UK's Biggest Scaredy Cat As one of natures top predators, the tiger is not an animal that we would ordinarily think of as being chicken. However, one tiger, which lives in an English zoo, turned out to be more cowardly than his keepers could ever hav

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

Feifei: Now originally youre from Ireland arent you? Emmet: Thats right, Im from the Republic of Ireland. Feifei:I dont think many Chinese people know about Ireland. What languages do people speak there? Emmet: We speak English. I also speak Irish, w

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Do you ever fancy a career change? Well if you can cast spells, fly on a broomstick and have a good cackle, then you might be interested in becoming a professional witch. And if you become the Witch of Wookey Hole you could even earn a good salary. L

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Bargaining How much is the ivory box? It costs 750. Its too much, its too much. Whats your best price? Well, the best best is 700. 700. Ok, I take it. Ok. Thank you very much. Thank you. Helen: Is bargaining common practice in the UK? And what do peo

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Don: Mmm. I'm making corn on the cob for dinner, and my mouth is already watering thinking about those sweet juicy kernels! Yal: Yum! Hey Don, how did corn evolve? The seeds are all crammed together on the cob and wrapped tightly inside the thick hus

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Eating Habits Helen:Although a lot of British people wont eat animal organs like chicken feet or heads, theyre okay with chicken liver or goose liver. So we went out and tried to find out what people really thought about eating animal organs. English

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

Ear rocks, also known as otoliths, are tiny pebbles of calcium carbonate in our inner ear that help keep us balanced. Theyre located deep inside the inner ear in a small pouch called a utricle. When we move our heads, the tiny rocks move around and b

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(40) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

Katie:I use the internet to find the cheapest price for these products and once I've found the cheapest price I can use that to haggle for goods, if I phone up shops that have published their phone numbers on the internet. Yang Li: Katie sounds like

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After six days of being grounded aeroplanes have been given the all-clear to fly in British airspace again. The UK has effectively been a no-fly zone since last Thursday when a huge cloud of volcanic ash was thrown up into the atmosphere by a volcano

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Guessing somebody's age is impolite Dear Annie: May I say something about people who make assumptions about someone's age? My 18-year-old daughter is on the petite side. She is 4-foot-11 and weighs 95 pounds. On several occasions, we have been invite

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The obvious risk of this happening to crowded passenger planes in British airspace was enough for the UK's Civil Aviation Authority to enforce a total ban on flights a move which was mirrored by other northern European countries. The dangers of flyin

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Kate: We also have rooms with second-hand and antiquarian books; we stock sheet music, which a lot of bookshops wouldn't consider stocking; so there's something for everyone there really; we've got a very big children's department with a tank with pi

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Theres a simple way to figure out where the center of mass is. If the big kid is two times as heavy as the little kid, then their mutual center of mass will be two times closer to the big kid than to the little kid. Three times heavier and the center

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Diarmuid: Hi Jean. You look very pleased with yourself today. Jean: Hi Diarmuid. I am in a very good mood today. Diarmuid: Why's that then? Jean: Well, I've had some good news. Diarmuid: Really, what's happened? Jean: I've been given a promotion and

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Diarmuid: It's a combination of the words bride... And Godzilla. She's telling everyone what to do. She's demanding that everything is perfect for her big day. And if she doesn't get what she wants, she gets really upset. Jean: What a nightmare! A: I

发表于:2019-03-06 / 阅读(117) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

Jean: Hello everybody and welcome to another Authentic Real English from BBC Learning English with me Jean. Diarmuid: And me Diarmuid. Jean: So, what are we going to talk about today Diarmuid? Diarmuid: I want to talk about my sister's wedding. Jean:

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D:Oh, no,Y,it's starting to rain, and i left my ant farm outside, now my ants will drown and die. Y:Come on,D,i'm guessing plenty of ants drown every time it rains,which makes me wonder how do groud-nesting ants cope with rain? D:Actually, ant specie

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Is it ever too cold to exercise? During those cold winter months, it sometimes seems too chilly to run or jog. What if your lungs freeze? Well actually, your body is designed so that by the time air reaches your lungs, its been warmed up and moisturi

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Tips: complimentary 称赞的 cheers (英国口语)谢谢 ill-mannered 不讲礼貌的 disrespectful 不尊重他人的 split families 破裂的家庭 role models 榜样 Manners 文明礼貌 Good day.Nice to meet you.Pardon? I guess some people d

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Do cats eat spiders? Our answer? Yes, they do. And thats not all cats will eat. Cats, both domestic and wild, are obligatory carnivores, meaning that they dont have the chemical tools in their bodies to access nutrients from plants. So they have to e

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