[常用英语]helicopter parent 直升机父母2012-11-13

  书中描写了一位母亲对女儿百般呵护，担心女儿在学校会吃到含坚果的食物（西方很多小孩都有吃坚果导致受伤或者过敏的情况），又怕她在外面被人欺负，为了孩子能考上重点中学，这位母亲竟然假扮自己的女儿去考试。可怜天下父母心啊。英国有一本畅销小说叫《可能含坚果》(may contain nuts)，书中描写了一位母亲对女儿百般呵护，担心女儿在学校会吃到含坚果的食物（西方很多小孩都有吃坚

[常用英语]口语中的常用交际套语2012-11-13

  “今天的菜不好，请多多包涵。” 在英语国家的人看来，这种自谦客套的说法反而显得太牵强附会，况且请客总希望客人吃的好，否则，既然菜不好，为什么还拿来请客？故不宜直译为：pardon me for the poor foods today.若用餐开始讲这句话，英语应说：bon appetite，或者enjoy yourself.若用餐完毕讲这句话，应该说：hope you've enjoyed yourself.这样才与此情景相吻合。不同文化有着不同的语言习惯，口译译员在处理交际套语时尤其需要注意符合习惯用法，方才显的自然得体、彬彬有礼，否则让人听起来就会显得生硬粗鲁，甚至产生误解和不快。下

[常用英语]top up 充值2012-11-13

  helen:hello, this is real english from bbc learning english, i’m helen.zo?:hi, 你

[常用英语]posh 优雅的2012-11-12

  oliver:在这个时候，posh就不是真的优雅的意思了，而是假高贵的意思了。一般来说，人们更喜欢用在评论什么人的时候，而很少当面说别人，除非像刚才我们听到的那样是开玩笑。jo:im jo and this is real english from bbc learning english.oliver:大家好，我是oliver，

[常用英语]热线电话 hotline2012-11-12

  helen: welcome to real english from bbc learning english. i’m helen.liu jia: 欢迎收

[常用英语]吃白食的人 freeloader2012-11-12

  jo: welcome to another real english from bbc learning english.oliver: 大家好，我是 oli

[常用英语]瞎忙活-faff about2012-11-12

  neil: hello, welcome to real english from bbc learning english, i’m neil.lily: 大

[常用英语]一起学英语了解景点 为游学做准备！2012-11-10

  有两个意思， 一个是指马戏团， 或是马戏团用的那种圆形的马戏场， 另外一个意思是指有众多道路交汇的圆形广场。 在这里， matt 指的就是第二个意思， 也就是皮卡迪里广场。为了助于我们理解， matt 称它为 a traffic junction, 交叉路口- a junction. 他用了 to be surrounded by 被环绕着的这个表达方式。youling: hello. youre listening to on the town from bbc learning english. 大家好， 我

[常用英语]st albans 小城：圣奥尔班斯2012-11-10

  neil: how are you today jean?jean: well, actually im feeling a little run down.

[常用英语]一起学英语感受他国精彩-伦敦东区的圣诞2012-11-10

  spitalfields' christmas 伦敦东区的圣诞neil: its that time of year again, jean.jean: i know.neil: have you done your ch

[常用英语]brick lane 布里克巷2012-11-5

  chen li: 大家好，我是陈鹂。我们这个节目，是要带领大家去参观了解伦敦最有名的景点和一些令人流连忘返的地方。 so where are we today finn? finn: well, today we've come to london's east end, to a very famous lane. it's a place, where you can find a real mix of different things - authentic curry...finn: hi, im finn. welcome to on the town from bbc learning english.chen li: 大家好

[常用英语]tate modern 泰特现代美术馆2012-11-5

  i love the metaphor of the power station. almost like a luxury, replacing something like power - the sheer volume of space that you can fly an aeroplane through, and for the public to be able to come into it for free as well. so it’s a free public space. andrea: this woman explains how she thinks that tate modern is a metaphor.andrea: tate modern is britain’s national museum of modern art.jean: 自从泰特现代美术馆在2

[常用英语]the museum of london 伦敦博物馆2012-11-5

  sun chen: 在这儿，你还能学到很多有关伦敦著名景点的新词汇，还有新的表达方式。这些词汇，还都代表着伦敦的各个历史时期。 famous landmarks of london and the different periods of its history. lily: well, talking about the famous landmarks of london, let's have a quick test of your knowledge of some of the tourist attractions. ready? here we go:sound effects and background from the museum of londonlily: hello and welcome to

[常用英语]白金汉宫 buckingham palace2012-11-3

  the front of the palace, the facade is very well known, it's almost a symbol of london. and so it's one of those places that's recognizable all over the world. so there is a certain excitement simply to be standing outside it with the guards there, and you can watch the changing of the guard each day.callum: hello and welcome to bbc learning english, im callum.yang li: 大家好。我是杨莉。今

[常用英语]金丝雀码头 canary wharf2012-11-3

  finn: welcome to on the town from bbc learning english. my name's finn. zoë: 大家好，我是刘佳, 欢迎收听今天的都市掠影，今天我们来到了泰晤士河岛上，周围都是一些摩天高楼。finn: welcome to on the town from bbc learning english. my names finn.zoë:

[常用英语]south bank 泰晤士河南岸2012-11-3

  finn: yes, today we're sitting by the river thames on a lovely sunny afternoon. this part is called the south bank. bank here, it means the land beside a river. jean: 伦敦南岸 the south bank 就坐落在伦敦的市中心。在这里有很多的文化艺术场所和设施，像剧院、电影院、艺术画廊等等。这里也是一个闲来散步欣赏泰晤士河沿岸风光的好地方。finn: so jean, how do you like the view across the river?jean: its beautiful fin

[常用英语]双语幽默：使用规则 一起快乐学英语2012-10-30

  restroom use:entirely too much time is being spent in the restroom.there is now

[常用英语]money matters2012-10-13

  money matters　　what is the hottest topic at your school? in hangzhou yongjin mid

[常用英语]all change!——夏令营2012-10-13

  money matters　　what is the hottest topic at your school? in hangzhou yongjin mid

[常用英语]am i good-looking?2012-10-13

  am i good-looking?　　singaporean pop singer jj lam’s new drama is on tv now. the