听一分钟英文：Research-研究

Research is a very important thing. Without research, wed have no new products. Our food would be more dangerous to eat. And wed never go to the moon. Id like to see my government spend a lot more money on research. Especially on research into diseas

听一分钟英文：Rent-房租

I hate paying rent. Its such a waste of money. And its a lot of money. When I pay rent. I always feel like Im throwing money away. My rent usually takes over half of my salary. Of course, landlords are very happy. They sit back and let the money come

听一分钟英文：Religion-宗教

Religion is very important for most of the worlds people. Almost everyone believes in a religion. There are hundreds of different religions. The biggest ones are Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and Hinduism. There are other big ones, like Sikhism and J

听一分钟英文：Refugees-避难者

The problem of refugees is getting bigger and bigger. In fact, it is such a problem that there are now many different words for refugees. There are refugees, political refugees, displaced persons, internally displaced persons, migrants, and more. A l

听一分钟英文：Racism-种族歧视

Racism should be decreasing around the world, but it isnt. I think its getting worse. It really is one of the worst things in the world. Its totally illogical and disgusting. How can you hate someone because of the colour of their skin. I know many h

听一分钟英文：Rain-雨

Rain, rain go away. Come back another day. This is a nursery rhyme we used to sing in England when we were small. We wanted it to stop raining so we could play. There was nothing more depressing than looking at the rain outside the window when we rea

听一分钟英文：Ramadan-斋月

Ramadan is the most important season for all Muslims around the world. I was surprised to find out it lasted a whole month. I was also surprised when I found out that Ramadan is at a different time each year. It usually starts 11 days earlier than th

听一分钟英文：Rap Music-嘻哈音乐

Rap music has taken over the world. I think thats amazing. I was really into all kinds of music when rap first started. I thought it was interesting but never liked it enough to buy any rap. Several decades later, it is a major music genre. The big m

听一分钟英文：Reading-阅读

Reading is one of the greatest pleasures in life. I would be lost if I didnt have a good book to read. I cant remember any time in my life when I wasnt reading something. I guess you could call me a bookworm. Ive always got my head buried in a book.

听一分钟英文：Reality TV-真人秀

I dont get the point of reality TV. First of all, it isnt real, so I dont know why they call it reality TV. How can it be real when there are TV cameras everywhere? People dont act in the same way when there are cameras around. I think its the very w

听一分钟英文：Recycling-重复利用

When I was young, we never used the word recycling. It wasnt important. People would think you were crazy for recycling things. Today, things are different. We now know we have a problem. We use too much stuff and throw everything away. Lots of the s

听一分钟英文：Red-红色

Red is my favourite colour. I dont know why. I have loved the colour red since I was a small child. I even painted my bedroom walls red. My mother wasnt too happy. Now Im older I still love red. I always buy a red car. But I never buy red clothes. Th

听一分钟英文：Radio-收音机

Its amazing how radio is still with us. Everyone thought that television would kill radio. It didnt. Then music videos and MTV came along. That didnt really affect radio either. It seems radio is becoming more and more popular these days. You can tun

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：Rock and Roll-摇摆舞

Rock and roll is one of the biggest cultural phenomena of the past century. It totally changed society. It had a huge influence on our fashion and lifestyle. Before rock n roll, life was slower. Children respected their parents and wore sensible clot

听一分钟英文：Risks-风险

Risk is an interesting thing. It is a part of many of our decisions each day. We rarely think about risk, but all of us weigh up risks before we do something. Some risks are simple, but potentially deadly. Do I run across the road now or wait for the

听一分钟英文：Road Rage-路怒

I dont understand road rage. It is a problem that is getting worse all over the world. People are turning into monsters when they get behind the wheel of a car. They think the road belongs to them. They think they dont have to follow speed limits or

听一分钟英文：Rudeness-粗鲁

There is no excuse for rudeness. I dont understand why people have to be rude. Being polite is a much better way to get things done. If you are rude, the other person will not want to deal with you. Its not very productive. It probably makes the rude