Skint Feifei:Diarmuid you dont look very happy. Whats wrong? Diarmuid: I just went to the bank and I couldnt take any money out. Im really skint.Well, skint is another word for poor. If someone is skint, they have very little money. Skint and poor ar

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

Authentic Real English: Freak Out 反常反应 Feifei: Uh! William! William: Oh, its a long story. Feifei: No, go on. William: Well I invited some friends over to my house last night while my wife was seeing her mother. And, I dont know how it happen

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

Liu Lei: This is my all-time favourite. William: Ive got a question for you, Liulei. Is there anything you can say in general, when youre talking about comparing English poems, like this sonnet, and Chinese poems from that same era, that same time, 1

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So you slept terribly this week. No worries, you think to yourself: You'll make it up this weekend. 你这星期睡的很糟糕。不要担心,你对自己说:你可以这周末弥补回来。 But ignoring your alarm clock and waking up at noon o

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Today were looking at something which has become very popular in Britain: speed dating. To tell us about speed dating, were going to meet a young British man called Adam, who is looking for love. Well you turn up at the venue, which is often a pub. A

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

We all like to eat well, and sometimes its worth spending that little bit extra in order to get the best food available, but how many of us would consider spending nearly £2,000 (22,000 yuan) for a pigs leg? British gourmets with money to burn are

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

Diarmuid: I suppose thats true Feifei. Lots of foreign people would describe British food as stodgy. When you think about it lots of British dishes are stodgy. Things like pies,puddings,roast dinners. Example A: Would you like some Christmas pudding?

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(99) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

你是否遭遇过失眠带来的痛苦?繁忙的生活节奏给很多人造成压力,导致各种睡眠问题,今天就来盘点一下睡眠问题的各种英文说法。 1. sleeplessness/insomnia 失眠 例句:People who suffer trauma may e

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

Once stimulated, these muscles go to work and cause us to forcefully expel air from the mouth and nose. Or, in other words, we sneeze. Because the nose lining tends to swell when we lie down, making it even more sensitive to sneeze-causing particles,

发表于:2019-02-23 / 阅读(312) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

The signs are unmistakable: the eyes water, the chest heaves, the nose twitches, the body tenses, suspense builds until finally a sneeze blasts forth, concluding the drama. Its a momentarily paralyzing experience that can seize one at almost any time

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Diarmuid: It's an interesting phrase, pow wow. I wonder where it comes from. It doesn't sound English. Jean: No. It's not originally an English word. Diarmuid: So where does the phrase pow wow come from? Jean: It's a Native American word. Diarmuid: S

发表于:2019-02-23 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

A: I just found out I've passed all my exams! B: Result! A: I know. I'm so happy! A: Guess what. That cute guy I like just asked me out for a date. B: Really? Result! When are you going out? A: Friday. We're going to the cinema. Jean: I wonder where

发表于:2019-02-23 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

Feifei:It seems you were an awful student. Diarmuid: Well, its true I was never a swot. Feifei: A what? Diarmuid: A swot. S.W.O.T. Swot.Can you guess what it means? Feifei: Well, since you say you were not a swot and you got very bad grades at school

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Yang Li:If you love books, then this is just the programme for you. Diarmuid: Yes, Charing Cross Road, near Soho, has long been a street famous for its bookshops. Yang Li: You can find all kinds of books there, can't you? Diarmuid: Yes, such as the f

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Diarmuid: Hello everybody and welcome to Authentic Real English from the BBC. I'm Diarmuid. Jean: And I'm Jean. Jean: Diarmuid! Diarmuid: I'm so sorry Jean! Let me just take this. Hello?... Oh, hi mum. I'm a little bit busy at the mom- Can I call you

发表于:2019-02-23 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

Diarmuid: Next we will hear from a university student, Nikhil how he created a blog to entertain other people around the world. Nikhil: Hi my name's Nikhil Sharma, I'm a first year Computing and Information Systems student. I write a blog, so I use t

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Man: Oooooh! Ref, I can't believe it?! Man 2: That is a shame. That is a shame. Man: What a joke! This referee needs to get some glasses. Man 2: Yeah, but fair play to him, that player was offside. William: Yeah, fair play to him. Now although this p

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William: Hello I'm William Kremer. Feifei: I'm Feifei. What's today's word, William? William: Well there's a footballing theme to this week's question, or at least a sporting theme. Let me ask you, Feifei, what characteristics do you associate with B

发表于:2019-03-06 / 阅读(101) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

A: My favourite band were on TV last night but they just lip-synced the songs. B: Oh I hate it when they do that. A: It must be hard for stars to sing and do complicated dance routines at the same time. B: I suppose that's why so many of them lip-syn

发表于:2019-03-06 / 阅读(114) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

At the end of the day, just before going to bed, you go through the house to do an energy check.You make sure all the lights are off, the oven is cold, the iron is unplugged. So now youve done your duty as a good energy conserver, right? Not so fast.

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