听一分钟英文：Leadership-领导

Leadership is a word we hear a lot nowadays. Every time we turn on the news we hear about how important leadership is. Especially strong leadership. American presidents often talk about the importance of leadership. I suppose theyre right. Its import

听一分钟英文：Libraries-图书馆

Libraries are wonderful places. Every library Ive been to in the world is the same. They all have a special atmosphere. A room with a large collection of books does things to people. We become very quiet and want to know whats on the shelves. This ha

听一分钟英文：Television-电视

What do you think? Is television good or bad? I loved it when I was a kid. My eyes were glued to the TV screen for hours and hours. I watched cartoons and other kids shows non-stop. It was good at the time, but maybe I should have been outside playin

听一分钟英文：Telephone-电话

Telephones are a major part of our lives these days. When I was growing up, I perhaps used the phone once a week. It was almost a big event when it rang. Everyone rushed into the living room to find out who was calling. Of course, it was an old-style

听一分钟英文：Teeth-牙齿

Nowadays everyone wants perfect teeth. People want to have the same teeth as Hollywood or Bollywood movie stars. Every fashion, film or music magazine is full of photos of people with lovely teeth. My teeth arent straight. My two front teeth are croo

听一分钟英文：Teenagers-青少年

Our teenage years are probably the most difficult of our lives. This is the time we pass from childhood into adulthood. So many things are happening to us. Our bodies change, our emotions change and our whole life changes. We have to learn to be inde

听一分钟英文：Teddy Bears-泰迪熊

Teddy bears are very important. They play a special role in our society. The funny thing is, they have been with us for less than a hundred years. Of course, when we think about teddy bears, we think about children. I think its impossible for a child

听一分钟英文：Technology-科技

What would we do without technology? Would we still be living in caves? Probably. I think there are two main kinds of technology. The kinds before and after computers. When we think about technology before computers, it was quite basic. It was all me

听一分钟英文：Tears-眼泪

Sometimes tears make me smile and sometimes tears make me sad. Im not talking about my own tears though. When I see little children cry, I think its so cute. They cry over the silliest thing, and thats what makes me smile. When they fall over they cr

听一分钟英文：Teaching-教学

Teaching is one of the most important jobs in the world. Even though its so important, it isnt very well paid. Teachers dont get a lot of money. This is surprising because most governments say education is their top priority. Teaching is also one of

听一分钟英文：Taxis-出租车

I wonder what life would be like without taxis. No one ever really stops to think how important taxis are. They are everywhere. Just think how convenient they are. All you do is walk out onto the street, raise your hand, and a cab stops. It then take

听一分钟英文：Tennis-网球

Tennis is one of the greatest games in the world. You can see people playing it in pretty much every country on Earth. Anyone can play it. All you need is a tennis racket and a ball. You can even play it when youre three or four years old. Most of th

听一分钟英文：The Family Pet-家庭宠物

I dont understand why people want a pet. Its strange. Why would you want an animal to live in the same house as you? Some people let their pets sleep on their bed. This doesnt sound too hygienic to me. Cats and dogs spend a long time outdoors, puttin

听一分钟英文：Tests-考试

I hate tests. Who was it who decided that tests are a good way to test your knowledge? Probably someone who liked putting students through pain. Tests are so unfair. People who are good at remembering lots of things for a short time are good at tests

听一分钟英文：Terrorism-恐怖主义

Ever since I can remember, Ive seen terrorism on the news. I grew up in London. In the 1970s, we had a lot of bombings and I even heard a bomb once. There has also been terrorism in other countries from Spain to Sri Lanka. But terrorism really hit th

听一分钟英文：Tax-税收

Tax is a necessary evil. Thats what many people say. I think it is necessary because its the only way to keep a country going. Without the government collecting taxes, it would have no money to spend on education, the police, hospitals, roads, etc. N

听一分钟英文：Research-研究

Research is a very important thing. Without research, wed have no new products. Our food would be more dangerous to eat. And wed never go to the moon. Id like to see my government spend a lot more money on research. Especially on research into diseas

听一分钟英文：Rent-房租

I hate paying rent. Its such a waste of money. And its a lot of money. When I pay rent. I always feel like Im throwing money away. My rent usually takes over half of my salary. Of course, landlords are very happy. They sit back and let the money come

听一分钟英文：Religion-宗教

Religion is very important for most of the worlds people. Almost everyone believes in a religion. There are hundreds of different religions. The biggest ones are Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and Hinduism. There are other big ones, like Sikhism and J

听一分钟英文：Refugees-避难者

The problem of refugees is getting bigger and bigger. In fact, it is such a problem that there are now many different words for refugees. There are refugees, political refugees, displaced persons, internally displaced persons, migrants, and more. A l