【一起闲话英语】马赛人和狮子—The Masai and the lions

Transcript: For thousands of years the Maasai people in Kenya had no doubts about their relationship with the lions who shared the land with them. They were enemies. The lions wanted to kill the tribes livestock and the Maasai had to protect the anim

【一起闲话英语】主题公园—Theme parks

Transcript: Interviewer: Good morning. Today were going to talk about theme parks and were going to hear from Andy Wells who has written a guide to theme parks around the world. Welcome to the programme, Andy. Andy: Hi, its good to be here. Interview

【一起闲话英语】谈谈高中-High School

Jeannie, The United States speaker High school was a very good experience for me. During my high school years, I was having a lot of trouble at home so school was where I went to escape all my problems and I really put myself into my work and I loved

【一起闲话英语】对于吸烟的态度—Attitudes Towards Smoking

Passage Transcript sometime earlier this year i took a trip to, England and France. uh, my family helped me out. uh... because i wanted to go see some friends in France. and i also had three people that i went to school with at Oxford. now, it was a

【一起闲话英语】网上购物-Shopping Online

Lindsay / United States speaker Yes, I've bought many things online. This year, I bought all of my family's Christmas presents online. I bought my mother a calendar, and I bought my father a golf bag online. And I bought my sister a gift certificate

【一起闲话英语】谈谈你最喜爱的季节-What is your favorite season?

Lindsay / United States speaker My favorite season is summer. I love summer. There is no school. It's warm. The sun sets late. You can sit on your balcony and drink a beer and barbecue. I just think it's fabulous. My least favorite then obviously is

【一起闲话英语】你有足够多的小玩意儿吗？-Do you have enough gadgets?

Warren / Canada speaker I don't think I have enough gadgets. I think ... I don't think anyone should have too many, but I'm definitely wanting to have a few more devices to help me. Right now, I only have a regular cellphone, but I really wanted to g

【一起闲话英语】组织利用好时间—Organising your time

Transcript: Host: On Star Students today were speaking to Peter who is going to tell us about the Pomodoro Technique, a system to help manage your time. It was invented by an Italian man called Francesco Cirillo in the 1980s. He called it the Pomodor

【一起闲话英语】快餐-Fast Food

David / Kenya speaker How often do I eat fast foods? I'm really not a fan of fast food, but when I get a craving, I just listen to it and go to either one of the fast food restaurants and shops and get myself a nice burger and fries. Aiste / Lithuani

【一起闲话英语】如果你有一百万-A Million Dollars

Cheryl / Guam speaker If I had a million dollars what would I do? Well first, I would take a portion of that money and put it into savings. That way I would not be able to spend that money later. Secondly, I would probably take some money and go trav

【一起闲话英语】经历过的自然灾害-Have you ever been in a natural disaster?

Tom, U.K. speaker I was in a typhoon in Hong Kong, and I just arrived with a big heavy backpack, and I had to hide in a telephone box while the street flooded and the water came up around me. Jess, U.K. speaker Natural disaster? No, I haven't been be

【一起闲话英语】学英语最好的方式

Diego, Mexico speaker The best way to learn English is to go abroad, live in that country for awhile, get used to the culture and make friends. I think socializing is the best way to learn a new language. Christophe, Belgium speaker What is the best

【一起闲话英语】理想中的家-Dreamhouse

Samir, Sweden speaker Oh, my dream house? It is on the beach. You have a great view of the ocean and the beach, and it should be really big - a bighouse - with maybe an elevator, and maybe at least three cars and a cinema in the house as well. That w

【一起闲话英语】运动员的薪资-Athletes and Pay

Jeannie, United States speaker I do think professional athletes do make too much money, just by comparison with other professions, for example teachers, who I think are a lot more important with the job that they do. They don't get paid enough and th

【一起闲话英语】去电影院还是在家看DVD-Cinema vs. DVD

Anita, Taiwan speaker What would I rather do, what a movie on DVD or at the cinema? I think I would rather watch a movie at the cinema because in the cinema they have a really good stereo so you can really enjoy the movie. Of course, watching a movie

【一起闲话英语】时尚对你来说重要吗？-Is fashion important to you?

Eucharia, Ireland speaker Fashion, well, I can only go shopping once a year so I'm not very fashion conscious. I like clothes that fit me rather than, and suit me, rather than brand labels. I especially love shoe shopping when I go home and my aim is

【一起闲话英语】最喜爱的国家-Favorite Country

Eucharia, Ireland speaker Oh, my most favorite country, that's so hard because I've loved every country I've visited for different reasons but I really loved Australia and in particular Melbourne city. Now, I'm not a city person but Melbourne is a re

【一起闲话英语】取得优异成绩的青少年们—High-achieving teenagers

Transcript: Presenter: Next on the programme we have an interview with someone who has been writing a book about high-achieving teenagers. Welcome, Louise Hardy. Louise: Hi, its lovely to be here. Presenter: Louise, many of these teenagers who have a

【一起闲话英语】男生们的乐队—Boy bands

Transcript: Presenter: The internet is full of articles about what makes a good boy band. But many bands appear and disappear without a trace. Alana, it cant be as easy as following a formula, can it? Alana: No, I dont think so. The traditional formu

【一起闲话英语】运动中心—Sports centres

Transcript: A Hi, come in. Im Maya. Hello everybody. Welcome to the Grange Park Sports Centre. Ill just show you round the centre and explain what we offer here, and then you can ask me questions. Well, as you can see, this is quite a small centre bu