Outer space is fascinating. Throughout history, human beings have looked up at the stars and wondered just what was out there. In this episode, Harp and Maura chat about a variety of topics relating to outer space. Would you like to take a trip to Ma

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

In this episode, we talk about ways to say that someone is trying very hard and putting in their best effort. Harp and Maura put their heart and soul into explaining some useful everyday phrases and introducing some new vocabulary related to making a

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(33) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

Sometimes it can be difficult to get things off the ground. In this episode we are talking about expressions used at the beginning of a new project or plan. We look at to get it off the ground, to get off on the wrong foot or the right foot, and to p

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(38) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

Movies are an important part of almost every culture on the planet. Theyre made for entertainment, but we can also learn about languages and cultures from them. In this episode, Harp and Maura talk about famous movie quotations that are part of pop c

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

In this episode, we look at expressions that tell us that people find it hard to change. You cant teach an old dog new tricks and a leopard cant change its spots are two proverbs that arent really talking about animals. Maura and Harp talk about the

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

This was a question from one of our listeners in China: What does the expression to go down in flames mean? In todays episode, were happy to answer that and to give you some other related expressions. In this episode, youll learn about different situ

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

This episode is about having secret plans or tools that you use at a specific time to help you get what you want. At different times in life, we may have something that we need to get and we have information or a strategy to help us get it! The expre

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

Many people try their best and put in a lot of effort at work or school. This week, were talking about expressions that mean to work hard. You can work like a dog, work your butt off, or put your nose to the grindstone. As usual, we give you lots of

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

This week at Culips, our episode is about a topic that most people dont really like talking about. We finally decided to talk about going to the bathroom, including how we talk about it in Canada and other details, like what a restroom looks like ove

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

No one likes to be thought of as cheap, but some of us just dont like to spend money. Harp and Maura are two of these people! This is an episode about slang terms for people who are always saving their money. Most of these expressions are considered

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(40) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

We hope that everyone has some bright ideas in 2012! This episode it about coming up with new ideas and having realizations, and the expressions we can use to talk about this. Of course, were always brainstorming at Culips to come up with new ideas f

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

As promised in our New Years episode, here is our episode about fears. No matter where we live or what language we speak, were all afraid of something! In this episode, Harp and Maura talk about a few expressions you might use when you feel scared. T

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

Heres an episode for you about slang that should only be spoken in casual conversations, not spoken or written in more formal situations. These slang expressions replace real words. Blah blah blah and yadda yadda yadda are fun words that people use t

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

At Culips we work in a team, so heres an episode with expressions used to talk about working in a group. We have a couple idioms that express how positive it can be to work in a group, and one that says sometimes working in a group can cause problems

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

Has your English improved lately? The proof is in the pudding! In this episode, were talking about having (or not having) evidence to believe something is true. We look at expressions that can be used to talk about having proof to judge all kinds of

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

To George and Georgiana Keats, 14th October 1818 My dear George; I am grieved to say that I am not sorry you had not letters at Philadelphia; you could have had no good news of Tom and I have been withheld on his account from beginning these many day

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 济慈诗歌和书信选(英文版)

VOICE ONE: I'm Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today we tell about the Marx Brothers. They made many funny movies in the nineteen thirties and nineteen forties that are still pop

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2009年(七)月

Ancient Instrument's Twang Draws Global Fans The Jews harp, a plucked-mouth instrument found all over the world, has absolutely nothing to do with Jews. But it does have a distinctive sound and a lot of fans. Many of them have gathered at the North A

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(八月)

For adolescent boys, a changing voice that cracks in the middle of a sentence can be a great embarrass-ment. Though embarrassing, a cracking voice is a natural part of adolescent development. As a boy goes through adolescence, his secondary sex chara

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

图片1 Have you already heard of Facebook? Are you already on Facebook? Facebook is a very popular website and so we wanted to tell you a little bit about it, in case you dont know about it. It is fun to use and helps you stay connected to people yo

发表于:2019-01-28 / 阅读(168) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情