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这些天我们正在准备新航道英语加速器的第一期实验班。这个课程是以网上进行的训练为主，它的功效是提高我们对英语最基本的单元（音，字母）的熟悉程度和意识，以帮助我们的大脑更快地处理英语。 第一期实验班已经基本报满了，但第二期过一段就会设。 加速器论坛

The following (except for the last paragraph) first appeared in this month’s New Channel newspaper. Let me know if you have any thoughts or criticisms. Do I think differently from you? When we talk about culture, one of the topics that comes up again and again is the question of whether or not people from […]

Yesterday I sat down with Ray, who teaches both Innovations and IELTS, and had a chat about his hometown, coming to China, and his views on teaching English. You can listen to the interview here (mp3, 3898.6K). Let me know what you thought of the interview in the comments. Was it interesting? Good listening practice? […]

Baseball has been cut from the 2012 Olympics! Wow. Sad. As some of you know, baseball is often referred to as “America’s National Pastime.” I’m surprised that it has been removed from the Olympics, and don’t quite understand the reasoning. According to the CNN article, one possible reason is the “doping”, or drug use, that […]

今天早上过来的时候，的士司机是交通台的路况信息员，车上装了一台CB Radio，他随时都会向电台报告我们所在的位置的交通情况。 Apparently, they’re not allowed to use English when they talk on the radio, even though some of them like to say “over” instead of “报告完毕”. I’ve always been fascinated by the possibility of Beijing’s taxi drivers learning English. They have the perfect environment: they’re stuck in the car with a tape player, and […]

These are the four basic tenets of our school. They represent our aspirations for being different and special. I’ve been thinking about what they mean to me, and look forward to sharing some of my thoughts in this space. What do they mean to you?

Yesterday was Independence Day (美国的独立日). The truth is, I’ve been so busy that I almost forgot about it. I am proud to be an American, though, and proud of some of the ideals that the United States stands for. If you’re curious about some of the stories behind Independence Day, check here.

北京这些天很热，我们家还没装空调，天天晚上用电风扇，早上起来还是一身汗。已经过了这么久，是买空调呢，还是继续熬过去？ 在新航道呢，我们大家都在忙着为暑期学生的到来做准备。加班加点，还是觉得很兴奋，我们期待着给所有的选择来新航道的学生一次难忘的暑假。

Here’s an interesting site compiling many different regional English phrases. Try clicking on Random Page.

Some of you might know that I’m a big Apple fan. I’ve been a Mac user since I can remember, and I’m a bit of a dork when it comes to all things Apple. So I was excited when I read that Steve Jobs, the Founder and CEO of Apple, had given a commencement address […]