The head office, head, is the same as the main office, 总部(head),与总公司一样, and this is where the company has most of its important people who are working, it's sometimes called its headquarters. 那是公司大部分重要的人工

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 ESL杰夫的一天

Technology being(1) developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory could put(2) explosive-sniffing(3) dogs out of business. Just like dogs, the technology can 'sniff' the air to detect vapors from explosives. Unlike dogs, it doesn't need to be fe

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客 A cup of English

Grammar Girl here. Listen up, everyone! Todays topic is phrasal verbs, as in to listen up. And now, guest-writer Bonnie Trenga writes, a listener, Paulino from Minneapolis, would like to know what phrasal verbs are and why they are called that. Phras

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(130) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语法 Grammar Girl

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is well versus good. It's such a simple little question: How are you? But I've heard from people who feel a twinge of trepidation or even full-blown frustration every time they have to decide whether to say they're go

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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

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Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is double words, Guest-writer Bonnie Trenga writes, Todays todays podcast podcast is is about words that are doubled, such as had had and is is. Words grammar checker automatically alerts you when you repeat a word, b

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语法 Grammar Girl

Have you ever been to an airport or train station where the official language was English? What was your experience easy, difficult or in between? Today, we will explore some common phrasal verbs that can be useful as you travel to or through English

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

Making and Responding to Suggestions Imagine that you havent seen a good friend in a month. In a telephone call, your friend tells you she would like to get together for dinner but cant think of a restaurant to go to. So, you offer an idea. Listen to

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Have you ever been confused by the verbs raise and rise? Both words mean to move upward. They also sound similar. But we dont use them in the same way. Adriana from Uruguay says: Question: I would like to know the difference in meaning between raise

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English can be a complex language to master. It has a lot of rules and breaks many of them. No matter your level of English, forming questions can be one of the more vexing parts of mastering the language. The good news is that we are here today to m

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Many languages shorten words in everyday speech. In English, we shorten a lot of words. One way we do this is with contractions: two words joined with a special mark called an apostrophe. The apostrophe shows the reader where letters have been remove

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Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is well versus good. It's such a simple little question: How are you? But I've heard from people who feel a twinge of trepidation or even full-blown frustration every time they have to decide whether to say they're go

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语法 Grammar Girl

1. Washington is not looking for a graceful exit from the Iraq war. This assurance comes from President Bush in a private meeting Thursday with Iraqi leader Nouri al-Maliki. During the meeting, Maliki

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(115) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2006

1. A fresh wave of violence in Iraq has killed at least 40 people including two CBS newsmen. Reporter Kimberly Dozier was badly wounded in a bombing which killed her two colleagues and a US soldier. 2

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1. Several deadly attacks ripped through Baghdad Sunday, killing dozens and injuring more than 60. The attacks came as Iraq's parliament was meeting. 2. In Iran, gunmen posing as police officers wayla

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1. A new book claims that al-Qaeda was planning a poison gas attack on New York subway system. Investigative reporter Ron Suskind writes in his new book that al-Qaeda's No. 2 man call ed off the plot

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1. The US and its European allies press Russia and China to support bringing Iran before the UN Security Council over Tehran's nuclear program. 2. Africa makes history as Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is swor

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1. BBC reporter Alan Johnston was released after four months as a prisoner of a Palestinian group. Leaders in Gaza say the release ushers in a new era of law and order, saying they'll now go after vigilante gunmen. 2. The son of former Vice Presiden

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1. Saudi officials say they've broken up a terror plot on the verge of being carried out. One hundred seventy two Islamic militants have been arrested. Police also confiscated weapons and cash. 2. A new book by former CIA Director George Tenet says

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1. Iranian TV showed new video of the 15 British sailors and marines seized last week for allegedly crossing into Iran's waters. The video shows Faye Turney, the only woman in the group saying it's obvious the Brits were trespassing. Britain calls s

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