Take Away English-Harry Potter Book 哈里波特小说
Excited fans dressed up as wizards The fastest-selling book ever up to this week was the sixth Harry Potter book The Half-Blood Prince. However, author J. K. Rowling has broken her own record as the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series
Take Away English-Transformers 变形金刚
Have you seen the Transformers film yet? Transformers is a new Hollywood blockbuster which has not only taken America by storm , it has also been a number one film in China as well. The film has earned over 100 million RMB and it has outdone all the
Take Away English-Edinburgh Festivals 爱丁堡艺术节
Traditional Scottish celebrations at the Military Tattoo Summer in Edinburgh, Scotlands capital city, is the time for festivals . Between the end of August and the beginning of September there are several different festivals which take place there.
Take Away English-UK Female Singers in Crisis 危机重重的英国女歌星
Amy Winehouse feeling the pressures of fame One of the UK's top young female vocalists has cancelled a series of high-profile European concerts following a short stay in hospital after suffering severe exhaustion . Smokey-voiced jazz and soul singer
Take Away English-Unusual Names 异乎寻常的名字
What would you call your baby? Recently, a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real. Even though New Zealand has quite liberal rules about naming children, names beginning with a number are not allowed. They decided to c
Take Away English-Diana’s Anniversary 戴安娜周年纪念
Princess Diana's memory is undimmed in the UK. It has been ten years since Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed in a car crash with Dodi Al Fayed in Paris, yet she remains an iconic figure in the UK, whose image continues to dominate magazine covers
Take Away English-Viking Ship Discovered 刚被发现的海盗船
The Viking longship might have looked like this. A 1,000-year-old Viking longship is thought to have been discovered under a pub car park on Merseyside. The vessel is believed to lie beneath 2 metres to 3 metres of clay by the Railway Inn in Meols,
Take Away English-Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节
How many mooncakes will you eat this year? On 25th September this year, people all over China will be getting together to eat with their families, look at the moon and celebrate one of the biggest festivals in the Chinese lunar calendar . However, t
Take Away English-40 years of Radio 1 40年的广播一台
Tony Blackburn prepares for his first broadcast on Radio 1 Radio 1, the BBC pop music radio station is celebrating its 40th anniversary this month. Before its launch in 1967, there was no commercial radio , and the existing BBC stations broadcast a
Take Away English-Lewis Hamilton 刘易斯•汉密尔顿
Lewis Hamilton in his racing car All British fans of Formula One racing will look to Shanghai next weekend to see if British driver Lewis Hamilton can live up to the hopes that he can win the World Championship as a novice driver, in his first seaso
Take Away English-Jason Lewis, Circumnavigator 贾森 路易斯，环球旅行者
Jason Lewis pedals his boat up the river Thames After 13 years and 46,000 miles (75,00km) a British adventurer has completed a round-the-world journey using human power alone. Jason Lewis, 40, crossed five continents, two oceans and a sea to become
Take Away English-London Film Festival 伦敦电影节
The opening of the Film Festival Film lovers are looking to London for the next two weeks, to discover the best in UK cinema at the 51st British Film Institute London Film Festival. The festival will include exclusive showings of 184 feature films a
Take Away English-The Great Storm 20 years on 大风暴20周年
A fallen tree crushes a car in London On 16th October 1987, southern Britain was hit by hurricane force winds , the worst storm to occur in Britain since 1703. Twenty years on, Britain is remembering the devastation caused by what came to be known a
Take Away English-Ballroom Dancing 交际舞
Famous former British athlete Colin Jackson learns to dance Ballroom dancing in the UK used to be seen as something rather unfashionable that old people might do. For the past five years though, the popularity of ballroom dancing has soared thanks t
Take Away English-Big Sporting Events in the UK 英国重大体育活动
Athletes going for gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games While everyone in China, and in fact around the world, is getting excited about the upcoming 2008 Olympics, lots of people in Britain are pleased that two major sporting events will be taking pl
