1. What does fire away mean?: a) you can ask me anything you want b) it's safe to fire the gun c) I think I can smell something burning 2. Which other expression has the same meaning as fire away? 3. Is fire away a friendly or unfriendly thing to sa

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(107) / 评论(0) 分类 语言小点心

1. If you hit the road, what do you do? a) start a very long car journey b) have a traffic accident c) leave somewhere to go somewhere else 2. Who recorded the famous song, 'Hit The Road Jack'? 3. Why does Nina have to hit the road herself now? Toda

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1. If you are in two minds, this means: a) you can't decide b) you have made a decision c) you have a headache 2. Nina can't decide between going out for a walk and what? Today on Language Snacks we take a look at the expression in two minds. Let's

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1. If you say keep it under your hat, you want someone to a) cover up their hair b) put something in their pocket c) keep something secret 2) What does Nina want you to keep secret? Today on Language Snacks we take a look at the expression keep it u

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1. To blow your top means: a) to suddenly become excited b) to slowly become excited c) to suddenly become angry d) to slowly become angry 2. What does Nina think of when she/he hears the expression blow your top? 3. Which other English expression m

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1. If we call someone a chip off the old block, we mean they are: a) good at making furniture b) police officers c) similar to their parents 2. What was the 'block' made of in the origin of this expression? 3. Which very well-known international fig

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The country of a king is called a kingdom.If one man rules over several countries, he is called an emperor and the countries an empire. 一个国王的国家叫做王国。如果一个人统治好几个国家,他就叫做帝王,这些国家就叫做

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[00:00.00]The Power of Words 语言的力量 [00:04.86]A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, [00:10.22]and two of them fell into a deep pit. [00:14.04]When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, [00:18.00]they told the two frogs that they

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第一点:不滥用美音中的儿化音。各位都知道,在美音中,有许多儿化音,比如comer中的mer,maker中的ker,等等。但据我观察,有些学习者不分具体情况,滥用儿音。比如我听过有一位朋友,将

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阿尔及利亚 Algeria 埃及 Egypt 利比亚 Libya 毛里塔尼亚 Mauritania 摩洛哥 Morocco 突尼斯 Tunisia 中非 Central Africa 布隆迪 Burundi 喀麦隆 Cameroon 中非共和国 Central A

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工作语言 Working Languages 南非语 Afrikaans 阿尔巴尼亚语 Albanian 阿姆哈拉语 Amharic 阿拉伯语 Arabic 亚美尼亚语 Armenian 阿塞拜疆语 Azerbaidzhan 孟加拉语 Bengali 保加

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要操纵一台电脑,令它好好地为人们服务,实在是一门并不简单的学问。简单地说,???操纵电脑的人要先学会一套和电脑交谈的文字,称为“电脑语言”

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

I agree that language learning is cool, but I challenge the assumption that its difficult. 我认同语言学习很酷,但我不认同语言学习不容易这一说法。 Languages cannot be taught, they can only be learned. Having someone or somet

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似乎每个人都最爱的一门语言。Bab.la是牛津字典网的姐妹网站,2013年举办了bab.la语言世界杯,看看语言爱好者社区最爱的语言有哪些。前两届比赛有32门参赛语言。冠军花落谁家?2013年是英语

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工作语言 Working Languages 南非语 Afrikaans 阿尔巴尼亚语 Albanian 阿姆哈拉语 Amharic 阿拉伯语 Arabic 亚美尼亚语 Armenian 阿塞拜疆语 Azerbaidzhan 孟加拉语 Bengali 保加利亚语 Bulgarian 缅甸语 Burmese 白俄罗斯语 Byelorussian 汉语 Chinese 捷克语 Czech 丹

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(104) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

Linguistics 语言学 Say what? 你说什么? To find new subjects of study, some linguists simply open their front doors 要寻找新的研究主题,一些语言学家只须打开前门 Sep 10th 2011 | NEW YORK | from the print edition WHERE in

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The gift of tongues. 语言的天赋。 What makes some people learn language after language? 何者吸引一些人接二连三地学习多门语言? Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners. 消逝的巴别塔:寻

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How to Be a Successful Language Learner? 怎样才能学好一种语言? Learning a language is easy. Even a child can do it! 学会一种语言是很容易的。甚至一个小孩子都能学会! Most adults who are learning a second language would

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Want to learn a new language, but don't have the time? Here are a few simple tips on how to make your journey into a new language a success. 想学习一门新语言,但没有时间?下面教你几个诀窍,让你踏上学习新语言的成功之

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Interestingly enough, when you start to crank the data, 有意思的是,当你开始收集数据时, these pockets of futureless language speakers all around the world turn out to be, by and large, some of the world's best savers. 你就会发现这

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