Fun fact Although old wives tales are almost always false, some have turned out to be true! For example, one very common old wives tale is that eating carrots can improve your eyesight. Carrots are actually rich in beta-carotene, which your body turn

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 话匣子英语

万圣节就快要到了,哈皮和毛拉的万圣节,他们是怎么过的呢,穿着奇异的服装,去邻居家里要糖果,是不是很有趣呢? Harp: So, Halloween is celebrated on October thirty first (31st). Always the same day rega

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 话匣子英语

做饭可是个技术活,没有想象中那么简单,到了秋天和冬天很冷的时候,他们会准备很多食材,大展身手一次做好多东西,丰盛的午餐或者晚餐。 Harp: Yes. And today were bringing you a Chatterbox episo

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 话匣子英语

人们总是热衷于参加聚会,各种各样的聚会。圣诞节和复活节的聚会尤其多.... Harp: Yes. So today were gonna talk about parties. Maura: Yay! I love parties. Harp: Me too. And I love how many parties there are during the Chri

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科技越来越发达,人们获取新闻和八卦的途径有哪些,主要是电视,当然还有网络。 Maura: Today we are going to do a Chatterbox episode, and that is where we chat about all different kinds of topics. Today we are going to

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 话匣子英语

毛拉和哈皮今天本该讨论的话题是不同年龄段的舞蹈,他们却在讨论吃的..... Maura: So Harp. Hows it going? What did you get up to this weekend now that the nice weather has finally rolled around? Harp: I had a great weekend.

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 话匣子英语

今天来做客的嘉宾是本,他是安德鲁在乐队认识的朋友,两人的关系很好。 Ben: Hello. Andrew: Thank you for agreeing to do this with me. Ben: Youre welcome. Andrew: And I guess we should start at the very beginning. Thats a

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 话匣子英语

当服务员为你提供了很好的服务,你在结账时是否会额外给服务员一部分小费作为回馈呢 Maura: All right. Now lets get to the episode today. We are going to do a Chatterbox episode, and that is where Harp and I get to ch

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 话匣子英语

毛拉这期采访了运动员米歇尔,米歇尔详细介绍了他的日常训练项目以及赛前的准备..... Maura: Todays episode is a Chatterbox episode. And thats where we chat about all kinds of different topics, including interviewing pe

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棋盘游戏有多好玩,这期毛拉和哈皮告诉你.... Maura: Now, lets get to todays episode. Our episode today is a Chatterbox episode, and that is where Harp and I chat about all different kinds of cultural or language-related topics. Harp:

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 话匣子英语

Maura: Yes, say hi. So, today were going to do a Chatterbox episode, and thats where Harp and I chat about all kinds of different stuff. And today were going to be chatting about buying a home. Now, if youve been a Culips listener for a while, you m

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 话匣子英语

乔治亚会讲英语、法语、日语、汉语四种语言,她是怎么做到的?本身是中国人,出生在加拿大,本土是学习英语和法语。又自学了日语。你羡不羡慕呢? Maura: So we always try to choose someone to

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人在害怕的时候会做出什么样的反应,今天学习的一个词汇是不寒而栗 Maura: We can say, when you feel afraid, that you have shivers down your spine. Harp: Yes, shivers down your spine. Maura: And a shiver is usually something

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谈到电视,那真是家家必备的一个神器啊,它极大地丰富了我们的业余生活,人们懒得起身换台时,一个遥控器就已足够。 Harp: Yes. Were talking about TV. Maura: Yes, the television. The beautiful, wonderful

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 话匣子英语

情侣交往一段时间以后,一方会向另一方求婚。 Maura: So, first, were gonna talk about how people propose. So, you have a couple, theyve been dating for a while, and then they want to get married. Harp: Yeah. And I would say its usua

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 话匣子英语

毛拉说如果你想要9点开始派对,那么你就需要告诉你的朋友们派对是在8点开始,加拿大人真的是这样吗? Maura: So if youre throwing a party in Canada and you want it to start at 9 oclock, dont expect any guests to

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 话匣子英语

Are you shortsighted? ( nearsighted / shortsighted ) 多年前我在Community College进修英文,某日老师进入教室后向我们宣布,她得眼镜坏了,看不清楚字,今天不用课本,以自由交谈得方式上课。我立刻打

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 美国俚语

哈皮去印度旅行归来,哈皮说印度的购物方式和北美是完全不同的,到底不同在什么地方呢 Sample transcript Maura: And what is shopping like in India? Harp: Oh it is fantastic. It is completely different from North Amer

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(117) / 评论(0) 分类 话匣子英语

哈皮和毛拉在讨论善意的谎言以及残酷的实话,到底是哪种方式更好一些呢? Sample transcript: Maura: Maybe you go to someones house for dinner and they make pizza and you really dont like onions and they put onions on the

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(132) / 评论(0) 分类 话匣子英语

哈皮和毛拉都很喜欢温哥华这个城市,温哥华是位于加拿大的西部,这个城市的魅力在哪里呢? Sample transcript Maura: I think that people in other countries know about Vancouver too. Yeah a lot of people might know V

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(116) / 评论(0) 分类 话匣子英语