do we go?

Yasi: Let’s look at this subway map showing all of the lines. That’s the station we
want.

Nikoo: So according to this map, we need to get off after 5 stops and change trains
to get on the yellow line, right?

Yasi: Bravo! You’re good! Let’s go! We don’t wanna miss that train.

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Yasi: That was our first encounter with Toronto and all its hustle and bustle!

Nikoo: Hustle and bustle means very very busy!

Yasi: This is just the beginning, though. We’re staying here for a month and we have
plenty of time to explore it all and the cities nearby.

Nikoo: So stay tuned for the rest of the episodes. Talk to you real soon. Bye.

This is English Around Town

‫انگلیسی یعنی این درسطح شهر‬

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‫قسمت اول‬

Yasi: Hello there!

‫سالم‬

Nikoo: Welcome to This is English Around Town!

‫به انگلیسی یعنی این در شهر خوش اومدی‬

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Yasi: I’m Yasaman Esmaeili.

.‫من یاسمن اسماعیلی هستم‬

Nikoo: And I’m Nikoo Taheri, you can find me on Instagram at Niko0o0o

.‫و من نیکو طاهری هستم؛ میتونی من رو با این آیدی در اینستاگرام �پیدا �کنی‬

Yasi: And me at Yasi.esl

.‫و من با این آیدی‬

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Yasi: Did you miss us?

‫دلت برامون تنگ شده بود؟‬

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Nikoo: I bet you did!

.‫مطمئنم که تنگ شده بود‬

Yasi: But here we are once again.

.‫اما ما یه بار دیگه اینجا�ییم‬

Nikoo: And this time, we’re gonna hang out in the city and have fun!

.‫و این بار؛ ما میخوایم در شهر بچرخیم و بهمون خوش بگذره‬

Yasi: Yeah, in this course, we’re gonna go to different places around the city such
as cafes, restaurants, barbershop and …

‫ کافه ها؛ رستوران ها؛ آرایشگاه و‬:‫آره؛ در این دوره؛ ما به جاهای مختلف در شهر خواهیم رفت مانند‬
.....

Nikoo: So in this lesson, first let’s get to know some expressions and words you
need to know about cities and towns.

.‫بنابراین در این درس؛ بیا اول یه چند تا اصطالح و کلمه در مورد شهر یاد بگیریم‬

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Nikoo: First of all, what is a city? I mean what is the difference between a city, a
town and a village?

‫اول از همه؛ شهر چیه؟ منظورم اینه که فرق بین شهر؛ شهر کوچک و روستا چیه؟‬

Yasi: A city is larger than a town, and a town is larger than a village. A city usually
has more than 1 million residents, but a village has a few hundred to a few thou-
sand.

‫ یه شهر معموال بیشتر از یک‬.‫شهر بزر�گتر از شهرستانه؛ شهرستان هم بزر�گتر از دهکده است‬
.‫میلیون ساکن داره؛ اما یک دهکده بین چند صد تا چند هزار ساکن داره‬

Nikoo: Aha. And then we have different areas in a city, right? Like downtown. What
is a downtown? Is it like a poor neighborhood?

‫ این کلمه یعنی چی؟ آیا‬.‫آها؛ و بعد ما منطقه های مختلفی در شهر داریم؛ درسته؟مثل داون تون‬
‫مثل مناطق فقر نشینه؟‬

Yasi: No! Downtown is actually the central part or the main business area of a town
or city. For example, Enghelab is Tehran’s downtown area.

‫ انقالب در تهران مرکز‬:‫ برای مثال‬.‫نه! این منطقه در واقع در مرکز و جای کامال تجاری در شهر قرار داره‬
.‫شهر حساب میشه‬

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Nikoo: Nice! So what do we usually have in a city?

‫چه قشنگ! خب ما معموال چی در شهر داریم؟‬

Yasi: A city or town usually consists of the suburbs, a downtown, lots of shops and
buildings like gyms, companies, cinemas, banks, public transport and …

‫ مرکز شهرو یه عالمه مغازه و ساختمون هایی مثل باشگاه؛ کمپانی ها؛‬:‫شهر معموال شامل حومه‬
.‫ می باشد‬...‫سینماها؛ بانک ها؛ وسیله حمل و نقل و‬

Nikoo: The suburbs? What are the suburbs?

‫به کجاها این کلمه رو میگن؟‬

Yasi: A suburb of a city or large town is a smaller area which is part of the city or
large town but is outside its center. If you live in the suburbs, you live in an area of
houses outside the center of a large town or city.

‫ اگه‬.‫حومه شهر به یه منطقه کوچی�کتری میگن که یه قسمتی از شهر هستش اما خارج مرکز هست‬
.‫در حومه زندگی �کنی؛ در منطقه ای زندگی می�کنی که خونه هاش خارج از شهر هستن‬

Nikoo: Aha! Like those big houses in the movies right? With a backyard, lots of
trees and clean! Like in Desperate Housewives or Modern Family?

‫آها! مثل اون خونه های بزرگ توی فیلما؟درسته؟با حیاط پشتی؛ یه عالمه درخت و تمیزه! مثل این‬
‫دو تا سریال؟‬

Yasi: Exactly! But not like FRIENDS, they used to live in the city.

.‫دقیقا! اما نه مثل سریال فرندز؛ اونا توی شهر زندگی میکردن‬

Nikoo: And you mentioned public transport. What is that?

‫ اون چیه؟‬.‫و تو در مورد وسیله نقلیه عمومی هم حرف زدی‬

Yasi: Public transport or public transportation includes buses, trains, trams and
other forms of transport that are available to the public, to the people, and they
don’t charge a lot and they run on a fixed schedule.

‫حمل و نقل عمومی شامل اتوبوس ها؛ قطار ها؛ تراموا و بقیه وسایل حمل و نقل میشه که برای‬
.‫عموم آزاد هستن؛ یعنی برای مردم؛ و قیمتشون زیاد نیست و یک برنامه فیکس شده ای دارن‬

Nikoo: A fixed schedule? Well, I don’t think that’s true everywhere. I remember
how I used to wait hours for a bus to finally arrive!

‫ من یادمه قبال چقدر منتظر‬.‫یه برنامه فیکس شده؟ خب؛ فکر ن�کنم که برای همه جا درست باشه‬
!‫اتوبوس میموندم تا بیاد‬

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Yasi: As you know, Nikoo and I love traveling! Last time we visited India and now
we’re in Toronto! Yes, can you believe it?? So we’re gonna explore the city together
and compare it with our own city Tehran as well!

!‫همونطور که میدونی ؛ من عاشق سفر رفتنم! آخرین بار که هند رو دیدیم و االن در تورنتو هستیم‬
‫آره؛ باورت میشه؟ پس ما باید االن با همدیگه بریم و شهر رو کشف �کنیم و همونطور با شهر‬
.‫خودمون تهران مقایسه اش �کنیم‬

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Nikoo: Everything is so huge here! And the taxi fares are pretty insane! I checked
the famous taxi hail apps, Uber, but the prices shocked me!

‫همه چی اینجا خیلی بزرگه! کرایه تاکسی هم خیلی گرونه! من اپلیکیشن معروف تاکسی گرفتن یعنی‬
.‫همون اوبر رو چک کردم؛ اما قیمت هاشون منو شوکه کرد‬

Yasi: Well, I guess we should take the subway then.

.‫خب؛ پس فکر �کنم باید از مترو استفاده �کنیم‬

Nikoo: In American English they say subway and in British English they call it the
underground . In London they call it the Tube too.

‫در انگلیسی آمریکایی از کلمه ساب وی استفاده میشه و در انگلیسی بریتیش اونا بهش آندر گروند‬
.‫میگن ! در لندن بهش تیوب هم میگن‬

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Subway noise

‫متروی شلوغ‬

Yasi: As a tourist, you can get some special cards to use for public transport, for
example the Visitor Oyster Card in London. You can also get the card the locals
use like Istanbul Card in Istanbul Turkey. I remember using it for all sorts of public
transport and public restrooms!

‫به عنوان توریست میتونی برای حمل و نقل عمومی یه کارت مخصوص بگیری؛ به عنوان مثال‬
‫ همینطور میتونی کارتی رو بگیری که مردم محلی ازش استفاده می�کنن مثل‬.‫ویزیتور کارت در لندن‬
‫ من یادمه برای انواع مختلف وسیله نقلیه و توالت عمومی ازش‬.‫استانبول کارت در استانبول‬
.‫استفاده میکردم‬

Nikoo: Today, though, we’re not in Istanbul nor in London. We’re in Toronto! So let’s
listen to a conversation that we had at the subway:

‫ پس بیا به مکالمه ای که ما در مترو‬.‫ ما در تورنتو هستیم‬.‫اگرچه امروز؛ ما نه تو استانبولیم و نه لندن‬

.‫داشتیم گوش بده‬

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‫?‪Yasi: Excuse me, how do I pay for the fare‬‬

‫ببخشید؛ چطوری باید کرایه رو پرداخت �کنم؟‬

‫‪Clerk: You can buy a ticket for a single ride that expires two hours after it’s issued.‬‬
‫‪If you’re going to be here all week, I’d suggest getting PRESTO Card if you are a‬‬
‫‪frequent rider. Otherwise, I’d recommend getting a pass from that vending ma-‬‬
‫‪chine over there.‬‬

‫شما میتونید برای مسیر رفت یه بلیط یه طرفه بگیرید که بعد از دو ساعت مصرف منقضی میشه‪.‬‬
‫اگه قراره همه این هفته رو اینجا باشید؛ من بهتون �پیشنهاد می�کنم که یه کارت پرستو بگیرید اگه‬
‫زیاد استفاده می�کنید‪ .‬در غیر این صورت �پیشنهاد میدم که از اون ماشین خودکار یک بلیط بگیرید‪.‬‬

‫‪Yasi: We’re gonna be here for a month so I think we should get two PRESTO cards.‬‬
‫?‪How much is each ride‬‬

‫ما قراره که سی روز اینجا باشیم پس فکر �کنم که بهتر باشه دو تا کارت پرستو بگیریم‪ .‬هر بار استفاده‬
‫چقدر میشه؟‬

‫‪Clerk: It’s $2.00. If you buy a PRESTO Card worth more than $10.00, you get a 20%‬‬
‫‪discount. So with a $10 card, you get six rides instead of five. The card allows you‬‬
‫‪to transfer to buses, too.‬‬

‫دو دالر‪ .‬اگه کارت پرستو بگیرید ارزشش بیشتر از ده دالره؛ شما بیست درصد تخفیف میگیرید‪ .‬بنا‬
‫براین با یه کارت ده دالری؛ میتونید شش بار سوار مترو بشید به جای پنج بار‪ .‬این کارت اجازه رفت و‬
‫آمد دبا اتوبوس هم همینطور بهتون میده‪.‬‬

‫‪Yasi: Okay. I’ll take two PERESTO Cards worth $10.00.‬‬

‫باشه‪ .‬من دو تا پرستو کارت با ارزش ده دالر میخرم‪.‬‬

‫‪Clerk: Here’s your card.‬‬

‫بفرما�یید‪.‬‬

‫‪Yasi: Thanks, but I’m not sure which line to take to Queen’s Park.‬‬

‫ممنون؛ اما مطمئن نیستم که برای رفتن به پارک کویین وست کدوم خط رو سوار شم‪.‬‬

‫‪Clerk: Here’s a subway map. Follow the signs to the platform of the train you want.‬‬

‫این نقشه مترو هست‪ .‬عالیم رو دنبال کن تا به سکوی قطاری که میخوای برسی‪.‬‬

‫‪Yasi: Okay, thanks.‬‬

‫باشه؛ ممنون‪.‬‬

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Nikoo: So now that we’ve got our PRESTO Card, we can go ride the subway. But
I’m gonna pretend I don’t know how it works. Let’s listen to another conversation.

‫ اما من تظاهر می�کنم که نمیدونم‬.‫خب حاال که ما کارت مترو رو گرفتیم؛ میتونیم سوار مترو بشیم‬
.‫ بیا به یه مکالمه دیگه گوش بدیم‬.‫چطوری کار می�کنه‬

Nikoo: I’ve never taken the subway before. I don’t know how it works.

.‫ نمیدونم چطوری کار می�کنه‬.‫من تا حاال سوار مترو نشدم‬

Yasi: Just follow me. Here, take this card and walk through the turnstile. Put your
card in this slot and then retrieve it as you pass through.

‫ کارتت رو روی این قسمت بزار و وقتی‬.‫ از این گیت بگذر‬. ‫ این کارت رو بگیر‬.‫ اینجا‬.‫فقط دنبال من بیا‬
.‫داری رد میشی برش دار‬

Nikoo: Okay, now where do we go?

‫اوکی؛ االن کجا میریم؟‬

Yasi: Let’s look at this subway map showing all of the lines. That’s the station we
want.

‫بیا به این نقشه مترو که همه خط ها رو نشون داده نگاه �کنیم؛ این همون ایستگاهی هست که‬
.‫میخواستیم‬

Nikoo: So according to this map, we need to get off after 5 stops and change trains
to get on the yellow line, right?

‫طبق این نقشه؛ برای سوار شدن خط زرد ما باید بعد از پنج تا ایستگاه �پیاده بشیم و قطارمون رو‬
‫عوض �کنیم؛ درسته؟‬

Yasi: Bravo! You’re good! Let’s go! We don’t wanna miss that train.

.‫ ما که نمیخوایم قطارو از دست بدیم‬.‫ تو خوبی! بزن بریم‬.‫آفرین‬

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Yasi: That was our first encounter with Toronto and all its hustle and bustle!

.‫اون اولین رویارویی ما با شهر تورنتو با همه شلوغیش بود‬

Nikoo: Hustle and bustle means very very busy!

.‫این کلمه به معنای خیلی شلوغه‬

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Yasi: This is just the beginning, though. We’re staying here for a month and we have
plenty of time to explore it all and the cities nearby.

‫اگرچه این تازه اولشه؛ ما اینجا یه ماهی میمونیم و یه عالمه وقت داریم تا شهر و همه شهرهای‬
.‫نزدیکش رو کشف �کنیم‬

Nikoo: So stay tuned for the rest of the episodes. Talk to you real soon. Bye.

.‫ خداحافظ‬.‫ زود میبینیمت‬.‫پس منتظر باش برای بقیه دوره‬

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۱ ‫پــایــان قـسمت‬

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