词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Hawaiian Language, Part 1

Today on Wordmaster, Rosanne Skirble travels a long distance in the United States for a lesson in an endangered language. RS: Hawaii is far from home: A 12-hour plane ride from Washington, D.C., to Honolulu across six time zones. I was greeted at the

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Small Talk

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: a conversation about small talk. RS: Our guest is Debra Fine, author of a new book called The Fine Art of Small Talk. DEBRA FINE: It is not the business conversation, not the busi

词汇大师--'Merry Christmas' vs. 'Happy Holidays'

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: the paradox of a social greeting designed not to offend anyone that, by its very design, offends some people. RS: Next Sunday, most Americans will celebrate Christmas. This year,

词汇大师-- Listening to the Sound of Words

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: sensing the meaning of words from their sound. A study in next week's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences explores the connection. RS: Researchers studied

词汇大师-- Heated Words

Welcome to this week's Wordmaster. I'm Adam Phillips. (SOUND) Fire in Idaho That is the sound of a wild fire. Although late September and early October usually signal the end of forest fire season in North America, 2006 has been far worse than usual

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Slangman:'Little Red Riding Hood'

MUSIC: Syncopated Clocks/Leroy Anderson AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- time for some slang! This past week, the United States went off Daylight Savings Time and onto Standard Time for the next six months. So

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--TESOL Teacher

AA: I've Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble. This week on Wordmaster -- come with us to the American Midwest to meet a young man who teaches English to speakers of other languages ... lots of other languages. RS: His name is Josh Atherton. He taught En

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Trademarking 'Freedom of Expression

Broadcast on Coast to Coast: February 6, 2003 AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- meet Kembrew McLeod. He's an assistant professor of communications [studies] at the University of Iowa. A few years ago, Mr. McLeod

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--'The Language Police,' Part 1

Broadcast on Coast to Coast: May 1, 2003 AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER we discuss a new book: The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn. RS: The author is Diane Ravitch, a historian

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Bicycle Messenger Slang

TEXT: I'm Adam Phillips, sitting in for Avi Arditti and Rosanne Skirble this week on Wordmaster. Today, it's the lingo of bicycle, or bike, messengers. Businesses in every major American city rely on bike messengers to zip in and out of traffic at br

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Lida Baker: Modals

Broadcast on Coast to Coast: June 20, 2002 Re-broadcast on VOA News Now: June 23, 2002 AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster, meet the modals! RS: Modals are words like can, could, will, would, may, might, and must. Th

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Medical Interpreters

Broadcast on Coast to Coast: June 27, 2002 Re-broadcast on VOA News Now: June 30, 2002 AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: a special report about the linguistic challenges that health care workers face in the United

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Getting a Job, Part 1: Resume

Broadcast on Coast to Coast: July 11, 2002 Re-broadcast on VOA News Now: July 14, 2002 AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble and this week on Wordmaster, advice on getting a job. RS: It's a question several listeners have asked us, so we turned to

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Lida Baker: Using a Dictionary

A: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble and, now that the Olympics are over, we're back with WORDMASTER. This week -- going for gold in using the dictionary! RS: We looked up our friend Lida Baker. She teaches in the American Language Center at the U

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Lida Baker: Stress in American Engl

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER -- we take some of the stress out of learning which words to stress in American English. RS: We turn to Lida [lee-da] Baker. She's an instructor at the American Language Center at

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Confusing Synonyms and。。。。

Broadcast on COAST TO COAST: July 29, 2004 AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: we answer a few questions from listeners that really call for a dictionary editor. RS: We called Peter Sokolowski, associate editor at t

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Creative Writing, Part 2

Broadcast on COAST TO COAST: October 28, 2004 AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: we continue our conversation about creative writing with a self-described addicted, compulsive reviser. RS: Chitra Divakaruni has wri

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Sound of Silence

Broadcast on COAST TO COAST: August 14, 2003 AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER -- the sound of silence in American English. RS: If you're looking for clues to people's emotions, you could listen to what they say. Y

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Patricia O'Conner: 'Woe Is I'

Broadcast on COAST TO COAST: July 31, 2003 AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER -- we talk with grammarian Patricia O'Conner. She's out with a second edition of Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Cursing in America

Broadcast on Coast to Coast: May 15, 2003 AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- curse words in American English. RS: We can't say them on the air, but a listener in Sokoto, Nigeria, Paul Ezeani, would like us to tal