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INTRODUCTION TO ACT I Today on TUNING IN THE U.S.A., we are with Richard and Marilyn Stewart in Riverdale. Richard is preparing to return to Seattle, Washington. Its time for him to continue taking photographs for his book about the United States. Ri
Getting to Know Gerunds and Infinitives Welcome to another episode of Everyday Grammar on VOA Learning English. English learners have difficulty with gerunds and infinitives. A gerund is the ing form of a verb that functions the same as a noun. For e
Commonly Confused Words: Part Two From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. This week, we continue explaining commonly confused words in the English language. Ashley: That reminds meAdam, do you still have my grammar book that I let you bo
Editor's note: See An Introduction to Verb Tenses for the first story in this series. For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. This is the last in our four-part series on verb tenses. Make sure you see our episodes on progressive and perfe
For or Since: What Is the Difference? Have you ever wondered how to talk about an event that began in the past and continues into the present? In English, we often use prepositions to place a noun, pronoun or noun phrase in time. This way, we can com
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
1. Police are interviewing two people in Atlanta after an apparent murder-suicide left four people dead. Authorities say a gunman shot five people, killing three before turning the gun on himself. Neighbors described the suspected shooter as sweet. 2
[ti:UNIT 4 Good Health to You! Lesson 32] [0:00.897]Unit 4 [0:02.884]Did You Have a Nice Trip? [0:05.522]Lesson 32 [0:07.954]Unit Review [0:10.464]Ⅰ. [0:11.919]Building Your Vocabulary [0:14.985]A. [0:16.221]Fill in the blank with the proper word.
You Really Should Learn Modals! For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. This week we are going to show you how to give advice using modal verbs. Modal verbs (called modals for short) are auxiliary verbs that express a speaker's attitude a
If You Learn Conditionals, You'll Be Glad You Did! In this week's episode of Everyday Grammar, we are going to talk about conditionals. We use conditionals to show that something is true only when something else is true. Conditionals offer endless po
I cannot believe that anyone can deserve you. But it seems I'm overruled. 语音讲解: 单词发音 deserve 英 /dɪˈzɜːv/ 美 /dɪˈzɜːrv/ seems /siːmz/ overruled 英 /ˌəʊvəˈruːld/ 美 /ˌoʊvərˈruːld/ 词间连读 but it seems I'm
Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is Yoda's grammar. Yes, Yoda from Star Wars. But first I have to apologize for a mispronunciation last week. The name of the author I was talking about is pronounced Proost, not Prowst. It's Marcel Proost. I'm sorry t
The following idioms and expressions use the verb 'run'. Each idiom or expression has a definition and two example sentences to help understanding of these common idiomatic expressions with 'run'. 下面的习语和表达都用上了动词run。每个习
What is language for? some people seem to think its for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of wordsthe longer the words the better. thats wrong. language is for the exchange of ideas, for communication. (精神到底是用来干什么的呢?
How to Use the Word 'Ever' Have you ever noticed the number of times that a native English speaker uses the word ever? Ever is an adverb that we Americans say a lot. Heres todays question, from Zanoni in Venezuela: Question: Hello. I would like to ge
After several hundred years, the Egyptians lost sight of both these meanings and the picture. 经过了几百年,古埃及人把这两种意义都扔掉了, Here is a picture of a litttle man with a saw, came to stand for a single letter, the let
And what I want to suggest is that, 我想提出的一个想法是 having talked to girls, because I just finished a new book called 我们,都来跟女孩开展对话。 I Am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World, 我最近