【趣谈英语】英式早餐营养全面-An English Breakfast Is A Full Breakfast

Pre-Listening Vocabulary continent: a large region of the world with various countries; or the mainland of a region as opposed to its islands full-bodied: strong croissant: a flaky, crescent-shaped French pastry waffle: a crisp breakfast cake made fr

【趣谈英语】没有窗户的飞机-Windowless Airplanes

Pre-Listening Vocabulary concept: a model or design based on an early idea flexible: bendable; not rigid OLED: organic light-emitting diode fuselage: the body of an aircraft where the passengers and crew are situated aerodynamic: a long, slender shap

【趣谈英语】皮毛比金子更值钱-Feathers Were More Valuable Than Gold

Pre-Listening Vocabulary the turn of the century: the end of one century and the beginning of a new one social status: a persons importance in society (often linked to wealth) plume: a long feather the Everglades: a swampy grassland area in southern

【趣谈英语】飞行模式省电-Airplane Mode Saves Your Battery

Pre-Listening Vocabulary switch: move to a different position Wi-Fi: a wireless network that provides Internet connection Bluetooth: a trademarked name for a short-range wireless connection for computerized devices GPS: global positioning system, a s

【趣谈英语】曼谷正在下沉-Bangkok Is Sinking

Pre-Listening Vocabulary temple: a religious building where people gather to worship metropolis: a large, heavily populated city urban sprawl: the uncontrolled growth of a city erosion: the gradual loss of ground surface depletion: the using up or em

【趣谈英语】西班牙流感病毒并不是来自于西班牙-The Spanish Flu Did Not Originate In Spain

Pre-Listening Vocabulary originate: begin neutral: not involved in a conflict censorship: the practice of restricting information influenza: a viral infection that can be passed on (flu) in ones prime: in the most productive years of ones life (appro

【趣谈英语】本.富兰克林曾建议用火鸡作为国徽-Ben Franklin and the Turkey

Pre-Listening Vocabulary propose: suggest Great Seal of the US: a presidential stamp placed on federal documents in the US illustration: drawing vain: overly admiring of oneself invader: an unwelcome person who tries to enter or take over a region by

【趣谈英语】风筝对筑桥的贡献-Boy’s Kite Helps Build Niagara Bridge

Pre-Listening Vocabulary narrow: close together roar: to make a loud sound or wild movement advantage: a better chance at succeeding ferry: a boat that transports people between certain points rapids: water that moves very quickly retrieve: to get ba

【趣谈英语】圣诞老人的驯鹿一定是雌性的-Santa’s Reindeer Must Be Female

Pre-Listening Vocabulary depict: to show visually antlers: branch-like horns made of bone mating season: the time of year when animals reproduce Santas Reindeer Must Be Female If youve ever seen images of Santa Clauss reindeer, you know that they are

【趣谈英语】灾难即是不好的开端-A Disaster Was a Bad Star

Pre-Listening Vocabulary avalanche: a sudden rush of snow and ice down a mountain or hill pilot error: a mistake made by the person operating an aircraft misalignment: the incorrect position or arrangement of something A Disaster Was a Bad Star The n

【趣谈英语】手指甲比脚趾甲长得快-Fingernails Grow Faster Than Toenails

Pre-Listening Vocabulary dominant: strong; used most often keratin: a fibrous protein found in hair, nails, and the outer layer of skin puberty: the growth period during which a childs body reaches sexual maturity nail-biting: causing anxiety or nerv

【趣谈英语】酥饼还是面包屑-Shortbread Means Crumbly Bread

Pre-Listening Vocabulary crumble: to break apart easily; to break into small bits pastry: flaky baked goods that separate easily shortening: a solid fat, such as butter, used for making crumbly pastry flaky: breaks away easily in long strands (e.g.,

【趣谈英语】花样滑冰选手不会眩晕吗？-Figure Skaters Do Get Dizzy

Figure Skaters Do Get Dizzy Have you ever wondered how figure skaters spin so many times without getting dizzy? Figure skaters do experience dizziness, but they have a few different ways to conceal their feeling, and to stay upright after their rotat

【趣谈英语】自拍-“Selfie”

Selfie Is The Word Of The Year Oxford University Press declared selfie the word of the year for 2013. Selfie refers to a self-taken photograph. Selfies are usually taken on a smartphone or webcam. The word was first seen in an online forum in Austral

【趣谈英语】单词run有多重定义-The Verb “Run” Has The Most Definitions

The Word Run Has The Most Definitions Did you know that the word run has many different meanings and senses. Some dictionaries list over 600 entries for this word. The most common verb meanings are to advance quickly and to operate. You can also run

【趣谈英语】手语的语法-The Grammar Of Sign Language

The Grammar Of Sign Language The word grammar means the inner workings or system of a language. Did you know that sign language has its own grammar system? Just as there are subjects, objects, tenses and parts of speech in written and spoken language

【趣谈英语】喝酒的时候用到了五种感官-Engaging The 5 Senses With Wine

Engaging The 5 Senses With Wine Did you know you could engage all five of your senses with a glass of wine? The first thing most wine drinkers do is choose a colour. You may fancy one that is white or red or somewhere in between. Wine that is pink in

【趣谈英语】最后的候鸽-Martha Was The Last Passenger Pigeon

Martha Was The Last Passenger Pigeon Before the 1900s, passenger pigeons made up about 40 percent of the total bird population in the US. These birds migrated in massive colonies, and there were so many of them that they could actually black out the

【趣谈英语】婴儿首次看到的颜色是红色-Red is The First Colour A Baby Sees

Red is The First Colour a Baby Sees Research suggests that red is the first colour that a baby sees. Does this mean that new parents should wear red to greet their newborns? Not exactly. Human babies dont begin to differentiate colours until a few we

【趣谈英语】保卫奥运会的那支军队-The Army That Saved The Olympics

The Army That Saved The Olympics In 1964, at the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, a lack of snow threatened the Games. It was the mildest Austrian February in decades, and thousands of Austrian troops were called into action to make sure that t