VOCABULARY exceedingly (adv.) 非常地 to a very great degree ◆ He was clever , handsome , and exceedingly rich . persistence (n.) 持續存在；堅持不懈 the fact that someone or something persists ◆ Most financial analysts have been surprised by the persistence of the recession. schizophrenia (n.) 精神分裂症 a serious mental illness in which someone cannot understand what is real and what is imaginary ◆ He was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia octogenarian (n.) 八旬老人 a person who is between 80 and 89 years old ◆ My sick grandpa was very excited to be reaching octogenarian status. cholesterol (n.) 膽固醇 a substance containing a lot of fat that is found in the body tissue and blood of all animals, thought to be part of the cause of heart disease if there is too much of it ◆ An oil that is high in polyunsaturates and low in cholesterol glamorous (adj.) 有魅力的 attractive in an exciting and special way ◆ She was looking very glamorous. LINK: https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_waldinger_what_makes
If you want to practice listening skill of British accent, this is a good choice.
回覆刪除The length of the podcast is too long for me, but it still is a great podcast for someone who want to listen some hilarious stories.