听播客学英语 16 末日审判
In March, I recorded a podcast about the census in this country that is, the counting of everyone who lives here. Todays podcast is also about a census the very first census to take place England. In the year 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, defeated
听播客学英语 17 卫报
In todays podcast, we are going to talk about a birthday, and learn the English words for some of the things which you may find in a newspaper. First, the birthday. 190 years ago, on 5 May 1821, people in Manchester were able to buy the first edition
听播客学英语 18 一杯香浓的茶
That was Miss Binnie Hale, singing a song called A Nice Cup of Tea, which she recorded 70 years ago, in 1941. We British love tea. We drink more tea per head of population than any other country in the world, except for Ireland. If you go to the Tea
听播客学英语 19 This and that
We have lots to do in todays podcast. First, we will learn something about the words this, that, these and those. Then we will go shopping with Kevin and Joanne. And finally, we will hear about Ms Nancy Sinatra, and what she is going to do with her b
听播客学英语 20 money
There was an important anniversary this week. Forty years ago, on 15 February 1971, Britain changed its currency, that is, its money system. This is what happened. When I was a child in the fifties and sixties, Britain had a wonderfully complicated c
听播客学英语 21 我很幸运
Like lots of people, I have Google as the home page on my web browser. On the Google page, there is a search box where I can type what I am looking for. For example, I can type English lessons if I want to find web sites which teach people English. U
听播客学英语 22 鬼村
Today, we will visit a little village on the south coast of England. Its name is Tyneham, and it is a ghost village. What does ghost village mean? It means that the village is deserted, there is no-one there. Many of the houses, the church and the sc
听播客学英语 23 一个专横的播客
Before we begin, I have an apology to make. In the last podcast, about the Archers, I talked about a woman whom I called Helen Carter and her new baby. I should have said Helen Archer. I do not know why I got her name wrong. Perhaps I am getting old.
听播客学英语 24 弓箭手
The music which you have just heard is a signature tune. A signature tune is the music which you hear at the beginning of a radio or TV programme. This signature tune is the signature tune of a radio soap opera called The Archers. The BBC describe Th
听播客学英语 25 Bootifull!
This podcast is about turkeys. I dont mean the country Turkey, of course. I mean the big birds that many people eat at Christmas. There is a picture on the website if you want to know what a turkey looks like. A few days ago, the newspapers reported
听播客学英语 26 威廉和凯特订婚了！
Last week, the newspapers and television told us about an engagement. An engagement is when two people decide to get married. We say that the couple are engaged to be married, or simply that they are engaged. The engagement which was announced last w
听播客学英语 27 灯塔人
Britain is an island. We are surrounded by sea. Nowdays, you can get here by plane, or by train through the Channel Tunnel. But before planes were invented, and the Channel Tunnel was built, the only way to come to Britain was by sea. The seas around
听播客学英语 28 提防
Todays podcast is about taking care! I want you to imagine that you are visiting England. You and some friends decide to go for a walk in the country. The sun is shining, the birds are singing and all is right with the world. You walk through a prett
听播客学英语 29 是马还是狗
A long time ago, I made a podcast about graffiti, and the graffiti artist called Banksy. Graffiti means pictures or writing painted illegally on a wall or a building, or the side of a train or a bus. Many people think that graffiti are unsightly. We
听播客学英语 30 去上大学
In English, it is the little words that cause the problems. Big words like misappropriation or truthfulness are easy. If you do not understand what they mean, you can look them up in a dictionary. But little words like up, down, on and off are diffic
