文化差异场景常用词汇 make (direct) eye contact(直接的)目光接触 look sb. in the eye直视某人 the lack of eye contact缺乏目光接触 avert ones eyes from 避而不看 a cultural misunderstanding文化误解 increase / expand

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(40) / 评论(0) 分类 四六级词汇与结构练习

[00:00.00]imagination import incredible index [00:07.35]n.想像(力);空想 n. vt. vi.进口;输入adj.难以置信的 n.食指;索引 [00:14.71]ingredient injury in order insect [00:19.49]n.烹饪原料;成分 n.伤害;受伤处 按顺序;整齐

发表于:2018-12-12 / 阅读(91) / 评论(0) 分类 高中英语词汇

Callum: Hello and welcome to Talk about English and the tenth programme in our series on culture, Who on Earth are we? Today, with the help of Rebecca Fong, a teacher of inter-cultural communication at the University of the West of England, Marc Bee

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(288) / 评论(0) 分类 英语讨论

American Muslims Fight Negative Stereotype of Islam CHINO, CALIFORNIA As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan draws to a close later this week, one community east of Los Angeles is trying to reach out to non-Muslims and show them what international news

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2015年(七月)

A college education is out of reach for most state and federal prisoners. Californias San Quentin is one of the few prisons in the country that offers college-level courses. Jody Lewen has run the facilitys college program for over a decade and she's

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

I stand on the edge of the dance floor watching couples glide, spin, and groove as they dance the West Coast Swing. The tempo of the music is fast, but the beating of my heart is faster. I want to dance, but I'm afraid I'm not good enough. 我站在舞

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

The majority of post-1990s Chinese college students see themselves as socially conscious and financially responsible, a new survey by Fudan University and Shanghai Open University suggests, challenging the common stereotype of them being self-centere

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Chinese athletes have shown great competitiveness since the country sent out its delegation to the games in 1984, reaping in gold, silver and bronze. But they have also been criticised for being too narrow sighted, with some saying the only goal for

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(113) / 评论(0) 分类 时事新闻英语视频

今天我们要学的词是stereotype。 Stereotype, 有成见的意思。 Stereotypes based on gender, race and age are all wrong, 基于性别、种族和年龄的成见都是错误的。美国最近的好几项研究都显示,老年人其实要比

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(32) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

今天我们要学的词是stereotype。 Stereotype, 有成见的意思。 Stereotypes based on gender, race and age are all wrong, 基于性别、种族和年龄的成见都是错误的。美国最近的好几项研究都显示,老年人其实要比

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(29) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

Who says Santa Claus has to be white? Until now, your iPhone's emoji keyboard did. 谁说圣诞老人一定要是白脸的?现在,你的苹果表情键盘可以实现这一转变。 A new beta release of iOS 8.3, currently available only to softw

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Mothers-to-be who are feeling forgetful and a bit slow on the uptake may blame it on 'baby brain'. 有句流传已久的社会俗语,叫一孕傻三年,准妈妈常常对此深信不疑。她们感觉自己怀孕后变得健忘,反应也变迟钝

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(27) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

避免语言偏见,是GRE作文取得高分的一个重要因素。GRE考生在备考的时候,不要只注重高分词汇的积累,有些忌讳,是一定需要知道并且尽量避免的。 Avoid Language Bias Suggestions for avoiding langua

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(30) / 评论(0) 分类 GRE作文

A:Do you like watching the animated film? A: 你喜欢看动画片吗? B: Of course. Since I was a young boy, I have been a big anime fan. B: 当然。在我还是一个小孩子的时候,我就是一个地地道道的动画迷了。 A: So, who is

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 英语脱口秀之流行时尚

Psychotherapy 精神疗法 Expanding the shrinks 垂死挣扎 The popularity of CBT is freezing out more traditional forms of therapy CBT的兴起威胁着其它心理疗法 THE unexamined life may not be worth living, but the overexamined life can b

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(29) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人文艺系列

Blondes may be 'bombshells' who have more fun, but they're also tarnished with a reputation for being dumb. 金发女郎也许是享受更多乐趣的性感尤物,然而她们也背负上了脑袋不灵光的名声。 Having a 'blonde moment' has e

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(39) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Graduation is just around the corner, which means so is the next stage of your career. Instead of finding out the hard way that your CV isnt up to scratch, prepare it now and make it a real showstopper. What are the most important things a graduate s

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(35) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

美国人的幽默 Americans have a strong sense of humor. 美国人是很幽默的。 Because everyone has ancestors, family and friends of every possible race, color, creed and national origin, and because sensitivity to such differences has reache

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(38) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

Did you know that long before cats and kittens[baby cats] invaded the internet with their cute and funny videos (and pictures), these loveable creatures invaded the English language with idioms and expressions? 12. Catnap (sleep for a short period of

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(168) / 评论(0) 分类 英语口语

Todays podcast is about a childs toy, and a TV journalist. The childs toy is a golliwog. A golliwog is a soft toy, a sort of doll. There is a picture of a golliwog on the website, and I hope on your iPod screens. The Golly in the picture is wearing b

发表于:2019-02-19 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 听播客学英语