英语博客-北美风情 166、TV

Do you ever watch English TV shows to improve your listening comprehension? Television can be a great learning tool, or if youre not in the mood for thinking, it can also be a great way to relax and veg out! In this Chatterbox episode, were chatting

英语博客-北美风情 159、Outer space

Outer space is fascinating. Throughout history, human beings have looked up at the stars and wondered just what was out there. In this episode, Harp and Maura chat about a variety of topics relating to outer space. Would you like to take a trip to Ma

英语博客-北美风情 160、Give it 100%!

In this episode, we talk about ways to say that someone is trying very hard and putting in their best effort. Harp and Maura put their heart and soul into explaining some useful everyday phrases and introducing some new vocabulary related to making a

英语博客-北美风情 155、To get it off the ground

Sometimes it can be difficult to get things off the ground. In this episode we are talking about expressions used at the beginning of a new project or plan. We look at to get it off the ground, to get off on the wrong foot or the right foot, and to p

英语博客-北美风情 207、Let’s go to the movies

Movies are an important part of almost every culture on the planet. Theyre made for entertainment, but we can also learn about languages and cultures from them. In this episode, Harp and Maura talk about famous movie quotations that are part of pop c

英语博客-北美风情 206、She has a bun in the oven

In this episode, Mauras friend Melanie visits to talk about slang terms for being pregnant. Melanie is a bit of an expert on this topic, because shes pregnant herself! There are tons of expressions to talk about being pregnant. Some of them are polit

英语博客-北美风情 169、You can’t teach an old dog

In this episode, we look at expressions that tell us that people find it hard to change. You cant teach an old dog new tricks and a leopard cant change its spots are two proverbs that arent really talking about animals. Maura and Harp talk about the

英语博客-北美风情 171、Going down in flames

This was a question from one of our listeners in China: What does the expression to go down in flames mean? In todays episode, were happy to answer that and to give you some other related expressions. In this episode, youll learn about different situ

英语博客-北美风情 172、She has something up her slee

This episode is about having secret plans or tools that you use at a specific time to help you get what you want. At different times in life, we may have something that we need to get and we have information or a strategy to help us get it! The expre

英语博客-北美风情 150、To bounce back

图片1 The expressions in this free Culips episode are used to give good news! They focus on recovering and being in good condition after a bad period. If a person or thing experiences a negative time they can bounce back, get back on their feet, or

英语博客-北美风情 9、Blind Date Part 1

图片1 Jen just went on a blind date and Rick tries to find out all the details. A blind date means that Jen and Rick did not know each other before. Learn how to talk about love in this episode. Were there sparks? Was there chemistry? This episode

英语博客-北美风情 6、Catching up Part 1

图片1 Have you caught up with a good friend lately? Tara and Fred have just met in a cafe and are telling each other whats new. Here, learn how to catch up in English with ease, and also hear some new expressions explained for you including over he

英语博客-北美风情 38、He had better go to work soon.

图片1 You had better listen to this episode! Did you understand this first sentence? If you didnt, check out this episode and hear us explain had better for you. We will also give you lots of examples of how to use it.

英语博客-北美风情 39、Culture: Halloween

图片1 Halloween is a super fun day to wear costumes, visit haunted houses and eat candy. This day is especially for children but adults celebrate too. Harp and Maura talk about lots of Halloween traditions and explain new vocabulary, like trick or

英语博客-北美风情 47、Culture: Christmas

图片1 Here is your Culips Christmas episode! This time we are trying a new format, with three distinct categories for you! We discuss Christmas Greetings, funny Christmas traditions and Harps worst and best presents from past Christmases. Most peop

英语博客-北美风情 40、Slang: I’m so wasted.

图片1 Have you ever been wasted? It is a slang word for something that is fun and important if you are going to a lot of parties. Check out Robins story below and see if you can guess what wasted means.

英语博客-北美风情 61、Expression: Get ahead of yours

图片1 If you try to use an expression before you know the definition then you are getting ahead of yourself! That is why it is always good to listen to our podcasts We look at this expression and other similar ones about looking too far into the fu

英语博客-北美风情 71、There are plenty of fish in th

图片1 Many different languages around the world have this expression. Do you have this expression in your language? Listen to this episode about There are plenty of fish in the sea and see if you recognize a similar expression in your native langua

英语博客-北美风情 83、Pet Peeves

图片1 Everyone has personal pet peeves that bother you. Someones pet peeves are usually cultural. Pet peeves are usually small, day-to-day things. Are you curious about what pet peeves are now? Listen to this episode to find out what they are. All

英语博客-北美风情 87、Slang: To bug someone

图片1 Many of you have probably heard of the word bug. Most people know it as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb, like to bug a person. Do you think that bugging a person would be good or bad? Do you think someone would like to be bugged? Ch