There are many podcasts(播客) that teach English and you can listen to them anytime. Here is a list of some of the best podcasts that you must see.
Learn English Podcast
This podcast has three levels. The first is for beginners, the second is for intermediates(中级学生)and the third is for upper intermediates. If a person wants to learn Business English, then episodes are also made for him. Every podcast is short but very informative. Worksheets(活页练习题) and vocabulary tasks are also included.
Speaking Broadly
This podcast is made for advanced learners. Explained through discussion and interviews, each episode has non-native English speakers and every recording also has expert feed back. You will see some common mistakes made by English learners and you can improve your English by learning from those mistakes.
The English We Speak
This podcast airs one episode daily and every episode is only three to four minutes, which talks about phrases and idioms. There are two people in each episode who communicate with each other. Whatever level you are, you will find it rewarding.
Elementary Podcast
This podcast is mainly for beginners and intermediate level learners. The length of a podcast is around 25 minutes but you can pause it anytime and continue whenever you want. The hosts of each episode are different.
Leaving our hostel in the centre of Phnom Penh, we climb inside our small Tuk Tuk cabin attached to the back of Kiwi's motorbike; a bottle of water in one hand and s surgeon-style mask in the other, we set off on our 45-minute commute(通勤). It is a familiar start to the day for me and two other volunteers, We are setting out to work in an orphanage just outside Cambodia's capital city.
The morning rush hour in Phnom Penh is crowded and chaotic. Kiwi directs our path between the trucks, 4x4 Lexus and countless motorbikes. which often carry entire families. We reach the dusty highway, masks and sunshades firmly in place to protect our eyes and lungs. A mixture of concrete buildings and huts exist along the side of the road among a sea of rubbish. The residents often smile and wave as we pass by.
We turn onto a farm track. The last part of our journey is a roller coaster, jumping out of potholes(路面坑洼)and turning to avoid falling off the sinking road. We pass huts on stilts(木桩)，skinny cows and farm yards where children jump and scream upon seeing us. The stream along the side of the road is almost dry and no crops or trees are across the fields.
Finally we arrive at our destination: the oasis(令人快慰的地方) is Samrong Farm. By the gates, a group of 10-year-old children compete in the area of marbles. We're greeted by the shouts of "Cha, cha(short for "teacher")!"from several other kids gathering round. As we climb out of our vehicle, the sun is already hot and the oasis is as dry as the fields surrounding it. In such conditions you would imagine life to be hard, but you wouldn't know it to see the warm smiles and hear the laughter of the residents at Samrong Orphanage.
Compared to children in the Western World they have little and yet they give so much in generosity of spirit and enthusiasm for every day. Despite the journey, it is so good to arrive at work in the morning.
There seems to be a lot of talk these days about what is fair, and what is not, Most people tend to believe life should be fair. Some of the 99% seem to believe life has treated them unfairly, and some of the1% feel life hasn't treated them fairly enough. My questions are these: What is fairness? Is life fair? Should life be fair?
We clearly have no choice about how we come into this world. We have little choice early in life. But as we grow older, choices abound. I have long believed that while we have no control over the beginning of our life. The majority of us have the ability to influence the outcomes we attain. Fairness is a state of mind and most often, an unhealthy state of mind. Our state in life should not, be blamed on our parents, our teachers, or our society-it's largely based on the choices we make, and the attitudes we adopt.
Life is full of examples of the uneducated, the mentally and physically challenged people who chose a different path. Regardless of the challenges they faced, they had the character to choose contribution over complaint. I agree that challenges exist. I agree that many have an uphill battle due to the severity of the challenges they face. What I disagree with is the attempt to use fairness to solve all problems in the world. Rules and orders don't create fairness, but people's desire and determination can work around most life challenges.
It doesn't matter whether you are born with a silver spoon, plastic spoon, or no spoon at all. A friend of mine came to this country from Africa in his late teens, barely spoke the language, drove a cab while working his way through college, and is now the president of a technology services firm. Stories such as this are all around us-they are not miracles, nor are they the rare exception. They do, however, demonstrate blindness to the mindset of the fairness.
Have you ever walked through a door and thought to yourself, "What was I going to do?" If you have, you are not alone. Psychologists believe that walking through a door and entering another room creates a "mental block" in the brain. This is generally referred to as the doorway effect.
In the early years of brain research, scientists thought that human memory was like a closet, with many sections in which we could store little boxes of experiences from our lives. Boxes would remain there forever, and whenever we had to look into them, we could just go to that particular section and find that box of memory.
Beautiful as this description of human memory formation sounds, it is not true. Our brain is much more complex than that. Psychological studies suggest that our memories are episodic(情节性的)in general. If you think back on anything, you'll probably quickly realize our memories don't function as clear narratives. Instead, they're more episodic and divided into parts.
A new research led by psychologist Oliver Baumann from Bond University in Australia suggests that it's not so much the doorways that cause a memory wipe, as moving from one location to a significantly different one—it's the abrupt change of scene that prepares our minds for something new. "A good example is moving around in a department store, " says Baumann. He also points out that a busy and perhaps overloaded brain does seem to play some part in this phenomenon. In other words, walking through open doors is thought to reset memory to make room for a new episode.
The good news is that experiencing such forgettable episodes after entering another room does not tell you anything about your memory and intelligence. So when you enter a room and suddenly forget why you are there, you should not think that Alzheimer's disease is creeping up on you!
There have been several incidents in recent years where people died because of unsafe crowd conditions and stampedes(人群的蜂拥), the latest one unfolding in Seoul, South Korea with at least 155 deaths reported. This may leave some people thinking there's little you can do to survive a stampede. But crowd safety experts say there are several strategies that could help you avoid a potentially deadly outcome. Consider these steps below:
The key to staying safe in a crowd begins as soon as you arrive at the location, Says Randy Atlas, a safety consultant based in Fort Lauderdale. It's a piece of common sense advice that Atlas applies not just at big events, but even when entering almost any room.
If there's a sudden panic and crowds begin to push in a certain direction, your instinct(本能)may be to fight back and push the opposite way. If you go against the flow, you increase your chances of getting tripped and knocked down. Another risk, according to experts: If you fight the crowd, you will tire yourself out quickly in a situation where energy is needed.
As you move forward with the crowd, it's best to move in a diagonal(对角线的) direction so you can potentially angle your way out of the situation. The goal is to get to the edge of the stampede where it's less likely that you'll end up stuck at a choke point, like a doorway.
Look for a solid structure to stand behind such as a pillar or a wall. Other places to duck: behind a car or even a lamp post.
In many stampede events, people die simply because they are crushed to the point they can't breathe. But a possible way to avoid this is to place your arms in front of you, almost in a boxer like position. That could give you some very valuable breathing room-literally.
A. Another potential way is to shelter yourself.
B. But that could be a big mistake, Atlas warns.
C. In this case, you don't necessarily have to wait and let time slip by.
D. Namely, he advises people to take note of where the nearest exits are.
E. It's a simple pose, but surprisingly effective and possibly life saving.
F. Other events, such as a Halloween gathering, are likely to turn deadly.
G. Indeed, it's a frightening situation and circumstances may make it impossible to escape.
Temperatures in the Norwegian capital regularly drop to -10℃ during winter. 1in the harsh winter without wearing a coat, a boy wrapped his arms around himself on a bus stop bench. It's a2scene, but the actions of the ordinary people who witnessed the3of 11-year-old Johanne are both joyous and inspiring.
A young woman sitting next to the boy noticed him rubbing his arms. She immediately asked him:" Don't you have a4?" "No, someone stole it," he replied. She5and learned he was on a school trip and was told to meet his teacher at the bus stop. She asked him the name of his school and where he was from as she6draped(披上)her own coat around his shoulders.
Later, another woman gave him her scarf and then7him in her large overcoat. Throughout the day, more and more people8to give him gloves and even the coats off their backs as they waited for their bus.
9, Johanne's experience was an experiment by Norwegian charity SOS Children's Villages. Carried out by a 10 camera, it was part of their winter campaign to gather11of much-needed coats and blankets to help Syrian children through the winter. Many of the refugees have left their homes12winter clothing
"People should care as much about children in Syria as they are13about this boy," Synne Ronning, the information head of SOS Children's Villages Norway, told The Local. She also14 that the child was a volunteer who was never in any danger during the 15.
An anxious 18-year-old Peng Lanxi got his(admit) letter from Hunan University of Science and Technology on July 26, bringing his dream closer making prosthetic limbs(假肢) more advanced and(access) to people like him.
Peng lost his legs in car accident in 2005, leaving him unable to move around. Having learned to walk using just his (hand) for years, he now enjoys life as much as the teenagers around him. On his wheelchair he plays basketballbadminton, "I believe that obstacles(障碍)are to be conquered. Someone says that life is like a mirror, and we get the best results when we smile at it," Peng says.
His story which has been viewed more 19 million times up till now, has gone viral(在网上快速传播的)on social media platform Sina Weibo and he (win) admiration from its users for his courage, determination and hard work. Lu Ming, director of the university's School of Information and Electrical Engineering, says that the school will help Peng pursue (he) dream--to be a prosthetics engineer, a careerwill in time change lives.
Peng is not alone. According the China Disabled Persons' Association, 14, 559 students facing physical challenges entered college last year.
"How many players are required for playing the match? What does the goal keeper do... "Mack asked while watching a soccer match on television. These simple questions made his parents sense his interest in sports.
"Mom, I want a soccer uniform. I'll go out wearing it and have fun in playing soccer with my friends," he begged his mother. He is a naughty, disobedient (不顺从的) little boy. Whatever he desires, he demands that his parents purchase it in a split second.
"OK," said his mother. "Such uniforms are not generally available. We will get you one shortly, but you need to have patience. "
Mack kept thinking about the uniform and imagining the joy of playing with his friends. The days were passing, but there was no response from his parents. He felt disappointed. He is a very stubborn and disobedient son who never tries to know the circumstances or gives up his idea. He kept thinking how to achieve his dream of having a soccer uniform as early as possible. Then he came up with a great idea—he could paint one of his uniforms while his mother was busy working. At first, he worried that his mother might discover and scold him. But finally, he made up his mind to paint.
One day, as usual, Mack's mother got a very full schedule and it would be a few hours before she could spare time to stay with him. She asked Mack to play with his toys until then. Wanting to keep his mother away for a few hours as well, Mack obeyed pleasantly.
In his room, Mack picked up one of his uniforms and started painting. He first drew a circle with the help of a bowl and then developed it into a soccer image (图像). During the whole process, he took care to avoid the spread of color onto the other side of the uniform. After quite a long time, he finished painting a colorful soccer showing the national flag on his school uniform. It was a remarkable piece of work.
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
Paragraph 1: There was no disturbance by Mack for a long time, which drew his mother's attention.
Paragraph 2: "It's OK," said the mother.
