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- 6月 29 週五 201817:40
listening practice
- 6月 29 週五 201811:09
living in big cities

In many poor countries, overpopulated slums exhibit high rates of disease due to unsanitary conditions, malnutrition, and lack of basic health care. Many countries in the developing world neither have the legal nor the financial capacity to deal with the rapid growth of mega cities.
- 6月 22 週五 201817:50
breadwinners
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- 4月 07 週六 201811:12
Divorce numbers for opposite-sex couples highest since 2009
- 1月 21 週日 201814:20
once in a blue moon
once in a blue moon
Occasionally; very rarely. Peter only comes out for a drink once in a blue moon now that he has kids. A: "Do you ever eat pork?" B: "Only once in a blue moon; I prefer beef."
Occasionally; very rarely. Peter only comes out for a drink once in a blue moon now that he has kids. A: "Do you ever eat pork?" B: "Only once in a blue moon; I prefer beef."
- 1月 11 週四 201817:54
Suspended coffee
Buying a cup of coffee in a café can be a real treat - but what would you do if you couldn't afford one? Would you go without? You could ask for a suspended coffee instead.
Jennifer: A suspended coffee is where you donate, or give, money for a coffee that someone can drink later. Neil: So, someone can come into a coffee shop and ask for a coffee that someone else has paid for? Jennifer: That’s correct. So, when you buy your morning coffee, you might hand over £4 – that’s £2 for the coffee you want to drink and £2 for a suspended coffee for someone else. Neil: That’s an interesting idea. So who would drink a suspended coffee?
Jennifer: A suspended coffee is where you donate, or give, money for a coffee that someone can drink later. Neil: So, someone can come into a coffee shop and ask for a coffee that someone else has paid for? Jennifer: That’s correct. So, when you buy your morning coffee, you might hand over £4 – that’s £2 for the coffee you want to drink and £2 for a suspended coffee for someone else. Neil: That’s an interesting idea. So who would drink a suspended coffee?
- 1月 08 週一 201815:36
(in) the middle of nowhere
(in) the middle of nowhere
informal disapproving
informal disapproving
- 1月 07 週日 201815:49
Japan: The worst developed country for working mothers?
To mark International Women's Day, we asked some of our news presenters what they see as the key challenges facing women in different parts of the world today.
The issues ranged from the discussion in the US around equal work for equal pay, to Japan where it is reported that a shrinking population means women are being encouraged to have more babies, and Pakistan women face heavy consequences for adultery.
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-radio-and-tv-31770250/the-challenges-many-women-face-today
Japan: The worst developed country for working mothers?
Japanese women are more likely to have a university degree than men, and the number of women in employment has been rising steadily for 10 years - but, for a range of reasons, a woman who has had children still has a hard time getting a good job.
Nobuko Ito is the very model of a modern professional Japanese woman.
She is a qualified lawyer and she speaks fluent English. She has years of experience working in international contract law.
But Nobuko no longer works in a big international law firm. The reason? She has three small children.
According to Japanese government statistics by far the biggest reason why Japanese women quit their jobs after childbirth is that Japanese "working hours make child care unfeasible"
- 12月 21 週四 201714:55
retail therapy
- 12月 18 週一 201712:57
2017 Merry Christmas Gift Exchange (大獎更新)
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