英语博客-北美风情 3、Culture Shock!

图片1 In this episode Jen and Chris meet up in a crowded caf to discuss Chriss latest adventure. He is Canadian and has just come back from an exciting trip to Tokyo. They discuss about Chriss experiences in another country and culture. Here we exp

英语博客-北美风情 153、Homeowners!

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

英语博客-北美风情 63、Expression: Cut to the chase

图片1 When someone is telling you a story with a lot of little details and you want them to get to the main point, you can say cut to the chase. This expression is used with friends when you want them to cut to the most interesting part of the stor

英语博客-北美风情 108、It happened out of the blue!

图片1 Sometimes life is unpredictable and things happen out of the blue. Sometimes people say things that seem to come from out of nowhere. In situations like this you might react by saying, Where did that come from?, or I didnt see that coming. Yo

英语博客-北美风情 113、Do you usually try to look...

图片1 When you find yourself in a bad situation, do you try to look on the bright side? If your friend gets some bad news, have you ever said: Every cloud has a silver lining? When life gives you lemons, do you make lemonade? In this episode, we ar

英语博客-北美风情 157、Heads up!

This week were looking at expressions used for sharing information with people when you are trying to help them out. We talk about which expressions are casual, which are formal, and which can be used in different situations. All of the expressions a

英语博客-北美风情 161、Talking with Kara, Maura’s

Introducing Mauras sister! Kara visited Maura in Montreal recently and she took the opportunity to interview her sister. Kara talks about why she loves visiting Montreal the food and the culture. They also discuss the difficulties when living away fr

英语博客-北美风情 89、Alethe, the Aussie!

图片1 Have you ever wanted to travel around the world? Well, that is just what Alethe is doing! We met with Alethe while she was in Canada on her trip around the world. Originally from Australia, Alethe tells us about the places she has visited, he

英语博客-北美风情 91、Slang: Wannabe

图片1 Wannabe is a slang word that comes from putting the words want to be together into one word. Do you know what this word means? It has been used in many pop songs, movies and television shows. If you wanna be a natural English speaker, check o

英语博客-北美风情 96、To brush up on something

图片1 You might be checking out this Culips episode because you are brushing up on your English! In this episode we look at three expressions that mean exactly the same thing: to brush up on, to bone up on, to polish up on. These expressions are go

英语博客-北美风情 97、Expression: Fishy

图片1 Have you ever found someones story a bit suspicious? Did you ever meet someone who didnt seem like they were who they said they were? You could say that this was fishy! In this episode we talk about the meaning of fishy, funny (different from

英语博客-北美风情 100、To bump into someone

图片1 Is bumping into someone good or bad? Both! If you bump into someone it might hurt OR it might be a happy reunion between two old friends. In this episode we look at the expression to bump into someone and to run into someone. We also give you

英语博客-北美风情 211、Who wants to eat out tonight?

Heres another episode suggested by one of our awesome listeners! Going out to restaurants is pretty simple, but there are so many details to consider, like how to order exactly what you want, where to sit, and how to pay. Harp and Maura love going ou

英语博客-北美风情 209、Try not to step on anyone’s toes

Most people dont like to be bothered or to disturb other people, but sometimes we do it anyway. In this episode, we look at expressions describing when someone is disturbed by another person. It could be something said or done that upsets this person

英语博客-北美风情 204、At the workplace

Lets go to work! You can listen and relax while Harp and Maura talk about trends in the workplace in Canada and the US. Youll learn about things like casual dress at the office, free gym memberships, and other perks. They also talk about current tren

英语博客-北美风情 168、Right on the money

Harp had the idea for this episode when her friend used the expression to be right on the money. This episode is all about being right! Here we look at expressions that can be used when someone says something that is correct. Instead of just saying y

英语博客-北美风情 173、Clipped words

Heres a special episode that doesnt exactly follow our usual format. This time were looking at clipped words, which are words in which the last one or two syllables are not pronounced when spoken, yet the word is still completely understandable. This

英语博客-北美风情 183、Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone! We know were early this year, but we wanted time to get you in the Christmas spirit. This holiday season, Harp and Maura look at Christmas over the years, talking about their own Christmas traditions and how things change as

英语博客-北美风情 185、Starting from scratch

Heres another Catch Word episode! This one focuses on expressions with the word scratch . We look at to start from scratch , to scratch the surface , and to make something from scratch . Scratch in these expressions talks about starting at the beginn

英语博客-北美风情 14、Blind Date part 2

图片1 Jen gets mixed up and Rick is a couch potato! Do you already know these funny expressions? After finding out about Jens date in part 1 of Catching Up, she asks Rick about his night. Find out what is new with him.