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(2009-07-29 21:00:15)
TheUseofHistory
Therearetwowaysofthinkingofhistory.Thereis,first,historyregardedasawayoflookingatotherthings,reallythetemporalaspectofanything,fromtheuniversetothisnibwithwhichIamwriting.Everythinghasitshistory.Thereisthehistoryoftheuniverse,ifonlyweknewit－andweknowsomethingofit,ifwedonotknowmuch.Noristhecontrastsogreat,whenyoucometothinkofit,betweentheuniverseandthispen-nib.Amerepe...[阅读全文]
(2009-07-29 20:57:32)
TheEngilshCharacter
TheEnglishseemassilentastheJapanese,yetvainerthantheinhabitantsofSiam.UponmyarrivalIattributedthatreservetomodesty,which,Inowfind,hasitsorigininpride.Condescendtoaddressthemfirst,andyouaresureoftheiracquaintance;stooptoflattery,andyouconciliatetheirfriendshipandesteem.Theybearhunger,cold,fatigue,andallthemiseriesoflifewithoutshrinking,dangeronlycallsforththeirfortitude...[阅读全文]
(2009-07-29 20:51:45)
美语听力与发音技巧第22期（a和the的用法）WelcometoDailyTipsonlearningEnglish.Today’stipisonusingthearticles“a”and“the”correctly.
Morespecifically,today’stipisonthedifferencebetweenusing“a”or“an”beforeasingularcountablenounandusing“the”or“the(i:)”beforeasingularcountablenoun.Mostfrequently,both“a”and“the”areusedtorefertoaspecimenofagroupofthings,forexample,“...[阅读全文]
(2009-07-29 20:45:45)
美语听力与发音技巧第21期（及物和不及物动词）WelcometoDailyTipsonLearningEnglish.Today’stipistobeawareofhowsomeverbsinEnglish,transitiveverbs,requireanobject.
NotusinganobjectafteratransitiveverbisacommonmistakemadebylearnersofEnglish.Forexample,althoughinChinese,youcansay,“我喜欢”or“我不喜欢”withoutmentioningwhatyouaretalkingabout,inEnglish,“like”requiresanobject.Soy...[阅读全文]
(2009-07-28 20:52:12)
GiorgiaFumanti
FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia
GiorgiaFumantiisanItalian-Canadiansopranoandsingerofoperaticpop.HermusiciscomparedtothatofAndreaBocelli,SarahBrightmanandEnya.[1]ShehasperformedattheSpecialOlympics,NHL,PBS,withChinesePopIconWeiWei,ItalianstarZucchero,andtouredaroundtheworldwithJoseCarreras.SheisalsoaspokespersonforAMEIPH,anorganizationwhichworkstointegrateimmigrantswit...[阅读全文]
(2009-07-27 21:11:15)
WhatIsImmortal
Toseethegoldensunandtheazuresky,theoutstretchedocean,towalkuponthegreenearth,andtobealordofathousandcreaturestolookdowngiddyprecipicesoroverdistantfloweryvales,toseetheworldspreadoutunderone'sfingerinamap,tobringthestarsnear,toviewthesmallestinsectsinamicroscope,toreadhistoryandwitnesstherevolutionsofempireesandthesuccessionofgenerations,tohearthegloryofSidonandTyreofBabylo...[阅读全文]
(2009-07-27 20:59:01)
美语听力与发音技巧第20期（清浊辅音的区别）WelcometoDailyTipsonLearningEnglish.Today’stipisonthedifferencebetweenvoicedandvoicelesspairsofconsonants.
Thisdifferenceisimportant,asitisthebasisforlearningotheraspectsofspokenEnglish.First,let’sexplainthisdifference.Let’scomparesomeconsonants,forexample,t,d,p,b,k,g,s,z.Thesesoundsdifferonlyinthatthefirstisvoicelessandthes...[阅读全文]
(2009-07-26 22:08:51)
美语听力与发音技巧第19期（轻重音的重要性）WelcometoDailyTipsonLearningEnglish.Today’stipisonstressedandunstressedsyllables.
EveryEnglishwordhasmorethanonesyllable,andeverycompletesentencehasatleastonestressedsyllable.
Astressedsyllableispronouncedmoreprominentlythansurroundingsyllables.Simplyput,wesayitlouderandwelengthenthevowelsound.Unstressedsyllablesareju...[阅读全文]
(2009-07-26 22:06:05)
AdvicetoaYoungMan
Remember,myson,youhavetowork.Whetheryouhandleapickorapen,awheel-barroworasetofbooks,diggingditchesoreditingapaper,ringinganauctionbellorwritingfunnythings,youmustwork.Ifyoulookaroundyouwillseethemenwhoarethemostabletolivetherestoftheirdayswithoutworkarethemenwhoworkthehardest.Don'tbeafraidofkillingyourselfwithoverwork.Itisbeyondyourpowertodothatonthesunnysideofthirty.The...[阅读全文]
(2009-07-25 22:34:38)
美语听力与发音技巧第18期（数字的发音）WelcometoDailyTipsonLearningEnglish.Today’stipisonhowtodistinguishthenumbers13,30,14,40,15,50andsoon.
There’softenalotofconfusionwhenpeopleusethesewords.Peopleoftenhavetoask,“Didyousay16or60?”Ifyoulookatthesoundsusedinthispairsofwords,youwillnoticethattheonlydifferenceisinthefinal“n”sound“n”inthe“-teen”words.Dopeoplelistenfort...[阅读全文]
