很多事过多的干预是不好的，比如学习英语应该是一个很自然的过程，首先要像婴儿一样聆听和咿呀学语，而不应是机械性的用词汇和语法来干预学习过程，生活中要顺其自然的事情更多，那我们应该怎么用英语去表达呢？来听听Joy and Chris的讲解吧！ C: Hi guys. I’m Chris. J: And I’m Joy. Our idiom for today is: take its course . It means something develops in the natural or usual way without being changed or stopped. You can use this idiom when you want something to happen on its own with no interference from other people or other things. C: Sometimes, not doing anything is the best solution. Like when you have a minor ill...
Jun 28, 2020•1 min•Ep. 31
清明节是我们中国的传统节日，是每年春暖花开最适合踏青的时节，你可能会有机会和你的外国朋友聊到一些关于清明节的习俗和传统，这也是一个闲聊中可以用的好话题，那么我们怎么用英语聊这个传统节日呢？ J: Hi guys. I’m Joy. C: And I’m Chris. J: So Chris, most people in China are having a 3 day holiday right now. Do you know about the festival? C: Oh yeah that’s right. Isn’t it the Tomb Sweeping Festival? J: Yep, it is. C: So what is this festival about? J: Well, it’s essentially a festival to commemorate the dead, especially our passed family members. Since this is once a year, every time you go there...
Jun 24, 2020•3 min•Ep. 32
生活中的新事物越来越多，人们聪明的智商总能发明出一些好点子，这些发明都让我们的生活更加便捷，比如在1928年的美国，一个来自密歇根的人就发明了一个切面包片的机器，人们就被惊艳到，于是再也不用手切面包片了，那今天的习语跟面包片到底有啥关系？咱们听听Joy and Chris的对话吧！ C: Hi guys. I’m Chris. J: And I’m Joy. Today we will be talking about the idiom: the best thing since sliced bread . It’s used when something is extremely good and interesting, usually describing a new product or a new invention. You can use it like this: It’s the best thing since sliced bread. / It will be the best thing since sliced bread. C: The literal...
Jun 24, 2020•2 min•Ep. 33
我们经常会听到别人说，别过河拆桥，给自己留条后路，也就是说拆了桥也就回不去了，英语里面有一个习语和这个意思和用法一样，点击下面的音频来听听英语中怎么用“过河拆桥”吧！ C: Hi guys. I’m Chris. J: And I’m Joy. Today the idiom we’ll be covering is: burn your bridges . If you burn your bridges, you do something that makes it impossible to go back to the earlier situation. Usually, we use it when someone ruins their relationship with others, making it very difficult to have a productive relationship with them in the future. You can use it like this: I don’t wa nt to burn my bridges. ...
Jun 24, 2020•1 min•Ep. 34
凡事都有两面性，每一个辩论赛都有正反方，我们今天的习语中虽然有“coin”一词，因为硬币都是有正反面的，和我们生活中遇到的事情一样，那我们来看看这个习语应该怎么正确的运用呢？ C: Hi guys. I’m Chris. J: And I’m Joy. The idiom we are learning today is: the other side of the coin . It means the opposite side of the subject or situation. You can use it when you are discussing something with someone and you want to mention a different way of looking at it. C: That’s right. Everything has two sides. Usually a good side and a bad side. So whenever we talk about something, there is always ...
Jun 23, 2020•1 min•Ep. 35
你有没有遇到过比较挑三拣四的人呢？可能别人送的礼物自己并不喜欢，总会挑挑毛病，这可能不是个好习惯，所以就用到今天的习语啦，我们听听Joy and Chris是怎么解释的！ C: Hi guys. I’m Chris. J: And I’m Joy. The idiom we are learning today is: Beggars can’t be choosers . It means that people can’t complain about something they get for free. You can usually use it when you must accept what is given to you, especially when you have no other choice. C: Sometimes you might see beggars on the street. A lot of them go around begging for money. One time while I was back in America, I...
Jun 23, 2020•2 min•Ep. 36
你家有表吗？我们的表里的发条装置就叫"clockwork"，这也是钟表为什么能准确的运行，但是我们今天的习语里的"clockwork"表达的意思和发条其实没有什么关系，那么这个习语是用来形容什么呢？你能猜到吗？ C: Hi guys. I’m Chris. J: And I’m Joy. Today we’ll be learning the idiom: like clockwork . It means to do something very regularly, or at exactly the planned times. If someone does something like clockwork , that means you can expect them to do it always at the same time. You can use it like this: He does it like clockwork. / They did it like clockwork. / It runs like clockwork. C: Many peop...
Jun 23, 2020•2 min•Ep. 37
生活中新鲜事物源源不断，很多时候我们都要保持一个open mind，只有尝试过，才知道这是不是你想要的，不过你还在用”try it”来说服别人去尝试某事吗？今天这个习语大家可能常听到，那我们来看看这个习语在口语中怎么用出来吧！ C: Hi guys. I’m Chris. J: And I’m Joy. Today we are gonna take a look at the idiom: give it a shot . It means to try something. Usually you use this when you or someone has something new to do. You can use it like this: I’ll give it a shot. / You should give it a shot. / She gave it a shot. C: Yup. We all have many opportunities to try something new in our lives. In the idiom, “give ...
Jun 22, 2020•1 min•Ep. 38
因为疫情，大家都在家憋了好久，很多人已经蠢蠢欲动，开始向附近的公园出发踏青了，也有好多人开始计划疫情后的旅行目的地，我们今天听Joy and Chris聊聊旅行吧！ J: Hello everyone. I’m Joy. C: And I’m Chris. J: You know, Chris, I heard that a lot of people are planning their next trip already for after the epidemic. I think there’s gonna be a lot of tourists everywhere when this is over. C: Yeah it’s just like students studying for the whole semester waiting for summer break. And when it happens they all go traveling at the same time. J: Totally, that was everyone’s favori...
Jun 22, 2020•3 min•Ep. 39
生活中的困境无处不在，有时候我们在学习中也会陷入困境，想告诉你的外国朋友你的困境，或者你听说的别人的困境，你是不是总在用”difficult position”呢？怎么用更地道方式表达呢？我们看Joy and Chris是怎么用的吧！ C: Hi guys. I’m Chris. J: And I’m Joy. Today we are covering the idiom: in a tight corner . It means to be in a difficult situation that is not easy to escape from or deal with. You can say it like this: I’m in a tight corner. / He’s going to be in a tight corner. / They’ve been in a tight corner. C: We always see a similar scene in the movies. A guy being chased by some bad peop...
Jun 22, 2020•1 min•Ep. 40
“走过花园”我们可以说“walk through the garden”，但是今天的习语里的“walk through”却跟“走”一点关系都没有，那到底这个习语到底是什么意思，该如何用在对话中呢？我们听听Joy and Chris的对话吧！ C: Hi guys. I’m Chris. J: And I’m Joy. The idiom we are gonna cover today is: walk someone through something . It means to slowly and carefully explain or show something to someone. You can say it like this: I’ll walk you through it . / Can you walk me through it? / She walked me through it. C: Walk through can be used for when you are literally walking. You can walk through a...
Jun 19, 2020•1 min•Ep. 41
在西方的法庭中，被告如果仅仅有疑点而并没有充分证据的话，那么暂且会认定被告无罪，以此来避免错误的判决。这个法律用语到生活中又有了其他的用法，也就是在你怀疑他人之前，先仔细思考一下你是否有足够的理由和证据，如果没有那就先把人往好的一方面想，也许这一切只是误会呢？那我们来看看这个习语到底怎么用吧！ C: Hi guys. I’m Chris. J: And I’m Joy. Today we are gonna take a look at the idiom: give someone the benefit of the doubt . It means that you decide to believe someone, even though it is possible that they are not telling the truth or doing something wrong. C: Exactly. Sometimes in life, you will feel uncertain about things. You are not sure if the p...
Jun 19, 2020•1 min•Ep. 42
我们常听人说：贪多嚼不烂，欲速则不达，月满则亏，水满则溢，这些都在表达什么事情多了，并不好。英语中也有一个这样的习语，来表达想要做的很多，最终却做不到、做不好。这个习语到底是怎么说的呢？ C: Hi guys. I’m Chris. J: And I’m Joy. Today’s idiom is: bite off more than you can chew . It means to try to do something that is too difficult or more than you can accomplish. You can use it like this: I bit off more than I could chew. / She has bitten off more than she can chew. / They are biting off more than they can chew. C: Let’s say you are eating something. And you put so much food in your mout...
Jun 19, 2020•2 min•Ep. 43
你的生活中有没有过突发事件呢？你有没有感到过某件事让你出乎意料呢？我们平时总在用suddenly来表示某事突然地，Joy and Chris用了另外一种更地道的表达方法，去听听吧！ C: Hi guys. I’m Chris. J: And I’m Joy. Today we’ll be going over the idiom: out of the blue . It means that something happens when you are not expecting it to or something happens suddenly. C: So the “blue” is referring to a blue sky. And when you see a blue sky, you wouldn’t think anything un-usual is about to happen. But if something did happen, then it would be shocking to you. So we call that out of th...
Jun 18, 2020•1 min•Ep. 44
我们生活中有很多“关键时刻”，考试、面试、工作报告、公开演讲……等等，有时候我们太紧张以至于到了关键时刻掉链子，那该怎么表达“一到关键时刻我就全忘了”呢？ C: Hi guys. I’m Chris. J: And I’m Joy. Today we’ll be showing you the idiom: when it comes to the crunch . It means when a situation reaches a critical moment. It’s usually used when something must be decided or done, or a difficulty can’t be avoided any more. C: Yup. The word “crunch” has a lot of meanings, such as a crunching sound and number crunching. There is no need at all to rush to your dictionary and memorize ...
Jun 18, 2020•1 min•Ep. 45
虽然spill是洒的意思，而beans确实是豆子的意思，但是在英语中，spill the beans和字面的意思差的却很远，那么我们听听Joy and Chris是怎么解释到底是怎么用这个习语的吧！ C: Hi guys. I’m Chris. J: And I’m Joy. Today we are gonna talk about the idiom: spill the beans . It means to give away a secret. You can use it like this: Don’t spill the beans . / She spilled the beans. / I don’t want to spill the beans. C: OK, let’s Imagine you have some beans on your plate. The beans roll off of your plate and fall on the floor. In this idiom, the beans represent a secret. Now...
Jun 18, 2020•1 min•Ep. 46
生日是对于每个人来说都是一年里非常重要的一天，大家都有自己喜欢的方式庆祝生日，不过蛋糕一般是必不可少的，鉴于今天是Chris的生日，我们来听听在国外人们都是怎么过生日的呢？ J: Hello everyone I’m Joy. C: And I’m Chris. J: For those of you who don’t know, it’s actually Chris’s birthday today. So happy birthday! C: Thanks. J: Well instead of an idiom today, let’s talk a little bit about birthdays. So what do people in the west typically do on their birthdays? C: Well, in the west, usually your mom or one of your family members will bake your favorite type of birthday cake and they p...
Jun 16, 2020•2 min•Ep. 47
我们生活中经常会有多变性，不过学英语这事可不能多变，三天打鱼两天晒网可要沉没万年船哦。Anyway, 我们来看看改变主意如果不用"I changed my mind"，还能用什么来表达呢？ C: Hi guys. I’m Chris. J: And I’m Joy. The idiom we are learning today is: a change of heart . It means that you changed your opinion about something, especially something emotional. You can usually use it like this: I had a change of heart. / She’s having a change of heart. / They’ve had a change of heart. C: It doesn’t mean that you are literally exchanging your heart with someone else’s heart though...
Jun 16, 2020•1 min•Ep. 48
在各个语言中的文化背景、语言习惯都大相径庭，所以很多时候我们无法直接将一个语言一字不漏的翻译成另一个语言，所以在我们说英语的时候，很多人喜欢直接把自己脑中的中文，逐字翻译成英文单词，于是就出现了中式英语，反过来，如果把英语逐词翻译成中文，就出现了听不懂，不明白对方什么意思。所以虽然one cent在英语中是一分钱，但是它在不用语境下意思又会不同，那我们今天的习语"my two cents"到底在英语里怎么翻译，在什么情况下用呢？ J: Hi guys. I’m Joy. C: And I’m Chris. The idiom we are learning today is: my two cents . It’s usually used to give your opinion about something in a humble way. You can say: It’s just my two cents. / Those are just my two cents. J: In English, a cent is the smallest amount of money...
Jun 16, 2020•1 min•Ep. 49
差一点就撞车、千钧一发、比赛差点输了、差点就把手机摔了，生活中的“擦边球”可以真多，让我们防不胜防，你想表达自己受惊吓的小心心，该怎么说呢？ J: Hi guys. I’m Joy. C: And I’m Chris. Today we are gonna talk about another idiom: a close call . It’s usually used to express that something bad almost happened. You can say: That was a close call. J: Well maybe you are telling your friend about how you ran to the train station last night after work to catch the last train and as you got on the train the doors closed right behind you. You can say that it was a close call. C...
Jun 15, 2020•1 min•Ep. 50
有时候真是计划赶不上变化快，多少人的旅行计划都被“暂时放在了一边”，那native speakers(英语母语者)真的就用“put it aside”来表达他们把某事放在一边了吗？快听听Joy and Chris是怎么用的吧！ J: Hi guys. I’m Joy. C: And I’m Chris. Today we are gonna talk about another idiom: put something on the back burner . It can be used when you want to put something off for later, because it’s not the most important thing at the moment. J: Right. When you are cooking, the back burner is usually a place to put something that can wait until later, because it’s not as important as what ...
Jun 15, 2020•1 min•Ep. 51
在part 1和part 2里我们介绍了不同的表达方式，用于和客户谈话的开场白。我们说过与人交谈的过程中，可以多问问题，那么今天的音频中包括了哪些问题可以用来破冰呢？去听听Joy and Chris的讲解吧！ J: Hi guys. I’m Joy. C: And I’m Chris. Today we are gonna talk about the expression: Is this your first time in...? Is this your first time coming to...? It’s another good conversation starter in business and in life. You are asking the other person if they have been to a location before. J: Yeah, just like in part 1 and part 2 that we covered before, this can be used for business meetings as...
Jun 15, 2020•1 min•Ep. 52
昨天的音频里我们学了"Did you have any trouble getting here?" 见客户或者来访的外国同事都可以用到。很多人说，见到外国人不知该说什么好，那就多问对方问题吧！这样对方就要忙着回答你，而从他/她的回答中，你可以找到更多的话题。那么与人见面，还有什么可以作为破冰的问题呢？ J: Hi guys I’m Joy. C: And I’m Chris. Today we are gonna talk about another good expression in business: How was your journey?/ How was your flight? It’s usually used to be polite when you are meeting someone. You are asking them about their travel to the location. It can be followed by the question: Did you have any trouble getting here? J: Yup...
Jun 12, 2020•1 min•Ep. 53
我们在商务场合中，尤其在和客户聊天的时候，要表现得非常礼貌，很多人在见到客户急着想要进入正题，忽略了small talk，其实是一个重大错误，那么我们在会议开始前见到客户该说些什么更礼貌呢？我们看看Joy and Chris是怎么用的！ J: Hi guys I’m Joy. C: And I’m Chris. Today we are gonna talk about an expression: Did you have any trouble getting here? It’s usually used to be polite when you are meeting someone. You are asking them about their travel to the location. J: Yup and this is essential for business meetings. For instance, you are waiting for your client to arrive at your company to talk over busin...
Jun 12, 2020•1 min•Ep. 54
最基础的“Let's begin”应该已经被用过无数次了，还有没有其他方式表达“让我们开始”呢？来看看今天的idiom吧！ J: Hi guys I’m Joy. C: And I’m Chris. Today’s idiom is: get the ball rolling . It’s usually used like: Let’s get the ball rolling. / I’m gonna get the ball rolling. / She already got the ball rolling. / We need to get the ball rolling. J: It means to get something started. Let’s say, you are at a meeting and everyone seems to be ready to start. You can say “let’s get this ball rolling” meaning “let’s begin”. It can also be used when y...
Jun 12, 2020•1 min•Ep. 55
特殊时期我们要开窗通风，清洁一下室内空气，可以说：Please open a window and clear the air in here. 那么除了净化空气，“clear the air”还有其他的意思吗？Joy and Chris是怎么用的呢？来听一听吧！ J: Hi guys I’m Joy. C: And I’m Chris. Today we are gonna talk about the idiom: clear the air . It’s used to clear up any misunderstandings. You can use it like this: I need to clear the air. / He is going to clear the air. / Let's clear the air. J: Yep, that’s right. Maybe your coworker doesn’t understand what you mean. You might want to talk with him to clear the ...
Jun 11, 2020•1 min•Ep. 56
Some love radishes and some love cabbages? 你是这么翻译的吗？ 恐怕这句直译出来就很Chenglish了，那我们到底该怎么表达呢？让我们听听Joy and Chris是怎么用的！ J: Hi guys I’m Joy. C: And I’m Chris. Today’s idiom is: to each his own . It’s usually used as a sentence by itself. Some people also use: to each their own . J: It means that everyone is free to like different things, have their own opinions and make their own choices. Maybe you and your friend don’t agree on the same style of clothing, car brand or taste in food. It’s OK for people to...
Jun 11, 2020•1 min•Ep. 57
Credit确实是信用的意思，我们说的信用卡也确实是credit card，不过give someone credit真不是把你的信用给别人的意思，那到底是什么意思呢？我们又应该如何用呢？听听Joy and Chris是怎么用的！ J: Hi guys I’m Joy. C: And I’m Chris. Today we are gonna show you the idiom: give someone credit . It’s usually used like: She gave him credit . / I have to give him credit. / You should give yourself credit. J: It means to recognize someone for their contribution or for doing a good job. A lot of people study really hard on their English and don’t think they are improving. But act...
Jun 11, 2020•1 min•Ep. 58
很多人学会一句以后，就不停的用这一句，但是我们想像一下，如果说中文的时候有人这样说，你会不会觉得这人很奇怪？学会多种表达方式，灵活运用，才能更有效地交流。 那么，“超好用”在英语中还可以怎么表达呢？去听一下Joy and Chris的解释吧！ J: Hi guys I’m Joy. C: And I’m Chris. Today we are gonna show you the idiom: work like a charm . It’s usually used like: It works like a charm. / It is working like a charm. / They worked like a charm. J: It means that something works very well or has the desired effect. Maybe you bought a new washing machine for your home. You can say it works like a charm to express how goo...
Jun 10, 2020•1 min•Ep. 59
除了I can't，还有什么方式来表达“我不会做某事”呢？来听听Joy and Chris是怎么表达的！ J: Hi guys I’m Joy. C: And I’m Chris. Today we are gonna be talking about the idiom: not cut out for . It’s usually used like: I am not cut out for it. / We are not cut out for it. / She was not cut out for it. J: It means that someone is not suitable or not able to do something. Honestly, I’m not good with numbers. So I usually tell people that I’m not cut out for math. Or if someone asks me to keep track of the aounting. I’m really not cut o...
Jun 10, 2020•1 min•Ep. 60
