LARRY: I really appreciate your driving me around. CONRAD: It's no problem. I have time today, and I think it's important that you find a good place. LARRY: It would be hard for just me to do it. I don't know the city at all. CONRAD: So what do you

发表于:2018-11-28 / 阅读(249) / 评论(0) 分类 留学英语口语

LAURIE: Oh... I am really worried about the exam. I have no idea what will be on it. SUE: Why? Just read your notes. You can see what the professor stressed in the lectures. Probably the exam will ask about things he stressed. LAURIE: Yes, but my no

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SANDY: Can I help you? DEREK: Yes, I need to apply for a parking permit. SANDY: Are you a professor? DEREK: What? Are you kidding? I'm only 22 years old! SANDY: Yes, I am kidding. But don't you know only professors and students with disabilities can

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RYAN: I am kind of nervous. SARAH: Nervous? Why? RYAN: I don't know. I never went to a church before. I was not raised as a Christian, so I don't know what to do. SARAH: Don't worry. You don't have to do anything. All you have to do is listen. You w

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NICK: Excuse me. ALICE: Yeah? NICK: I've never used this place before. Can you give me some idea what I need to do? ALICE: You just put quarters in the machines. It's easy. NICK: Yes, but... well... ALICE: What? NICK: How do I use the machines? ALIC

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ALLEN: Excuse me. Do you study Chinese at the university here? SUZY: Yes, I do. But my characters are very bad. ALLEN: It takes a long time to learn Chinese writing. SUZY: Are you Chinese? ALLEN: Yes, I am. I am from Taiwan. I came here to study pol

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越来越多的高中生开始意识到,出国留学需要提前准备。而托福、雅思等语言类考试作为留学申请中的重要一环,提前做足准备显得格外重要。在近年来的日常教学中,我遇到很多心怀留学梦

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(219) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年VOA慢速英语(一)月

最近又有大批的同学要赴英赴美读书,已经开启行前准备模式。或许很多同学会将重点转移至行李整理,同学见面等活动,却不知,此刻更为重要的是生活类词汇的积累。从上飞机的一刻起,

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 雅思英语

雅思口语考试很多同学面临词穷的问题,考官问个问题,就点头答good...再问个问题还是good...一句话形容词重复多次。其实,很多同学并不是词汇量不足,很多时候是不注意积累.网雅思频道就

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(91) / 评论(0) 分类 雅思英语

最近又有大批的同学要赴英赴美读书,已经开启行前准备模式。或许很多同学会将重点转移至行李整理,同学见面等活动,却不知,此刻更为重要的是生活类词汇的积累。从上飞机的一刻起,

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 雅思英语

记者:现在正值暑假,有很多考生都利用暑假这两个月的时间,去突击雅思。您觉得对于暑假备考这方面有什么样的建议,比如说他这两个月能达到什么样的水平,然后达到什么样的成绩,几

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50 years ago this week, television was introduced to New Zealand. Then there was only one channel available, in black and white, and New Zealanders with tv sets had to pay the government an annual licence fee of £4. There have been many changes sin

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

On Thursday night, in Christchurch, two people were killed by a car which was being chased by a police car. Around 8pm, the police saw a car travelling at about 90kmh in a 50kmh zone. They followed the car. Thirty seconds later, the driver drove thro

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

The Prime Minister, Mr Key, announced that a Maori flag was chosen for Waitangi Day. It will fly on the Auckland Harbour Bridge and Parliament along with the New Zealand flag. The Maori flag is black, red and white with a koru design. The koru is a y

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(101) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Tomorrow is ANZAC Day, a day when New Zealanders and Australians remember soldiers who died in Gallipoli on 25th April 1915. See April 25th 2008 . 1915 was during the First World War. ANZAC Day, however, is a day to remember all New Zealand soldiers

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(101) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Today was the beginning of New Zealand music month. Every May for the last 10 years, New Zealand has celebrated our own music. The Auckland band, Opshop, decided to do something different to celebrate 10 years of New Zealand Music month. They hired a

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(203) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

On October 1st, GST will increase from 12.5% to 15%. This is a 2.2% increase. At the same time, we will have tax cuts on our pay. Benefits will also increase a little to help with the higher GST. Listen to May 20th 2010 for more about tax cuts and th

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

The Big Day Out is a Rock Music Festival that lasts 12 hours, starting at 11am tomorrow. It is held once a year towards the end of January in Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland and then in some of the bigger cities in Australia. There are about 40 acts. Th

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

In April, the Law Commission gave the government a report on alcohol problems in New Zealand. The report recommended 152 changes. The government now has decided to accept 126 of these recommendations. The main changes affect young people under the ag

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(81) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Listen first to yesterdays podcast, What is the Budget? There were only a few surprises in todays Budget. One was about tax cuts. All workers, the rich and the poor, will pay less income tax. People earning less than $14,000 a year will pay 10.5% inc

发表于:2019-02-26 / 阅读(184) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语