【一起闲话英语】交通-Transportation

Ruth, England speaker Good transportation? Not really because I'm from a small village but then if you actually go into the town itself, then things aren't too bad. There's quite a good bus system and you can get there easily on the train. We don't h

【一起闲话英语】什么时候结婚最合适- Best Time to Marry

Amir / Iran speaker If marrying early means the age of thirty, I don't think so because my parents got married after thirties and they're having a happy life and for male, especially maybe there are not necessarily obliged to marry early because thei

【一起闲话英语】如何保持身材-Staying in Shape

Matthew / Canada speaker I ride my bicycle. I like to ride my bicycle around most of the time, if I'm able to I'll ride a bicycle to work, and also I like to walk everywhere. I've never owned a car, so I tend to walk a lot of different places. Lindsa

【一起闲话英语】太空旅行-Space Travel

Matthew / England speaker Well, space travel is very exciting. A very wonderful thing. It's pretty hard to argue that we need space travel if you have people living in poverty in your country. Perhaps we need to have our priorities set first. Lindsay

【一起闲话英语】优秀的领导人应该具备哪些品质-Leadership

Paul / England speaker I think if we're talking about a leader of a country, then first of all I think the person has to be strong. They have to have their ideas of what they want to do and they have to do it, but at the same time, they have to also

【一起闲话英语】睡眠质量-Sleep

Matthew / Canada speaker Probably somewhere between six and seven hours a night. It depends what I'm doing in the evening, or what I have to do in the morning, but I usually go to bed not too late, but I usually have to get up pretty early so, usuall

【一起闲话英语】最喜爱的运动-Favorite Sport

Aki / Japan speaker I like rugby. I like watching rugby. There's a lot of actions. There are a lot of nice looking guys, you know, nice movements, also the pace of the games goes fast, so a lot of scoring, and I enjoy it. Matthew / England speaker We

【一起闲话英语】在大公司还是小公司工作-Big or Small Company

Chris / England speaker I suppose there are advantages to both, working for a small company, you might have more space and more time to work on projects that you're interested in, but a big company, I suppose, you might think, you have more job secur

【一起闲话英语】你最喜欢的小器械-Favorite Gadget

Aki / Japan speaker My favorite gadget's the computer. I can't live without Internet or e-mailing or skyping. I always talk with my friends over Skype, domestic and international. I also always do a lot of Internet shopping. I love shopping on amazon

【一起闲话英语】无偿教育-Free Education

Shalini / Canada speaker Definitely. Definitely, I think it should be free. I think for one, depending on where you live, we all pay enough taxes that I think this is a privilege that would be enjoyed and I also think if it were to be free, students

【一起闲话英语】汽车与未来-Cars and the Future

Matthew / England speaker I hope not. I hope if they are driving cars they are run on hydrogen or perhaps something else, electricity perhaps, but I really hope we don't use gasoline anymore. Maiko / Japan speaker I do think in 100 years people will

【一起闲话英语】你想投身什么样的商业？-Business Idea

Aki / Japan speaker Maybe, I'd like to do something with trading maybe. I don't want to handle goods, but maybe importing, exporting stuff like in between maybe Japan and the U.S. since I can speak both languages. Import-Export. Helen / Canada speake

【一起闲话英语】冒险-Adventure

Lori / Canada speaker Oh, right now, the adventure I am planning is an extensive trip in Southeast Asia. I've always dreamed of going to Angor Wat, so I want to see that place before it's been overrun with too many tourists. Chris / England speaker W

【一起闲话英语】你所经历的车祸-Vehicle Accidents

Helen / Canada speaker Yes, I have actually. It was just shortly after I got my driver's license. I was driving in a parking lot and I was going through a small intersection and I looked to my left, and there was a car coming towards me and it was ac

【一起闲话英语】你是否害羞-Shyness

Katia, Mexico speaker Am I shy? I'm not sure. Sometimes I am shy. Sometimes I am not shy, so I think it depends on the situation. If it's people that I know, if it's people I don't know. So am I shy? Sometimes, yes. Sometimes, no. Jeff, Canada speake

【一起闲话英语】坐飞机时你都干嘛-In Flight

Matthew / U.K. speaker My wife and I like to play cards, backgammon, other games like that. I try and read. I try and watch the movies, but often I just look out the window. Eoin / U.K. speaker When I'm on flight I like to sleep, but unfortunately I

【一起闲话英语】喜欢自己学还是与他人一起学-Studying alone or in groups

Katia / Mexico speaker I prefer studying alone, because if I have to work on one particular issue, I stay as long as I need to, studying that part. So, I'd rather study by myself. Sunny / Korea speaker I think I prefer studying in groups, because I c

【一起闲话英语】政治危机还是环境危机？-Politics or the environment?

Sarah / England speaker I am probably more worried about political dangers rather than environmental, mainly because with environmental, you have the option to change what's going to happen to the environment. You can sort of try and change that as m

【一起闲话英语】是否会养奇特的宠物-Would you like to have an exotic pet?

Mak / Croatia speaker No, I would like to have, you know, pets, like dogs ... well, yeah, dogs. No, not cats. Dogs, because they're just I think friendlier, and I'm used to them since I have two dogs, and they call them German Schnauzers. Sarah / Eng

【一起闲话英语】孩子是否被宠坏了？-Are Children Spoiled Today?

Tony / Mozambique speaker I would say, maybe children are spoiled, because I remember when I was younger, like we had to work hard if we wanted to get something from our parents. Or even the stories you hear from your parents, they're basically used