英语博客-北美风情 2、Catch Word #1 “Turn”

图片1 In this episode we look at verbs and nouns with the word turn; Turn on, turn off, turn up, and turn down! When we add a different preposition on the end the meaning changes and here we talk about all their meanings. So turn on this episode an

背诵为王 第 一 册 第 22 课

22 A Friend When you read an English book, you often come across new words. You might try to guess what the words mean from the words you know, but when you cannot guess the meanings of new words at all, what should you do? You have a good friend the

VOA慢速英语--What’s the Difference? ‘So’ and ‘So That’

If you asked even the most knowledgeable Americans, they probably could not tell you more than a few meanings for the word so. It is an everyday word that most people use without even realizing its complexity. But this mysterious little word can act

美国文化脱口秀 第358期:最容易被理解错的单词

It's your call说的不是打电话，而是做决定。Company的意思除了公司，还有陪伴？今天的节目，我们说说日常最容易被理解错误的英语多义词。 关键词： 相同的词在不同句子里，意思完全不一样？

英语口语1+1:The bigger they are, the harder they fall

【1+1英文】 Angela:

听一分钟英文：OK-好的

I like the expression OK. I dont know why. Its so useful. Everyone in the world understands what it means. It must be the only word that everyone knows. Is it a word or is at an abbreviation? We spell it okay but abbreviate it as OK. I wonder how man

【趣谈英语】单词run有多重定义-The Verb “Run” Has The Most Definitions

The Word Run Has The Most Definitions Did you know that the word run has many different meanings and senses. Some dictionaries list over 600 entries for this word. The most common verb meanings are to advance quickly and to operate. You can also run

【趣谈英语】Nice的讽刺意义-“Nice” Hasn’t Always Been Nice

Pre-Listening Vocabulary evolve: to change over time drastic: very noticeable; extreme appealing: likeable satisfactory: acceptable sarcastic: not sincere; opposite of ones true feelings tasteful: having an appropriate sense of style or fashion clich

词汇大师-- Terms That Janus Would Have Loved

I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: two-faced words, also known as Janus words after the Roman god with two faces looking in opposite directions or contronyms. RS:We are talking about a word that has developed two oppos

英语语法：149 “Principal” Versus “Principle”

Grammar Girl here. Today were going to recall that the principal is indeed your pal, but well also see that a principal can be so much more. In this episode well talk about the various ways to use principlethats p-l-eand principalthats p-a-l. (These

Learn Prefixes, Suffixes to Expand Your Vocabulary

On a recent program, we explained that knowing just a few root words in English can help you understand the meaning of hundreds more words. To refresh your memory, a root word is the simplest form of a word. For example, two forms of the root for the

VOA慢速英语--Use -Ever Words Whenever You Like

In the song Whenever, Wherever, popular Colombian singer Shakira tells us about a long-distance romance. At one point in the song, she asserts that time and distance are of little importance when two people are meant for each other: Can't you see I'm

It's Important to Know Your 'False Friends' in English and French

People learning a second language might have heard of the expression false friend. This term is used to describe words in different languages that look alike, but have different meanings. Last month, we looked at examples of false friends in two lang

纯正英语一分钟-OK

I like the expression OK. I dont know why. Its so useful. Everyone in the world understands what it means. It must be the only word that everyone knows. Is it a word or is at an abbreviation? We spell it okay but abbreviate it as OK. I wonder how man

英语博客-北美风情 10、Catch Word #4 “Put”

图片1 Where did you put your bag? Did you put it up or down? Or did you put it away? Here we are looking at the different meanings with the word put. Have you ever had to put up with a very boring English lesson? We hope not!

英语博客-北美风情 19、Vocabulary: Wave

图片1 Hey! Over here! Were over here! We are waving at you so you look over here! This weeks word is wave and all of its different meanings. Listen in and see if you are on the same wavelength as us.

英语博客-北美风情 16、Expressions with CLEAR

图片1 Do you know all the meanings of the word clear? Do you understand them clearly? Here we try to make some of the definitions crystal clear for you! We look at things that are clear cut, discuss how to clear the table and clear your throat, and

吹小号的天鹅 第20期:路易斯(4)

Poor Louis! While his father watched, he took a deep breath, opened his mouth, and let the air out, hoping it would say beep. But there wasn't a sound. 可怜的路易斯！就在他父亲的注视下，他深吸了一口气，张大了嘴巴，吐出里

听播客学英语 126 圣诞故事

[This podcast is longer than normal. The first part of the transcript is below. The second part is here and can also be download as a pdf file.] When you learn a new language, often it is the little words that cause the big problems. I am learning Ge

VOA慢速英语2019--Under, Below, Beneath and Underneath

The middle of February is winter here in Washington, DC. I walked outside this morning and the temperature was below freezing! And I made the mistake of wearing light clothing. So I went back in the house and put on a sweater under my coat. The words