听一分钟英文：Statistics-数字

There are lies, damned lies, and statistics. I like this saying. It means statistics lie even more than the biggest lies. Its true. Statistics can be used to dress up any numbers. Politicians always use statistics to let us know things are better tha

听一分钟英文：Standard of Living-生活标准

Standard of living is something very important to all of us. We all want a better standard of living. We all do our best for most of our lives to improve it. Im quite happy with my standard of living. Im not rich, I dont have expensive furniture (in

听一分钟英文：Spring-春天

Spring is a time for doing things. It seems everyone is full of energy. The days become warmer so everyone spends more time outside. Winter is finishing, so the countryside becomes greener. I love watching the new flowers in my garden in spring. I wa

听一分钟英文：Sport-运动

Are you good at sport? Im not, but I love watching and playing all kinds of sport. My favourite sport is football the kind with the round ball, not American football. I wasnt very good at football when I was a kid. This did not stop me playing. I pla

听一分钟英文：Spiders-蜘蛛

Spiders are scary. I dont care what people say, they are scary creatures. Some people say they like spiders. I think theyre mad. They only like them because theyre so small. If they were the size of large dogs, people wouldnt like them so much. Can y

听一分钟英文：Speed-超速

Speed kills. This is something I remember from a road safety campaign many years ago. Its true. There are too many drivers who drive too fast. So many people are killed on the road because of speed. I dont understand why people dont follow the speed

听一分钟英文：Souvenirs-纪念品

Souvenirs are funny things. Most of us feel we need to buy a souvenir when we go to another country. Then when we get home we put it on top of the television. When visitors come, we tell them about it and where we got it. A lot of the souvenirs we bu

听一分钟英文：Sound-声音

Sound is something few of us rarely think about. Its always around us in one form or another. I even think theres sound if everything is completely silent. There is actually a famous song called the Sound of Silence. When I was a child, my parents or

听一分钟英文：Soldiers-军人

Soldiers have an unbelievably difficult job. Sometimes I dont understand why people become a soldier. You can die. The life of a soldier is very tough. You have to train very hard every day and carry really heavy things. You have to march over mounta

听一分钟英文：Solar System-太阳系

The Solar System is an amazing thing. I cant imagine just how big it is. I dont think anyone can. It all centres around our Sun. Our solar system has eight planets in it. When I was a kid I learnt there were nine planets, but some time ago, scientist

听一分钟英文：Solar Energy-太阳能

Solar energy is the key to our future. If we do not use it, our planet will not survive. We do not have enough resources on Earth to supply our energy needs. We are slowly using solar energy more. Most places you go in the world today you can see sol

听一分钟英文：Software-软件

When I was a kid, I had never heard of software. If someone showed me this word, I would have no idea what it meant. Today, of course, its probably one of our most commonly used words. We cant live nowadays without software. We need an operating syst

听一分钟英文：Spelling-拼写

I'm terrible at spelling. It's so confusing. I really wish someone would change every word in English to make the spelling logical. I don't know how English people can spell. My teacher says many English people can't spell. English spelling is diffic

听一分钟英文：Stem Cell Research-干细胞研究

Im all for stem cell research. I know it is a huge issue at the moment. Lots of people dont like it. They say it is unethical and that it is playing God. Other people say we will create Frankensteins monster. Britain seems to be leading the world in

听一分钟英文：Phobias-恐惧

Phobias are interesting things. Some of them are very serious and can have a really negative influence on life. The most common phobias are the fear of open spaces or closed spaces and the fear of heights and flying. Doctors say all phobias are treat

听一分钟英文：Philosophy-哲学

Everyone knows a lot about philosophy, even if they dont know it. We are all philosophers because we all have views and opinions on life. We dont all know about the philosophy that people study as a university subject. I know the names of Aristotle,

听一分钟英文：Personality-个性

What kind of personality do you have? Do you ever think about your personality? I do. I think its very interesting to explore personality. My own personality has changed a lot over the years. When I was a child, I was painfully shy, but now Im brimmi

听一分钟英文：Personal Problems-个人问题

One of my friends always seems to have personal problems. Sometimes its a relationship, sometimes its family, and sometimes its her. Im not sure why she has so many personal problems and I think many of her problems arent really problems at all. Shes

听一分钟英文：Perfume-香水

Who likes perfume? It stinks. Its one of the worst smells in the world. I hate it when someone walks past me with really strong perfume or cologne. It makes me feel a little sick and I worry about the chemicals in it. Why do people need to wear so mu

听一分钟英文：People-人们

People are strange, when they are strangers. Thats from a famous song. I do agree with it, although I do think all people are strange. Its a good thing that people are strange. If we were all the same, life would be boring. Its the fact that we are a