听播客学英语 285 情人节
Tomorrow, 14 February, is Valentines Day. Saint Valentine is the patron saint of people in love. On Valentines Day, many people send a Valentine card to their boyfriend or girlfriend, or to their husband or wife. Sometimes people send Valentine cards
听播客学英语 286 灯泡
A few years ago there were lots of lightbulb jokes in English. You probably had them in your language too. Here is an example. How many policemen/civil servants/school teachers does it take to change a lightbulb? Five one to stand on a table holding
听播客学英语 287 噩梦
Someone who manages a museum is called a curator. Imagine that you are a curator. What problems could you possibly have? What nightmares about your work could wake you in the night? Surely, museum curators have jobs with little stress or worry. Perha
听播客学英语 288 我祝福您
My friend Margaret writes poetry. I have persuaded her to record a few of her poems for you to listen to. Here is one called I Wish for You. I Wish for You Life brings many experiences, some good, some bad, some in-between. You have been my friend fo
听播客学英语 289 巧克力狂
In the last episode about the penguin we used the SOTHATconstruction. (He enjoyed it so much, that I am taking him again today!) Very often English people leave out the word THAT. We say simply He enjoyed it so much, I am taking him again today! You
听播客学英语 290 企鹅
There was once a man who had a pet Penguin. One day, he took his Penguin for a walk. A Policeman saw him and walked over. He said What are you doing with that Penguin? The man said Im taking him for a walk, officer The Policeman stared at the man and
听播客学英语 291 生病
My voice today sounds rather strange, doest it? Yes I have flu, and I am recording this podcast in bed. And in this podcast we will introduce or revise some vocabulary related to being ill. Kevin, the hero of our soap opera, Podcast People, fells ver
听播客学英语 292 欢笑声
The Sound of Your Laughter To my Children, and yours too. The sound of your laughter Is what pulls me through The harshest winter The sound of your laughter Makes every bright summer day Brighter The sound of your laughter Is what gets me up in the m
听播客学英语 293 make up
The idiom to make up has at least three different meanings. First, it can mean to invent, for example, a story. The story is not true it did not really happen it came from my imagination. I made it up. Second, make-up is the stuff women put on their
听播客学英语 294 虱子
Last time we had mouse mice. This time it is louse lice. Headlice are tiny creatures which are sometimes found on peoples heads or in their hair. The eggs that these creatures lay are called nits. Often we do not like to talk about such things. But i
听播客学英语 295 老鼠
Here is a poem by Rose Fyleman. It is called Mice. I think mice Are rather nice. Their tails are long, Their faces small, They havent any Chins at all. Their ears are pink, Their teeth are white, They run about the house at night. They nibble things
听播客学英语 296 nothing
In English we have several names for the number zero (0). Sometimes we call it zero. Sometimes we call it nought. Sometimes we say O just like the letter O. James Bond was double o seven 007. In most cases, you can use any of these three zero, nought
听播客学英语 297 重建伦敦
HAHA HA! Boom Boom! That was Basil Brush. He appeared in our last episode. He is a fox, and a favourite character on childrens television in Britain. Every time he cracks a joke, he shouts: HAHAHA! Boom Boom! I have included a little picture of Basil
听播客学英语 298 撞人
To bump into something means to collide with something, or to knock against something. But in colloquial speech, it also means to meet someone unexpectedly. For instance. Today I went to the supermarket. Unfortunately, as I was parking my car, I bump
