Todays episode concerns a what-you-may-have-been-wondering-about topic. That sure was a mouthful, and it illustrates the problem of stacked modifiers, which occurs when you string together too many words to describe a noun at the end of the mouthful.

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语法 Grammar Girl

Grammar Girl here. Today guest-writer Bonnie Trenga is going to help us take a break from serious grammar and instead delve into the world of comedysome intentional, some not. Groucho Marx said it best: One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. H

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语法 Grammar Girl

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we remember President Abraham Lincoln. This Thursday is the two hundredth anniversary of his birth. (MUSIC) VO

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2009年(二)月

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

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语法 Grammar Girl

BBC Learning English People and Places Alexis Kekeh Alexis:My name is Alexis. Im from Togo. William: and Im William Kremer. Welcome to People and Places! One of my favourite things about living in London is the incredible mix of people that you find

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(131) / 评论(0) 分类 人与地方

Organization, Teamwork, and Communication Facing Business Challenges At Lexmark International From IBM to Independence How do you build a new, independent organization after years of control by a giga

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语