Take Away English-UK Music Festivals 英国音乐节
Fans go wild at the Reading Festival Summer in the UK is traditionally the time when people go on holiday. It is also the time for quiet picnics and spending lazy days doing nothing. Alternatively, you could watch the Wimbledon Tennis Championship,
Take Away English-Living Online 网上生活
Young people socialising online. How do you meet new people, make new friends, or find out about the latest bands ? Here in the UK young people have traditionally done their socialising in bars, pubs and clubs. However, there is a new generation gro
Take Away English-The Highland Games 苏格兰高原运动
Tossing the caber is a major part of any Highland games For many foreign people the classic image of summer sport in the UK is that of English gentlemen dressed in white flannels playing cricket all day in the village park. However, if you travel no
Take Away English-Internet Cheats 网上的欺骗
Online plagiarism is on the rise in the UK It has been fifteen years since pioneering British computer programmer, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, created the protocols which power the World Wide Web. But could he have ever imagined how much the web would tran
Take Away English-Crazy Competitions 疯狂竞赛
Flying ironing in one of the extreme sports in the UK You might not know it, but many sports and games that are played all over the world were invented by the British. Football, tennis, cricket, snooker, rugby, and golf all originated in the British
Take Away English-Return to the Moon 返回月球
An astronaut stands on the surface of the Moon Scientists in the UK have expressed their enthusiasm for Chinas plans to explore the Moon with robotic spacecraft , and are keen to take part in the adventure. British scientists are seeking to collabor
Take Away English-Horse Sports 骑马运动
Zara Phillips prepares to take a jump (photograph by Craig Wilkinson) Here in the UK the sport of horse racing is often referred to as the sport of kings. However, after Zara Phillips stunning victory in the World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany
Take Away English-Soap Operas 肥皂剧
The filming of famous British soap opera Eastenders Watching TV is a very popular pastime in the UK but what kind of programmes do British people like to watch? Well, the most-watched TV programmes every week are very popular dramas that are usually
Take Away English-Autobiographies 自传
An autobiography: the story of someone's life If you take a look at the best-selling books in the UK these days, it is almost certain that there will be a handful of autobiographies in that list. Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, actor Michael J Fox and
Take Away English-First Face Transplant 首例面部移植手术
Modern science helps in new ways Can you imagine being savagely attacked by a dog? What if the attack was so severe that your nose, lips and chin were completely destroyed ? How would you feel about yourself ? Would you be able to look at yourself i
Take Away English-Golf's Place in Today's World 今日高尔夫
An ancient yet modern sport The Scottish are certain that they invented the game of golf over 500 years ago but the Chinese, the French and even the Dutch have also made such claims in the past. We may never know who first played the game but does t
Take Away English-The Changing Face of Halloween 万圣节的变迁
A friendly ghost on Halloween October 31st is Halloween when children in the UK dress up as ghosts, witches and all kinds of weird , wonderful but very scary creatures and go trick or treating. They visit their neighbours and show off their costumes
Take Away English-Business Jargon 商业行话
Are they thinking outside the box? Most people like using short-cuts . We all usually want to get from A to B as quickly as possible and when we want to get our message across to people with the same job as us, we often use jargon . It's a kind of s
Take Away English-The James Bond Pizza 邦德比萨饼
How much is a pizza worth? Are you hungry? How about a pizza? Just be careful if you go to Bella Napoli， an Italian restaurant in the Scottish city of Glasgow. If you order a pizza there, it could cost you more than 2,000 (or 30,000 Yuan). Chef Dom
Take Away English-Hollywood Wedding Bells 好莱坞婚礼钟声
A wedding with all the trimmings It was the Hollywood wedding of the year. Heartthrob Tom Cruise married his young bride Katie Holmes in a fairytale castle in Odescalchi near the Italian capital, Rome. About 150 relatives and friends gathered for th
