纯正英语一分钟-clothes

I have too many clothes. I have many clothes Ive only worn once. Sometimes I even find something at the back of a drawer that I never even wore. I bought it, put it away, and then forgot about it. Im sure I dont need so many clothes. I dont think any

纯正英语一分钟-coffee

Scientists and doctors cant make their minds up about coffee. One study says its really bad for us and the next report says its good for us. Ive even read that 10 cups a day is good for our brain. I like a cup of coffee at certain times of the day. I

纯正英语一分钟-birthdays

Birthdays are brilliant. Im 62 years old and I still love them. I dont think Ive ever had a bad birthday. In fact, I think birthdays get better and better the older you become. Sure, kids love birthdays because they get presents and get to eat cake.

纯正英语一分钟-holidays

I love holidays. They are the best thing in the world. The only problem is they are always too short. Even summer holidays at school arent long enough. I recently had an eight-week holiday and it flew by. It seems as though time goes quickly when we

纯正英语一分钟-Home

Home is where the heart is. Thats so true. Ive lived in many different houses during my life but not all of them have been home. When you are growing up, home is where your family lives. I left home when I was 18 and slowly my childhood home was no l

纯正英语一分钟-intelligence

People say intelligence is a lot more attractive than beauty. I often ask people if they would prefer a partner who is intelligent or good looking. They almost always say they want someone who is intelligent. I wonder why it is some of us are so inte

纯正英语一分钟-laws

Without laws the world would end. OK, maybe the actual Earth might not end, but life as we know it would end. Wed all end up fighting and killing each other. It would become the survival of the strongest, or perhaps the survival of the nastiest. If t

纯正英语一分钟-parties

I love parties. They are always so much fun. I cant think of a better way to spend an afternoon or evening than going to a party. You meet people, eat delicious food, and have lots of fun. Ive always loved parties. I remember the birthday parties I h

纯正英语一分钟-Pride

Pride is a funny thing. Sometimes its good. People should take pride in things they do well. Its also OK to be proud of the people you love. Im very proud of my children for many reasons. My proudest moment was when my son was born. Sometimes Im prou

纯正英语一分钟-old age

Im a bit worried about my old age. I dont really want to get old. I like being young. On the other hand, if I do get old, I want to live to be over 100. Im hoping old age will be nice. It seems a time when you can relax and slow down. If course, you

纯正英语一分钟-OK

I like the expression OK. I dont know why. Its so useful. Everyone in the world understands what it means. It must be the only word that everyone knows. Is it a word or is at an abbreviation? We spell it okay but abbreviate it as OK. I wonder how man

纯正英语一分钟-no

Sometimes I like the word no, and sometimes I hate it. It is a very powerful word, even though it has just two letters. I dont like the word no when I have been for a job interview and didnt get the job. I also hate this word when I ask someone on a

纯正英语一分钟-night

I like the night. Its an interesting time of the day. The city changes at night. I like all the bright lights. People seem to be more active. Everyone is rushing home or going out. All the action starts at night. Restaurants, bars and clubs open. Eve

纯正英语一分钟-music

What would life be like without music? I wonder how music started. It is an important part of every culture on Earth. I wonder when we first became interested in music. I also wonder when we first become interested in music. Is it when we are a baby?

纯正英语一分钟-men

Are men really from another planet? A lot of women think so. There are a lot of books about how strange men are. This is rubbish. Men are men, the same as women are women. Of course men are not perfect, no one is. Men actually have done a lot of bad

纯正英语一分钟-medicine

I dont understand how anyone can like medicine. Ive never liked it. I used to refuse to take it as a kid because the taste was so disgusting. Im not sure whether or not medicine is a good thing. Im sure that most of the time our body will recover nat

纯正英语一分钟-plastic

Its amazing to think there wasnt any plastic one hundred years ago. Now its everywhere. Almost everything thats made has some plastic in it. Whoever invented it must be really rich. There are all kinds of plastic. Its pretty useful stuff. I once went

纯正英语一分钟-picnics

Everybody likes picnics. Going on a picnic seems to be a popular activity all over the world. Having a picnic makes everyone happy. Theres usually lots of delicious food and somewhere nice to eat it. I think its interesting to see the different thing

纯正英语一分钟-postman

I wonder what will happen to the postal service. When I was young, I used the post office a lot. I went to the post office every week to buy stamps and send letters. I got excited every morning when the postman came. There was usually one letter for

纯正英语一分钟-pollution

I hate pollution. It makes me really angry. I think pollution is greed. People dont care about the environment so they pollute the air just to make lots of money. Big companies are the worst. They pretend theyre not polluting. They have the money to