70 of the Dumbest Things You Should Never Say or Ask 70个你应该避免的愚蠢话题 On a recent littlethingsmatter facebook post I listed four questions you should never ask someone and encouraged readers to have some fun by adding theirs to my

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 生活英语听力文章

09Using Unfair Influence GLOSSARY contract a legal agreement between two or more parties who agree to providea product or service in exchange for money or something else* We have an appointment at 3:00 today to sign the new rental contract. to bid to

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 2010年ESL之商务英语

18A Mid-Life Crisis GLOSSARY mid-life crisis a period in a mans life when he becomes unhappy that he is growing older and does strange things to try to feel younger* When Brett went through his mid-life crisis, he bought a red Ferrari and tried todat

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This is the second in a two-part Business English Pod series on performance appraisals. In the first lesson, we covered giving feedback. In this podcast, we will discuss setting goals. The American poet Carl Sandberg once said, Nothing happens unless

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(135) / 评论(0) 分类 商务英语管理课程

Jonas: Hows your new job? Crystal: Its not a job exactly. Its an internship. Jonas: Oh, so youre working as somebodys lackey and getting paid a pittance. Crystal: No, not exactly. Im doing a lot of scut work and Im not getting paid a lot, but Im gett

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 地道美语播客

Last week, I got a wake-up call. One of my oldest friends from high school died suddenly in an accident, leaving no will. With no estate planning at all, his assets went into probate and his dependents were left in limbo. My friend was a young man, t

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Lilly: Quick, we need to go get some supplies. I was listening to talk radio on my way home from work and this guy was on talking about how doomsday is coming and we need to prepare. Paul: Oh no, not this again. You have to stop listening to that gar

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 地道美语播客

Stephan: Whats that? Livia: Its my latest artwork. Its experimental. Stephan: Its, um... Livia: Abstract. Its part of a performance art piece Im putting together. Itll really challenge peoples perceptions of reality. Stephan: I dont really understand

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Kindo: Whats that? Nookie: Its my new e-book reader. Im just downloading some new books onto it. Kindo: I havent bought one yet. Im old school. I still prefer a printed book. Nookie: But if you havent tried it yet, how do you know you wouldnt like it

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DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. Today on our program, we report on the money makers in a marriage ... We answer a question about professional wrestling in America ... And we play music from c

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 2010年慢速英语(二)月

管鑫Sam谈听译:从应对考试到听懂脱口秀(下) 【编者按】译世界刊发的《翻译进阶|管鑫Sam谈听译:从应对考试到听懂脱口秀(上)》中,脱口秀听译大神管鑫Sam分享了诸多关于泛听和精听的实

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 英语口译

In this Business English Podcast episode, we'll study the skills and language of bargaining. This podcast is part of an ongoing series on negotiation skills. 在本集的商务英语播客中,我们将学习讨价还价的语言技巧。本节目属于

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 原汁原味商务英语播客

Sportsound Podcast: 14 May 17 YESTERDAY We review the weekend football action with Alex Smith, John Rankin and Chick Young

发表于:2019-02-24 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力精选进阶版

Sportsound Podcast: 10 May 17 LAST WEDNESDAY Partick Thistle's Kris Doolan joins Kenny, Chick Young and Ian McCall in the studio.

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This podcast is about the two words lend and borrow. Sometimes people learning English find it difficult to remember how to use them correctly. I hope this podcast helps. Kevin is a punk rock fan. When he was younger, he used to wear big boots and a

发表于:2019-03-01 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 听播客学英语

In the last podcast I talked about daffodils and the arrival of Spring. Soon the leaves will start to open on the trees. There is an old proverb in English about how the opening of the leaves in Spring can tell us how much rain we will have in the Su

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Sometimes things happen that make you think that the world has gone mad. Christopher works in a bank. In fact, he has a senior job in the bank and is very well paid. He lives in a posh part of London called Kensington. The people who live in his stre

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One of the strangest things about English people is what we eat for breakfast. Some people have a cooked breakfast, with bacon and eggs and sausages. But most people are far too busy to cook things for breakfast. So they have a nice cup of tea or cof

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Todays podcast is about working out. There is a grammar and vocabulary note which explains that the expression to work out has two different meanings. If you are listening on iTunes or an iPod, you will need to go to the podcast website to read the n

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Justin: Are you nearly packed? Marsha: Almost. Lets see, I have wall chargers for my cell phone and other devices, extra memory cards for my camera, and noise- canceling headphonesfor the airplane. Justin: Oh, yeah, I forgot to pack my headphones. Id

发表于:2019-03-16 / 阅读(268) / 评论(0) 分类 地道美语播客