2015-11-09 Run for cover – Abigail is coming! 赶快躲 – 阿比盖尔号暴风雨即将来临!
你会给一场强大暴风雨起个什么名字？想不出来？没关系。《随身英语》告诉你英国人都喜欢给坏天气起哪些名字。 课文内容 词汇: Weather 天气 Go home and shut all the windows because Abigail is coming! In this case, Abigail…
2015-11-02 Here today, gone tomorrow “居无定所”的快闪潮店
听说过“pop-up shop 快闪潮店”吗？你会光顾快闪潮店吗？2008年英国经济危机给一些创业者带来了商机，现在英国城市商业街道上随处可见销售各类商品的“快闪店”。《随身英语》带你了解这些临时商店给英国高街带来的变化。 课文内容 词汇: Retail 零售业 Do you like somewhere a little bit different to the usual types of…
2015-10-26 How fine forgeries fooled the art world 做工精湛仿造品愚弄艺术界
毕加索、达芬奇、安迪·沃霍尔、肖恩·格林哈尔希……肖恩是谁？肖恩·格林哈尔希可是艺术界的知名人物，不过艺术界宁愿忘记他才好，因为他伪造并销售仿真度极高的艺术品长达17年之久才被警方逮捕。 课文内容 词汇: Art 艺术 On 17 November 2007 a man was jailed for producing works of art. Why? Because…
2015-10-19 A gold medal for … partying 获得“派对狂欢比赛”金牌
巴西里约热内卢准备迎接成千上万前来参加奥林匹克运动会这一世界上最大体育盛事的游客们。这座巴西现代城市会给我们带来怎样的惊喜？巴西是否从举办2014年世界杯比赛过程中吸取了经验教训以便更成功地举办2016年奥运会？《随身英语》带你走进里约热内卢。 课文内容 Vocabulary: partying 词汇: 派对狂欢 Brazilians certainly know how to throw a party – but will Rio be ready…
2015-10-12 Do you read to show off 你读书是为了炫耀吗？
你喜欢看书吗？如果有人说他能根据你看的书能猜出你属于哪种类型的人，你觉得他的判断会准确吗？#随身英语#和大家一起探讨人们对书籍的选择和阅读的目的。 课文内容 词汇: reading 阅读 What do you read when you are travelling by train or bus? What are other…
2015-10-05 Summer born kids 夏天出生的孩子
夏天出生的孩子是不是由于英国入学年龄的规定而处于学习上的弱势？政府已经对很多家长提出的担心做出积极回应。 课文内容 词汇: Education 教育 The first year of school can be stressful – not for the kids, but for…
2015-09-28 What’s your excuse 你有什么借口
兔子啦，还有小狗小猫啦，都曾被英国人当作他们不想去上班或学生没有完成作业的借口。不过你可是没有任何理由不来读一读这篇文章啊！ 课文内容 Vocabulary: Excuses 词汇: 借口 Have you ever taken a sickie? If so, what did you say to your…
2015-09-21 Evolution before Darwin 在达尔文提出进化论之前的人
课文内容 Vocabulary: Evolution 词汇：进化 You’ve heard of Charles Darwin, right? The celebrated scientist who proposed a theory of evolution. You…
2015-09-14 A new face 一张新面孔
课文内容 词汇：Plastic surgery 整形手术 Everybody has looked in the mirror at some point in their lives and thought they could…
2015-09-07 In love with fear 爱上恐惧感
课文内容 词汇：Extreme sports 极限运动 Tired of your quiet routine? How about leaving your computer games behind and taking up an…
2015-08-31 Music for the masses 为大众上演的音乐会
课文内容 词汇：music 词汇: 音乐 Are you one of those people who find the world of Western classical music a bit…
2015-08-24 Hungry for the new 渴望创新美味佳肴
课文内容 词汇：Food 食物 What did you eat for lunch today? Did you choose this dish because it was healthy, cheap…
2015-08-17 Top floor, please! 你会电梯游说吗？
课文内容 词汇：Work (informal) 职场用语（非正式） Have you ever been in a lift with the big cheese in your company? It happened…
2015-08-10 Getting the science right 科学依据要准确
课文内容 词汇：Science 科学 Sci-fi movies tend to capture children’s imaginations and have long been part of students’ excited chats in…
2015-08-03 The kindness of strangers 有感于陌生人的慈善心怀
课文内容 Vocabulary: Crowds 词汇：群众 How much empathy do you feel towards other people? If you saw someone fall off their…
2015-07-27 Food banks in the UK 英国食物银行
课文内容 词汇：Poverty 贫穷 When looking at Western Europe, we don’t usually think about poverty – but in fact, some people…
2015-07-20 Digital detox for children 给孩子们进行电子产品排毒
课文内容 词汇：Technology 技术 Children are hooked on computers. Some spend up to six hours a day on their gadgets. They…
2015-07-13 Saving Mr Chimp 拯救大猩猩先生
课文内容 词汇：Judicial case 庭审案例 Should animals be entitled to the same rights as people? The question is not so outlandish.…
2015-07-06 Suffering for fashion 赶时髦脚受苦
课文内容 词汇：Feet 脚 Many believe high heels make women look good. It’s no surprise that the Cannes Film Festival’s organisers…
2015-06-29 Storing ice in the Antarctic 在南极储存冰
课文内容 词汇：Climate change 气候变化 Where do you keep ice? In the freezer, of course. That’s what scientists might have thought…