Take Away English-Jane Austen 简·奥斯丁
The BBC adapted Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice for television Even though she lived more than 200 years ago, the famous English novelist Jane Austen has been in the news a lot recently. The only known portrait of Jane Austen is to be sold by auct
Take Away English-April Fool's Day 愚人节
Ha ha! Tricked you! 1st April is a day to be careful, or you could easily get tricked by someone. Its April Fools Day, a day when people traditionally like to try to make a fool of someone else and laugh at them. There are lots of theories surroundi
Take Away English-Chinese Students in the UK 在英国的中国学生
Yu Huai Zhang overcame ill health to attend Queens University Two Chinese students, who are studying at British Universities, have been awarded prizes for being the best international students in their respective host countries . Psychology student
Take Away English-Bank Holiday DIY 公假日自己动手做
Ready to paint some walls? Whenever theres a Bank Holiday weekend in Britain, a certain kind of shop always gets very busy, and its not what you might think clothes shops or music shops. The British flock to DIY stores and garden centres and huge nu
Take Away English-Green Living 绿色生活
Can we help the environment by being green? We all know that humans are damaging the environment, but what can we do about it? Some people are trying to do their bit to try to be more environmentally friendly . Local councils in Britain encourage ce
Take Away English-Eurovision Results 欧洲电视歌曲大赛
Scooch from the UK received a dismal score and were nearly last This years Eurovision Song Contest has been won by a singer from Serbia with a powerful ballad about an estranged lover . But it was a disappointing night for the UK, whose team tied wi
Take Away English-UK Students Abroad 英国学生在海外
Gap year students see many wonderful sights Most students in the UK leave school or sixth-form college at the age of 18 and go to study for three years in a University, but in recent years many students have chosen to take a one-year break between f
Take Away English-A New Formula One Star F1方程式赛车的一颗新星
Lewis Hamilton could be a British champion A young British Formula One racing driver has made history by breaking records for the best ever debut for a newcomer to the F1 drivers championship. Lewis Hamilton is just 22 years old and has competed in
Take Away English-Picnics 野餐
Do you fancy a romantic picnic? As summertime begins in Britain, people start to feel the urge to go outside to eat. People love to have a picnic whenever the weather is good enough, especially people with children. Its a great way to spend a sunny
Take Away English-Harry Potter World 哈里波特世界
Would you like to take a holiday at Hogwarts? While fans of the fictional adventures of an English boy wizard are counting the days until the publication of the seventh and final Harry Potter book, a theme park inspired by Harry's adventures is to o
Take Away English-Father's Day 父亲节
Happy Father's Day! Father's Day is a fairly new celebration in the British calendar compared with Mother's Day, which has been a very popular and well celebrated festival in the UK for a very long time. The origins of the celebration are American a
Take Away English-Rainy Britain 阴雨的英国
Umbrellas are useful when it rains! Britain is famous around the world for its rainy weather, but many parts of the country this June are experiencing much more rain than they have ever seen before. Torrential downpours have caused rivers to burst t
Take Away English-Concert for Diana 纪念戴安娜音乐会
Princes William and Harry have fun at the concert 1st July, 2007 would have been the 46th birthday of Diana, Princess of Wales. 2007 also sees the 10th anniversary of her untimely death in a car accident. Her two sons Prince William and Prince Harry
Take Away English-Harry Potter Film Premiere 哈里波特首映式
The stars of the film pose together The fifth Harry Potter film, 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix', premiered in London on 3rd July under stormy skies, in torrential rain. However, the weather didnt deter the many fans, who gathered in Lei
Take Away English-A Great Musical Tradition 伟大的音乐传统
A packed Albert Hall at the BBC Proms Where can you hear some of best western classical and contemporary music in Britain? The answer is at the annual Proms concerts. Every summer for the past 111 years people have enjoyed the widest possible range
