图片1 Buying a home can be a very different process depending on where in the world you would like to buy one. Find out about buying one in Canada is like! Harp talks about buying a home in this episode, and discusses types of homes and how to pay

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

图片1 This is our new podcast Chatterbox! Here we talk about everything cultural. This is Part 2 about University Life. In this episode Harp talks about living off campus, what she liked and what she didnt like. Harp liked her moms homecooking but

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

Annie was laughing so hard that she could barelystand up. What--what happened to you in there?she said. After I curtsied, I left. When I looked backin the room, you were still bowing!She didn't say 'rise'! said Jack. Yes, she did, dummy! said Annie.

发表于:2018-12-10 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 汪培珽儿童英文分级书单《神奇树屋》

图片1 Harp and Maura love talking about the weather and so they devoted a whole Culips episode to it! They talk about weather-related terms and share memories they have connected to the weather. If you want to make small talk about weather, listen

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

This episode were talking about moments that people usually dont like to talk about their embarrassing ones! We go over some things that embarrass most people, like flying low. Then we discuss how people react to the moments, like turning red or brus

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

Have you ever gone on a long trip in the car? If you have, youve been on a road trip! This summer, Maura is going on a road trip across Canada and the United States. In this episode, Harp interviews Maura about the upcoming trip. Listen to find out w

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

Heres another episode requested by some of our listeners. The athletes out there were curious about sports in Canada. What sports do people play? Which sports are popular to watch? Is hockey really as popular as people think? In this episode, Harp an

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

Most people feel nervous about public speaking, and its a difficult thing to do in any language. Greta, one of our listeners, suggested this idea for an episode and we went with it! Harp and Maura talk about their own experiences with public speaking

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

This episode is about expressions used when starting something again. Sometimes when problems arise, we have to go back to the beginning to start again and do better. You might have to go back to the drawing board because a project had some mistakes.

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

Heres another episode suggested by a Culips listener. Compared to other countries, Canada is pretty new and very multicultural. Harp and Maura talk about how multiculturalism works in Canada and share their own family backgrounds. Where is Mauras fam

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

图片1 There are so many different kinds of conversation to have! Small talk is the simple kind of conversation that people often have with others that they dont know very well. In this episode, we give examples of what you can talk about to break t

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

You cant always get what you want, but you should appreciate what is given to you. This episode is about accepting what people give you and not being critical, even if it is not exactly what you wanted. We have some very old expressions in English to

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

This past July, Culips podcast host Maura took a road trip west through the United States, into the Rocky Mountains, and then east back across Canada. Before she left, she shared her plans in the Culips episode Mauras Road Trip, and now shes back wit

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

Do you know anyone else just like you? Sometimes we see two people who act or look or even think alike. It happens often enough that weve even got some expressions in English for it! The next time you see two people who look a lot alike, you can tell

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

图片1 Our eating habits around the world are so different, from the food to eat, to the time we eat, to what we eat. But no matter where you are or where youre from, you snack! In this episode Maura and Harp talk about popular snack habits in Canad

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

图片1 Are you working right now? Are you thinking about coming to Canada to work? Are you going to working one day? I think thats about everybody! Listen to this episode to find out about working in Canada. Harp and Maura talk about what it is like

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

By Doug Levine Washington 22 October 2006 Few musicians can say they've performed with some of the world's most famous blues artists, and then went on to enjoy a long and successful solo career. Walter Trout knows a thing or two about perseverance.

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(十月)

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发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年NPR美国国家公共电台11月

图片1 In honour of Harp and Mauras birthdays we decided to do a podcast about birthdays! In this episode, we talk about birthday parties (mostly for kids and teenagers) and what activities are a usually part of them. We also talk about the special

发表于:2019-01-28 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

图片1 Happy Valentines Day! In this episode we are talking about the phenomenon of falling in love at first sight. Actually Robin and Harp are continuing their conversation from last episode and Maura explains some of the expressions they use. Youl

发表于:2019-01-28 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情