听播客学英语 160 选举日

Today is the first Thursday in May, which is often an election day in Britain. People in many parts of England are voting today in local council elections. In Scotland there are elections to the Scottish Parliament, and in Wales there are elections t

听播客学英语 161 about to...

You know how to talk about the future in English. You use words like will or shall or going to. In English, we also have a way of talking about things which are in the future but very close to the present perhaps ony a few minutes into the future. We

听播客学英语 162 Kinder Scout

I am recording the podcast today outdoors, that means outside, in my garden. So do not be surprised if you hear the sound of traffic, or birds singing, or children playing. And todays podcast is about the outdoors the hills and the open countryside,

听播客学英语 163 What does it mean Watson...

We use the word mean in English in lots of different ways. I imagine that you use the word very often. You ask your English teacher what a particular English word means. You say for example, What does tree mean? You are saying, what is the word for t

听播客学英语 164 足球

Todays podcast is by Mark. He is a football coach in New Zealand. Hello everyone. A few years ago, I moved from England to New Zealand to coach football to children in Auckland, the biggest city in New Zealand. Id like to tell you about the differenc

听播客学英语 154 Blessed

In a podcast last week, I talked about a pop group called the Zimmers. The Zimmers are all elderly people, who want to show the world that old people can be fun and creative. A few days ago I found a short poem about being old. It is by Barbara Beule

听播客学英语 155 巨无霸

After my last podcast, I am sure that many of you have applied for jobs as spies for the British Secret Intelligence Service. But what will you do if they say no? If they say that they dont want you; they have enough spies already; and they dont thin

听播客学英语 153 马德琳

Madeleine McCann is four years old. Everyone in Britain knows about her. This is why. Madeleine lives with her parents Kate and Gerry McCann, and her younger brother and sister. Their home is in a town called Rothley in central England. It is a small

听播客学英语 152 Mud

Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset in south-west England. It contains the ruins of an old abbey, and has some beautiful countryside around it. There are many myths and legends associated with Glastonbury. Many of these are stories about the Celt

听播客学英语 151 你好再见托尼，戈登

We do not often talk about politics on this podcast, but today is different. Today is a special day. Our Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has been Prime Minister since 1997. But today he will resign. In fact, Tony Blair told us many months ago that he was

听播客学英语 150 让我知道

Suppose you are planning a holiday in England. Your friend in England might say to you, Please let me know when you are going to arrive. Or suppose I am talking to a friend who is planning to move to another town. I might say, Please let me have your

听播客学英语 285 情人节

Tomorrow, 14 February, is Valentines Day. Saint Valentine is the patron saint of people in love. On Valentines Day, many people send a Valentine card to their boyfriend or girlfriend, or to their husband or wife. Sometimes people send Valentine cards

听播客学英语 286 灯泡

A few years ago there were lots of lightbulb jokes in English. You probably had them in your language too. Here is an example. How many policemen/civil servants/school teachers does it take to change a lightbulb? Five one to stand on a table holding

听播客学英语 287 噩梦

Someone who manages a museum is called a curator. Imagine that you are a curator. What problems could you possibly have? What nightmares about your work could wake you in the night? Surely, museum curators have jobs with little stress or worry. Perha

听播客学英语 288 我祝福您

My friend Margaret writes poetry. I have persuaded her to record a few of her poems for you to listen to. Here is one called I Wish for You. I Wish for You Life brings many experiences, some good, some bad, some in-between. You have been my friend fo

听播客学英语 24 弓箭手

The music which you have just heard is a signature tune. A signature tune is the music which you hear at the beginning of a radio or TV programme. This signature tune is the signature tune of a radio soap opera called The Archers. The BBC describe Th

听播客学英语 16 末日审判

In March, I recorded a podcast about the census in this country that is, the counting of everyone who lives here. Todays podcast is also about a census the very first census to take place England. In the year 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, defeated

听播客学英语 17 卫报

In todays podcast, we are going to talk about a birthday, and learn the English words for some of the things which you may find in a newspaper. First, the birthday. 190 years ago, on 5 May 1821, people in Manchester were able to buy the first edition

听播客学英语 18 一杯香浓的茶

That was Miss Binnie Hale, singing a song called A Nice Cup of Tea, which she recorded 70 years ago, in 1941. We British love tea. We drink more tea per head of population than any other country in the world, except for Ireland. If you go to the Tea

听播客学英语 19 This and that

We have lots to do in todays podcast. First, we will learn something about the words this, that, these and those. Then we will go shopping with Kevin and Joanne. And finally, we will hear about Ms Nancy Sinatra, and what she is going to do with her b