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4 days, 11 hours ago

A Word, Please: When ‘each’ isn’t a pronoun, the rules can get tricky

LA Times

Members of the Navy military funeral service begin to fold a flag in honor of Jimmy Dale Lovan at Harbor Lawn-Mt. “Our team wrote, published and promoted a series of 12 human interest stories that each honors a California veteran who has served our country proudly.” Don’t see a problem? But hear me out, because this isn’t your typical “each.” …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

A Word, Please: 5 language resolutions for the new year

LA Times

Even if you know a lot about grammar, there’s always more to learn. The most common modal auxiliary verbs are “must,” “can,” “should,” “would,” “may” and “might.” They’re similar to the two regular auxiliary verbs — “be” and “have” — in that they team up with other verbs. If that’s not advanced enough for you, memorize the past forms of …

Language Grammar Past Verb Learn

4 weeks ago

Trump effect: The power of noun and verb

New Indian Express

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, 1 week ago

Mea Culpa: Out for the count

The Independent

In a somewhat confusing article about a veteran heavyweight champion, we included a peculiar imperative in our headline, which read: “Mike Tyson should never step in a boxing ring again – but don’t hold your breath.” Common wisdom suggests it is not easy to prove a negative, and that applies in this instance: were we to attempt to hold our …

2 months, 3 weeks 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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4 months, 1 week ago

‘Greenlight’: How a term for trains has become the go-ahead in any trade

Live Mint

“Fed Gives Green Light to Lowering Interest Rates," blared headlines after a recent speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. “Green light" is also part of the colorful metaphorical language exchanged between writers and editors. John Dos Passos’s 1925 novel “Manhattan Transfer" describes cars stopped at an intersection on a Long Island road, waiting for the signal to go: “Green …

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5 months ago

Mea Culpa: putting Donald Trump’s suggestion in the bin

The Independent

I once compiled a Top 10 “British and American Words with Overlapping, but Dangerously Different, Meanings”. “I’m sure the cost of adding ‘was’ after ‘tourist’ wouldn’t have blown the headline word budget,” he said. Mixed drinks: We used an unusual construction on the business pages the other day: “Diageo, the company that’s products include Gordon’s Dry Gin, Guinness and Baileys, …

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1 year, 1 month ago

1-Minute Chinese: 买 vs. 卖

China Daily

Most of the time, learning Chinese is a fun and rewarding experience. 买 mǎi The verb 买, 3rd tone, means "to buy". 不好意思，番茄8元一斤，少了不卖。 Bù hǎo yì si, fān qié bā yuán yī jīn, shǎo le bù mài Sorry, the tomatoes are 8 yuan per jin, and I can't sell them at a lower price. 做买卖 zuò mǎi mai to do …

Mài Mǎi Mai Mǎi Le 卖 Mǎi Mǎi Yī Duò Shǒu

1 year, 1 month ago

A song choice and a verb choice

NPR

A song choice and a verb choice Audience critiques of war coverage Enlarge this image Carlos Carmonamedina for NPR Public Editor Carlos Carmonamedina for NPR Public Editor Questions and criticisms of NPR's reporting on the war between Israel and Hamas continue to dominate our inbox. In this particular story, the words "kill" or "killed" are used five times — three …

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1 year, 6 months ago

A Word, Please: A sunbather shares her expert opinion on ‘laying out’

LA Times

It’s OK to say you “lay out” in the sun, even though “lie out” is more grammatically accurate, writes June Casagrande. Have you been laying out all day?” “Yes, and I plan to lay out tomorrow, too.” Years later, when I discovered things like being indoors and reading, I learned about the verbs “lay” and “lie.” And when I tried …

Book Past Verb Lay Lie

1 year, 7 months ago

Mea Culpa: Rifling about

The Independent

Police tase 95-year-old with dementia holding steak knife” was the headline of one of our news in briefs last week, leading Roger Thetford to write to us to query the use of “tase” as a verb. On a similar tack, Mick O’Hare pointed out a misspelling in our report of a boxing match, in which we wrote that one contestant …

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1 year, 8 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, 8 months ago

半情态动词 need 怎么用？

China Daily

你问我答半情态动词 need 怎么用？ Play audio file 内容简介一位网友想知道单词 “need” 作常规动词和作情态动词时的用法。虽然常规动词 “need” 和情态动词 “need” 的意思都是 “需要”，但用法不同。在 “I need water.” 中，“need” 的词性是什么？情态动词 “need” 的否定形式是什么？听节目，学习如何正确使用半情态动词 “need”。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。） Phil Hi, this is Question and Answer of the Week. （我只是需要一位能帮助我的好老师！） Jiaying 在上面的两个例句中，常规动词 “need” 后接名词或名词短语，表示 “需要某物或某人”。与英语中的大多数动词一样，常规动词 “need” 的否定形式是在它的前面加上 “don't” 或 “doesn't”，也就是 “don't need” 或 “doesn't need”，意思是 “不需要，不想要”，而不是 …

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1 year, 9 months ago

近义词辨析：cross, across, crosswise, intersect

China Daily

你问我答近义词辨析：cross, across, crosswise, intersect Play audio file 内容简介一位听众来信询问单词 “cross、across、crosswise” 和 “intersect” 的共同点和区别。它们当中有三个词都包含词根 “cross”，与 “交叉” 或 “穿过” 相关。“Across” 的副词含义是 “从一边到另一边地”；介词含义为 “在…另一边，在…各处”。“Crosswise” 同样可以作副词使用，表示 “交叉地，垂直穿过地”，但它是否常用？动词 “intersect” 指 “（道路或线条）交叉”。本期节目详细讲解这四个词的用法。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，我是佳莹。Joining me is Roy. Jiaying 没错，“cross” 是动词，意思是 “横穿，越过”，通常用来表示 “穿过有明确边界的场所或事物”，如道路；或 “从起点到终点”，如桥梁。 “Across” 是副词，表示 “从一边到另一边地”，需要与动词，特别是描述运动的动词搭配使用。比如：“walk across（走过）”。听两个分别使用了动词 “cross” 和副词 “across” 的例句。 Examples She crossed the …

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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

近义词解析：concentrate, assemble, converge and focus

China Daily

你问我答近义词解析：concentrate, assemble, converge and focus Play audio file 内容简介一位网友想知道动词 “concentrate、assemble、converge” 和 “focus” 的区别。动词 “concentrate” 特指 “（无计划地）聚集”；动词 “assemble” 则指 “（有计划地）集合”；动词 “converge” 表示 “（从一处）汇合（到一处）”；而只有动词 “focus” 不能用来描述人群的 “聚合”。听主持人 Beth 和佳莹讲解这四个词的用法和区别。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 “你问我答” 节目，我是佳莹。在本期节目中，我和同事 Beth 一起回答一位网友发来的问题。问题是这样的： Question 单词 “concentrate、assemble、converge” 和 “focus” 都有 “集中” 的意思，我想问一下它们有什么区别啊？ Jiaying 谢谢这位听众的问题。我们先来看看问题中的第一个词 “concentrate”。 Beth Hello, everyone! （孩子们每周一都在大厅集合，听校长宣读学校公告。） Jiaying 所以说，动词 “assemble” …

Action Bbc Beth Assemble Verb Converge Concentrate Words Focus

2 years, 3 months ago

Learn English: What is an Irregular verb? Understand How to Conjugate Them

News 18

One of the tricky parts of the English language is irregular verbs. Many people find it difficult to understand how irregular verbs work, so in today’s Learn English series we will help you understand the definition of irregular verbs and how to conjugate them to represent the simple past and past participle forms of verbs. Irregular Verbs with the Same …

English Form Simple Learn Irregular Learn English Irregular Verbs

2 years, 3 months ago

Learn English: Uses of the Verb 'do' in English, Know the Rules

News 18

To become an expert in English one needs to understand the grammar primarily. The auxiliary verb ‘do’ is used to make questions and negative sentences in the simple present tense. – The present simple tense do and the past simple tense did can be used as an auxiliary verb. Example: I do not want ice cream He does not want …

English Form Verb Simple

2 years, 4 months ago

Present 常见用法

China Daily

一分钟英语 Present 常见用法内容简介不少人在初学英语时就会接触到单词 “present”，它既可以作名词用，也可以作形容词和动词用 —— 作不同词性时，它的含义和读音相同吗？看 “一分钟英语” 视频，学习单词 “present” 的常见用法。文字稿 Let's learn some common uses of the word 'present'. “Present” 作名词用，可以表示 “礼物”，相当于 “gift”。 What's the best present you've ever received? 名词 “present” 还可以表示 “现在，此时此刻”，常与定冠词 “the” 连用，即 “the present（目前，当下）”。 Stop talking about the future, and start living in the present! “Present” 作动词用时，发音为 /prɪˈzent/，与名词和形容词 /ˈprez.ənt/ 不同。它可用在正式场合，表示 “呈现，展示” 某物，或 “提供” …

Present

2 years, 5 months ago

Ohio Republicans 'can't find J.D. Vance with a search warrant': conservative radio host

Raw Story

The Republican Senate nominee in the key battleground state of Ohio's campaign is missing in action as Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan stumps hard for votes. "Back in the Buckeye State, many are still waiting for Vance to show up, as the most critical phase of the campaign season draws near," The Beast reported. "Bill Cunningham, a fixture on conservative talk …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Anushka Sharma's mini dress for holiday selfie with Virat Kohli costs ₹13k

Hindustan Times

Actor Anushka Sharma and her cricketer husband Virat Kohli jetted off from Mumbai yesterday to go on a vacation together. Anushka Sharma's strappy mini dress for holiday selfie with husband Virat Kohli costs ₹ 13k: See photo inside On Wednesday, Anushka posted a picture on her Instagram stories. While Virat looked dapper in a sleeveless tank top and bottoms, Anushka …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Subject + verb

NPR

Subject + verb 'Democrats fail'? Dan Rodricks tweeted on May 12: Instead of "Dems fail to pass abortion bill," shouldn't the headline be something like: "Senate Republicans kill abortion rights that nearly 70% of Americans say in polls they want"? "Most listeners know they can access NPR programming on their local NPR station but much fewer people know they can …

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2 years, 8 months ago

用四个动词说 “走”

China Daily

一分钟英语用四个动词说 “走” To play this video you need to enable JavaScript. 内容简介漫步徜徉、大摇大摆、来回踱步……你能想到哪些 “走” 法？除了常见动词 “walk” 以外，英语中还有不少可以用来描述走路方式的词语。比如：“stroll、pace、wander” 和 “swagger”。它们分别描述哪种 “走”？看视频！文字稿 Hi, everyone. 动词 “pace” 有 “来回踱步” 的意思，可用来表达 “因感到压力或焦虑而在小片区域内走来走去”。 I paced around my home office waiting to find out if I'd got the job. “Wander” 的意思是 “漫无目的地走，闲逛”，既可以作动词用，也可以作名词用。 On our first day of holiday we wandered around the city centre. …

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2 years, 8 months ago

用四个动词说 “走”

China Daily

一分钟英语用四个动词说 “走” To play this video you need to enable JavaScript. 内容简介漫步徜徉、大摇大摆、来回踱步……你能想到哪些 “走” 法？除了常见动词 “walk” 以外，英语中还有不少可以用来描述走路方式的词语。比如：“stroll、pace、wander” 和 “swagger”。它们分别描述哪种 “走”？看视频！文字稿 Hi, everyone. 动词 “pace” 有 “来回踱步” 的意思，可用来表达 “因感到压力或焦虑而在小片区域内走来走去”。 I paced around my home office waiting to find out if I'd got the job. “Wander” 的意思是 “漫无目的地走，闲逛”，既可以作动词用，也可以作名词用。 On our first day of holiday we wandered around the city centre. …

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A Word, Please: When ‘each’ isn’t a pronoun, the rules can get tricky

A Word, Please: 5 language resolutions for the new year

Trump effect: The power of noun and verb

Mea Culpa: Out for the count

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

‘Greenlight’: How a term for trains has become the go-ahead in any trade

Mea Culpa: putting Donald Trump’s suggestion in the bin

1-Minute Chinese: 买 vs. 卖

A song choice and a verb choice

A Word, Please: A sunbather shares her expert opinion on ‘laying out’

Mea Culpa: Rifling about

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

半情态动词 need 怎么用？

近义词辨析：cross, across, crosswise, intersect

单词 “being” 的用法

近义词解析：concentrate, assemble, converge and focus

Learn English: What is an Irregular verb? Understand How to Conjugate Them

Learn English: Uses of the Verb 'do' in English, Know the Rules

Present 常见用法

Ohio Republicans 'can't find J.D. Vance with a search warrant': conservative radio host

Anushka Sharma's mini dress for holiday selfie with Virat Kohli costs ₹13k

Subject + verb

用四个动词说 “走”

用四个动词说 “走”