We all use them when we send text messages; now they have been included in the latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). They are the online abbreviations OMG, oh my God; LOL, laughing out loud; FYI, for your information; and IMHO, in my

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 创新英语

Grammar Girl here. Today, guest-writer Bonnie Trenga helps us understand modifiers that come at the beginning of a sentence. Bonnie says, As a guest-writer, I plan to talk about two kinds of troublesome modifiers that begin a sentence. Like many of y

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语法 Grammar Girl

Grammar Girl here. I'm so glad to be back. Today's topic is wordiness. I've heard from a lot of you who have pet peeves about different wordy phrases, and it's a lot of fun to hear what gets under people's skin and why. Here's one example from Lara i

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语法 Grammar Girl

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 10 January 2007 Carlo Ponti, one of Italy's best-known film producers and the husband of actress Sophia Loren, has died in Geneva at the age of 94. In his 50-year career, Ponti produced more than 150 films. Sabina Castelf

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(一月)

Beginners. One of our favorite soups to eat is Tom Yung Goong. It is Thai soup that we first discovered in the local Thai restaurant. Someone recommended it to us. As with the rest of their food, the restaurant gives you the choice of the food being

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客 A cup of English

1) FYI = For Your Information 让你知道一下 2) TMI = Too Much Information 你说太多了!3) BRB = Be Right Back 马上回来!FYI不仅可以用在口语里,还能用在email里!

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(36) / 评论(0) 分类 OMG美语