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10 Types of Speech Standard usage includes those words and expressions understood, used, and accepted by a majority of the speakers of a language in any situation regardless of the level of formality. As such, these words and expressions are well def
AS IT IS 2015-06-30 Motorcycle Lovers: We Are Not Criminals 摩托车爱好者称我们不是罪犯 Some law enforcement officials in the United States say motorcycle clubs are criminal gangs. Investigators were especially critical of such clubs afte
Change in Work Schedule Could Cure 'Social Jet Lag' 改变工作日程可治疗社交时差 From VOA Learning English this is the Health Lifestyle report. Do you often start your day feeling tired? Do you ever fall asleep at work? Do you sometimes ju
79.English 1.When did you start learning english? 2.How did you feel about English when you first heard it spoken? 3.Do you practise speaking English a lot? 4.Are you learning any other foreign language besides English? 5.How do you try to enlarge yo
本单元是关于那只猫病了吗的对话 Helen: Hey guys, do you think the cat's okay? Alice: The cat? Seems fine to me. Why? Helen: I think we should take her to the vet. She doesn't seem right to me. Alice: She's fine. Helen: No, she's not! You guys never l
本单元是关于热水的对话 Boss: Look Tim, it looks like we're in a bit of hot water here. Tim: We? You mean you're in hot water. I haven't done anything. This is your problem: you've made your bed, and now you have to lie in it. Boss: Now that's not qu
AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: our guest is Fred Shapiro, the editor of the Yale Book of Quotations. RS: Six years in the works, this newly published book contains about thirteen thousand entries from all time
Believe it or not, the English language has about 25,000 idiomatic expressions. And some of the oldest ones have very interesting histories. Today our question involves an expression from early English literature. It comes from Dimitrije in Serbia. H
The word account can mean a variety of things, depending on the context in which it is used. It also has many idiomatic uses. As a result, if not used with great care, the word can cause ambiguity and make sentences difficult to understand. 根据不同
AS IT IS 2015-02-07 Number of Gay Marriages Increasing in Vietnam 越南同性婚礼数量增多_ Tang Ai Linh is a Vietnamese woman who has been married to another woman for 14 years. In the past few months she has seen an increase in the number of
AS IT IS 2015-07-03 Japanese-Americans Remember End of World War II 日裔美国人回忆二战结束之时 This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Recently, several Japanese-American men gathered in Los Angeles to remember t
Fewer Americans Believe in God 信仰上帝的美国人越来越少 Fewer Americans believe in God, pray daily and regularly go to church than in 2007, a poll says. 一项民意测验显示,信仰上帝、每日祈祷、经常去教堂做礼拜的美国
Too Much Internet May Be Bad for Teenagers 过度使用网络对青少年有害 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. 美国之音慢速学英语,这里是健康和生活方式报道。 The Internet plays a big part in
AS IT IS 2015-01-08 Nations Preparing to Deal with Climate Change 多国准备应对气候变化 In 2014, the United Nations released a series of climate reports that showed temperatures on Earth are rising. That is the bad news. The good news is tha
AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: a Web site that offers an interesting look at United States life and history, through examples of how Americans use rhetoric, the language of persuasion. RS: Michael Eidenmuller i
AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: we answer some of your mail. RS: Listener Benny Kusman is from Indonesia, but tells us he is staying in Malaysia. Here is the first of his two questions: AA: If I have two books,
AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: more junk English. RS: Back in 2001, we talked to writer Ken Smith about his book Junk English. In his words, Junk English is much more than sloppy grammar. Most often it is a tri
AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: our guest is Fred Shapiro, the editor of the Yale Book of Quotations. RS: Six years in the works, this newly published book contains about thirteen thousand entries from all time
Students love to learn English idioms, I think, because it is an advanced form of the language and if you can use an idiom correctly then it can make you feel like 'an insider' and more like a native English speaker.So, for this article, have a look
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Marriage. Is it a romantic situation with some practical parts? Or it is a practical situation with some romantic parts? Couples and cultures differ. But experts on marriage warn that, i