日期：2008-01-04 Lesson 22 Tell Us About Your Hobbies Text A JOHN： What I like most, I suppose, is the fact that it's so unusual. I mean, when I tell people what I do,they just look at me usually as if I'm mad.Maybe I am, anyway what I do is this. I get up about a q... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-04 Lesson 23 All For a Son Text A The desire for a son and heir is common to all mankind. In our country, especially, to have as many male descendents as possible has always been regarded as the greatest blessing in life. The failure to produce a male h... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-04 Lesson 24 Want to Kill Yourself ？ Text A I wonder whether smoking is as harmful as doctors make us believe it to be？ Some of the things they say are really hair-raising, and even if only half of what they say is true , then it is , if not suicidal,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-04 Lesson 25 Don't They Feel Ashamed of Themselves？ Text A We were at the terminus and as a bus had just left, there were only the two of us. We're sure to get good seats, I thought to myself confidently. But soon there was a crowd and nobody seemed to... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-04 Lesson 26 There Are Two Sides to Everything Text A I had a most exasperating and frustrating experience with the hospital today： But Granny had it much worse. First she was the victim of an accident and then she was the suffering patient. She was ou... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-04 Lesson 27 Is It an Ideal Career？ Text A I am not an extreme feminist. I am not an extreme anything. However, I am a firm believer in equality and freedom. I think we are all entitled to the same rights and opportunities. perhaps my views on feminism... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-04 Lesson 28 The Perfect Match Text A I walked into the office and shook hands with a smiling man named Mr Bleaucher. He was dressed very well, compared to me. He shuffled a pile of papers like they were so many pancakes.I'm sure you'll be very pleased... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-04 Lesson 29 The Voices of Time Text A Time talks. It speaks more plainly than words. Time communicates in many ways. Consider the different parts of the day, for example. The time of the day when something is done can give a special meaning to the even... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-04 Lesson 30 Who Did It？ Text A Inspector Chester of Scotland Yard soon arrived on the scene of the crime. When the newspapermen saw him getting out of the car they immediately realised that matters were serious. Inspector Chester had a fine reputation... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-04 Lesson 31 Thoughts on the Spring Festival Text A My first Spring Festival in north China was a bit of a shock. Where was the spring？ There was snow on the ground and ice on the Summer Palace lake and a north-west wind was blowing. In England, where... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-04 Snakes are fascinated by the unknown and you're often psychic. You'll try your hand at many things and will meet success when you least expect it. THE HORSE You popular Horses are known for your elegance and charm. You adore parties and meeting peopl... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-04 Lesson 32 Do You Know Your Own Character？ Text A THE OX You're a hard and conscientiou's worker if you were born in the year of the Ox and you set about everything in a methodical and determined manner. You're a strong leader-tough and uncompromisin... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-04 2. Children and Television Housewife： What do I think of television？ Um, um, well, um, it keeps the family at home, the kids don't go oot at night so much now, they come straight in from school most of them, they run in and straight, well the telev... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-04 Lesson 1 Does Television Play a Positive or Negative Role in the Modern Society？ Text Do the Advantages of Television Outweigh the Disadvantages？ Television is now playing a very important part in our life. But television, like other things, has bo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-04 3. Dogs Have a Sense of Humour The question of whether dogs have a sense of humour is often fiercely argued. My own opinion is that some have and some haven't. Dachshunds have, but not'St Bernards or Great Danes. Apparently a dog has to be small to b... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-04 Lesson 2 Are Pets Good for Mankind？ TextPets Are Good for You The basic meaning of pet is an animal we keep for emotional rather than economic reasons. A pet animal is kept as a companion, and we all need companions to keep us feeling happy. But pet... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-12-21 2. Personal Progress and Job-hopping In many parts of the world, personal influence is almost essential in getting ahead. One needs a godfather？ a sponsor。 Here that is not true. Naturally all people use influence sometimes, but one rarely advances... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-12-21 Lesson 3 Should the Brain Drain Be Stopped by Restrictions？ Text Brain Drain It is said that Shanghai's musicians abroad could form a worldclass symphony orchestra. But the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra once failed to find a qualified conductor for a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-12-21 3. Is It Right to Withhold One's Reactions to Others？ It is not uncommon for us to withhold our reactions to others. We may hold back compliments for fear of embarrassment to them and to ourselves. We may hold back criticism for fear of being dislik... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-12-21 Lesson 4 Does Criticism Do More Harm Than Good to People？ Text A Yoang Woman Who Fears Compliments Marya, a brilliant graduate student in her early twenties who came for consultation, insisted that she could improve only with criticism. Her reasonin... 阅读全文>>