美语听力 English Cafe 01

Topics: Introductions, baby boomers Gen X, King Kong, and pronunciation are all discussed in this episode.

美语听力 English Cafe 03

Today's topics: Meeting the Queen, the Oscars, Smoking and Driving in the U.S., Audio Index, At this point

美语听力 English Cafe 283

Topics: The FBI; Famous Americans: Margaret Mead; shall versus should versus supposed to; beneath versus underneath; fo shizzle my nizzle Words: investigation threat to cross state lines mail fraud wiretapping counterterrorism g-men anthropologist to

英语语法：73 Modifying Phrases

Grammar Girl here. Today, guest-writer Bonnie Trenga helps us understand modifiers that come at the beginning of a sentence. Bonnie says, As a guest-writer, I plan to talk about two kinds of troublesome modifiers that begin a sentence. Like many of y

英语语法：193 Modifying Absolutes

Grammar Girl here. I'm so glad to be back. Today's topic is wordiness. I've heard from a lot of you who have pet peeves about different wordy phrases, and it's a lot of fun to hear what gets under people's skin and why. Here's one example from Lara i

流行美语 (Popular American) 266

美式足球超级杯那天，Larry要在家开party, 李华帮他做准备。李华今天要学两个常用语，munchies和spread. LL: I'm really excited about having a Super Bowl party, Li Hua. I just went to the store and bought lots of munchies,

地道英语对话：Asking about Safety Features(2)

A: This apartment is everything that I am looking for! B: Thank you. Is there any other information that you need? A: Could you tell me a little about safety features? B: Yes, we have thought of safety. What, specifically, are you interested in? A: A

美语听力 English Cafe 07

Todays topics: Television in the US, Spelling Bees in Schools, Policy versus Politics, Pronunciation in Minnesota Words: station channel network ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, WB PBS (public television) non-profit Masterpiece Theater contest

美语听力 English Cafe 46

Topics: Business cards in the US, nationalities in English, dry-eyed, killer app Words: title fax logo pin drawing nation dry-eyed tears killer app

美语听力 English Cafe 14

Today's topics: Spelling words, Popular baby names in the US, Britney Spears and Seatbelts, Don't get mad, get even!, To spoil someone, To undertake, Compared to or with?, How to end an email Words: Speaking of... Car seat To strap Lap To fasten Tick

美语听力 English Cafe 21

Today's topics: Minnesota, Interjections, Would rather, rather than, and rather prefer, smoking gun Words: Fargo curling Geez! Man! Whoa! Oops! Ugh! Boo! Aha! Duh!

美语听力 English Cafe 22

Today's topics: Bob Dylan, More interjections, in vs. into, indeed, mail-in rebate, on time vs. in time, administer vs. manage vs. administrate Words: Oh-oh! Ouch! Whew! Brr! D'oh!

美语听力 English Cafe 83

Topics: Ask an American - International students in the U.S. dont versus doesnt; aint; you singular versus you plural Words: to get along fake genuine to pig out Buffalo wings buffalo impolite absolutely modest to sell oneself lyrics aint Say it aint

美语听力 English Cafe 84

Topics: Homelessness in the U.S.; prenups and postnups; Smiths the name, oils the game; to weep versus to cry, to see someone smile Words: homeless shelter substance abuse mental illness prenup postnup nuptials divorce division of property spousal su

美语听力 English Cafe 99

Topics: Ask an American: Losing weight in America; 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall, to be (someones) man through and through, doggone, to see ones share of (something), to say (something) 10 times fast Words: to pass (something) around scale to last r

美语听力 English Cafe 64

Topics: There you go! vs. There you are!, estimate vs. determine, bump vs. dip, opposite vs. in front of, mudslinging, shade vs. shadow, assure vs. ensure vs. insure, definitely vs. exactly Words: There you go! There you are! estimate determine bump

美语听力 English Cafe 361

2012-08-29 English Caf 361 Download Podcast Tags: English Caf Audio Index: 33:19 Topics: Ask an American The global economy; insidious versus vile versus despicable; lock and load; fancy versus fanciful Words: index relative quarter close industriali

美语听力 English Cafe 123

Topics: Charles Schultz and Peanuts, how to become a police officer, you and I versus you and me, yippikaiye, to call dibs Words: comic strip to syndicate high school yearbook withdrawn at its peak barber hairdresser inferiority complex criminal just

美语听力 English Cafe 200

Topics: The White House; noises made by animals, humans, and machines; document versus documentation; to have to do with; gawd-awfully (god-awfully) Words: renovation wing head of state press briefing room china set to bark pow bam thud splat clank d

美语听力 English Cafe 231

Topics: Ask an American: social media and job searches; go ahead, make my day; years old versus year old Words: to scratch the surface theres no telling wild, wild west tremendous social media to enhance credibility thought leadership buddy to dictat