【英语时差8,16】晚上出去玩-饮酒篇-中

One year, on my birthday, we decided to go on a pub crawl. And this basically means that theres one street where there's a lot of pubs next to each other. So you start at the beginning of the street and you go in each pub and by the time you reach th

【英语时差8,16】火山灰与飞机-上

After six days of being grounded aeroplanes have been given the all-clear to fly in British airspace again. The UK has effectively been a no-fly zone since last Thursday when a huge cloud of volcanic ash was thrown up into the atmosphere by a volcano

【英语时差8,16】船锚与弱扣环-下

The navy has prepared for this by building what is called a weak link into their anchor chains. The weak link is the last link in the chain, and while its strong enough to hold together in general, its weak enough to break if the whole weight of the

【英语时差8,16】网上信息搜索-下

Yang Li: We also spoke to Primrose and David from London. They are both in their 30s and both daily users of the internet for research and information. Primrose: I use it in my work life and I also use the internet for information. I don't watch TV,

【英语时差8,16】网上信息搜索-中

Yang Li: Next Daya and Phillip told me how helpful they find the internet for research. Daya: Internet is a very important tool for research and I use it heavily for my degree and especially for my dissertation and for some of the essays that we have

【英语时差8,16】书店街-上

Yang Li:If you love books, then this is just the programme for you. Diarmuid: Yes, Charing Cross Road, near Soho, has long been a street famous for its bookshops. Yang Li: You can find all kinds of books there, can't you? Diarmuid: Yes, such as the f

【英语时差8,16】鱼的性格-上

Hot periods in July and August are called the dog days of summer because they do more than make a person sweat. Peoples personalities change. They become tired and irritable. Tempers shorten. Many prefer lounging like a dog rather than working. It ap

【英语时差8,16】网上信息搜索-上

Diarmuid: Todays focus is online research and information. OK, so my name's Heather Mendick and I work at Goldsmiths, University of London. Hi, my name's Daya, I'm a Politics and Economics student in my third year and I'm 22. Hi, my name's Phillip, I

【英语时差8,16】网上购物-下

Katie:I use the internet to find the cheapest price for these products and once I've found the cheapest price I can use that to haggle for goods, if I phone up shops that have published their phone numbers on the internet. Yang Li: Katie sounds like

【英语时差8,16】说汉语的蒙娜丽莎-下

The exhibitions organiser Wang Hui spent two years preparing the collection with a team of over 400 digital artists in South Korea, at a cost of around 50m yuan. He says, What's special about this is that it's the first time 3D technology, holographi

【英语时差8,16】说汉语的蒙娜丽莎-上

One question has intrigued art lovers around the world for generations: what is the secret behind the Mona Lisas enigmatic smile? Well now they have the chance to ask her directly, thanks to a new interactive exhibition in Beijing which brings the 50

【英语时差8,16】职业女巫-下

Her main duty will be welcoming visitors to the caves. Miss Calamity wears stilettos and describes herself as a glamorous witch. She said that her old job wasn't perhaps as different to being a witch as you might imagine: I am going to be a great wit

【英语时差8,16】职业女巫-上

Do you ever fancy a career change? Well if you can cast spells, fly on a broomstick and have a good cackle, then you might be interested in becoming a professional witch. And if you become the Witch of Wookey Hole you could even earn a good salary. L

【英语时差8,16】书呆子-上

Diarmuid: Dear, oh dear. Feifei: Hi Diarmuid. What are you laughing at? Diarmuid: Im just looking at these. My mum found them in the attic. Feifei:What are they? Diarmuid: Theyre my old class reports from my school days. They've been stored away for

【英语时差8,16】书呆子-下

Feifei:It seems you were an awful student. Diarmuid: Well, its true I was never a swot. Feifei: A what? Diarmuid: A swot. S.W.O.T. Swot.Can you guess what it means? Feifei: Well, since you say you were not a swot and you got very bad grades at school

【英语时差8,16】可怕的鱼-下

The four species of piranha that are carnivorous, however, certainly earn their reputation as fierce fish. These meat-eaters have powerful jaws and razor sharp teeth that fit together like cutting shears when they bite. Piranha travel and hunt in sch

【英语时差8,16】可怕的鱼-上

The movie Jaws was so frightening that many people who saw the film swore off swimming in the ocean. Consequently, when most people think of fearsome sea creatures, sharks come immediately to mind. Less well remembered is the movie Piranha , a Jaws k

【英语时差8,16】学生怎样理财-1

Today we are going to look at one important aspect of university life: student finance. Going to university is a big step in life. For a lot of youngsters it will be the first time they will have to manage their own budget. From last year, the tuitio

【英语时差8,16】不怕火的猩猩-上

What do you do when the savannah is on fire? If youre a frightened elephant or gazelle, unable to gauge the ferocity or direction of the flames, you run. If youre a chimpanzee, scientists at the Fongoli research site in Senegal have found, you might

【英语时差8,16】夫妇闯白宫

Even with an invitation to the White House, it can be tricky to get through the heavily guarded perimeter. So the revelation that a couple of aspiring socialites were able to talk their way into the state reception for India's prime minister last wee