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Something to ponder – Chinese proverb

The Best Time To Plant A Tree Was 20 Years Ago, The Second Best Time Is Now It is never too late to start on a great idea, project, relationship or road to travel. Dwell not on the past, and not on the future, but only in what...

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Some Random English lessons-Cat got your tongue?

Summary Feifei’s unusually quiet today – maybe it’s got something to do with the cat that Rob has brought into the office? But what has the cat’s tongue got to do with it – or is there just some confusion about another English expression?  Transcript Rob Hello and...

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Tuesday with Bill-Which Extinct Animal Would You Like to See Alive Again?

Transcript – Christian: Hello Mr. Nye. My question is that even though it would never happen if you could go back in time to observe any prehistoric animal or animals which would it be? For me it would be the giant arthropods of the carboniferous. Bill Nye: Well...

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Some random English lessons-To wash your dirty linen in public

Summary Are Rob’s neighbours discussing personal issues in the garden where everyone can hear? Luckily Feifei is about to help clear up some confusion about a phrase that describes what they’re allegedly doing. Transcript  Feifei Hello and welcome to The English We Speak with me Feifei…  Rob …and...

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5 Common Myths about the Brain

MYTH HUMANS USE ONLY 10 PERCENT OF THEIR BRAIN FACT The 10 percent myth (sometimes elevated to 20) is mere urban legend, one perpetrated by the plot of the 2011 movie Limitless, which pivoted around a wonder drug that endowed the protagonist with prodigious memory and analytical powers....