UK's Biggest Scaredy Cat As one of natures top predators, the tiger is not an animal that we would ordinarily think of as being chicken. However, one tiger, which lives in an English zoo, turned out to be more cowardly than his keepers could ever hav

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

Feifei: Now originally youre from Ireland arent you? Emmet: Thats right, Im from the Republic of Ireland. Feifei:I dont think many Chinese people know about Ireland. What languages do people speak there? Emmet: We speak English. I also speak Irish, w

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Daya: I absolutely love shopping online, you get the best deals online, you get designer goods for cheaper as well because they have sales online, if you're into your designer clothes. You can have an express service where you can have your goods in

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

Waiter: A table for one, Madame? Jean: No, erm, for two. I'm expecting someone. Waiter: Of course. Here we are. Jean: Thanks. Waiter: Excuse me. Something to drink in the meantime, Madame? Jean: Yes, oh, sorry. Yes. I'll have a glass of water, please

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Generally in the past just go out for a few drinks then see what's up. I dont like anything too obvious or structured or whatever. I quite like cinemas, which is quite rubbish, but theyre quiet so if you dont get on with the person you can just watch

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No, trust me, the balloon wont pop! It better not. see? Wow!you are right. How come it not poping? As long as the flame is beneath the water in the balloon, the water absorbs most of the heat and the rubber doesnt get very hot. But won't the water ev

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Wanna see a trick? Sure. Here, blow up this balloon. Ok, now what? Now, I light this candle. Now what do you think will happen if I put the flame under the balloon? Itll pop, of course. The flame will heat the rubber to the point where it becomes wea

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Katie:I use the internet to find the cheapest price for these products and once I've found the cheapest price I can use that to haggle for goods, if I phone up shops that have published their phone numbers on the internet. Yang Li: Katie sounds like

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After six days of being grounded aeroplanes have been given the all-clear to fly in British airspace again. The UK has effectively been a no-fly zone since last Thursday when a huge cloud of volcanic ash was thrown up into the atmosphere by a volcano

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Guessing somebody's age is impolite Dear Annie: May I say something about people who make assumptions about someone's age? My 18-year-old daughter is on the petite side. She is 4-foot-11 and weighs 95 pounds. On several occasions, we have been invite

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The obvious risk of this happening to crowded passenger planes in British airspace was enough for the UK's Civil Aviation Authority to enforce a total ban on flights a move which was mirrored by other northern European countries. The dangers of flyin

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Kate: We also have rooms with second-hand and antiquarian books; we stock sheet music, which a lot of bookshops wouldn't consider stocking; so there's something for everyone there really; we've got a very big children's department with a tank with pi

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Theres a simple way to figure out where the center of mass is. If the big kid is two times as heavy as the little kid, then their mutual center of mass will be two times closer to the big kid than to the little kid. Three times heavier and the center

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Diarmuid: Hi Jean. You look very pleased with yourself today. Jean: Hi Diarmuid. I am in a very good mood today. Diarmuid: Why's that then? Jean: Well, I've had some good news. Diarmuid: Really, what's happened? Jean: I've been given a promotion and

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Diarmuid: It's a combination of the words bride... And Godzilla. She's telling everyone what to do. She's demanding that everything is perfect for her big day. And if she doesn't get what she wants, she gets really upset. Jean: What a nightmare! A: I

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Jean: Hello everybody and welcome to another Authentic Real English from BBC Learning English with me Jean. Diarmuid: And me Diarmuid. Jean: So, what are we going to talk about today Diarmuid? Diarmuid: I want to talk about my sister's wedding. Jean:

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D:Oh, no,Y,it's starting to rain, and i left my ant farm outside, now my ants will drown and die. Y:Come on,D,i'm guessing plenty of ants drown every time it rains,which makes me wonder how do groud-nesting ants cope with rain? D:Actually, ant specie

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Is it ever too cold to exercise? During those cold winter months, it sometimes seems too chilly to run or jog. What if your lungs freeze? Well actually, your body is designed so that by the time air reaches your lungs, its been warmed up and moisturi

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Tips: complimentary 称赞的 cheers (英国口语)谢谢 ill-mannered 不讲礼貌的 disrespectful 不尊重他人的 split families 破裂的家庭 role models 榜样 Manners 文明礼貌 Good day.Nice to meet you.Pardon? I guess some people d

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Do cats eat spiders? Our answer? Yes, they do. And thats not all cats will eat. Cats, both domestic and wild, are obligatory carnivores, meaning that they dont have the chemical tools in their bodies to access nutrients from plants. So they have to e

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