听一分钟英文：Statistics-数字

There are lies, damned lies, and statistics. I like this saying. It means statistics lie even more than the biggest lies. Its true. Statistics can be used to dress up any numbers. Politicians always use statistics to let us know things are better tha

听一分钟英文：Standard of Living-生活标准

Standard of living is something very important to all of us. We all want a better standard of living. We all do our best for most of our lives to improve it. Im quite happy with my standard of living. Im not rich, I dont have expensive furniture (in

听一分钟英文：Spring-春天

Spring is a time for doing things. It seems everyone is full of energy. The days become warmer so everyone spends more time outside. Winter is finishing, so the countryside becomes greener. I love watching the new flowers in my garden in spring. I wa

听一分钟英文：Sport-运动

Are you good at sport? Im not, but I love watching and playing all kinds of sport. My favourite sport is football the kind with the round ball, not American football. I wasnt very good at football when I was a kid. This did not stop me playing. I pla

听一分钟英文：Spiders-蜘蛛

Spiders are scary. I dont care what people say, they are scary creatures. Some people say they like spiders. I think theyre mad. They only like them because theyre so small. If they were the size of large dogs, people wouldnt like them so much. Can y

听一分钟英文：Speed-超速

Speed kills. This is something I remember from a road safety campaign many years ago. Its true. There are too many drivers who drive too fast. So many people are killed on the road because of speed. I dont understand why people dont follow the speed

听一分钟英文：Souvenirs-纪念品

Souvenirs are funny things. Most of us feel we need to buy a souvenir when we go to another country. Then when we get home we put it on top of the television. When visitors come, we tell them about it and where we got it. A lot of the souvenirs we bu

听一分钟英文：Sound-声音

Sound is something few of us rarely think about. Its always around us in one form or another. I even think theres sound if everything is completely silent. There is actually a famous song called the Sound of Silence. When I was a child, my parents or

听一分钟英文：Soldiers-军人

Soldiers have an unbelievably difficult job. Sometimes I dont understand why people become a soldier. You can die. The life of a soldier is very tough. You have to train very hard every day and carry really heavy things. You have to march over mounta

听一分钟英文：Solar System-太阳系

The Solar System is an amazing thing. I cant imagine just how big it is. I dont think anyone can. It all centres around our Sun. Our solar system has eight planets in it. When I was a kid I learnt there were nine planets, but some time ago, scientist

听一分钟英文：Solar Energy-太阳能

Solar energy is the key to our future. If we do not use it, our planet will not survive. We do not have enough resources on Earth to supply our energy needs. We are slowly using solar energy more. Most places you go in the world today you can see sol

听一分钟英文：Software-软件

When I was a kid, I had never heard of software. If someone showed me this word, I would have no idea what it meant. Today, of course, its probably one of our most commonly used words. We cant live nowadays without software. We need an operating syst

听一分钟英文：Spelling-拼写

I'm terrible at spelling. It's so confusing. I really wish someone would change every word in English to make the spelling logical. I don't know how English people can spell. My teacher says many English people can't spell. English spelling is diffic

听一分钟英文：Stem Cell Research-干细胞研究

Im all for stem cell research. I know it is a huge issue at the moment. Lots of people dont like it. They say it is unethical and that it is playing God. Other people say we will create Frankensteins monster. Britain seems to be leading the world in

听一分钟英文：Search Engine-搜索引擎

Everybody uses search engines. The most popular one in the world is Google. Im not sure if its the best search engine but everyone knows it. Google always works for me. I never use any other search engine. I dont really see any need for anything else

听一分钟英文：School-学校

Most kids say they dont like school. They say their subjects are boring or theres too much homework. In fact, school is one of the best times of a persons life. Think about it. The hours are short usually just six hours a day. You have the opportunit

听一分钟英文：Science-科学

Science is one of the most important subjects we study at school. I loved it. I thought it was so interesting. Time in my science lessons went very quickly because I was always working on things and doing experiments. I liked all of the sciences, phy

听一分钟英文：Science Fiction-科幻小说

Science fiction is one of my favourite genres of books and movies. I like the kind of science fiction that shows what the future might look like on Earth. Science fiction movies like Star Wars are OK but they are full of strange creatures and things

听一分钟英文：Security-安全性

We have to think about security more and more today. It seems the world is becoming a more dangerous place. Most of the people I know are worried about home security. They have alarms on their house and some of my friends have a web cam filming their

听一分钟英文：Senility-衰老

Senility is a problem I worry about every now and then. I dont mind getting old. I even dont mind if old age means I cant be so active. The thing I worry about is losing my mind. I dont want to become senile. If Im senile, I wont be me any more. I wo