【一起闲话英语】英国大学教育问题-Problems with British Universities

Passage Transcript um, generally i, i have found with my studies that, um, historians as a sort of breed of academic. were particularly conservative in their sort of, um, outlook. um, perhaps... tendency, um, and i dont know, i, i felt talking to oth

【一起闲话英语】如何才能在晚上休息好-A good night's sleep

Transcript: Host: At exam time it is important to sleep well. Today we have Doctor Baker with us in the studio and he is going to give us five top tips for getting a good nights sleep. Welcome to the show, Doctor Baker. Dr Baker: Thank you. Its great

【一起闲话英语】给自己的国家提出意见-Country Criticism

Sunny / Korea speaker I'm from Korea, and it's developed very recently in a rapid pace, so I think competition is the one thing that people always have in mind, and I hope Korea can be a little slow-paced and relaxed. Tim / United States speaker In A

【一起闲话英语】糟糕的发型-Bad Hair Day

Rese / Botswana speaker The worst haircut I ever had was when I cut my- completely bald actually, because my eyes started to pop out and my nose looked bigger. And especially because I had that haircut in winter, so it was really cold and my head was

【一起闲话英语】婚前同居-Living together before marriage

Toni / Mozambique speaker I think people should live together because by living together, you tend to find out, like the qualities in the partner that you want. And before marriage, it's important to confirm those qualities by living together. Antoin

【一起闲话英语】你所经历的车祸-Vehicle Accidents

Helen / Canada speaker Yes, I have actually. It was just shortly after I got my driver's license. I was driving in a parking lot and I was going through a small intersection and I looked to my left, and there was a car coming towards me and it was ac

【一起闲话英语】汽车与未来-Cars and the Future

Matthew / England speaker I hope not. I hope if they are driving cars they are run on hydrogen or perhaps something else, electricity perhaps, but I really hope we don't use gasoline anymore. Maiko / Japan speaker I do think in 100 years people will

【一起闲话英语】你最喜欢的小器械-Favorite Gadget

Aki / Japan speaker My favorite gadget's the computer. I can't live without Internet or e-mailing or skyping. I always talk with my friends over Skype, domestic and international. I also always do a lot of Internet shopping. I love shopping on amazon

【一起闲话英语】最喜爱的运动-Favorite Sport

Aki / Japan speaker I like rugby. I like watching rugby. There's a lot of actions. There are a lot of nice looking guys, you know, nice movements, also the pace of the games goes fast, so a lot of scoring, and I enjoy it. Matthew / England speaker We

【一起闲话英语】最喜爱的季节-Seasons

Akane, Canada speaker What is your favorite season and your least favorite season? My favorite season is spring because where I'm from in Toronto the winters are very, very long and cold and and harsh so after that ends and the sun comes out and the

【一起闲话英语】最喜爱的颜色-Favorite Colors

Adrienne, The United States speaker What is my favorite color? I actually don't have a favorite color. I like all colors at certain times and at certain locations, but one color I have difficulty wearing and using in my life is yellow. I don't really

【一起闲话英语】最喜爱的动物-Animals

Barbara, Australia speaker So, what is my favorite animal? Definitely cats. I love cats. I had a cat when I was a child. He was mostly black with white paws and the tip of his tails was white and he was dead cute and he lived to be seventeen years ol

【一起闲话英语】在家吃还是出去吃？-Where to Eat

Alan, Canada speaker Do I prefer to cook at home or eat out? I prefer to cook at home. I enjoy cooking. It gives me something to do. It's kind of like a hobby, and I enjoy creating different kinds of food. I enjoy eating them, and actually I enjoy co

【一起闲话英语】完美的一天假期-A Ideal Day Off

Akane, Canada speaker What would be an ideal day on your day off? An ideal day I suppose would be to wake up really really late in the morning, maybe around 10 or 11am, and then have a late breakfast in bed and then maybe go out again for a late lunc

【一起闲话英语】看电视带给我们的利弊-Is TV a good or bad influence?

Eucharia, Ireland speaker Is TV a good or bad influence? Well, most people would say it's a bad influence but my university lecturer when I was in university, quite some time ago had a very interesting take, he said that media doesn't influence socie

【一起闲话英语】早起后都做什么-Morning Routine

Akane, Canada speaker What is a typical morning for you? A typical morning for me involves getting up with the alarm clock, turning on the news, taking a shower, and I make toast everyday, but I don't have a toaster so I have to toast my toast on the

【一起闲话英语】如果你有足够多的钱，你想买什么？-Shopping Wish List

Jeanie, United States speaker One thing I really wish I had enough money to buy is actually a new home for my mother, because she has done so much for me in life and I feel like I'd like to do something really special for her. Aside from that, as far

【一起闲话英语】感冒后你会做什么-Cold Remedy

Al, England speaker When I have a cold, I don't take the traditional medicine, or lemon, hot lemon drinks or anything like that. I take ceyene pepper, red pepper powder and I put it in everything I'm eating and that works for me. Anita, Taiwan speake

【一起闲话英语】你心目中最好的城市-Best City

Find out the best city in each person's country.找出每个人所在国家的最好的城市。 Simon, Canada speaker What's the best city in my country? My country is Canada, so I'd have to say my hometown, Vancouver, although previously I said tha

【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