Staircase Intonation So what is intonation in American English? What do Americans do? We go up and down staircases. We start high and end low. Every time we want to stress a word or an idea, we just start a new staircase. That sounds simple enough,

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(112) / 评论(0) 分类 美语口音训练第一册

Lesson 8 Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises A . Sentence Structure Directions: Listen carefully. You will hear a statement and a question following the statement. There is o

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UNIT 3 MEETING STRANGERS Lesson 5 Part ⅠWarming-up Exercises Lesson 5 Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises A . Sentence Structure Directions: Listen carefully. Draw a circle around the letter beside the

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三位主角分别指片名中的好人、坏人和丑恶之人。三人在美国南北战争期间趁着政局混乱,打算谋夺一批属于南方政府的财富,但每个人只知道一部分藏金的细节,必须联合起来才可以取得全

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Your Idea Will Not Wash. And, Let's Talk Turkey! 这个想法不行,我们再认真谈谈吧 Im Susan Clark with the Special English program Words and Their Stories. 现在是慢速英语《词语掌故》节目,我是苏珊克拉克。 Young Mr.

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President Donald Trump is withdrawing the United States from the 2015 Paris climate change agreement. This makes the U.S. one of three countries to reject the international accord. Trump said the agreement hurts the U.S. economy and American workers.

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Facebook says the company has removed 32 pages and accounts from its social media sites ahead of midterm elections in the United States. In a statement July 31, Facebook said those removed had violated company policy barring inauthentic coordinated b

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2010年第一季的新托福独立写作开场秀上演着一出出熟悉却又陌生的剧集,似曾相识却又截然不同。在这整个季度中,一共有9次考试安排;每个月3次的频率可以说为广大备考的学生提供了不少

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In English, the traditional word order of a statement is subject + verb. Never do we change the order except when asking a question. Or do we? If you listened closely, you may have noticed that my statement beginning with the word never failed to fol

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土耳其F-16战斗机紧急升空拦截2叙利亚飞机 ANKARA, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Two Turkish F-16 fighter jets scrambled to intercept two Syrian warplanes approaching to southern Turkey, said a Turkish military statement on its website on Sunday

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1. NASA has begrudgingly released information from an unprecedented survey of pilots. The research shows safety problems like near collisions and runway interference occur more often than previously thought. The study had been kept secret. It made c

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In last weeks Everyday Grammar, we told you about a few kinds of inversion that are useful in academic writing and common on the TOEFL. But there are others. Today, well talk about three more. In fact, I already used one kind in my introduction. Comp

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As you've probably noticed, essay writing assignments can pop up in any class.Any time you have to write anessay, you should begin with a frame based on the parts below. 可能你有注意过,任何一门课都可能出现写作任务。每次写作你

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Police:Thank you for filing a complaint with my superior, Dr. Cooper. 警察:多谢你向我上级投诉我,库珀博士。 I understand you want to recant your statement about Howard Wolowitz. 我明白你想要撤销对霍华德?沃罗威茨的说辞

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AP: I'm Adam Phillips for Wordmaster, sitting in for Roseanne Skirble and Avi Arditti. Today, we take a look at some of the specialized words found in the world of fashion. (MUSIC: I'm Too Sexy for My Shirt/Right Said Fred) AP: New York City enjoys p

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By Mignon Fogarty Today I'll explain the difference between dashes, commas, and parentheses. Stever Robbins, the host of the Get-It-Done Guy podcast, has been writing a book, and his birthday is today. He told me that his birthday wish would be for m

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This is Whats Trending Today Umpire Carlos Ramos has made his first public statement since his disputed calls at the U.S. Open final Saturday. American Serena Williams and Japans Naomi Osaka were competing in the championship. I am good, under the ci

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Broadcast: Feb 10, 2003 Two of Zimbabwe's most prominent athletes have issued a strongly-worded condemnation of the human rights situation in their country. They made their unexpected statement just b

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IRA Vows to End Its Armed Struggle against Britain 爱尔兰共和军立誓结束对英武力斗争 For the past 36 years, the Irish Republican Army has been waging an armed campaign against British r

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China Railway Corp said that it will introduce more food suppliers and offer passengers more meal options on high-speed trains, after recent media reports bashed the overpriced box lunches provided on bullet trains. 在有媒体于近日报道抨击高

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