S325五分钟英语-Fall1024

#英语 #英语学习 #学英语 #秋天 #大自然 开场白: Happy Monday, my listeners! Today is October 24th, 2022. First, I would like to apologize for missing an episode on last Thursday. I was a little bit under the weather. You probably still can tell my voice is a bit rusty. I am glad that the coughing is gone and I am about to fully recovered. Second, I have chosen 10 listeners from Xiaoyuzhou for winning 30 mins free talk on Cambly. The names are listed in the announcement. Please contact me so I can forward your information to get you the free credit. And, thank you for supporting the program. Last but not least, occasionally I host live chat sessions on Douyin during the weekend. If you want to practice English or just wanna have a chat, please follow me and join the conversation. Remember, immersion is the best way to learn especially when you are not currently living in an English speaking environment. Daily Phrase: Follow suit: conform to another's actions. 跟随,跟风 Spain cut its rates by half a percent but no other country has followed suit. When one airline reduces its ticket prices, the rest usually follow suit. 新闻摘要: In Today’s episode, let’s talk the fall weather. For those who live in the northern part of China, West Europe, or North America, Fall could the one of best seasons to see some eye-catching sceneries. The leaves are turning yellow or many other fall colors. * Fall colors in the Chicago area are the best in years. But experts warn not to wait too long to see the leaves. (Chicago Tribute) * 3 of the best Midwest Parks for viewing fall colors are in Iowa (KHAK) * In Mother Nature’s glory: Autumn in Arkansas offers a colorful palette of leaves to enjoy (Northwest Arkansas Democratic Gazattee) * Taking a drive? Go see these colorful places (WKBN) Word of the Day (WoD): * Pigment: the natural coloring matter of animal or plant tissue. 颜料 * Dormant: (of an animal) having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep. 休眠 * Foliage: plant leaves collectively. 叶子 * Hue: a color or shade. 色调

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S324五分钟英语-Quest Pro1017

#英语 #英语学习 #学英语 #国际新闻 #元宇宙 开场白: 非常高兴,你选择再次来到我的播客节目。 Today is Monday, October 17th. I am sure, after a grueling long work week, you must have had some much needed rest during the weekend. Did you go out? I shared a quote from a friend on WeChat moment on Saturday to encourage everyone to get out. Don’t glue to your phone. Human contact or nature is way better. Trust me! The long weekend prompted me to think about when the golden week tradition actually started? I remember, when I was little, we only had a few days off for the national holiday. When did it become 7? Daily Phrase: Wreak havoc: to cause great damage. 极大地破坏 A powerful tornado wreaked havoc on the small village. The virus wreaked havoc on my computer. 新闻摘要: Time for today’s news story. But before we begin today’s topic. I would like to follow up on two stories we had last week. First, the UK fiscal fiasco is getting worse. So Liz Truss, the prime minister of Britain fired her financial chief, after only 44 days in the office. And second, now Elon Musk is having new problem with buying twitter. He may not have suffice funds to do so. If you are interest in these topics, feel free to revisit Ep. 21 and Ep. 22. In today’s program, let’s talk about the latest tech gig rolled by Meta, aka Facebook, Quest Pro VR Headset * The Bizarre Duality of Meta’s New Quest Pro VR Headset (wired) * Meta Quest Pro hands-on: The $1,500 headset that ‘will enable the metaverse’ (Engadget) * Inside Zuckerberg’s $1,500 headset, the metaverse is still out of reach (Washington Post) Word of the Day (WoD): * Glimpse: a momentary or partial view. 一瞥, 扫视 * Demise: the end or failure of an enterprise or institution. 灭亡, 失败 * Unveil: show or announce publicly for the first time. 揭开面纱, 初次展示

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S323五分钟英语-Cambly II 1013

Thank you for tuning in again. Today, I am hosting the second special episode sponsored by Cambly. If you have already listened to the first one on September 28th, you probably know what Cambly is all about. But, if this is your first time, I am happy to introduce Cambly to you. 本期节目是和【Cambly口袋英文】的联合制作❤️ Last time, I spoke with Laura, who is a Canadian English tutor and has taught three years in China before. She gave some great suggestions of English learning for beginners. So, as a follow- up, today I am going to talk to Julian, who is from America. And we will focus on how to advance English level for experienced learners. My tutor Julian Julian给大家的一些学习建议: * (4:12”) 对已经有一定学习经验的英语学习者,如何更好的提高英语水平呢?Julian建议你为自己创造一个每天都能接触到的、学习英语的语境,这里的语境包括了听说读等几个方面。 1. 1. (4:48”) 比如你可尝试中国日报,里面有很多有意思的文章,很适合中高级的英语学习者。 2. 2. (5:06”) 看一些英语的视频,甚至最简单的卡通,来帮助学习者适应英语的声音和语境。 3. 3. (5:32”) 尝试重复你所听到的东西,提高你的发音音准和矫正你的口音。 4. 4. (6:04”) 你可以尝试在外国游客需要帮助的地方做志愿者,以找到更多的机会和英语为母语者对话。 5. 5. (6:50”) 一个练习听力的小方法;你可以把你喜欢的英语歌曲里的一部分字去除,再通过听歌来填词。 6. 6. (8:08”) 在看视频时,要避免依赖中文字幕,而使用英语字幕。 7. * (8:35”) 无论是说还是写,尽量使用简单的句子,以保证一个统一的主题。不要试图用太复杂的句子。Be simple and direct. * (9:47”) Julian建议你在课外,花大概三倍于课程的时间来复习和回顾,以巩固你的学习成果。 * (11:08”) 不要过度依赖于字典来理解新词的意思。要学会通过句子的上下文,来体会生词的含义,以达到更好的学习效果。这是很多学习都遇到的问题,希望你能避免。 PS:下文有EconFinDaily听友专属免费外教课福利~ 听友福利【Cambly x Econ 限时活动】 1. 现在下载Cambly App或者登陆Cambly网页官网,注册登陆后输入Econ的听友专属推荐码【Econ202】即可直接获得免费20分钟外教体验课时!购买月度套餐还可立享8折优惠! 2. 领取后可直接筛选有空时间并且搜索关键词:IELTS\BUSINESS\MOVIE等感兴趣话题匹配外教进行预约对话~也可以采用Cambly才有的功能:即时通话寻找在线外教进行对话练习哦!

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S322五分钟英语-Elon Musk 1009

#英语 #英语学习 #学英语 #国际新闻 #马斯克 开场白: Good afternoon! It’s a little weird to open the program in the afternoon instead of morning. But this is an odd week anyway. If you live and work in China, it is very likely that you are on your second work day for a long work week. I mean a long week, 7 days to be more specific. So, hope you find some joy in listening to this program. 今天是长假之后的第二个工作日。希望你的一周开始的很顺利。对一个超长的工作周来说,这个星期才刚刚开始。 Let’s kick off the program with program with a trivia questions. So, last time we talked about when TOEFL started in in China, which is in 1981. But, what about other language tests? Do we even have any? Take a guess and you might be surprised. Daily Phrase: Front and center: of the greatest importance; prominent. 至关重要的 Why is this matter suddenly front and center? He's a natural collaborator, someone who's happy to be part of an ensemble without feeling the need to be front and centre. E-health and telemedicine was front-and-centre at the debate. 新闻摘要: * Monday: Tesla shares crater 9% after Musk’s electric vehicle giant fell short on quarterly car deliveries, while Musk makes waves over his Twitter poll proposal for peace in Ukraine, with terms more friendly to Russia than Ukraine or the White House backs, including ceding part of the country’s internationally recognized territory * Tuesday: Twitter discloses Musk told the company he would move forward with the original purchase terms the parties agreed to in April valuing Twitter at $44 billion, sending Twitter’s stock up 22% and bringing the messy saga between Musk and Twitter to an apparent end two weeks before a trial to force the deal through was set to begin. * Wednesday: Musk and Twitter’s fairytale ending lasts barely a day before reports in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times indicate the sides remain at odds over certain details, and that Musk lobbied for as steep as a 30% discount. * Thursday: Musk reveals in a tweet he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on a video call in 2021, while the judge presiding over Twitter’s lawsuit against Musk pushes back the trial scheduled for October 17, setting an early November trial date if the parties don’t close the deal by October 28. * Friday: Tesla shares sink another 6% to $224.45, declining 12% on the week and hitting a four-month low, while Musk hits back on a Financial Times report that the Starlink internet terminals provided to the Ukrainian army by Musk’s SpaceX were experiencing outages on the battlefield, with Musk tweeting it was “bad reporting” and that anything on the frontlines is “classified.” Word of the Day (WoD): * Eccentric: (of a person or their behavior) unconventional and slightly strange. 特别的 * Cede: give up (power or territory). 割让 * Saga: a long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in Old Norse or Old Icelandic. 传奇 * At odds: in conflict or at variance. 冲突

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S321五分钟英语-UK Fiscal Plan 1004

#英语 #英语学习 #学英语 #国际新闻 #英国 开场白: Good morning, my listeners! Hope you are enjoying the week long holiday vacation. I know a lot of people are back their hometown to spend time with family and friends. Make sure you eat as much great food as you can. Nothing beats a home cooked meal and the precious time spent with the ones that you care about! 非常感谢你在假期能依旧选择收听我的节目。希望你和你的家人、朋友能一起度过一个愉快的长周末。无论何时,与亲人和朋友在一起都是一件值得欣慰和庆祝的事。 As many will say in America, it’s all about the family. Ok, now it’s time for today’s trivia question. So, we talked about when TOEFL started. But when did it come to China? How many students were there? Daily Phrase: A silver lining: a consoling or hopeful prospect; a metaphor for optimism. 一线希望 When things look black, there's always a silver lining. The injury had a silver lining: it enabled Blake to spend his father's last weeks with him. 新闻摘要: * UK cuts taxes, boosts spending, accelerating pound’s slide (Associated Press) * UK PM Liz Truss defends tax cuts, vows to press on (CNBC) * Bank of England to buy 65 billion pounds of UK bonds to stem rout (Reuters) * Bank of England Should Pull Its Own U-Turn on Gilt Sales (Bloomberg) Word of the Day (WoD): * Sweeping: wide in range or effect. 广泛的 * Trajectory: the path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces. 轨道 * Rout:a disorderly retreat of defeated troops. 大乱 * Exchequer: a royal or national treasury. 国库

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S320五分钟英语-Cambly 0928

Today’s episode is sponsored by Cambly, an online English tutoring platform dedicated to providing easy English learning services for English learners all around the globe. I will be talking with a Cambly tutor who is going to share his/her suggestions for improving your English skills. 本期节目是和【Cambly口袋英文】的联合企划。作为一家在线的英语学习平台,Cambly 将自北美,英国和澳洲、以英语为母语的老师和世界各地的学生连结在一起。在今天的节目里,我就将连线一位来自加拿大的老师Laura,请她给很多英语的初学者提供一些建议和意见。Laura曾经在北京当过三年的英语老师,很熟悉中国学生学习英语的习惯和难点。希望她的分享能给你带来一点启示,也可以让你对Cambly这个平台有所了解。 My tutor Laura: Laura对英语初学者的建议: * 初学者要更关注掌握单词,一步一步从名词到动词,不用对句子完整度过于纠结。 * 读准单词,特别是重音比完美的口音更重要。 * 成年人也可以参考儿童的英语入门读物,让学习更容易上手。 * 保持每周两到三次的英语练习,达到更好的学习效果。 * 多读,多听,多看,多说,提高语感。勇于开口。 PS:下文有EconFinDaily听友专属免费外教课福利~ 听友福利【Cambly x Econ 限时活动】 * 现在下载Cambly App或者登陆Cambly网页官网,注册登陆后输入Econ的听友专属推荐码【Econ101】即可直接获得免费20分钟外教体验课时!购买月度套餐还可立享8折优惠! * 领取后可直接筛选有空时间并且搜索关键词:IELTS\BUSINESS\MOVIE等感兴趣话题匹配外教进行预约对话~也可以采用Cambly才有的功能:即时通话寻找在线外教进行对话练习哦!

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S319五分钟英语-Hurriance 0926

#英语 #英语学习 #学英语 #国际新闻 #飓风 开场白: Today is Monday, September 26th. I hope you had a great relaxing weekend. The weather couldn’t be nicer in Shanghai, Blue sky, crispy breeze, and low 20 temperature. It’s a great time to get out and enjoy the nature. I hope you can catch the moment before the winter comes. As usual, we begin today’s episode with a trivia question. So, I was curious about the transition of our own language, Chinese. We all know that, only a small fraction of people were allowed to get educated in the old days and they learned so called Classic Chinese, 文言文。So, when did we start transitioning from Classic Chinese to modern Chinese? A language is supposed to be easy and fun. Such a transition made a huge difference in our society, which is indisputable. Daily Phrase: The devil is in the details: the details of a matter are its most problematic aspect. 细节至关重要 “Did you make sure to go over the Simmons contract? The devil is in the details, and we don’t want to miss anything that could come back to bite us.” 新闻摘要: * Puerto Ricans Fear Extended Blackout After Hurricane Fiona (New York Times) * Hurricane Fiona sweeps away houses, knocks out power in eastern Canada (New York Post) * Tropical Storm Ian forecast to reach Category 4 strength as it tracks toward Florida (CNN) * Typhoon Noru: Evacuations in Philippines as explosive super typhoon nears (BBC) Word of the Day (WoD): * Intoxicate: (of alcoholic drink or a drug) cause (someone) to lose control of their faculties or behavior. 醉酒,使人中毒 * Drench: wet thoroughly. soak. 湿透 * Unprecedented: never done or known before. 史无前例的,空前的

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S318五分钟英语-Queen's Funeral 0922

#英语 #英语学习 #学英语 #国际新闻 #女王 开场白: Good morning! 欢迎再次来到我的播客节目。 First, I am thrilled to announce that, I have reached 4000 followers on Xiaoyuzhou. It’s a number that I would have not thought about when I began this journal. 非常感谢这么多听友,选择订阅我的节目。希望,我的分享能有助你的语言学习和了解更多global news. 同时,也希望听到到你们的反馈。让我们一起分享更多、更有意思的故事。The more we communicate, the better we would understand each other. For those who listen to my program via Spotify or Apple Podcast, 也感谢你的持续关注。你的分享和留言也将帮助更多的朋友了解这个节目。 Last but not least, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all my listeners. I am grateful for your support. Daily Phrase: Call it a day: end a period of activity, especially resting content that enough has been done. 就到这里 "We were prepared to do another long march before calling it a day." 新闻摘要: * Queen Elizabeth's funeral draws 26 million viewers in the UK (CNN Business) * The Queen’s Funeral: Joe Biden Joins Royal Family, World Leaders For Service At Westminster Abbey (Deadline) * Royal family turns out in flawless fashion for the Queen’s funeral (Guardian) * Queen’s funeral: Emma the pony’s ex-owner ‘would be so proud’ (BBC) Word of the Day (WoD): * Fall short: fail to meet an expectation or standard. 缺失,不足 * Dignitary: a person considered to be important because of high rank or office. 政要 * Resplendent: attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous. 灿烂的 * Solemnity: the state or quality of being serious and dignified. 庄严

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S315五分钟英语-A Tribute 0912

#英语 #英语学习 #学英语 #国际新闻 #英国女王 Special Edition - A Tribute Britain’s King Charles III “The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family,” “We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world.” U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss “Queen Elizabeth II was the rock on which modern Britain was built. Our country has grown and flourished under her reign. Britain is the great country it is today because of her.” “Through thick and thin, Queen Elizabeth II provided us with the stability and the strength that we needed. She was the very spirit of Great Britain — and that spirit will endure. She has been our longest-ever reigning monarch.” U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was more than a monarch. She defined an era. In a world of constant change, she was a steadying presence and a source of comfort and pride for generations of Britons, including many who have never known their country without her. An enduring admiration for Queen Elizabeth II united people across the Commonwealth. The seven decades of her history-making reign bore witness to an age of unprecedented human advancement and the forward march of human dignity.” “In the years ahead, we look forward to continuing a close friendship with The King and The Queen Consort. Today, the thoughts and prayers of people all across the United States are with the people of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth in their grief.” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “It was with the heaviest of hearts that we learned of the passing of Canada’s longest-reigning Sovereign, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She was a constant presence in our lives — and her service to Canadians will forever remain an important part of our country’s history.” “As we look back at her life and her reign that spanned so many decades, Canadians will always remember and cherish Her Majesty’s wisdom, compassion, and warmth. Our thoughts are with the members of the Royal Family during this most difficult time.” French President Emmanuel Macron “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II embodied the British nation’s continuity and unity for over 70 years. I remember her as a friend of France, a kind-hearted queen who has left a lasting impression on her country and her century.” Former U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama “Michelle and I were lucky enough to come to know Her Majesty, and she meant a great deal to us. Back when we were just beginning to navigate life as President and First Lady, she welcomed us to the world stage with open arms and extraordinary generosity. Time and again, we were struck by her warmth, the way she put people at ease, and how she brought her considerable humor and charm to moments of great pomp and circumstance.” “Like so many, Michelle and I are grateful to have witnessed Her Majesty’s dedicated leadership, and we are awed by her legacy of tireless, dignified public service.”

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