英语博客-北美风情 164、The story of Culips!

　　Have you ever wondered about who we are at Culips? Do you know anything about how we started making English podcasts? Listen to the answers in this episode¹! Some of our listeners wrote saying they were curious to know more about us, so know you can learn about all of us at Culips, Harp², Jessie, Maura, Asami, and Yoshi, and how we all work together.

　　Maura:  Oh, today’s topic is so interesting and it was suggested to us by a couple of our listeners, so thank you very much for the idea, because we’re looking forward to this episode.
Harp:  Because today, we’re gonna talk about Culips.
Maura:  Yes, we’re going to first start by telling you about how Culips began and how we all met each other and got connected.
Harp:  Yup. And then we’re gonna focus on our own experiences with languages, either learning³ or teaching⁴.
Maura:  Yeah. And then we’ll also tell you how we came to Montreal and maybe a little bit about Montreal, because we’re not from here. We’re all from different places. So, how and why did we come to this city?
Harp:  Exactly. So let’s get started.
Maura:  So, Maura and Harp, that’s us. We met… It must be about five years ago. Is it five years ago?
Harp:  It is.
Maura:  Wow. So, it was almost five years ago that Harp and I took a French class together.
Harp:  Yup. Culips started with language, with us trying to learn French.
Maura:  Yeah. And then we’ll also tell you how we came to Montreal and maybe a little bit about Montreal, because we’re not from here. We’re all from different places. So, how and why did we come to this city?

1 episode   

n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一

参考例句：

• The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
• This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。

2 harp   

n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。

3 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

4 teaching   

n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；(复数)教诲

参考例句：

• We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
• He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。