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(2009-03-30 20:52:58)
ItremindsmyEnglishLearningclassesinmiddleschool...[阅读全文]
(2009-03-29 18:59:21)
CocaCola-可口可乐！
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(2009-03-27 21:53:20)
RULE1:StudyPhrases,NotIndividualWords
Neverstudyasingle,individualword.Never.
Whenyoufindanewword,alwayswritedownThePhraseitisin.Always.Whenyoureview,alwaysreviewallofthephrase,..nottheword.
[billnet]-agree.Tolearnwords/phraseswiththecontext;goodforfutureactualuseofthem.
RULE2:Don’tStudyGrammar
ThestoriesandquestionsandarticleswereteachingmetospeakEnglish,withoutstudyinggramma...[阅读全文]
Neverstudyasingle,individualword.Never.
Whenyoufindanewword,alwayswritedownThePhraseitisin.Always.Whenyoureview,alwaysreviewallofthephrase,..nottheword.
[billnet]-agree.Tolearnwords/phraseswiththecontext;goodforfutureactualuseofthem.
RULE2:Don’tStudyGrammar
ThestoriesandquestionsandarticleswereteachingmetospeakEnglish,withoutstudyinggramma...[阅读全文]
(2009-03-22 16:24:12)
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogram,WORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.
Everyweekatthistime,wetellaboutpopularAmericanwordsandexpressions.Someoftheseareveryold.Somearenew.Together,theyformthelivingspeechoftheAmericanpeople.
Todaywetellabouttheexpressiondowntoearth.Downtoearthmeansbeingopenandhonest.Itiseasytodealwithsomeonewhoisdowntoearth.
Apersonwhoisdowntoearthisapleasuretofind.Heorsheacceptsoth...[阅读全文]
(2009-03-22 16:21:22)
Ifeelthepinch,andbelieveit\'struetomostofus,butwewillgothoughiteventually.
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Inthenineteenthirties,asong,Brother,CanYouSpareaDime?,wasverypopularintheUnitedStates.ItwasthetimeofthebigDepression.Thesonghadmeaningformanypeoplewhohadlosttheirjobs.
Adimeisapieceofmoneywhosevalueisone-tenthofadollar.Today,adimedoesnotbuymuch.Butitwasdifferentinthenineteenthirti...[阅读全文]
(2009-03-18 22:02:48)
Sevenprinciplesoflanguagelearning-SteveKaufmann
1.brainisopentolearning-makegooduseofit;
2.meaningfulinput-
3.enlargewords/phrasesthroughreading;grammer;
4.withemotion/passion,curiosity;
5.motivated;
6.opentochanging/beboldinlearning/opentomistakes;
7.makefulluseofnetresources[阅读全文]
(2009-03-17 17:38:34)
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogram,WORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.
Todaywetellabouttheexpression,applepieorder.Itmeansinperfectorder,verywellorganized.
Nobodyissurewhereandwhentheexpressionapplepieorderbegan.SomesaythatScottishandEnglishwritersusedtheexpressionalongtimeago.OtherssayitfirstwasusedinthenortheasternAmericanstatesknownasNewEngland.
ThehousewivesofNewEnglandcuttheirapplesinevenslic...[阅读全文]
(2009-03-16 20:32:11)
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Todaywetellabouttheworld\'smostfamousdoctorforchildren,BenjaminSpock.
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BenjaminSpock\'sfirstbookcausedarevolutioninthewayAmericanchildrenwereraised.Hisbook,TheCommonSenseBookofBabyandChildCare,waspublishedinnineteenforty-six.Thebookgaveadvicetoparentsofbabiesandyoungchildren.Thefirstlinesofthebookarefamous.DoctorSpockwrote:Trustyourself.Youknowmoretha...[阅读全文]
(2009-03-07 16:34:27)
Hopethisreadingwillbringhappinesstoallnetfriends,exp.foralltheladieshere:HappyWomen\'sDay!
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishHealthReport.
Whatmakespeoplehappier:moneyorhavinghappyfriendsandneighbors?ResearchersfromHarvardUniversityandtheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,havefoundananswer/aspartofastudy.
NicholasChristakisandJamesFowler/basedthestudyontheemotionalhealthofalmostfivethousandp...[阅读全文]
(2009-03-07 16:28:06)
1.Pronounceeveryvowelandconsonantcorrectlybyputtingyourtongueandlipsattherightposition.Atfirstbeginning,youmustfeelveryweirdtomakethosepositionsandsoundsweirdtoo.Ifyoudon\'tfeelweird,youarenotdoingright:).
2.Speakasslowlyaspossibleatthebeginningtopronounceclearlyforeveryvowelandconsonantinaword.Youdon\'tneedtoworryaboutthemeaningoftheword,andintonationofthesentence.Justpronouncethewordand...[阅读全文]
