A Lion, unable from old age and infirmities to provide himself with food by force, resolved to do so by artifice. He returned to his den, and lying down there, pretended to be sick, taking care that his sickness should be publicly known. The beasts e

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(111) / 评论(0) 分类 Aesop’s Fables-伊索寓言

Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Todays tip is on using or omitting the English article a correctly.今天的主题是a这个冠词的使用 Theres no single rule that explains how to choose whether you should use a, use the or not use any

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 手把手教你学口语

【句子对照】 Show a little backbone! Don't always agree with everyone at the meeting. 表现得勇敢一点儿!开会时不要总是人云亦云。 【关键俚语】 backbone (noun) 英:courage or strength 中:勇气;力气

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力广播—Listening

Imagine you are in an American city. While standing along the street, you hear someone asking for directions. What's the best way to get to the airport? Continue straight and take the second right. It will only take about five minutes. Thanks! I'm ru

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(三)月

Just in Case You Don't Use 'If' It is no surprise that many popular love songs use conditionals. Conditional sentences show that something is true only when something else is true. So, they help us talk about wishes, hopes and even regrets. In her so

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(三)月

Improve Your Writing with Contrast and Concession For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Today we are going to talk about words that connect opposing ideas. We call these ideas contrast or concession. Some of these adverbs are but, altho

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(一)月

Prepositions can be tricky in any language, including English. And English has a lot of them. But, do not worry! Ask a Teacher is here to make things easier. Todays question comes from Edgar of Venezuela. Here it is: Question: I would like to know th

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

The toaster, toaster, is a place where you put bread and you heat it up so that the bread becomes brown. 你可以把面包放进烤箱(toaster)然后把它加热到变成棕色。 We would say, you toast the bread, using toast as a verb. 我们说

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 ESL露西的一天

Affect and effect are different in meaning, though frequently confused. Affect is chiefly used as a verb and its main meaning is to influence or make a difference to, as in the following example sentences: Affect一般用作动词,其含义为:影响

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(136) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

现在Michael 和李华在准备下午的考试。李华会学到两个常用语:to jinx 和come off it。 L: Michael, 考试准备得怎么样了?可别再像上次那样考砸了! M: Ahh! Li H

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 美国之音《流行美语》

Happiness is a matter of choice. Some people choose to be happy and others select a course that leads only to frustration and disappointment. 语音讲解 单词发音 happiness n.幸福 frustration n.挫折 disappointment n.失望;沮丧 连词发音

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读

The stars are beautiful because of a flower that cannot be seen. What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well. 语音讲解 单词发音 desert n.沙漠;荒原;应得的赏罚 because conj.因为 beautiful adj.美丽的 美音中

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读

There's plain few problems can't be solved with a little sweat and hard work. 语音讲解 单词发音 plain adj.平的;简单的;朴素的;清晰的 can't abbr.不能 little adj.小的;很少的;短暂的;小巧可爱的 连词发音 wi

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读

Strength is built by one's failures, not by one's successes. 语音讲解 单词发音 strength built failure successes 连词发音 strength is built by 轻读重读 重读:strength/failures/not/successes 弱读:is 词汇讲解 1.strength noun. 释

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(125) / 评论(0) 分类 跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读

在美国,少不了给小费。但是,哪些服务行业需要给?给多少?零钱、硬币不能给?问题真是一箩筐。今天我们就聊聊在美国怎么给小费。 关键词: Tipping (noun): 给小费 To tip/to leave a tip (verb

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 美国文化脱口秀

The floods in Nelson from the rain on Wednesday and Thursday are still causing problems. Some roads are still closed including the road to Cable Bay, just 15 minutes east of Nelson. Supplies of food and fresh water were dropped by helicopter; boats a

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Have you come across the English expression carrying coals to Newcastle? This is what it means. For several hundred years, from the 16th century until about 50 years ago, the North-east of England was a major coal-producing area. There were literally

发表于:2019-02-19 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 听播客学英语

Giving and Receiving Compliments In the country of Japan, being told that your face is small is very high praise for a woman. In Russia, if someone tells you that you look like a cucumber, it means that you look healthy and fresh. And if someone call

发表于:2019-02-20 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 2019年VOA慢速英语(二)月

Some geologists have predicted that Canterbury has a 23% chance of another major earthquake in the next year. This is based on what computers can tell them from other earthquakes around the world but it is still impossible to predict earthquakes. Nob

发表于:2019-02-25 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Exercise 1-2 noun intonation Practice the noun stress pattern after me, using pitch change. Add your own examples of the end. Add your own examples. ......1...... Dogs eat bones. ......2...... Mike likes bikes. ......3...... Elsa wants a book. ......

发表于:2019-02-27 / 阅读(155) / 评论(0) 分类 美式英语正音训练