常春藤生活英语【5】The New Kid on the Block　菜鸟新

The New Kid on the Block 菜鸟新同事 Dialogue A Alice and Jerry are talking in the office. Jerry： Hey, Alice. Who's that? Alice： Oh, that's Gordon. He's the new kid on the block. He was hired last week. Jerry： Wow, he's so young! He probabl

常春藤生活英语【1】B-Boys and B-Girls Get Down　嘻哈

B-Boys and B-Girls Get Down 嘻哈舞翻天 I want to get down on the good foot. With these words, the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, created a new dance that spread across America in the early 1970s. This dance included spins and leg kicks that wou

常春藤生活英语【4】Triumph of Life　生存赢家

Men are from Mars and women are from Venus. This statement is certainly correct in the human world, but is it also true in the animal world? Since the beginning of time, animals have done odd things to attract another's attention. Inside of all anima

常春藤生活英语【3】New Year's Celebrations　欢喜庆

New Year's Celebrations 欢喜庆新年 Fireworks, parties, and excitement are just a few words that cross our minds when we talk about celebrating the New Year. It is a time for celebration all over the world. However, people in various places celeb

常春藤生活英语【2】Taking Legal Action　诉诸于法

Taking Legal Action 诉诸于法 Dialogue A Ron and Trish are at the night market. Trish：Do you see that? Ron ：That looks just like the T-shirt that I designed. Let's take a closer look. (Ron and Trish talk to the vendor.) Ron ：Excuse me, sir.

常春藤生活英语【7】The Paper Bag Princess　纸袋公主

A princess named Elizabeth was going to marry a prince named Ronald. One day, a dragon flew down from the mountains and burned their whole castle down. The castle was completely destroyed and the prince was captured. Elizabeth, however, managed to su

常春藤生活英语【6】Arthur and the Minimoys　

Arthur and the Minimoys 阿瑟的奇幻王国：毫发人的冒险 Every child wants a good bedtime story before they fall asleep and go into their dream world. Arthur was no different and his grandmother read stories to him every night. She amazed h

常春藤生活英语【27】Following Fate船到桥头自然直

Once upon a time, an old man lived by himself up in the mountains above a village. His wife had died of a terrible illness years before and everyone thought he was very lonely. All of the townspeople liked the old man. He was very friendly with every

常春藤生活英语【12】Everyday Things　原来如此！

Everyday Things 原来如此！ London had a big problem during the hot and humid summer of 1858. The River Thames had become seriously polluted because of the recent invention of flush toilets. These were much better than the traditional holes in th

常春藤生活英语【13】Julius Caesar　西泽大帝

Julius Caesar, the Roman military and political leader, was born in 100 BC. He is considered to be one of the ancient world's mightiest leaders. Caesar caused a civil war in 49 BC. After winning the war, he became the head of the Roman world. He gain

常春藤生活英语【14】Just Fooling愚人节快乐

Dialogue A Eva just called Steve on the phone. Eva：Hey, Steve. It's Eva. Did you hear about your naughty girlfriend? Steve：What did she do now? Eva：Do you know where she was last night? Steve：She told me she was studying at the library. Eva：

常春藤生活英语【15】David and Goliath戴维与歌利亚

Two thousand years ago in the Kingdom of Israel, the Philistine army marched into the valley of Elah and set up camp. At that time, the King of Israel was Saul. He was a great king before, but by this point had become a weak man. King Saul gathered h

常春藤生活英语【16】Bobby's Balance　过犹不及

Bobby Jones liked his job as a computer programmer. His co-workers were all nice and the office was close to his house. There was only one problemhis boss. Mr. Li never complimented anyone. Most people in the office worked hard and even stayed a coup

常春藤生活英语【17】世界尽头的光明

The Light at the Edge of the World 世界尽头的光明 Each day, humans are faced with terrible news about war, poverty, and crime from every direction including TV, radio, and the Internet. To settle themselves, many people take some time out of t

常春藤生活英语【10】Pricing Strategy　定价策略

Dialogue A Adam and Sheila are talking about the pricing strategy for their new drinks. Adam： I love the peach flavor. It's delicious. Sheila： It's my son's new favorite drink. Now, all we need to do is introduce it to the public. Adam： I've be

常春藤生活英语【19】Breaking Gender Stereotypes

Years ago, the roles of men and women were very typical. Men were supposed to bring home the bacon. They would go to work and earn money for their loved ones. During this time, some men would also leave their families in times of war. There were very

常春藤生活英语【20】Destination： Toronto　前进多

Dialogue A Gordie and Melissa are hanging around at the airport. Gordie：You're going to fall in love with Toronto. It's a really cool city. Melissa：How do you know? Gordie：I have a cousin who went to university there, so I toured around Toronto

常春藤生活英语【21】In the Womb子宫内日记：多胞

Most of the time, mothers work hard all year round and are rewarded for it with only a single day of relaxation. With the celebration of Mother's Day in May, National Geographic Channel is showing one of its all-time favorites, In the Womb. This mont

常春藤生活英语【22】Ripped Off　黑心商人

Dialogue A Patty and Dino are arguing about a business deal they had. Patty：Listen! We agreed that you would give me half of the profits. Dino：I want to change that now. Patty：You can't. We shook on it and you have to keep your word. Dino：I c

常春藤生活英语【28】The Reunion同学会

Lisa Smith jumped up from her nightmare. In the dream, a boy on the high school football team was making fun of her thick glasses and greasy hair. As soon as she opened her eyes, Lisa had butterflies in her stomach. She realized today was her 10-year