Speaking up is hard to do. I understood the true meaning of this phrase exactly one month ago, when my wife and I became new parents. It was an amazing moment. It was exhilarating and elating, but it was also scary and terrifying. And it got particularly terrifying when we got home fr...
Maybe you think your parents have told you to clean your room a million times.But have they really? Let's say that every day your parents tell you 10 times to clean your room. You would be over 273 years old before they told you for ...
首先看到 “it, big, is, how” 这几个单词,这是要组成一个特殊疑问句。在英语中,特殊疑问句的结构通常是 “特殊疑问词 + 一般疑问句”。“how” 是特殊疑问词,用来询问程度,“big” 是形容词,“is” 是 be 动词,“it” 是主语,按照特殊疑问句的语序,应该是 “How big is it?”(它有多大?)对于“...
Now, in British English, we do this thing called elision. And elision is when we remove a sound from a word technically just to make it easier and because it's just something we're used to doing, much easier for us just to say "literally", "literally".在英式英语中，我们管这叫省音。
Let’s say I want to memorize these words: Adroit: clever or skillful in using the hands or mind. Effort: a vigorous or determined attempt, physical or mental exertion. Forfeit: lose something as a penalty for wrongdoing. Here’s how each of them sound like to me: ...
Not only are the words that you choose important, when you say no but also your tone of voice and the way that you say those words is also equally as important. Sometimes you really need to say no politely so that you don't offend someone.当你说不的时候，不仅仅是你选择的词汇非常重要...
“Rhetorical Question” Transition Words “Guess What Happened” Transition Phrases 1. “Mind Reader” Transition Phrases How it works:You claim to know what the reader is thinking, or you assume the reader agrees with something you’re about to say. The reader will then want to find out if...
So it takes a lot of effort to correct yourself and say: hang on, I have no clue. They might be laughing about something that has nothing to do with me. So seeing the positive intention of the other one requires a lot of discipline and t...
If your friend is an organized person, another great thing to say is, "I wish I was as organized as you."人们喜欢听到别人说他们的好话。如果你的朋友是个做事井井有条的人，可以对他们说的另一个很好的话是：“真希望我能有你这么有条理。”You're saying, "I want to be more like you, I...
Play a game “I say the number, you do the gesture” to practice the new words. Just like this: Everybody, it’s exciting time! How about playing a game - I say the number, you do the gesture? For example, if I say “eleven”, you should do the gesture like this,(两手比划数...