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1 week, 3 days ago

Trump effect: The power of noun and verb

Power is not a means; it is an end… The object of power is power.” Donald J Trump has imbibed George Orwell’s immortal observation and embodies the idea in letter and spirit. The pilgrims include Keir Starmer, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Javier Milei and Justin Trudeau, while others like Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum call him. The analogies triggered in the wake of …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mea Culpa: Toil and trouble

The Independent

The season is upon us, and we rose to the occasion with some jiggery-pokery in an article about “Chreaster eggs”, which included a reference to some festive grub. I rather like “confectionary” – perhaps we could use it as an alternative word for “sweet” – but that was not what we meant: the noun we were after is spelt with …

2 months, 1 week ago

A Word, Please: The herd rushes to offer wrong answers to a decent grammar question

LA Times

There are no stupid questions, only stupid answers. “Family” is usually singular, taking a singular verb like “has.” But sometimes it’s meant as a collective of individuals acting independently of each other: “Half my family are voting for candidate 1 and the other half are voting for candidate 2.” Another example: My family comes to the reunion every year, but …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Beyonce added to French dictionary with publication listing her as 'American singer of R&B and pop'

Daily Mail

She's a groundbreaking artist, actress, trailblazer, and now a noun in the dictionary. The musician, who recently released her eighth studio album Country Carter, has been listed as a noun in a 2024 version of Petit Larousse Illustré. Beyonce's name has been added to an updated version of a French dictionary, reports The Sunday Times New additions to the publication …

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1 year ago

如何使用中文量词？

China Daily

Measure words are very important in Chinese grammar as they are needed before every noun. There are more than a hundred Mandarin Chinese measure words, and the only way to learn them is by memorizing them. Mandarin Chinese also uses measure words for types of objects, but there are many more measure words in Chinese. The "generic" measure word can …

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1 year, 4 months ago

A Word, Please: Hearing out readers’ pet peeves

LA Times

“For Joe and I,” “I am well” and “so fun” are topping readers’ peeve lists this month. Plus, it’s a minor tragedy because people who say “for Joe and I” usually choose “I” because they’re trying to be grammatically correct — and failing. Sherry wrote to ask about people who use “so fun” instead of “so much fun.” “Isn’t that …

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1 year, 5 months ago

辨析表示 “结果” 的近义词：result, outcome, consequence

China Daily

你问我答辨析表示 “结果” 的近义词：result, outcome, consequence Play audio file 内容简介听众梦日想知道 “result、outcome” 和 “consequence” 之间的区别。它们都有 “结果” 的意思，但正式程度不同，所指的 “结果” 也试情况而定，有所区别。它们当中哪个词最正式？哪个词通常指 “（不好的）后果”？听节目，学习这三个近义词之间的区别。欢迎你加入并和我们一起讨论英语学习的方方面面。请通过微博 “BBC英语教学” 或邮件与我们取得联系。我们的邮箱地址是 [email protected] 文字稿（关于台词的备注: 请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。） Jiaying 大家好，欢迎收听 BBC英语教学的 “你问我答” 节目，我是佳莹。 Sam And I'm Sam. Jiaying 是的，名词 “result” 的基本含义是 “结果”，在问题中的三个词当中，它的正式程度居中，也是最中性的一个。 Sam 'Result' is a countable noun, so you will see it in the singular and the plural forms. （我们需要等验血结果出来才能作出诊断。） …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Microsoft announces four new languages added to Microsoft Translator

The Hindu

Microsoft India announced that it had added four new languages - Konkani, Maithili, Sindhi, and Sinhala - to its Microsoft Translator platform. The 16 Indian languages supported by the Microsoft Translator include Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. Users of the Microsoft Translator app, the Edge browser, Office 365, …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Flame, blaze and flare 辨析这三个表示 “火” 的单词

China Daily

你问我答 Flame, blaze and flare 辨析这三个表示 “火” 的单词 Play audio file 内容简介一位听众想知道单词 “flame、blaze” 和 “flare” 的区别。简单地说：表示 “一股火焰、火舌” 时应用 “flame”；若要强调 “火势猛烈”，就应该用 “blaze”；而要表示 “火焰突然旺起来”，同时强调 “燃烧过程的突然和迅速”，就要用 “flare”。听节目，学习这三个近义词的含义和用法。欢迎你加入并和我们一起讨论英语学习的方方面面。请通过微博 “BBC英语教学” 或邮件与我们取得联系。我们的邮箱地址是 [email protected] 文字稿（关于台词的备注: 请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。） Jiaying 大家好，欢迎收听 BBC英语教学的 “你问我答” 节目。I'm Jiaying – joining me is Beth. （当时，火焰吞噬了整栋房屋，消防队员拼尽全力灭火。） Jiaying 在上面的两个例句中，名词 “flame” 都表示 “火焰、火舌”。如果某个物体 “着火了”，就可以说 “in flames”，或者用 “burst into flames” 来表示 “突然开始猛烈燃烧”，也就是 “突然起火”。听两个例句。 Examples …

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1 year, 9 months ago

单词 “being” 的用法

China Daily

你问我答单词 “being” 的用法 Play audio file 内容简介听众 Evelyne 想知道单词 “being” 的含义和用法。“Being” 既可以作名词，也可以作动词。作名词时用法多样，比如，在搭配 “human being”、“came into being” 和 “my entire being” 当中，“being” 的意思都不同。此外，“being” 还是助动词 “be” 的现在分词。听节目，学习 “being” 的常见用法。欢迎你加入并和我们一起讨论英语学习的方方面面。请通过微博 “BBC英语教学” 或邮件与我们取得联系。我们的邮箱地址是 [email protected] 文字稿（关于台词的备注: 请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。） Jiaying 大家好，欢迎收听 BBC英语教学的 “你问我答” 节目。I'm Jiaying. Jiaying 好的。就如同 Roy 说的，“being” 作名词的使用频率要略低于它作动词的使用频率，但因为名词 “being” 的近义词不多，所以确实有必要来学习一下它的用法。“Being” 的第一个名词含义是 “生物，生命”。 Roy Yes, with this meaning it's a countable noun …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Kirby Smart’s pregame speech was NSFW. Use our Mad Libs-style game to make it G-rated!

LA Times

Georgia coach Kirby Smart got his players pumped for the College Football Playoff championship game Monday at SoFi Stadium with an energetic and inspirational pregame speech. Sports Complete coverage: Georgia defeats TCU for the CFP championship Georgia captured its second straight college football national title in a dominant victory over TCU. Below is a portion of Smart’s speech with the …

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2 years ago

Siblings of Beirut blast victims plan to tie the knot

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy William Noun and Maria Fares …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Learn English: Know Difference Between Common Noun and Proper Noun

News 18

A noun is a word that designates a certain person, place, object, or notion. But all of the nouns we use can be separated into just two different types: common nouns and proper nouns. Proper nouns refer to particular objects, whereas common nouns refer to generic things. On the other hand, the noun Spain is a proper noun because it …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Stress is on the second syllable

The Hindu

How was the conference in Singapore? Remember, the final ‘ce’ in advice sounds like the ‘s’ in ‘sit’ and ‘set’.” “In other words, the ‘ice’ in ‘advice’ rhymes with ‘rice’, ‘ice’ and ‘dice’.” “Very good! Is it the same as…” “The final ‘se’ in ‘advise’ is pronounced like the ‘z’ in ‘zip’ and ‘zoo’.” “In other words, the second syllable …

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3 years, 2 months ago

‘K- Drama’ and 26 Other Korean Words Make It To Oxford English Dictionary

News 18

After the success of Netflix’s popular and trending show Squid Game, fans of K-pop have got another reason to feel proud about their obsession. The Oxford English Dictionary has recently added 26 Korean words in its lexicon. Though Korean words have been marking their spots in the OED since 17the century, but the current attestations add to the ‘hallyu’. One …

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4 years, 1 month ago

“封锁（lockdown）”成为《柯林斯词典》2020年度词汇

China Daily

《柯林斯词典》宣布“封锁”（lockdown）一词成为2020年度词汇。同时入选年度十大词汇的还有冠状病毒、社交隔离、强制休假、梅根脱离王室、吃播等。 Photo from Pexels Lockdown, the noun that has come to define so many lives across the world in 2020, has been named word of the year by Collins Dictionary. 2020年改变了太多人生活的“封锁”被选为《柯林斯词典》的年度词汇。 Lockdown is defined by Collins as “the imposition of stringent restrictions on travel, social interaction, and access to public spaces”, and its usage has boomed over the last year. …

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4 years, 2 months ago

“big talk”是什么意思？英语中有关talk的趣味俚语

China Daily

“talk”是英语中常用的动词，也可用作名词。“talk”也用于各种惯用表达。下面列出的是带有“talk”定义的俚语或短语，以及几个有助于通过上下文理解的例句。 Volodymyr Hryshchenko@lunarts/unsplash Big Talk 吹牛 Definition: exaggerated claims 定义：（名词）夸大陈词 He's full of big talk, but he rarely does what he claims. 她说话像个疯子。别相信她说的话。 Talk On the Big White Phone 去厕所呕吐 Definition: to vomit into the toilet 定义：（口头短语）在厕所呕吐 Doug drank too much so he's talking on the big white phone. 不幸的是，简经常信口开河，所以你什么都不敢相信。 Talk to Hear One's Own Voice 只为自己说话 Definition: speak in …

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Trump effect: The power of noun and verb

Mea Culpa: Toil and trouble

A Word, Please: The herd rushes to offer wrong answers to a decent grammar question

Beyonce added to French dictionary with publication listing her as 'American singer of R&B and pop'

如何使用中文量词？

A Word, Please: Hearing out readers’ pet peeves

辨析表示 “结果” 的近义词：result, outcome, consequence

Microsoft announces four new languages added to Microsoft Translator

Flame, blaze and flare 辨析这三个表示 “火” 的单词

单词 “being” 的用法

Kirby Smart’s pregame speech was NSFW. Use our Mad Libs-style game to make it G-rated!

Siblings of Beirut blast victims plan to tie the knot

Learn English: Know Difference Between Common Noun and Proper Noun

Stress is on the second syllable

‘K- Drama’ and 26 Other Korean Words Make It To Oxford English Dictionary

“封锁（lockdown）”成为《柯林斯词典》2020年度词汇

“big talk”是什么意思？英语中有关talk的趣味俚语