【话匣子英语】度假

好不容易放个假期，你选择怎么过，是在家里还是出去旅游度假呢？今天学习一个新的名词：staycation. Sample transcript Ricardo: Did you take a lot of vacations when you were younger? Maura: Yeah, every summer, at lea

【话匣子英语】保罗去美国旅行的故事

保罗去美国的时候，正好碰上国人都在欢度独立日，那真是一个盛大的场面啊 Sample transcript Maura: So what did you do after your time in New York? Paul: So after New York, I headed to western Massachusetts, to a town call

【话匣子英语】在蒙特利尔不能错过的事情

达西瓦向我们介绍在蒙特利尔不能错过的事情，冬天更被小孩喜欢，因为可以打雪仗玩各种游戏，夏天也有夏天的乐趣。 Robin: A lot of our listeners havent necessarily been to Montreal. What types of things wo

【话匣子英语】约会

传统的约会方式现在还流行吗，人们是否更偏向于网上交友呢 Harp: So those are some traditional ways where we find people to date. Maura: Right, but more and more people take classes, and they work, and of course they have frien

【话匣子英语】天气

以谈论天气来开始谈话内容总是很容易的，为什么这样说呢？ Sample transcript Harp: I think people like to talk about the weather because its an easy, simple topic. So its easy to make small talk about it. Maura: Youre right. So

【话匣子英语】跨文化交流

米兰妮从小转学过几次，在跨文化交流里，她是否适应这样的生活呢。 Melanie: Well, I was born and raised in Lindsay, Ontario a few hours north of Toronto. Maura: So how did you end up in Montreal then? Melanie: Well after fi

【话匣子英语】准时

毛拉说如果你想要9点开始派对，那么你就需要告诉你的朋友们派对是在8点开始，加拿大人真的是这样吗？ Maura: So if youre throwing a party in Canada and you want it to start at 9 oclock, dont expect any guests to

【话匣子英语】圣诞节回忆

回忆起小时候过圣诞节时的情景，总是有说不完的话.... Maura: First were gonna talk about Christmas past; then were gonna talk about the present, whats happening right now; and the future, upcoming Christmases. Harp: Yes. So lets g

【话匣子英语】公共演讲

Maura: So, you can say that youre going to give a talk. Thats one way of talking about public speaking. Another verb that you could use, another expression, is to make a speech. Harp: Yes. To make a speech. To give a speech and to make a speechits th

【话匣子英语】遇见凯里

凯里介绍自己，她来自.... Maura: So first, lets let everybody get to know you a little bit more. Kelly: OK. Maura: Tell us where youre from. Kelly: Im originally from a city called Regina, Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan is a Prairie province in

【话匣子英语】父母

当孩子为家里主动分担家务的时候，父母会根据孩子的劳动情况给予孩子一定的零花钱，孩子们可以存起来也可以花掉。这种方式是否该提倡呢？ Harp: Another thing that parents do is they give an allow

【话匣子英语】“卫生间”的不同表达

去朋友家了，想去卫生间，正确的表达应该是什么呢 Maura: And when youre in someones home, you wanna use only washroom or bathroom. You wouldnt say restroom in someones home. It just doesnt work. Harp: Its really only for public sp

【话匣子英语】求婚

情侣交往一段时间以后，一方会向另一方求婚。 Maura: So, first, were gonna talk about how people propose. So, you have a couple, theyve been dating for a while, and then they want to get married. Harp: Yeah. And I would say its usua

【话匣子英语】笔友

最初是通过手写的信件。然后演变为通过电脑发e-mail。笔友之间的联系也在悄然发生着改变。 Harp: So you met him on the Internet, and then you guys become pen pals and used traditional snail mail. Then you met in real

【话匣子英语】电台的故事

毛拉和哈皮回忆起了两人刚认识那会，以及这个节目是怎样开始的 Harp: Today, we have a very interesting topic. Maura: Oh, todays topic is so interesting and it was suggested to us by a couple of our listeners, so thank you ver

【话匣子英语】电视

谈到电视，那真是家家必备的一个神器啊，它极大地丰富了我们的业余生活，人们懒得起身换台时，一个遥控器就已足够。 Harp: Yes. Were talking about TV. Maura: Yes, the television. The beautiful, wonderful

【话匣子英语】一些与地方有关的英文表达

毛拉和哈皮讨论的是，英语中有很多与地点有关的英文表达。 Harp: Lets look at some space-related idioms. Maura: So, the first one is Are you from Mars? Harp: No, Im not from Mars. Im from Earth. Maura: So, you might get asked i

【话匣子英语】与卡拉交谈

卡拉非常喜欢蒙特利尔，她也非常喜欢那里的美食，直教人流口水。 Maura: So, by now youve been to Montreal a few times to visit me, or more than a few times, so you know the city a little bit. Although, theres still a lot of

【话匣子英语】开车

当你开车的时候，最烦什么呢。最烦后座有个老司机对你指指点点，这样很容易令人感到反感。 Harp: Can you drive a manual car? Maura: To be honest, I learned a little probably a little bit, probably about 10 or 15 ye

【话匣子英语】害怕时候的反应

人在害怕的时候会做出什么样的反应，今天学习的一个词汇是不寒而栗 Maura: We can say, when you feel afraid, that you have shivers down your spine. Harp: Yes, shivers down your spine. Maura: And a shiver is usually something