【英语趣味课堂】购物疗法-Retail Therapy

Diego: So, Silvia, I hear you have thirty handbags and thirty-five pairs of shoes. Silvia: Yeah, I know. Actually, it's a little bit of a sad story if I tell you why I have a lot of bags and shoes. Diego: It's OK, we have time. Silvia: Actually, I lo

【英语趣味课堂】去哥斯达黎加的游客-Tourists Who Go to Costa Rica

Rachel: So, Steven, you're from Costa Rica, and I've heard it's an amazingly beautiful country, and I've seen some of pictures you've shown us in class. Do you get a lot of tourists going? Steven: In Costa Rica we are considered one of the most impor

【英语趣味课堂】同性恋婚姻-Gay Marriage

Adria: So New Mexico like you said, it's pretty conservative. What are the gay marriage laws or are there any gay marriage laws in New Mexico? Shiloh: Well it's illegal in the state of New Mexico to receive a gay marriage. You can't receive a marriag

【英语趣味课堂】枪械管制-Gun Control

Shiloh: So Adria I hear you're a Democrat, is that right? Adria: Yeah, I'm a registered Democrat, what about yourself? Shiloh: I'm actually a registered Republican, so we're opposites like that. I've got a question for you. I'm from New Mexico which

【英语趣味课堂】卫生保健-Healthcare

Shiloh: So, Adria, what do you think about nationalized healthcare in the United States? I know that most Democrats are for it, and most Republicans are against it. So, what do you think? Adria: I think it's really necessary. After, you know, hearing

【英语趣味课堂】墨西哥的节日-A Mexican Holiday

Silvia: So talking about Mexican celebrations, is Independence Day and Cinco De Mayo the same thing? Diego: No, no, no. They're very different. Actually, Independence Day is celebrated the 15th and 16th of September and Cinco De Mayo is celebrated th

【英语趣味课堂】保姆的日常-Au Pair

Todd: So, Layla, we're talking about being an au pair. What is the daily routine of an au pair? Like, what do you do everyday? Layla: So, every day I wake in the morning at seven and I take care of the kids, and get them dressed. I drop them at schoo

【英语趣味课堂】胡须-Beard

Todd: So Jeff, have you had all the different types of facial hair? We have beard, sideburns, goatee, mustache, soul patch. Jeff: Handlebar. Todd: Handlebar. Jeff: Nice big chops, sideburns. Oh, yeah, I've had the Abe Lincoln style where you got the

【英语趣味课堂】有名的美国人-Famous Americans

Nick: Obviously from Seattle, there's many famous people. Cheryl: Ah, yes, from Seattle. We have Jimmy Hendrix. Nick: Jimmy Hendrix. Wow! I love Jimmy Hendrix. Cheryl: Yeah, he is a very famous musician, and we have his statues on the street in Seatt

【英语趣味课堂】哥斯达黎加的冒险-Costa Rican Adventure

Todd: So, Steven, you're from Costa Rica. Now, I look on the internet sometimes for really cool adventures, and Costa Rica's always up there for these wild things you can do, like Kayaking, surfing, windsurfing, nature hikes, volcano hikes and stuff.

【英语趣味课堂】野营-Nature Camp

Todd: So, Steven you've been talking a lot about adventures you can do in your country. Do you have any stories of adventure that's happened to you in your own country of Costa Rica? Steven: Well, when I was in middle school, my school decided to tak

【英语趣味课堂】以土地为生-Living off the Land

Todd: So you said that you were just eating the local plants. You would actually forage or you would look for food. How did you stomach feel? Like you know, you went from eating processed food or Westernized food to eating just stuff straight from th

【英语趣味课堂】问候-Greetings

Tu: So Amir, tell me a bit about Iran people. How do they show affection to each other? Amir: Oh, they do show affection. Yeah, but it matters, actually whether you are in the public sight or you're at your home, where you can just freely show your a

【英语趣味课堂】不同国家的社交礼仪-Social Contact in Different Country

Amir: Maybe it's something I have to mention about Iranians, we don't kiss, of course, on the lips. It's only on the cheek. Tu: Yes, even on the cheek? Amir: Yes, on the cheeks. Tu: Even on the cheeks. Amir: Well, men in Iran kiss each other on the c

【英语趣味课堂】他最好的朋友-His Best Friend

Rebecca: Alright, so Gareth, who's your best friend? Gareth: Ah, difficult question, but I would have to say that my wife is my best friend. Rebecca: You're wife so then where did you meet? Gareth: We met in England when I was eighteen. My wife was t

【英语趣味课堂】不同国家的教养子女的方式-Parenting Here and There

Todd: So, you've seen obviously life in France, family life in France, and now you've seen family life in America. Is there any differences? Layla: Yes, there is a lot of difference about the education is different. The education in France, parents a

【英语趣味课堂】可以举办世界杯的城市-World Cup City

Paul: So Todd, we're talking about football and recently there was the World Cup bidding process that occurred and the English campaign lost to the Russians and the American campaign lost to Qatar. How do you feel about that? Todd: Yeah, it was a bit

【英语趣味课堂】谈论足球-Talking about Football

Todd: So Paul I thought we would talk a little bit about football. Now both of our countries recently got left out in the cold for the future World Cup, so England lost to Russia for the two thousand eighteeen World Cup and the US lost out to Qatar f

【英语趣味课堂】他的梦想-His Dreams

Lindsay: Hey, Warren. Warren: Hey, how's it going? Lindsay: Good. I thought today we could talk about childhood dreams. When you were ten years old, what did you want to be when you grew up? Warren: Right. Well actually it's a little embarrassing. I

【英语趣味课堂】她的梦想-Her Dreams

Warren: So Lindsay what about your dreams? What did you want to be when you were ten years old? Lindsay: When I was ten years old I wasn't very realistic but I knew I wanted to be very powerful so I thought the dream job would be Wonder Woman. She ca