American comedian George Carlin is remembered for telling jokes about politics, religion and even the English language. He used humor to express his dislike of things such as misused words and the overuse of common expressions. One of his pet peeves

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

Want to Choose Better Words? Our words matter. Our words have always mattered, but they matter more now that the Internet gives us the power to make our words permanently public. Words might help or hurt someone. Our words may have more power than we

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The Mystery of the Disappearing "That" From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Today, we are going to explore a mysterious word in English that seems to appear and disappear at will! If you are wondering what we mean, consider these

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In Part 1 of this program, we told you many uses of would in everyday speech. Today, we will talk about two more uses. Well also look at some important elements for understanding this modal verb. Before we continue, though, lets do a short review exe

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For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Today we have a special guest host. Betty Azar is the most successful writer of grammar textbooks in the world. Generations of English learners will recognize her best-selling book Understanding and

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SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Shirley Griffith. This week on our program, Rich Kleinfeldt and I tell the story of President Abraham Lincoln. His birthday is February twelfth. (MUSIC) RICH KLEINFELDT: Abraham

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Maverick, A Truly American Word 词汇典故:特立独行,一个真正的美国 Now, the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories. Our word today is maverick. A maverick describes a person who thinks independently. A maverick refuses to

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Everyday Grammar: Unusual Plurals 英语日常语法:不寻常的复数 One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish, goes the Dr. Seuss childrens story. Why isnt it two fishes? You may think, Ok, its hard to count fish so we group them all together. No p

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'Take' Is a Building Block in English Now, the weekly program Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore the history and usage of common expressions in American English. And we give examples so that you can learn t

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Demonstrating How to Use Demonstratives From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Have you ever wondered about the differences between the words this, that, these and those? These words are called demonstratives. Demonstratives tell who or

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'Liar! Liar! Pants on Fire!' 骗子!骗子!裤子着火了! Hello and welcome to the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Liar, liar, pants on fire! Children all over the United States know this simple rhyme. They say it when someone

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What do these five words have in common: hotdog, fireworks, well-being, waistline, sunset and ice cream? They could all describe a fun holiday celebration. For example: My holiday was wonderful! I went to a friends party and we laughed, ate and had a

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学个词-1756-fall-for 今天我们要学的词是 fall for. To fall for 有上当的意思,过去时是 fell for。Don't fall for that! He is just playing a prank on you. 他在拿你恶作剧,别上当。That was such an old trick. I cannot be

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

学个词-1758-uneven 今天我们要学的词是 uneven. Uneven 形容词,意思是不均衡的。In terms of household wealth, there was an uneven recovery during the 2009-2011 economic rebound. 2009年到2011年经济复苏期间,家庭财富的

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学个词-1760-nonstop 今天我们要学的词是 nonstop。Nonstop 意思是不停歇的,不间断的。They have been working nonstop since this morning. 他们从今天早上开始,一直在不停地工作。The movie is packed with nonstop a

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学个词-1763-rage 今天我们要学的词是 rage。Rage 当动词用时有迅速而强力地蔓延,肆虐的意思。 比如,The plague raged in the village for a year. 瘟疫在村子里横行了一年。Wildfires rage along the California c

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1792 snoop 今天我们要学的词是snoop. Snoop 是动词,意思是窥探,暗中调查。最近,Government snooping 成了美国的热点话题。NSA snooping has triggered the first civil case against the Obama administration. 美国国安局

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1794 replica 今天我们要学的词是replica. Replica 是复制品的意思。Lego built a life-sized replica of an X-Wing Fighter, the iconic spaceship from the Return of the Jedi. 乐高公司搭建了一个跟星球大战6杰迪归来里的经典

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1791 asylum 今天我们要学的词是asylum. Asylum 是避难的意思。Russia said it would consider political asylum for NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden if requested. 俄罗斯表示,如果将美国秘密监视项目公诸于众的美国前国

发表于:2019-03-07 / 阅读(128) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

学个词-1766-insanity 今天我们要学的词是 insanity. Insanity 疯狂,精神不正常。The Colorado movie theatre shooting suspect will plead not guilty by reason of insanity. 美国科罗拉多电影院枪击案嫌疑人打算以精神失常

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