美语听力与发音技巧第27期(remember的用法)WelcometoDailyTipsonLearningEnglish.Today’stipisonthedifferenceinmeaningbetween“rememberdoingsomething”and“remembertodosomething”.
Let’stakeanexample.What’sthedifferencebetween“Irememberlockingthedoor”and“Iremembertolockthedoor”?Well,“rememberdoingsomething”meansyourecalldoingsomethingyoudidinthepast,and“remembert...[
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ThreePassions
Threepassions,simplebutoverwhelmingstrong,havegovernedmylife:thelongingforlove,thesearchforknowledge,andunbearablepityforthesufferingofmankind.Thesepassions,likegreatwinds,haveblownmehitherandthither,inawaywardcourse,overadeepoceanofanguish,reachingtotheveryvergeofdespair.Ihavesoughtlove,first,becauseitbringsecstasy----ecstasysogreatthatIwouldoftenhavesacrificedalltherestofm...[
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美语听力与发音技巧第26期(不定式和动名词)WelcometoDailyTipsonlearningEnglish.Today’stipisonverbswhicharefollowedbyinfinitivesorgerunds.
Someverbsarefollowedbyinfinitives,suchas“Iplantogo”.“togo”isaninfinitive.Someverbsarefollowedbygerunds,suchas“IenjoyteachingEnglish”.“teaching”isagerund.Youcannotsay,“Iplangoing”or“IenjoytoteachEnglish”.Mostverbsarefollow...[
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TheJoysofWriting
Thefortunatepeopleintheworld—theonlyreallyfortunatepeopleintheworld,inmymind,arethosewhoseworkisalsotheirpleasure.Theclassisnotalargeone,notnearlysolargeasitisoftenrepresentedtobe;andauthorsareperhapsoneofthemostimportantelementsinitscomposition.Theyenjoyinthisrespectatleastarealharmonyoflife.Tomymind,tobeabletomakeyourworkyourpleasureistheoneclassdistinctionintheworldwo...[
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TheLessonofaTree
Ishouldnottakeeitherthebiggestorthemostpicturesquetreetoillustrateit.Hereisoneofmyfavoritesnowbeforeme,afineyellowpoplar,quitestraight,perhaps90feethigh,andfourthickatthebutt.Howstrong,vital,enduring!howdumblyeloquent!Whatsuggestionsofimperturbabilityandbeing,asagainstthehumantraitofmereseeming.Thenthequalities,almostemotional,palpablyartistic,heroic,ofatree;soinnocentand...[
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美语听力与发音技巧第25期(短句的断句)WelcometoDailyTipsonlearningEnglish.Today’stipisontheimportanceofpausingtomarktheboundarybetweenphrasesorthoughtgroups.
Inaprevioustip,Imentionedhowinlongsentences,itisnecessarytopausebetweenthoughtgroups.However,relativelyshortsentencesmayalsorequirepausestohelpthelistenersorganizethestreamofsoundscorrectly.Let’slookatsomee...[
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美语听力与发音技巧第24期(那些词重读呢)WelcometoDailyTipsonLearningEnglish.Today’stipisoncontrastivestress.
Ifyoulistentopreviousdailytips,youwillrecallthatcontentwords,suchasnouns,mainverbs,adjectivesandadverbsarenormallystressed,andfunctionwords,suchaspersonalpronouns,possessiveadjectivesandprepositionsarenormallynotstressed.
However,thereareexceptionstoth...[
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Didyoudealwithfortunefairly
Mostpeoplecomplainoffortune,fewofnature;andthekindertheythinkthelatterhasbeentothem,themoretheymurmuratwhattheycalltheinjusticeoftheformer.WhyhavenotItheriches,therank,thepower,ofsuchandsuch,isthecommonexpostulationwithfortune;butwhyhavenotIthemerit,thetalents,thewit,orthebeauty,ofsuchandsuchothers,isareproachrarelyornevermadetonature.Thetruthis,thatnature,seld...[
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美语听力与发音技巧第23期(如何使用the)WelcometoDailyTipsonLearningEnglish.Today’stipisonusingtheEnglisharticle“the”correctly.
Thearticle“the”ismostfrequentlyusedtorefertoapreviouslymentionedobject.Theuseof“the”indicatesthatyourlistenershouldknowwhichobjectyouarereferringto.Onereasonthelistenermightknowwhichobjectyouarereferringtoisthatyouwerejusttalkingaboutitearlier.How...[
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TheStudyofWords
Thatifyourvocabularyislimitedyourchancesofsuccessarelimited.Thatoneoftheeasiestandquickestwaystogetaheadisbyconsciouslybuildingupyourknowledgeofwords.Thatthevocabularyoftheaveragepersonalmoststopsgrowingbythemiddletwenties.Andthatfromthenonitisnecessarytohaveanintelligentplanifprogressistobemade.Nohaphazardhit-or-missmethodswilldo.Thestudyofwordsisnotmerelysomethingthathas...[
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