West African Peacekeepers to Go to Liberia

By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: August 2, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program In the News. West African countries say they will send 1)peacekeeping troops to 2)Liberia on Monday t

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英语语法：164 Bring Versus Take

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is bring versus take. Many listeners have asked me to talk about today's topic. Here's a caller: Hi Grammar Girl. It's Clint in Chester, VA. I have two children reaching high school age and they still don't know the d

英语语法：136 "Although" Versus "While"

By Mignon Fogarty Today's topic is although versus while. I often have to tell people that their pet peeves aren't actually hard-and-fast grammar rules. I have to tell people that it's OK to split infinitives, and that in some cases it's fine to end

英语语法：29 "Than I" Versus "Than Me"

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is which pronoun to use after the word than, as in Nobody is more excited about the Grammar Girl book than I!Or is it than me? Listen up because guest-writer Charles Carson is going to explain. A few years ago around

英语语法：118 Comma Splice

By Mignon Fogarty I decided to write about comma splices because my friend Scott Sigler has a book coming out this week, Ancestor, published by Crown. Over three years ago, when he was publishing an earlier version of the book with a smaller publishe

英语语法：119 Dashes Versus Colons

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is dashes. Last week when I was speaking at the Field's End Writers Conference on Bainbridge Island, someone in the audience asked about dashes. When should she use a dash and how is it different from a colon? Dashes

英语语法：107 When to Leave Out "That"

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is the word that. When do you need it, and when can you leave it out? Also, I'll have an announcement at the end of this show about extra book giveaways and my book tour. Now, guest-writer Bonnie Trenga writes, Today

英语语法：115 Apostrophe Catastrophe (Part One)

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is apostrophes. When I was in second grade, I lost a spelling bee because I misspelled the word its. I put an apostrophe in when I shouldn't have, and it was a very traumatic moment in my young life. So when listeners

英语语法：148 “Myself”

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is how to use the word myself. Misusing myself is definitely one of the top things people complain to me about. Here's an example: caller comment The caller is right; people seem to be so afraid to use the words me an

英语语法：156 Affect Versus Effect

图片1 by Mignon Fogarty This is an expanded show based on the original episode covering when to use affect with an a and when to use effect with an e. This question is from Eric on the voicemail line. I have a question for you regarding the affect

英语语法：160 Assure Versus Ensure Versus Insure

Reader Christine wrote in with a request: I'd like to know the difference between the words insure and ensure, as in I-N-S-U-R-E and E-N-S-U-R-E. When writing, I often find myself backspacing so I can replace the word ensure with make certain and not

英语语法：64 If Versus Whether

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is whether--not rain or sunshine, but whether w-h-e-t-h-e-r, as in whether you like it or not, it's the topic. [Listener question about if versus whether and whether you need an or not after whether] Well, it's been a

英语语法：53 Greeting Card Grammar

Grammar Girl here. The holidays are upon us, so it's time to answer questions about how to write greeting cards and party invitations. Here's Elaina: Hi. I have a question about the plural form of last names. For example, if the last name is Alvarez,

英语语法：70 Misplaced Modifiers

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is misplaced modifiers. Of all the writing errors you can make, misplaced modifiers are among the most likely to confuse your readers, but they're also kind of fun because misplaced modifiers can give your sentences s

英语语法：56 How to Use "Myself"

Legal Lad here, filling in again for Grammar Girl. The poor girl is still sick. She asked me to thank everyone who has sent get well messages. She appreciates them a lot. Today's topic is how to use the word myself. Grammar Girl says that how to use

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Extends African Union Peacekeeping Mission i

By Suzanne Presto New York 20 August 2007 The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a resolution extending its authorization of the African Union's mission in Somalia for another six months. It also calls for the U.N. to develop plans

VOA标准英语10月-African Officials Troubled by Timing of Genocide

At the annual U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York, the African Union reaffirmed its opposition to issuing an arrest warrant at the International Criminal Court for Sudan's president, in connection with crimes committed in the conflict in the c

VOA常速英语2007-African Burial Ground Memorial Opens in New York

By Mona Ghuneim New York 09 October 2007 Sixteen years after the rediscovery of an African burial ground in Lower Manhattan, New York City and federal officials dedicated a memorial on the site, and paid tribute to the thousands of nameless men, wome

3 Ghanaians listed as African best footballers

ACCRA, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has named three members of Ghana's senior national soccer team, the Black Stars, among 10 players shortlisted to compete for the 2011 African footballer of the year. Olympique Mars