2024-08-14
1 分钟A picture may be worth a thousand words but this podcast is worth even more - even though it doesn't need a thousand words! Listen to Phil talk about the word 'paint'. TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/eiam/unit-3/session-97 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning Easy English ✔️6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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let's learn paint.
The noun is just coloured liquid that makes things look nice.
The verb is more complicated.
If you paint something, it can mean that you put paint on it, usually with a brush.
I'm going to paint this wall yellow and this one white.
The table was painted greenhouse, but it can also mean to make a picture of something using paint.
She painted a portrait of me.
It looks great.
The artist painted the beautiful landscape.
It can also mean to apply a liquid to something with a brush, even when it isn't actually paint.
Paint the pastry with egg before putting it in the oven.
Paint the wood preserver on the fence to protect it.
So painting something can mean changing its colour or making a picture of it with paint, or just applying liquid with a brush.
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