'Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth'

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show, we explore the origins and usage of common expressions in American English. Sometimes we tie the show to an event or special time of the year. This show could be tied to any

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应用修辞是让我们的语言更富于形象性，当我们运用不同的词汇，不管高级还是低级，修辞的运用将会比普通的词汇更有文学层面上的意义，从修辞中我们可以增加想要说明的效果，创造更有

The Many Reasons for the Word 'The'

The 1995 film Dead Man has a strange opening scene. Actor Johnny Depp is sitting on a train. A man sits down across from Depps character, and speaks to him: Look out the window. And doesn't this remind you of when you were in the boat, and then later

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A Few Remark on Competition Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition about A Few Remark on Competition. You should write a passage with the words and phrases given and it should be no less than 120 words. Remember

How Dictionaries Are Made

LESSoN TWELVE TEXT A How Dictionaries Are Made 继上一节课： Let us see how dictionaries are made and how the editors arrive at definitions. What follows applies only to those dictionary offices

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SCENE① B 晚上八点半 在酒吧里 【你一定要踏出第一步】 Herbert: Every time I’m near a girl, I get 1) tongue-tied . 赫伯特： 每次我一靠近女孩子，就会变得结结巴巴

Disagreements in Everyday Conversation

For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Imagine that you are walking down the street in an American city. You might hear short conversations as you pass people. One such short conversation might sound like this: A: Should we try that rest

VOA慢速英语--Common Adverbs in Conversation: Amplifiers, Downtoners

From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Imagine you are at a business meeting. You have just presented a plan to your business partners. They want to give suggestions for how to make your plan better. The conversation might sound like th

VOA慢速英语--Good and Nice: Common Adjectives with Many Uses

Good and Nice: Common Adjectives with Many Uses The 2014 film Whiplash tells the story of a young man who wants to be a great jazz musician. He has a music director who often says cruel things to him. At one point in the film, the music director make

Verbs and Gerunds in Speech and Fiction Writing

The American rock group Journey released the song Don't Stop Believin' in 1981. This song, still popular in karaoke music bars, can help you learn about English grammar. Let's listen to some words from the song: Don't stop believing Hold on to that f

Common Transition Words

In 1963, President John Kennedy gave a famous speech at American University. In the speech, Kennedy said the following lines: Our problems are manmade; therefore, they can be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human desti

VOA慢速英语--To Succeed You Must 'Just Keep Swimming'

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this program we explain the origin and usage of common phrases and expressions in American English. Popular culture has a strong influence on language. The expressions that come from m

18个关于英语的冷知识

1. The most common letter in English is e. 1、英语里最常见的字母是e。 2. The most common consonant in English is r, followed by t. 2、英语里最常见的辅音字母是r，接着是t。 3. Only two English words in current use end in -

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Unit 10 fur n 毛皮；毛；软毛 Tibetan adj 西藏的；藏族人的 n 西藏语；西藏人；藏族人 △antelope n 羚羊 in danger 在危险中；垂危 △endanger vt 危害, 使受到危险 die out 灭绝；逐渐消失 as a result of 作为

Make Sure You Are Not a Pain in the Neck

Make Sure You Are Not a Pain in the Neck Now the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. This program explores the origin and uses of popular words and expressions in American English. Today we explain how a common body part -- the neck

Common Sentence Patterns: Part 4

Common Sentence Patterns: Part 4 English has many patterns. Learning and mastering these patterns can help you improve your writing and speaking skills. They can also help you do better on your next grammar test! Today, we explore a common verb patte

VOA慢速英语--Common Sentence Patterns: Part 3

Common Sentence Patterns: Part 3 From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. English has many patterns. Basic grammatical patterns can explain the structure of around 95% of sentences in English, says Martha Kolln, a grammar expert. Learning

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A new trend has been popping up all over the world--on mobile phones! SMS messages are becoming as common as telephone calls because they're fast, cheap and fun. Here are some tips on using SMS, or Short Message Service, to get your message across in

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【原文】 It is widely believed that every word has a correct meaning, that we learn these meanings mainly from teachers and grammarians, and that dictionaries and grammars are the supreme authority in matters of meaning and usage. Few people ask

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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