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http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/thai/features/the-english-we-speak/ep-150623

Feifei
Rob, you need some 'me time'!

Babies are often allergic to cows' milk. A scientific breakthrough means that may no longer be the case.

What's the point of studying?! It's something you might ask yourself if you're studying for a degree and you're struggling to complete an assignment or sweating it out in an exam, especially if your friends seem to be out having a good time, or are working and earning lots of money.

Many of us choose to go to university as a first step towards a good career but sometimes that career is hard to achieve and graduates end up doing something they are overqualified for. The Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development says that with the spiralling costs of university, students need to ask themselves whether a degree path is the best route into a career. It says there is a need for much better career advice and guidance, alongside high-quality alternative vocationalroutes into employment other than university education.

WHAT'S DRIVING TIGERS TOWARD EXTINCTION? 

With fewer than 4,000 of these iconic animals in the wild today, tiger populations have been in a rapid decline over the past century. These already endangered big cats are being driven towards extinction, as demand for tiger products continue. Learn how traditional Chinese medicine, tiger bone wine, and even selfies are complicit in this destruction. For more on tiger conservation and the latest conservation news, check out National Geographic's Wildlife Watch.

Out of juice

Helen
You are very cheerful today.

Neil
I feel pretty good, I walked from the train station to the office and it seems to have really energised me.

Rob And Neil discuss a rise in the number of people suffering from stress in the workplace.

This week's question: According to a survey carried out this year, what is considered to be the most stressful job? Is it:

Down in the dumps

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/thai/features/the-english-we-speak/ep-171106

Michael McIntyre  peoeple with no kids don't know

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFQfylQ2Jgg

be fashionably late “約會故意遲到一會兒”，以顯示自己處事老練而時髦

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Fashionably%20Late

Phubbing

It's a combination of' 'phone' and 'snubbing' – snub means to deliberately ignore someone you know. New words formed by putting together parts of existing words are known as blends or portmanteau words. And 'phubbing' is starting to appear in some online dictionaries. 

要考雅思的同學要多聽英國腔

live paycheck to paycheck

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/live+paycheck+to+paycheck

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak/ep-170530

Free, digital news is threatening traditional newspapers around the world, so why do they survive and what is their future? Sophie and Neil discuss the pros and cons of news in print.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-161027