Professor: Today we're learning some words for talking about affirmative action programs in the US. Winnie, if a college or business has an affirmative action program, that means it gives preference to minority students, who have traditionally been u...

Jane和Will初次约会，想多了解对方，他们谈到了彼此的宗教信仰。Jane的父母来自中国，她是个佛教徒，Will则在美国长大，信基督教。 Professor: That's right, Winnie. When you talk about religion, it's import...

Professor: Will and Jane are on a date and talking about what kind of TV shows they like to watch, and it so happens that Will loves TV crime dramas. Crime drama就是侦破片，Professor Bowman, 我听说最近几年，crime drama已经是美国最受...

Will和Jane在约会时聊天，谈到了sitcom， 也就是situation comedy - 情景喜剧。 Professor: Hey Winnie, have you ever watched any American sitcoms? 我以前看过Friends--六人行，这算是个sitcom吧？ Professor: That's right! No...

Will和Jane在约会，俩人聊起了各自爱看的电视节目。 Professor: That's right, Winnie. Today they are talking about reality TV. Reality TV - 电视真人秀! 这种节目其实一点都不真实，我听说，很多情节和对话其实也...

Professor: Toby has applied for a job at a company, and today he has his first interview with Jack, the head of human resources. Toby在简历上把自己吹得神乎其神，今天可有好戏看啦! Professor: So let's see if Toby's people skills c...

Toby正在找工作。他以前在大学书店的同事Erin现在在一家电脑公司上班，所以Toby希望能利用这个关系，看看Erin能不能帮自己也在这个公司找个差事。 Professor: Today Toby has brought his resume to give...

Toby刚刚大学毕业，急着找工作，不过他遇到了一个大问题，我们一起听听看。 Denise: Hi Toby, how are you doing? You don't look very well. Toby: Hey Denise. I'm just sad because I can't find a job. Denise: Yeah, it's hard t...

Professor: Today we're learning some advanced words for talking about online social networking. Chloe is helping Matt build his MyFace page. MyFace一听就知道是社交网站。 Matt: Thanks a lot for helping me build my MyFace profile, Chloe. I'm...

Chloe家里有很多用不着的东西，她想上网把它们卖了。上次，她的电脑上不了网，东西没卖成。现在，网修好了，Chloe的朋友Matt过来，帮她在网上发帖子卖货。 Professor. That's right, Winnie. Let's h...