[00:01.88]How to Have Less Awkward Conversation [00:06.01]What is assuming rapport? [00:09.70]Basically, instead of going into a conversation [00:13.42]or meeting nervously and thinking how will this go? [00:16.50]you take different approach. [00:18....
[00:03.32]On Learning English [00:06.83]A correspondent from the Czech Republic [00:10.15]asks a powerful question:How would you encourage [00:13.35]English language learners at secondary [00:15.44]and postsecondary schools; [00:17.38]what do they ha...
[00:01.06]The Tao of Coffee [00:05.00]What exactly do you do when you make a cup of coffee? [00:10.25]● Take one cup [00:12.22]● Put in a spoonful of dark, bitter powder [00:16.16]● Add a spoonful of sweetness [00:18.89]● Pour in hot, clear l...
[00:03.99]Western Civilization Faces a Stark Choice Ⅱ [00:07.93]Economic Growth [00:11.42]The west's stunning economic advance [00:14.02]over the past 1000 years, and especially the last 200 years, [00:18.76]has made mankind an ecological success a...
[00:02.33]Western Civilization Faces a Stark Choice Ⅰ [00:10.63]In 1900, most westerners were confident and optimistic, [00:16.18]full of pride about their civilization. [00:18.48]Since then, the west has made enormous strides in economic, [00:22.8...
[00:00.84]The Most Adored AthleteMuhammad Ali [00:07.56]Though Ali won the gold medal at the Rome Olympics in 1960, [00:13.56]at the time the experts didn't think much of his boxing skills. [00:17.32]His head, eyes wide, seemed to float above the act...
[00:01.72]Benjamin Franklin [00:07.17]Franklin's life is full of charming stories [00:11.27]which all young men should know [00:13.04]how he peddled ballads in Boston, and stood, [00:16.22]the guest of kings in Europe; [00:18.15]how he worked his pas...
[00:01.98]Hepburn Forever [00:04.92]Hepburn, the Daughter [00:08.91]She told us how she felt pangs of emptiness [00:11.48]at the sight of other children in their fathers' arms, [00:14.38]how she wished he were there so she could be like the others. [...
[00:01.83]Aeschylus：The Father of Greek Tragedy [00:04.78]Aeschylus was the first known dramatist to use [00:09.09]more than one character in his plays, [00:11.82]and he therefore invented the concept of dialogue between characters. [00:16.20]Befor...
[00:02.56]Psychoanalyst---Sigmund Freud [00:04.94]There are no neutrals in the Freud wars. [00:09.83]Admiration, on one side; skepticism, on the other. [00:13.05]But on one thing the contending parties agree: [00:15.97]for good or ill, Sigmund Freud,...
