听播客学英语 105 尼斯湖水怪
In the last podcast, we talked about the Loch Ness monster, and we met Steve Feltham, who has spent the last 17 years living beside Loch Ness, looking for the monster. On the website today, you will find a YouTube video. In the video, Steve Feltham t
听播客学英语 106 银行假日
Irene, who lives in Germany, is a regular listener to these podcasts. She has sent me an e-mail to suggest that I make a podcast about bank holidays in England and the way that we celebrate them. Most countries have public holidays at various times o
听播客学英语 107 如何保持温暖
If you visit upland areas of Britain places like the mountains of Scotland, or Wales, or the Pennine Hills in northern England you will see a lot of sheep. Many of the sheep are in places where there are no walls or hedges to keep them in their field
听播客学英语 108 修车
My car does not go. I dont know what is wrong with it. The engine wont start. The car will not move. What shall I do? I will get the car repaired. That means I will not repair the car myself. I will ask someone else to do it, and they will repair the
听播客学英语 109 气味
In the last podcast, I said that I would tell you how Birmingham did in their match against Aston Villa. Well, they lost 5-1. Sorry, Birmingham! Birmingham could still stay in the Premiership next season, but things are not looking good. The nail-bit
听播客学英语 110 咬指甲
Do you bite your finger nails? No dont answer that question. I dont really want to know. Biting your nails is a bad habit which will lead to premature baldness and make you unattractive to the opposite sex. Instead, we are going to talk football in t
听播客学英语 111 Folly
Today we meet the English word folly, and we visit a strange old building and an art exhibition. Lets start with the word folly. I guess you know what foolish means. If someone is foolish, he or she does stupid or unwise things. We can call such a pe
听播客学英语 112 Up up up
When you learn English, you learn about phrasal verbs. What are phrasal verbs? They are verbs which are formed, not of one word, but of two or more words. For instance, if I come home from work and want to watch a TV programme, I go into my sitting r
听播客学英语 113 谋杀
Felix Dennis publishes magazines. He is, in fact, a very successful publisher, and his magazines have made him very rich. He is one of the richest people in Britain. He has written a book about how to get rich. Unlike most books that tell you how to
听播客学英语 114 预算
Today we are going to find out about the English word budget. But first, I asked you a question at the end of the last podcast. I told you about the supermarket check-out for people who are buying only a few things. I asked you whether the sign above
听播客学英语 115 苹果和糖
What is the difference between apples and sugar? What is the difference between light-bulbs and electricity? What is the difference between trees and rain? What do you think? Do you give up? Shall I tell you? The difference between apples and sugar i
听播客学英语 116 顿马场地震
The big news story this week was the great Market Rasen earthquake. We have lots of earthquakes in Britain. There are about 200 every year, but most of them are so small that people do not notice them The earthquake this week in the early hours [ie b
听播客学英语 117 一个可怕的发现
Today we visit the Channel Islands. The Channel Islands are a group of islands in the English Channel, close to the north coast of France. But they are not part of France. And they are not really part of Britain either. The British Queen is also rule
听播客学英语 118 第四大桥
My last podcast was about a motorway junction. But today I am going to talk about something much more romantic. When I think about it, a dreamy look comes into my eyes and my heart begins to flutter. Yes, dear listeners, I am going to talk about a ra
听播客学英语 119 烤饼节
Today is Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day. Shrove Tuesday is the day before the beginning of Lent, which is the period of 40 days leading up to Easter. Traditionally, during Lent, Christians avoid eating rich foods, for example foods containing lots of
