词汇大师-- Writer Says Bias Against Sayers

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: our guest is writer Michael Erard, author of a new book called Um... MICHAEL ERARD: People who have studied speech patterns notice that there are really two groups of people: one

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3140 accelerate

今天我们要学的词是 accelerate. Accelerate 做为动词，有加速，增加的意思。China's exports accelerated in July despite an escalation in the US-China trade war. 尽管美中两国贸易战不断升级，但是中国7月份的出口依

法律英语：71 Unlawful Versus Illegal

by Michael W. Flynn Hello, and welcome to a special joint episode of Grammar Girls Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing and Legal Lads Quick and Dirty Tips for a More Lawful Life. Grammar Girl here. Todays topic is illegal versus unlawful. Here's

法律英语：72 Unlawful Versus Illegal（2）

Grammar Girl here. Todays topic is illegal versus unlawful. Here's a question from Jed in Washington, D.C. From my seat on the bus, I could see a big sign listing things that were unlawful to do on the bus (such as eat, listen to loud music, etc.) I

英语语法：165 Can Versus May

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is can versus may. A listener named Donna says that after familiarizing herself with the definitions and usages of can and may, she still isn't sure which word to use in this sentence: May we expect you tomorrow? or C

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：189 Less Versus Fewer

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is less versus fewer. Less and fewer are easy to mix up. They mean the same thingthe opposite of morebut you use them in different circumstances (1). The basic rule is that you use less with mass nouns and fewer with

英语语法：197 A Versus An

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is a versus an. A lot of people learned the rule that you put a before words that start with consonants and an before words that start with vowels, but it's actually a bit more complicated than that. For example, here

英语语法：153 “Which” Versus “That”

Since Halloween is coming up, I thought you could use a refresher about whiches--more specifically, when to use a which and when to use a that. To understand the difference between which and that, first you need to understand the difference between a

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

英语语法：151 “Use” Versus “Utilize”

Grammar Girl here. Today guest-writer Bonnie Trenga is helping us talk about two sets of words that listeners get confused: pleaded guilty or pled guilty, and use or utilize. Plead Versus Pled Mike from Georgia is transitioning from law enforcement t

英文简历常用短语

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2005年NPR美国国家公共电台十二月-Management Expert Drucker Dies at 95

The legendary political economist Peter Drucker has died at age 95. Drucker wrote more than 3 dozen books and countless articles, but for such a prolific writer, he offered rather pithy advice. The most important thing is to know what you're good at,

DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Home-Based Management of Malaria

DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Home-Based Management of Malaria By Karen Leggett Broadcast: Monday, May 31, 2004 This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English Development Report. Malaria is estimated to kil

英语语法：65 Irregardless Versus Regardless

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is irregardless. Hi, Grammar Girl. I'm an English teacher in Boston, Massachusetts, and I am freaking out. One of my students tells me that irregardless is now a word, and apparently it's been added to some dictionari

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

学个词Learn a Word 第735期 Telework

今天我们要学的词是telework。 Telework是指利用电讯手段，在办公室以外的地方远程办公。Telework can ensure continued operation in times of emergency, 远程办公可以确保紧急情况下的持续运作。The U.S. Offic

学个词Learn a Word 第555期 Last-minute

今天我们要学的词是last-minute。 Last-minute, 最后一分钟的，最后一刻的。 The Union and the management reached a last-minute deal before the deadline, 劳资双方在最后期限来临前的最后一刻达成了协议。 I was st

China to regulate housing file management

BEIJING, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- China will next year introduce a regulation to better manage the housing files of the country in terms of resources and applicants, according to an official announcement on Tuesday. The announcement, posted on the website

学个词Learn a Word 第1015期 To shoot up

今天我们要学的词是shoot up。 To shoot up, 意思是猛增。 The price of gold has shot up more than 14% since the beginning of the year, 黄金价格今年以来已经上涨了14%多。 The company's profit shot up 55% since the management