听播客学英语 180 Getting on
Todays podcast is about the expression getting on. What does it mean? Well, if I ask someone How are you getting on? I mean How much progress have you made?. It is easiest to explain with some examples. Example number one. I ask my children, How are
听播客学英语 181 英格兰游人最少的地方
In the county of Norfolk, in Eastern England, during the Middle Ages, people used to cut peat from the ground. They dried the peat in the sun, and used it as a fuel for fires. Over time, the places where people had cut the peat filled with water, to
听播客学英语 182 玛丽有只小羊羔
Reading poetry for children can often help you to learn a foreign language. Why? Because poetry written for children is simple, and uses words and language which are close to the ordinary spoken language. And generally these poems are short, and make
听播客学英语 183 大灰狼
The Russian composer Sergei Prokoviev once wrote a musical story called Peter and the Wolf. The different instruments of the orchestra represent the different characters in the story Peter, the cat, the bird, Peters grandfather and so on. Here is par
听播客学英语 184 英格兰最后的女巫
Do you know what a witch is? A witch is a woman who has magical powers (or, at least, other people think she has magical powers). In England, in the 17th century, witches were often treated very cruelly. Practising witchcraft was against the law. Man
听播客学英语 185 如何到达
Today we will learn something about the word arrive. I will tell you when to say arrive at and when to say arrive in. And I will also tell you that you must never say arrive to! Kevin and Joanne are going to visit their friend Amy, who lives in Glasg
听播客学英语 186 海难
This podcast uses words and expressions about ships and the sea. These words may be new to you, so on the podcast website I have linked some of them to definitions in the Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary. But if you are listening on iTunes or a
听播客学英语 187 果酱
One of the strangest things about English people is what we eat for breakfast. Some people have a cooked breakfast, with bacon and eggs and sausages. But most people are far too busy to cook things for breakfast. So they have a nice cup of tea or cof
听播客学英语 188 撇号灾难
In a podcast last week, I talked about apostrophes the little commas that we sometimes write above letters in English. Do you know the rules about when to write an apostrophe, and when not to write one? You should write an apostrophe; 1. when you lea
听播客学英语 189 贝克汉姆
David Beckham is a famous football player. He played for Manchester United in the years when Manchester United won everything they could possibly win. And he was captain of the England football team. But in the past few years his football career has
听播客学英语 190 新年愿望
I have a poem for you today. It is called New Year Resolution, and it is by Edrey Allott. She does not tell us what her New Year resolution is. She just says that she knows that she should have done it a long time ago, but this year she really will.
听播客学英语 191 Work out
Todays podcast is about working out. There is a grammar and vocabulary note which explains that the expression to work out has two different meanings. If you are listening on iTunes or an iPod, you will need to go to the podcast website to read the n
听播客学英语 192 沉迷
Happy New Year to all of you. I have been making these podcasts now for exactly a year. It has been great fun and I am very grateful to all of you who listen to them. At the beginning of January, many people make New Year resolutions. That means that
听播客学英语 193 圣诞屋
Bling? Whats bling? Bling is a modern slang word for jewellery. But not any sort of jewellery. Jewellery is bling if: it is big it is brightly coloured it is loud and tasteless there is lots of it it is really in your face Jewellery is not bling if i
听播客学英语 194 圣诞市场
In December, in many towns in Germany and other countries in northern Europe, there are Christmas markets. Some of them are very famous, and tourists come from a long distance to explore the markets, buy Christmas gifts and enjoy the atmosphere. Here
