Why don't we care more about gross national happiness? Now, in essence, the king was asking us to consider an alternative definition of success, what has come to be known as GNH, or gross national happiness. Most world leaders didn't take notice, and

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 财富精英励志演讲

Complimenting Brits William:Would we normally sort of say to people, you know, youre a good-looking girl, youre a good-looking guy, youre a pretty girl? Michelle: Erm, I probably wouldnt actually, because I think some people, especially in Britain an

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Ways to smile 微笑的方式 Acknowledge the simplest of simple things. 感激小事中的最基本 I'm talking about the things that happeneveryday. 我说的是每天日常发生的事情。 Getting to/from a place without a car accident, having t

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Mike: So Dusty, you told me that you tend to grow your own kind of plants and things, and you're into kind of greenery and into kind of like ecology. Dusty: Yeah. Mike: You grow your own plants on your balcony, is that right? Dusty: Right, yeah. Well

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Sunny: So, Isthma, can you tell me about the wedding ceremonies in Indonesia? Isthma: The wedding ceremonies in Indonesia are pretty large, but it depends on the family as well, and the couple. We usually have it in halls, but also, some people have

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Sunny: So, Isthma, your family sounded really interesting, so can you tell me about your family a little bit more? Isthma: Yes, I have a mom, a dad, an older brother, and a younger sister. Sunny: So, in your family, who likes to read? Isthma: In my f

发表于:2019-01-25 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 英语趣味课堂

Matt: So what's the right age? There's a right age for everything, driving, smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, voting, going to war, there's a right age for everything and it's different. It's vastly different among all the countries in the world

发表于:2019-01-25 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 英语趣味课堂

Todd: So, Steven you've been talking a lot about adventures you can do in your country. Do you have any stories of adventure that's happened to you in your own country of Costa Rica? Steven: Well, when I was in middle school, my school decided to tak

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Todd: So Jeff, have you had all the different types of facial hair? We have beard, sideburns, goatee, mustache, soul patch. Jeff: Handlebar. Todd: Handlebar. Jeff: Nice big chops, sideburns. Oh, yeah, I've had the Abe Lincoln style where you got the

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Learn Vocabulary from the Lesson riding on It is a big day so there would be a lot riding on it. Here the phrasal verb ride on just means to depend on. So if there is a lot riding on her singing, that just means people are depending on her to perform

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Todd: Marika, do you like bread? Marika: Yes, I do. Todd: OK. What kind of bread do you eat? Marika: I try to eat whole grain bread or bagels or something that's dark. Todd: OK. What do you like to put on bread? Marika: My favorite thing to put on br

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Todd: OK, Tara, why don't you tell us about your first boyfriend? Tara: OK, my first boyfriend, I met in my hometown. He's called Barry. He's my first real boyfriend. Yeah, I met him at a bar. Yeah, I had a bit of a crush on him when I was younger an

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Todd: OK, Yoko. We're gonna talk about exercise. Yoko: Exercise! Todd: Now, you go to a gym? Yoko: Maybe three times a week. Todd: OK. Yoko: Yeah. If I can. Todd: OK. Yoko: Cause I have to. Todd: Why? What do you mean? Why do you have to? Yoko: When

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Todd: Clare, what are your plans for tonight? Clare: Well, tonight, first of all I'm going to head back home and take a nap because I've got a big night ahead of me. So, I'm going to be going out quite late, about 11:00 so I'll need my energy, but un

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Todd: Hey, James! James: Yeah! Todd: Let's talk about seasons. James: OK. Todd: James, what is your favorite season? James: My favorite season is spring. Todd: Yeah, why is that? James: Because it's not so cold but it's not so hot that I'm sweating o

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Hi, this is Tara. I'm going to talk about Tokyo. All in all, I've been in Tokyo now for about a year and three months, and I really love it here. Sometimes I find it hard because the culture is so different from where I am from, but I find the people

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Todd: OK, we're going to talk about apples. Kentaro: OK. Todd: OK, do you like apples? Kentaro: Yeah. So-so. Todd: OK, how often do you eat apples? Kentaro: Once a week, I would say. Todd: Once a week. How much is an apple in Japan? Kentaro: In Japan

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Todd: Hello! Jeanna: Hello! Todd: Hi, what's your name? Jeanna: Jeanna. Todd: OK, Jeanna, how old are you? Jeanna: I'm 15 years old. Todd: 15! OK, are you in high school? Jeanna: Yes, I am. Todd: OK. What do you think about high school? Jeanna: It's

发表于:2019-01-25 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 英语趣味课堂

Todd: OK. We're back with Jeanna. You want to talk about your summer vacation. Jeanna: Sure. I went to Las Vegas, Nevada; Reno, Nevada; Tahoe, California; and San Diego, California and I went to Disneyland. Todd: Wow! Sounds like a really good time.

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Todd: OK. Hello? Kevin: Hi! How you doing? Todd: I'm doing pretty good. Kevin: Good. Todd: What's your name? Kevin: My name is Kevin. Todd: Kevin. Where are you from? Kevin: I'm from Pheonix, Arizona. Todd: OK. Nice. Kevin: In the United States. Todd

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