When you hear the word cricket, what do you think of first? 当你听到cricket这个单词时，你首先会想到什么？ A small, chirping insect? 一种小小的，喳喳叫的虫子？ Or a summer sport between players in white trousers and woo...
William Shakespeare 莎士比亚 Of all the famous English writers,probably the best known is William Shakespeare. 在所有举世闻名的英文作家中，最著名的的也许要数莎士比亚了。 He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564 on A...
Soap Operas 肥皂剧 Watching TV is a very popular pastime in the UK but what kind of programmes do British people like to watch? 在英国，看电视是一种非常流行的消遣方式，但英国人喜欢看哪种类型的节目呢？ Well, the...
New Year's Eve 新年前夕 For lots of people in Britain, the 31st of December,or New Year's Eve as we call it,is the biggest party of the year. 对很多英国人来说，12月31日是一年中最盛大的聚会。 It's a time to get together with...
UK Music Festivals 英国音乐节 Summer in the UK is traditionally the time when people go on holiday. 按照英国人的传统，夏天是人们外出度假的日子， It is also the time for quiet picnics and spending lazy days doing nothing. 也是...
Picnics 野餐 As summertime begins in Britain,people start to feel the urge to go outside to eat. 夏天伊始，英国人就想到户外吃饭。 People love to have a picnic whenever the weather is good enough,especially people with children. 只要...
Rainy Britain 阴雨的英国 Britain is famous around the world for its rainy weather. 英国以阴雨天气闻名于世。 Torrential downpours have caused rivers to burst their banks,roads have been closed and many people have been evacuated from...
English Food 英国饮食 So, you are going to Britain. 那你打算去英国咯。 Oh no! say your friends,The food is terrible! What are you going to eat? 哦，不！你朋友会说，食物太难吃了，你过去要吃什么？ This was a common...
MLK Holiday CelebratesLate Civil Rights Leader 马丁路德金纪念日 Martin Luther King Jr.'s rise as a civil rights leader began in 1955 when he spearheaded the drive to desegregate public buses in Montgomery, Alabama. 1955年，马丁路德金在美...
Ramadan in America 美国的斋月 America is a nation of 292 million people. 美国有2.92亿人口。 There are estimates that 6 million of them are Muslim. 据估计，其中有600万人是伊斯兰教徒。 The government does not ask people thei...
