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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 defin

Surprising Origin of 'To Keep at Bay'

Surprising Origin of 'To Keep at Bay' Now, it's time for Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore everyday expressions that we use in conversation. Americans often use the first saying we will talk about today. B

2006年VOA标准英语-International Trends Affect US Income Levels

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 31 August 2006 watch American Census report Census data collection was partially done door-to-door New census figures indicate that average household incomes in the United States are rising. But the country's poverty

VOA慢速英语2012 Economics Report - Uneven Signs of Growth in the Transport Industry

Economics Report - Uneven Signs of Growth in the Transport Industry This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. A look at some industries in the United States shows that the economic recovery is somewhat uneven. And growth seems to be slowing d

VOA标准英语2012--Indicators Show US Economic Recovery Slow, Uneven

Indicators Show US Economic Recovery Slow, Uneven Economists say trucks haul nearly 70 percent of the freight used in the United States. The American Trucking Association says freight is a measure of the economy, because manufacturers have to move ra

VOA标准英语2012--Soweto Shows Uneven Development After 18 Years of Democracy

Soweto Shows Uneven Development After 18 Years of Democracy Tourists cycling fearlessly in Soweto are finishing up a historical tour in one of the world's most famous townships, where they are taught about life during white-minority rule, known as ap

英语博客：Time To Kill.

What do you do when you have time to kill? It's a bit of a violent phrase, isn't it? It really means to use up spare time, or extra time. That is just(1) what I was doing this weekend, while I was waiting for my son's basketball game to start. We had

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Now, it is time for Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program we explain the meaning and usage of common expressions in American English. Today we will talk about expressions with the word heel. Now, heel has several meanings

Would You Like to Know More About 'Would'?

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

英语语法：66 Is "Data" Singular or Plural?

Grammar Girl here. We've received several requests to address Latin plurals, so today we're going to tackle a tricky one. A listener called with this request: Hi, Grammar Girl. This is Adam from Peoria. I was wondering if you could go over the usage

VOA慢速英语2014 Johannesburg Leads Africa in Twitter Usage 推特使用方面南非冠绝非洲

Johannesburg Leads Africa in Twitter Usage 推特使用方面南非冠绝非洲 From VOA Learning English, this is the Tech Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。 Johannesburg is tweeting up a storm. The South African city leads the

'Take' Is a Building Block in English

'Take' Is a Building Block in English Now, the weekly program Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore the history and usage of common expressions in American English. And we give examples so that you can learn t

For All Book Lovers: Chapter 2

For All Book Lovers: Chapter 2 Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. The goal of this show is to help you learn words and expressions in American English and also when to use them. Today, we continue talking about the word bo

AS IT IS 2016-09-04 Sometimes You Have to ‘Bite the Bullet’

AS IT IS 2016-09-04 Sometimes You Have to Bite the Bullet Now, the weekly program Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore the history and usage of common expressions in American English. We also give you example

Choosing a Dictionary

Dictionaries range broadly in purpose, size, and price; and choosing one is a very personal decision. The best advice is to make note of the things you and your family look up in a dictionary over a few weeks' time, and then go to a comprehensive boo

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学个词-1758-uneven 今天我们要学的词是 uneven. Uneven 形容词，意思是不均衡的。In terms of household wealth, there was an uneven recovery during the 2009-2011 economic rebound. 2009年到2011年经济复苏期间，家庭财富的

完成阅读理解的捷径

新四级出台多了快速阅读，快速阅读要求大家在15分钟内阅读2000字左右的文章，还要做10道题，显然对于以英语为第二语言的我们来说是不可能做到细致的读到尾的。连人家考试时候都说这种题的名字叫Skimming and Scanning(浏览和查找)，除非李清照附体，我们恐怕一目十行是

研究人员表示 WiFi或将从人们的生活中消失

According to Bloomberg, consumers won't need to log on to a Wi-Fi network to avoid costly mobile data overage charges when carriers start rolling out unlimited data plans. 据彭博社报道，随着运营商纷纷开始推出无限流量套餐，未来

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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