听播客学英语 94 最长的名字

Once upon a time, there was a village in north Wales called Llanfair. Llanfair means, simply, the church of St Mary in the Welsh language, and there are many other places in Wales called Llanfair. The particular Llanfair in this story was called Llan

听播客学英语 95 潮湿的夏天

The summer holidays are over. People have returned to work. The children are back at school. And this is my first podcast since July. So, what sort of summer has it been in Britain? Lets start with the bad news. Our economy is in big difficulties. Pr

听播客学英语 96 拆散

There is an English phrasal verb to break up. It means to break into pieces. Here are some examples of ways in which we can use it. Imagine a storm at sea. The wind and the waves drive a ship onto the rocks. The waves smash the ship into pieces. The

听播客学英语 98 巨石阵

In todays podcast, we talk about some theories. We talk about things which may be true, or may not be true. We use words like perhaps and maybe and it could be that... See how many examples you can find. We English have not lived in England for long.

听播客学英语 99 布伦德尔通话时间

Last November, the Guardian newspaper contained an article. This was the headline. Alfred Brendel, piano maestro, calls time on concert career. What does it mean? Well, you may already know about Alfred Brendel. He is a pianist, or a piano maestro as

听播客学英语 100 结婚

Our podcast today is about weddings. I hope you will learn some new English words. There is a quiz attached to the podcast today so that you can test how much you know. In England, you can get married in a church, or you can have a civil wedding (tha

听播客学英语 101 凯文临阵畏缩

Today, we meet the expression to have cold feet about something. It means well, I will tell you a story, and you will see what it means. About 3 months ago, Kevin went to the pub with his friend George. At the pub they met some friends who were talki

听播客学英语 102 偷窥狂

Do you know the English word to peep? If I peep at something, it means that I look at it quickly and secretly, and I hope that no-one notices. For example, I buy a birthday present for my daughter. She wants to know what the present is. But it is not

听播客学英语 103 理发

In todays podcast we meet the English expression I could do with I could do with is an indirect way of saying I need If I say I could do with something, it means I need something. So, if I say to my teenage son, You could do with a haircut, I mean Yo

听播客学英语 104 最糟糕的诗人

We stay in Scotland for todays podcast. We are going to meet a man called William Topaz McGonagall. Most people agree that he was the worst poet ever in the English language. He was born in 1825. His father was a cotton weaver, who had to move from t

听播客学英语 97 Better

I am sorry that there was no podcast last week. I was unwell. But now I am better. That means, I am not unwell any more. I have recovered. I am better. And todays podcast is about the word better. Better is of course the comparative form of the adjec

听播客学英语 113 谋杀

Felix Dennis publishes magazines. He is, in fact, a very successful publisher, and his magazines have made him very rich. He is one of the richest people in Britain. He has written a book about how to get rich. Unlike most books that tell you how to

听播客学英语 114 预算

Today we are going to find out about the English word budget. But first, I asked you a question at the end of the last podcast. I told you about the supermarket check-out for people who are buying only a few things. I asked you whether the sign above

听播客学英语 115 苹果和糖

What is the difference between apples and sugar? What is the difference between light-bulbs and electricity? What is the difference between trees and rain? What do you think? Do you give up? Shall I tell you? The difference between apples and sugar i

听播客学英语 116 顿马场地震

The big news story this week was the great Market Rasen earthquake. We have lots of earthquakes in Britain. There are about 200 every year, but most of them are so small that people do not notice them The earthquake this week in the early hours [ie b

听播客学英语 117 一个可怕的发现

Today we visit the Channel Islands. The Channel Islands are a group of islands in the English Channel, close to the north coast of France. But they are not part of France. And they are not really part of Britain either. The British Queen is also rule

听播客学英语 118 第四大桥

My last podcast was about a motorway junction. But today I am going to talk about something much more romantic. When I think about it, a dreamy look comes into my eyes and my heart begins to flutter. Yes, dear listeners, I am going to talk about a ra

听播客学英语 119 烤饼节

Today is Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day. Shrove Tuesday is the day before the beginning of Lent, which is the period of 40 days leading up to Easter. Traditionally, during Lent, Christians avoid eating rich foods, for example foods containing lots of

听播客学英语 111 Folly

Today we meet the English word folly, and we visit a strange old building and an art exhibition. Lets start with the word folly. I guess you know what foolish means. If someone is foolish, he or she does stupid or unwise things. We can call such a pe

听播客学英语 112 Up up up

When you learn English, you learn about phrasal verbs. What are phrasal verbs? They are verbs which are formed, not of one word, but of two or more words. For instance, if I come home from work and want to watch a TV programme, I go into my sitting r