听一分钟英文：Success-成功

How important is success to you? What is success? I suppose its different things to different people. For me, success is having good friends, a loving family and doing well in my job. For other people, success only means being the best in the world.

听一分钟英文：Sugar-糖

Sugar is an interesting food. Is it food? Im not sure what sugar is. It seems as though the world is addicted to sugar. We cannot do without it. I wonder how much sugar we have every day. When I was a kid, I loved sugary things. I even used to eat su

听一分钟英文：Suicide-自杀

Suicide is a sad and terrible thing. The Bible said its one of the biggest sins, but Im not so sure about that. People take their own lives for many reasons. They have lost their job, lost hope, lost everything in life. They have no one to turn to fo

听一分钟英文：Tigers-老虎

Tigers are the most beautiful creatures on Earth. They look so striking in every way. Their size is awesome. They are much bigger than humans, and ten times more powerful. They are very fast and very agile. But the best thing is their colour and patt

听一分钟英文：Theatre-剧院

When I was growing up, I always thought the theatre was for rich people. I guess in a way it is. Theatre tickets in London are pretty expensive, especially for a whole family. But as I got older, I found you could go to the theatre quite cheaply. I f

听一分钟英文：Time-时间

There never seems to be enough time to do things. I always seem to run out of time. I really wish there were more hours in the day. Then I could slow down and relax, and get everything done. Time is a fun thing. Sometimes it flies usually when youre

听一分钟英文：Restaurants-饭店

I love restaurants. I never get tired of going to them. I go to restaurants a lot. Maybe three times a week. I have my favourite restaurants, which I go to regularly. The waiters know me and I usually get very good service. But I also like trying new

听一分钟英文：Retirement-退休

I cant wait for retirement. Im praying I can retire early. I like my job, but I like staying at home and doing my own thing more. Many people fear retirement. They worry about what theyll do. Im not worried at all. I know I can fill my days forever.

听一分钟英文：Rice-大米

Rice is a very important food around the world, and I love it. Rice is one thing I seem to be able to eat lots of. It doesnt matter if theres a mountain of rice on my plate, I can eat it all. Billions of people eat rice every day. Billions of people

听一分钟英文：Obesity-超重

Obesity is a problem that is getting bigger and bigger around the world. It really hits rich countries. When people have money, they buy a lot of the wrong food. They become lazy and eat fast food. They also forget about exercise and sit in front of

听一分钟英文：Oil-石油

Oil is good and bad. Its good because it helps our energy needs. Its bad because it causes pollution. Oil is a fossil fuel. Burning it produces carbon dioxide (CO2). This is one of the biggest causes of global warming. There isnt much oil left in the

听一分钟英文：Oceans-海洋

I really worry about our oceans. Not many people understand how important the oceans are. Every day we hear stories about the rainforests and the ice caps, but we rarely hear about the oceans. They form most of the Earths surface and most of the worl

听一分钟英文：OK-好的

I like the expression OK. I dont know why. Its so useful. Everyone in the world understands what it means. It must be the only word that everyone knows. Is it a word or is at an abbreviation? We spell it okay but abbreviate it as OK. I wonder how man

听一分钟英文：Neighbors-邻居

Neighbours are very hit and miss. Sometimes you hit the jackpot and get neighbours who become great friends. Other times you get the short straw and have nightmare neighbours. Ive had good and bad neighbours. Im not sure why some neighbours are so ba

听一分钟英文：Nails-指甲

Nails are funny things. Why do we have them? I actually find them quite annoying. We have to keep cutting them, they get dirty, and sometimes they break and become painful. Id rather we didnt have nails. Im sure it wouldnt change our lives. I guess w

听一分钟英文：Names-名字

I like my names. I have four names my family name, my given name and two middle names. Im not sure why I have two middle names. I guess my parents wanted to name me after two of my uncles. Names are different all over the world. In some countries, fa

听一分钟英文：National Anthems-国歌

Some national anthems are really good and some arent. I like my countrys anthem. It makes me feel proud of my country every time I hear it. Im a little embarrassed to say I dont know the words to it. In some countries, they play the national anthem e

听一分钟英文：Nationality-国籍

Nationality is a strange thing. I dont think it used to be. Nowadays, with globalization, people want to change their nationality. Many people from poor countries want to go to rich countries and become citizens. Its strange because I dont understand

听一分钟英文：Natural Disasters-自然灾害

I dont know about you, but I think there are more natural disasters now than before. Every time I turn on the news theres some kind of disaster. There are bushfires in Australia and California, earthquakes in China, hurricanes in Mexico and droughts

听一分钟英文：News-新闻

Why is the news always so depressing? Every time I look at the news, I get sad. Its always war, death, killing, famine. Why cant news stations report happy news? They really dont have to bring us such terrible stories. I looked at the news last night