日期：2009-06-08 Millions of TV viewers were gripped by an epic battle yesterday. The arena: the snooker World Championship in Sheffield, England. The combatants: Chinese players Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo. Ding began the session well, cementing an overnight lead w... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 The world has been watching US President Barack Obama closely since he took office in January this year to see whether he makes good on his promises about the economy, foreign policy and health care. But closer to home, he has also been under pressu... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 What do you associate with Jane Austen? Genteel romance? Wry social comment? Blood-splattered bodices? If that seems inconsistent, you may need to flick through Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, a new version of Austen's classic romance into which US... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 Have you recently been poking your friends, twittering, or blogging? Well, according to a recent report from the global research company Nielson, you are most definitely not alone. The report says that social networking and blogs have now become mor... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 One of Britains most popular reality TV programmes has returned to our screens for a fifth series. The Apprentice sees 16 ambitious individuals competing for a job with electronics tycoon Sir Alan Sugar. With endless talk of credit-crunches, redunda... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 All of the countries in the British Isles have a patron saints day but the biggest celebrations are always held on March 17th, Irelands St Patricks Day. For people who live in Ireland and Northern Ireland it is a national holiday, but in the wider w... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 Its not every week that Englands greatest playwright William Shakespeare hits the headlines, but the Bard of Avon has been the subject of two news stories in recent days as new information has come to light about the writer and his working environme... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 Not keen on reading? Do you have trouble finding a novel that takes your interest? Why not follow Ammon Sheas example and start reading a dictionary? Mr Shea owns over 1,000 dictionaries and he likes to read them for fun. He recently spent a year re... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 The cast and crew of British movies will no longer be hailed as the underdogs at awards ceremonies. At the recent 81st Oscars ceremony, British actors and movies won no less than 11 awards. The list of Oscar winners is usually dominated by American... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 The 16th century English King Henry VIII is best known for his prodigious appetite and habit of executing wives he was unhappy with, but a love letter written by Henry shows a softer side to his character. The letter, which has been hidden in the Va... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 As Valentines Day approaches, lovers everywhere are preparing for the most romantic day of the year. On February 14 loving couples exchange cards and gifts while singletons can send anonymous love letters to people they fancy. The most common presen... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 The British usually expect one or two snowfalls each year but the amount of snow rarely affects everyday life. However, this week Britain has had the worst snow it has seen in around 18 years. Some places had more than 30cm in a day. The bad weather... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 2008 is now finally in the past as millions of Chinese people around the world welcomed the Chinese New Year on Monday 26 January. As we waved goodbye to the Year of the Rat, the Year of the Ox was greeted in traditional style with firecrackers, par... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 History was made in Washington this week as Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States in front of a crowd of two million people. President Obama made an impassioned and emotional speech to the multitude of people who had b... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 British performers and filmmakers have triumphed at the annual Golden Globe awards in Los Angeles, winning in a number of categories including best film drama for the movie Slumdog Millionaire. English director Danny Boyles heart-warming, rags-to-ri... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 2008 was a bumper year for videogame sales in the UK, with British consumers forking out more than 4bn (40bn yuan) on games and consoles. Nintendo dominated the UK market, outstripping their competitors by creating a new market for their family-base... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 2008 will be remembered by the British people as a year of economic crisis. Things have steadily worsened as the year has gone on with companies going into administration, job losses, falling house prices and the collapse of banking institutions. Br... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 Every week Take Away English reports on interesting events and fascinating people in the UK and around the world, but this week we are talking directly to you to tell you all about our Christmas and New Year Plans. Firstly, lets hear from Alison, th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 'Christmas comes but once a year' is a familiar phrase, and indeed for many people the 25th of December is the highlight of the calendar. But for one British man once a year is not enough. Andy Park, who is better known by his nickname Mr Christmas,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 Workplaces all over the UK are gearing up for the festive period and all the traditions and customs that come with it. But will this Christmas be a cause for happiness and celebration or disappointment and embarrassment? One way that colleagues in B... 阅读全文>>