【一起闲话英语】名字的含义—What's in a name?

Transcript: Presenter 1: Today we are going to talk about names, particularly fashions in names, you know, the kind of names famous people use for their children. Youve been looking into this recently, havent you Finn? Presenter 2: I have indeed and

【一起闲话英语】一次去意大利的旅行—A Trip to Italy

Passage Transcript this summer i went to, Italy for what turned to be a three week trip with a friend of mine from college. it was a really a good experience. i have never been out of the country before and, for years i wanted to go. i had always wan

【一起闲话英语】谎言-Lies

Antoine / France speaker I've been caught in lies several times. One I remember, it was when I was like still young, I was maybe fifteen and I was supposed to go to a friend's house just to sleep, but in fact I just went to a party with some friends

【一起闲话英语】对什么上瘾-Addiction

Arienne, Norway speaker What am I addicted to? Unfortunately, I'm addicted to smoking, which is really bad because cigarettes are very bad for everyone's body and health basically. In Norway, where I'm from, we're not allowed to smoke ins restaurants

【一起闲话英语】聊聊你的生日-When is your birthday?

Arienne, Norway speaker My birthday is July 23rd or the 23rd of July, whichever way you say it. Last year for my birthday I had a big party with all my friends and even my family was there for a little while. It was a lot of fun and it was a Hawaiian

【一起闲话英语】我最喜爱的电影—My favourite film

Transcript: A (girl) I really like The Notebook; its a romantic classic. The story is about a poor boy, called Noah, who meets a rich girl, called Allie, and they fall in love over one summer. But of course there are problems. Allies parents dont app

【一起闲话英语】乘火车去旅行—Trains and travel

Transcript: A. Passenger: Excuse me? Which platform does the train to Cambridge leave from? Train station attendant: The 10:15 train or the 10:40? Passenger: The 10:15. Train station attendant: The 10:15 train leaves from platform 3. Passenger: Thank

【一起闲话英语】天气预报—Weather forecast

Transcript: News reporter: Here is the weather. Weather reporter: Welcome to the weather forecast. Now, lets see what the weather is like today. In the north of the country its very windy and cold. There is a chance of some rain too, so dont leave ho

【一起闲话英语】网络安全—Online safety

Transcript: Charlie: Mum! Thats my computer! Mum: I know, I know. Dont worry, Im changing your privacy settings. Charlie: Privacy settings? Mum: Yes. There are privacy settings on your social networking sites. Your account is totally public at the mo

【一起闲话英语】学习技巧—Study tips

Transcript: Ben: You always get good marks at school. Youre lucky! I study but I dont always get good marks. Katy: Im not lucky! I know how to study. I always do three things. Do you want to know them? Ben: Yeah, please! Katy: OK, number one. Always

【一起闲话英语】出去吃—Eating out

Transcript: Waiter: Hello. Jamie: Hi. A table for two, please. Waiter: Of course. Over here, please. Heres the menu. Sally: Thank you. (pause) Waiter: Are you ready to order? Sally: Yes, we are. Waiter: What would you like for your starter? Jamie: Id

【一起闲话英语】买衣服—Shopping for clothes

Transcript: Shop assistant: Can I help you? Customer: Yes, have you got this T-shirt in other colours? Shop assistant: Weve got it in white, black, red and purple. What size do you want? Customer: Medium. Shop assistant: OK, in medium weve got black

【一起闲话英语】记笔记—Taking notes

Transcript: Mark: Whats the matter? Clare: Ive got a history exam on Friday and Im worried Ill fail it. Mark: Why? Youre brilliant at history. Clare: It isnt difficult but I have to remember a lot of information. These are my notes from today. Mark:

【一起闲话英语】描述一本书—Describing a Book

Passage Transcript one of my favorite books is On the Road, by Jack Kerouac. and, it's about_ uh ,it takes place in the forties. and it's about the, the whole beatnik, um, culture, underground bohemian life style. and, it's, it's one of those books j

【一起闲话英语】什么是生物化学—What is Biochemistry?

Passage Transcript biochemistry is a very specific area of chemical science which, studies the interactions of biological systems with chemical components, and which also determines, which chemical components and, how interacts with the human body an

【一起闲话英语】公共交通-Public Transport

Kat / Germany speaker I don't use public transportation too often. When I still lived in my home town, it was just too small to have public transportation. Nowadays, I like to ride my car. I think public transportation is a great idea, but I really l

【一起闲话英语】冒险-Adventure

Lori / Canada speaker Oh, right now, the adventure I am planning is an extensive trip in Southeast Asia. I've always dreamed of going to Angor Wat, so I want to see that place before it's been overrun with too many tourists. Chris / England speaker W

【一起闲话英语】关于医院-Hospitals

Al, England speaker No, I'm not afraid of hospitals. I haven't spent much time in hospital cause I've been fairly healthy in my life so. I think there is something quite weird and interesting about hospitals, so I shouldn't say that. That might be ba

【一起闲话英语】时尚杂志-Fashion Magazine

Eucharia, Ireland speaker Women's fashion's magazines: I like reading them on airplanes cause they don't really require a lot of concentration, and they're better on an airplane than a novel because I don't have the concentration when I'm flying for

【一起闲话英语】新的发明—New inventions

Transcript: Presenter: Welcome to Tech-Today! This week its National Science Engineering Week, so to celebrate we asked Jed our science correspondent to give us a round-up of new inventions. Jed: Hi, yes, Ive got some very interesting things to tell