美语口音训练第一册35

Exercise 1-24: Single-Word Phrases CD 1 Track 35 Repeat the following noun and adjective sentences. Noun Adjective 1. It's a nail. It's short. 2. It's a cake. It's chocolate. 3. It's a tub. It's hot. 4. It's a drive. It's hard. 5. It's a door. It's

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Getting to Know the Verb 'Get' From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. So, Alice, what did you do last night? Well, I was at home, getting ready to go to the movies. I was getting my shoes on when I got a feeling that something strange w

大城市小世界 Series 3 Episode 10 - Family Matters

Introduction This support pack accompanies: Big City Small World Series 3 Episode 10 To listen to the recording, go to: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/big-city-small- world/series-3-episode-10-family-matters This support pack contains the

美国常用英语俚语:Sick as a dog

【句子对照】 Yesterday I was sick as a dog with the flu. I stayed in bed all day. 昨天因为感冒我病的十分严重，整天都在床上躺着。 【关键俚语】 sick as a dog (adjective) [infomp3al] 英：to be very sick 中：病的十

英语语法：162 Better Versus Best

Grammar Girl here. Guest-writer Bonnie Trenga will be your hostess with the mostest today, because were looking at how to make comparisons using adjectives and adverbs. Bonnie writes, When you want to modify a noun, is it OK to stick a more or a most

英语语法：181 How to Write Percents

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is part II of the series on numbers: percentages and decimal points. Percent Versus Percentage First let's get our terminology right. In some cases percent and percentage can be interchangeable (1), but the easiest wa

英语语法：180 How to Write Numbers

Grammar Girl here. Since this is my 100th episode, it seems like a fitting time to talk about how to use numbers in sentences. [Note: There are many exceptions to the rules about how to write numbers. These tips will point you in the right direction,

英语语法：206 Use the word woman as an adjective.

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is whether you can use the word woman as an adjective. Ann in Baltimore, Maryland, asked why people were referring to Nancy Pelosi as the woman Speaker of the House instead of the female speaker of the house, and Amy

数学英语 16 What are Decimals?

by Jason Marshall Todays article is about decimal points and numbers and how theyre related to fractions. But first, the podcast edition of this tip was sponsored by Go To Meeting. Save time and money by hosting your meetings online. Visit GoToMeetin

Expressions for the Road!

Now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. The United States is a big country with many, many roads. Many, if not most, of Americans depend on motor vehicles to get from place to place. It goes without saying that, when talking or writin

Look, Appear and Seem

Welcome to Ask a Teacher ? a new program where readers ask questions and teachers answer them. Have you noticed that English is full of words that have similar meanings? In todays Ask a Teacher, Mika from Japan asks how to decide among three verbs th

Whose Finger Do You Want on the Button?

Whose Finger Do You Want on the Button? Now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore the meaning of everyday expressions in the English language. Today, we talk about a common object that appears in many express

英语常用词汇：awesome的18个同义词

你是否已经厌倦了awesome的单一表达方式，你想用其他的方式来表达awesome嘛，这里我们将给大家列出18个awesome的同义词。 1. thriven and thro 极好的，卓越的 Thriven here appears to derive from the sense mea

英语语法：62 How to Write Percents

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is part II of the series on numbers: percentages and decimal points. Percent Versus Percentage First let's get our terminology right. In some cases percent and percentage can be interchangeable (1), but the easiest wa

Can and Be Able To

Modal verbs are helping verbs. We use them with main verbs to help us express ability, possibility, necessity and permission. Todays question is about a modal that is commonly confused with an expression. Heres the question, which comes from a listen

如何使用“永远”这个词

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

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SUFFIX 1.-aholic:┅┅对上瘾的人;┅┅狂。(-oholic) 2.-eer:┅┅专家，从事┅┅职业的人 3. -esque:风格，式样。 4. -ette: small小。 5. -fold:times倍，重。 6.-like:像的，相同的。 7.-logy :the science or study of 8

What Is the Word Order of Adjectives?

Hi, everyone. Hows your day going? This morning, the Metro was loud, hot and crowdedagain. And the train driver kept stopping and starting so I lost my footing and bumped into someone. Ugh. I need a different way to get to work! But what? Oh, I know:

美国文化脱口秀 第527期:iPhone X不念爱疯X!

万众瞩目的新iPhone终于来啦！还以为是iPhone8, 没想到苹果还出了iPhone X! 但是，iPhone X大多数人都念错啦！快听节目，学习正确的读法吧！ 这场发布会 Threw us for a loop: 万万没想到！ Apple Special

"Lairy"是什么意思？

Neil: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak, I'm Neil. Li: And I'm Li. Did you stay much longer last night at the office party? 大家好！欢迎收听地道英语。我是Neil。 我是Li。 昨晚办公室聚会你们是不是玩儿了很久？