VOA慢速英语2018--Can You Find the Clauses?

Imagine we are having a conversation about dance. Suddenly I say, Because I love to dance! You might learn something about me: that I love dancing. But you might also look at me strangely since I told you only a reason for something, but I didnt tell

VOA慢速英语2018--Like or Alike?

Have you ever wanted to talk about similarities between people or things but were unsure what words to use? Todays question comes from Nagim of Israel. Question: Hello from Israel. How can we use alike and like? These two words are very difficult for

VOA慢速英语2016--Changing Prepositions With 'Provide'

Changing Prepositions With 'Provide' English learners know that prepositions can be difficult to master. There are 94 one-word prepositions in English, and about 56 prepositions with two or more words, called complex prepositions. This adds up to 150

VOA慢速英语--Where Did You Learn English? Forming Questions, Part 3

Imagine you are meeting a group of English learners to practice your speaking skills. The group leader puts everyone into small practice groups. The people in your group begin to ask each other questions. Here are some questions you might hear or ask

ESL露西的一天 第107期:准备上床睡觉讲解(2)

The word toner comes from the verb to tone, tone, which has a couple of different meanings, 润肤水，这个词来自动词绷紧，它有好几个意思， but is often used when you are talking about your muscles -that you want to make your muscl

ESL露西的一天 第99期:清洁与放松讲解(4)

So, to put something away means to put it where it belongs. 所以，把东西收起来的意思就是把它放回它所属的地方。 Often, this means putting it in a closet or somewhere where you store it or keep it so that people can't see it. 通

ESL露西的一天 第97期:清洁与放松讲解(2)

A rag, rag, or a rag, depends on what part of the country you are from, 抹布，抹布，还是抹布（发音不同），与你来自哪个国家哪个地区有关， in my part of the country, we say rag, I take out a rag and start dusting the liv

词汇大师-- Advice Not 'Advices'

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: A listener, Akbar Gandi in Iran, is asking for an explanation of countable and uncountable nouns and the difference between a name and a noun. RS: English teacher Lida Baker has t

地道英语在线听-Fag 香烟 (俚语)

Time for a fag Neil: This is Real English from BBC Learning English. I'm Neil. Helen: And I'm Helen. Neil: Today we're going to look at words and phrases that have recently become part of the English language. Helen: 在今天的节目里，我们要一块儿来学

英语语法：191 Loan versus Lend

Grammar Girl here. Todays topic is the difference between the words loan and lend. Guest-writer Bonnie Trenga writes, Traditionally, lend is the verb and loan is the noun. I'll have a memory trick for you at the end. British Rules This rule is still

英语语法：205 Woman Versus Female

Grammar Girl here. Today's show will cover the difference between the words woman and female. First we had Nancy Pelosi taking over as Speaker of the House, then Hillary Clinton running for president, and now we have Sarah Palin as the Republican vic

英语语法：89 Stacked Modifiers

Todays episode concerns a what-you-may-have-been-wondering-about topic. That sure was a mouthful, and it illustrates the problem of stacked modifiers, which occurs when you string together too many words to describe a noun at the end of the mouthful.

英文笑话：An Abstract Noun 抽象名词

Teacher: What's an abstract noun, Jane? Jane: I don't know, madam. Teacher: What , you don't know! Well. It's the name of a thing which you can think of but cannot touch. Now, give me an example. Jane: A red-hot poker, madam. 老师：珍妮，什么叫抽象

英语语法：46 Olympic Theme Song

Today we're going to learn a lesson about pronouns from the delightful, inspiring, and just a tad grammatically incorrect Olympics theme song. Does the Olympic Theme Song, I Believe, Have a Grammar Error? I believe in the power that comes From a worl

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-04-03

1. Jill Carrol says she feels like she is alive again. The 28-year-old journalist arrived at Boston's Logan International Airport earlier today. Carrol was released Thursday after being held hostage f

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-05-05

1. it’s the video Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi probably doesn't want the world to see. Newly released footage shows the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq wearing American tennis shoes and fumbling with a machine

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-03-04

1. President Bush is spending the night at a heavily fortified US diplomatic compound in Pakistan. The president who just wrapped up a trip to India, plans to meet Saturday with Pakistan's president a

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-07-29

1. Vice President Cheney has undergone a successful minor surgical procedure. Doctors at George Washington University Hospital replaced the generator and battery in a device that monitors Cheney's heart rhythms. 2. Thousands of people attended a memo

商务英语邮件范文：damages原来不是damage的复数

Remember that damages is not the plural of damage, but actually has a different meaning. 记住：damages不是damage的复数形式，damages有其他的含义。 Damage means loss or injury to a person or property. It is an uncountable singular nou

Studying Sentence Patterns to Improve Your Writing: Part One

Studying Sentence Patterns to Improve Your Writing: Part One Many English learners have spent a lot of time studying the parts of speech: adjectives, nouns and verbs, for example. But sometimes studying the English sentence from a larger perspective