In English, the traditional word order of a statement is subject + verb. Never do we change the order except when asking a question. Or do we? If you listened closely, you may have noticed that my statement beginning with the word never failed to fol

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

In last weeks Everyday Grammar, we told you about a few kinds of inversion that are useful in academic writing and common on the TOEFL. But there are others. Today, well talk about three more. In fact, I already used one kind in my introduction. Comp

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is sentence fragments. I often imagine that listeners are writing articles and essays and books, but I was recently reminded that some people make their living writing shorter things like headlines and ad copy, and th

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语法 Grammar Girl

When you woke up this morning, you probably did at least five things before you left your home for school or work. Maybe you ate breakfast, took a shower, brushed your teeth, put on your clothes, and looked at the news or internet. For each thing you

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(23) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(六)月

The Mystery of the Disappearing "That" From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Today, we are going to explore a mysterious word in English that seems to appear and disappear at will! If you are wondering what we mean, consider these

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(26) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

Today on Ask a Teacher, a reader from Brazil asks about two common adverbs. Here is his question: Question: Hello from Brazil! Teacher, could you explain to us how and when to use as well and too? Obrigado! Luan Garcia, Brazil Answer: Hello, Luan! I

发表于:2019-02-24 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 2019年VOA慢速英语(二)月