不要被英语和西班牙语的‘假朋友’词汇愚弄

Dont Be Fooled by False Friends in English and Spanish An important part of language learning is trying to find the right words to communicate correctly in every situation. This can be difficult for several reasons. Sometimes, a language may not have

Oxford English Dictionary Adds ‘Brencheese,’ ‘Spoiler Alert’

In June, the Oxford English Dictionary, or OED added about 1,000 words and new definitions to its website. The changes are to help users understand a mix of terms, some dating back many centuries. The additions include words such as brencheese deaths

Improve Your English by Using Movements

Improve Your English by Using Movements In the Education Tips series, education experts offer suggestions about how you can improve your English skills. This week, Tamara Jones, a program coordinator at the English Language Center at Howard Community

日常语法:比较级和最高级

Everyday Grammar: Comparatives and Superlatives 日常语法:比较级和最高级 Adjectives describe and add information about the people or things we see every day. Sometimes, though, we want to know how two things compare to one another. Lets sta

What Is Your New Year's Resolution?

And now Words and Their Stories -- a weekly program from VOA Learning English. Our show explores the roots and modern uses of expressions in American English. Today we talk about the word resolution. Resolution is a word with more than one meaning. H

Can You Catch These Native Speaker Mistakes?

From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. This week, we will learn a few English words and phrases that are commonly misused in English. Even well-educated native English speakers make the mistakes you will read and hear about today, inclu

Learn Prefixes, Suffixes to Expand Your Vocabulary

On a recent program, we explained that knowing just a few root words in English can help you understand the meaning of hundreds more words. To refresh your memory, a root word is the simplest form of a word. For example, two forms of the root for the

Short Sentences in Books, Movies, and Speech

Ernest Hemingway was a famous American writer. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. One of his most famous books, The Sun Also Rises, ends with the following words: Yes, I said. Isn't it pretty to think so? Today, we are going to consider th

感恩节“火鸡”是如何得名?

How Did Thanksgiving 'Turkey' Get Its Name? The U.S. Thanksgiving holiday is symbolized by its traditional food, a large bird we call a turkey. But turkey is certainly not from Turkey. In fact, its English name is based on one big mistake. We could s

It's Important to Know Your 'False Friends' in English and French

People learning a second language might have heard of the expression false friend. This term is used to describe words in different languages that look alike, but have different meanings. Last month, we looked at examples of false friends in two lang

2015年的年度词汇是什么?

AS IT IS 2015-12-22 What Is the 2015 Word of the Year? 2015年的年度词汇是什么? The American dictionary Merriam-Websters 2015 Word of the Year is not even a word. It is a three-letter suffix: -ism. -Ism is a noun suffix. Merriam-Webster.com d

Everyday Grammar: The Sounds of Grammar with Betty Azar

Everyday Grammar: The Sounds of Grammar with Betty Azar 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

让我们玩脑力游戏

Lets Play the Brain Game 让我们玩脑力游戏 Hello and welcome to the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Im Anna Matteo and today we are going to talk about the brain! We all know what a brain is. A doctor will tell you that t

词汇典故:认真了解详细的情况

Let's Get Down to the Nitty-Gritty! 词汇典故:认真了解详细的情况 Hello and welcome to the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. This is a program about the history of words and how we use them in conversation. Today we tal

'They' Wins as Linguists’ Word of the Year

'They' Wins as Linguists Word of the Year From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. The competition was more youthful, more hipster, more urban, even naughtier. But in the end, they won. The pronoun they won out as Word of the Year, vo

Improve Your English by Practicing Effectively

Improve Your English by Practicing Effectively English learners can improve their ability to use different words by practicing. One way to practice effectively is through repetition doing something over and over again. Repetition, however, does not m

Improve Your English by Connecting to What You Know

Improve Your English by Connecting to What You Know English learners can improve their ability to remember words by making connections to what they already know. That idea comes Sarah Lynn, an educational consultant and teacher at the Harvard Univers

Commonly Confused Words Part 3: Homophones

Commonly Confused Words Part 3: Homophones From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. This week, we are looking at more commonly confused words in the English language. Todays subject is homophones. Homophones are two or more words that sou

Improve Your Pronunciation by Humming

Improve Your Pronunciation by Humming English learners can improve their pronunciation by working with pitch humming. This advice comes from Tamara Jones. She works for the English Language Center at Howard Community College in the American state of

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