Lesson 2 The Amish

In the land of rock and roll, the space shuttle, and computerized living, who could imagine that about 50,000 Americans do not use telephones, electric lights, or cars, not because they are poor, but

Lesson 3 Indoor Pollution

So you think that by staying at home you are safe from all the terrible kinds of pollution present outdoors, such as in or near factories, roads, and garbage dumps? Do you think that by staying in you

Lesson 7 The Delights of South Island

One of the odder coincidences of physical geography is the fact that there are two double islands, roughly the same size, positioned at each other's antipodes, or farthest-distant point. The islands o

Lesson 6 Table Manners in Anglo-America

Lesson 5 Hot Animals around the World: Chameleons

Every few months this program will feature an animal which has caught the eye of the world's public to become a favorite or

Lesson 4 Pizzas, Please!

One of the world's most popular foods along with the hamburger, fried chicken, and milk shakes is pizza. Although the origin of the first three foods is well understood, that of pizza until recently,

Lesson 8 Ireland's Contribution to English

Nearly everyone knows that countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are primarily English-speaking countries; that is, English is the moth

赖世雄高级美国英语 lesson 37

Lesson 37 The Germanic LanguagesMost people have heard of the Tower of Babel story in the Bible. According to this story, long ago all people spoke the same language. Later, however, they were punished by speaking a great number of different tongues.

赖世雄高级美国英语 lesson 13

Lesson 13， The Ivy League Schools： Excellence in Education. 常春藤盟校教育界的佼佼者 The first permanent English settlement in the New World was at Plymouth Bay in what in now the state of Massachusetts in 1620. Merely 16 years later， a group of

赖世雄高级美国英语 lesson 38

Lesson 38 Learning How to ApologizeWhat are the hardest words to pronounce in English? It seems that I'm sorry are the two most difficult words for most people to say. Perhaps this difficulty lies in the so-called losing of face phrase; when a person

赖世雄高级美国英语 lesson 15

Lesson 15 Webcams： Electronics tool or the end of privacy？ 网络摄影机：电子工具还是隐私终结者？ What are webcams？ The word webcam is a compound word formed from two abbreviations， web from the World Wide Web and cam from camera. Webcams are came

赖世雄高级美国英语 lesson 14

Lesson 14， Alpine Treasures 乐在阿尔卑斯山 From the Atlantic Ocean to the Ural Mountains stretches the continent of Europe. The most striking geographic feature within this densely-populated area is the Alps Mountain Range， commonly called the Alp

Lesson 12 The Louvre: The World's Best Museum?

Paris, City of Light, and of art. A playland for lovers and a painter's dream. What better place to situate the Louvre, considered by many to be the world's best museum of art? what makes this museum

赖世雄高级美国英语 lesson 11

Lesson 11 English in the Caribbean 加勒比海英语 When we hear the word English， we naturally think of the language spoken by those living in the United Kingdom or of the people living in England. We also often think of their language as the int

赖世雄高级美国英语 lesson 10

Lesson 10， Marlena Smalls and The Gullah： The Revival of a Unique Community 原音再现？ Does the name Marlena Smalls ring a bell？ Probably not. At least not yet. If this large woman with an even larger smile and sparkling eyes has her way， howeve

lesson 9 Why Is Basketball So Popular?

Lesson 9 Why Is Basketball So Popular? 篮球热 Soccer and baseball have more fans,but no other sport has increased in popularity so quickly over the past 30 years than has basketball.What accounts f

赖世雄高级美国英语 lesson 24

Lesson 24 Coffee or tea break？ Do you prefer a coffee break or a tea break？ Are you getting off the lift at the ground floor， or are you going to get off the elevator on the first floor？ Travelers to English-speaking countries have to adjust to

Lesson 1 Let’s Visit New York!

New York, New York. The city so nice they named it twice. 纽约州的纽约市，这城市好得人们称呼它两次 These words were used to describe New York When it was by far the largest, riches