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通过问愚蠢的问题能挖掘出名人内心深处的想法吗？《随身英语》透露美国资深谈话节目主持人 Larry King 成功的秘诀。 课文内容 词汇: Interview 采访 Chat shows are the staple of late night entertainment TV in many countries. The US has some of the most famous hosts…
一项报告称在英国，大约有两百万对夫妻相互隐瞒个人的经济状况。另有44%的已婚人士不知道自己配偶的收入是多少。《随身英语》和大家一起探讨感情与金钱之间的关系。 课文内容 词汇: Money 金钱 Do you usually go dutch when you take someone out to dinner? Do you expect your date to pay for the whole meal? Many people…
你喜欢吃甜食吗？你担心糖的摄入量过高吗？你也许听过甜味剂这个东东但对它真的了解吗？甜味剂真的像传说中那样又甜又健康吗？在英国，甜味剂产业估值约为六千万英镑。但甜味剂能有效帮助缓解英国肥胖人数增长的趋势吗？《随身英语》带你看看专家的解读。 课文内容 Vocabulary: Sweetener 词汇: 甜味剂 For many of us, the relationship we have with sugar is love at first taste, and that love usually lasts a lifetime. But what…
对于许多年轻人来说，离开家开始大学生活是个激动人心的时刻，但同时多少也具有很多挑战。一项调查显示，伦敦帝国理工学院的大批学生都经历过高度精神紧张或心理健康状况。本期《随身英语》谈论的话题就是这一转变过程中所要面对的心理压力。 课文内容 词汇: University 大学 University – the best days of my life! I made lots of friends in my student dorm, went to great parties, joined the debating society……
你在考试前都做哪些准备工作？提前复习、背重点、充分备考还是寄希望于“考试运”？一些英国学生依赖考试当天穿一件自己幸运的衣服去获得自信心和高分。你觉得这靠谱吗？ 课文内容 词汇: Anxiety 焦虑 Exam day – what do you do? I take a ring my grandfather gave me to the exam. It’s a reminder of his affection and…
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 is not a very angry lady, but the name of…
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 places you find on the high street? I do, so…
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 the sculptures and artefacts Shaun Greenhalgh made were fakes: fakes…
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 to welcome over 10,000 athletes and all the international visitors…
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 passengers reading? Perhaps a woman sitting near you is reading…
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 the parents! They want their little ones to do well…
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 boss? It seems many people in the UK like to…
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 might have just about heard of Alfred Russel Wallace, who…
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 do with a smaller nose or fewer wrinkles. Almost 10…
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 extreme sport? You can ride a bicycle, right? In that…