法律英语：48 Lawyers, Prosecutors, and Attorneys

by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

法律英语：86 Injunctions and Restraining Orders

by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

英语语法：187 Is a Troop One Person or a Group?

Today, guest-writer Neal Whitman will help us understand why the word troops can refer to the number of individuals or groups. What Does Troops Mean? Memorial Day is next week, when we in the U.S. honor members of the military who have died in the li

英语语法：31 “One” Versus “You”

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is one versus you. Guest-writer Bonnie Trenga is going to help us determine the best way to talk in general terms about the average person. Bonnie says, If you want to talk about people in general, should you say, It

英语语法：89 Stacked Modifiers

Todays episode concerns a what-you-may-have-been-wondering-about topic. That sure was a mouthful, and it illustrates the problem of stacked modifiers, which occurs when you string together too many words to describe a noun at the end of the mouthful.

英语语法：149 “Principal” Versus “Principle”

Grammar Girl here. Today were going to recall that the principal is indeed your pal, but well also see that a principal can be so much more. In this episode well talk about the various ways to use principlethats p-l-eand principalthats p-a-l. (These

英语语法：50 Funny Misplaced Modifiers

Grammar Girl here. Today guest-writer Bonnie Trenga is going to help us take a break from serious grammar and instead delve into the world of comedysome intentional, some not. Groucho Marx said it best: One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. H

工作英语对话:Asking for a Description of a Person(3)

A: How does she look? B: I am not sure how tall she was but she was very scary! A: Is this a joke? B: Oh my god, you should have seen her! She looked like she had just crawled out from underneath something. Do you get what I am saying? A: No, I have

工作英语对话:Asking for a Description of a Person(1)

A: What does she look like? B: Well, she was pretty tall, about 5 feet 10 inches and kind of scary looking! A: What do you mean, scary? B: Well, she had a crazy sounding laugh and wild hair. Do you know what I mean? A: Yes, I know what you mean. B: A

工作英语对话:Asking for a Description of a Person(2)

A: Can you describe her for me? B: She was large, hairy, and scary! A: What are you talking about? B: When she laughed, it sent chills up my spine. Have you ever met someone like that? A: Yes, one time I met someone like that. B: She had eyes like la

原版英语对话1000个:504 Family Characters

Akane: Hey, Ruth. Ruth: Hi, Akane Akane: So we've been talking about your family a little bit. Um, I'd like to know a little bit more about the specific people in your family. Ruth: Sure Akane: So who is the funniest person in your family? Ruth: The

英语作文-高考 Good Manners

英语作文 Good manners are necessary because one is judged by his manners. Ones manners not only show what kind of education he has received and what his social position is, but they also tend to show what his nature is. Good manners means good behav

英语语法：70 Misplaced Modifiers

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is misplaced modifiers. Of all the writing errors you can make, misplaced modifiers are among the most likely to confuse your readers, but they're also kind of fun because misplaced modifiers can give your sentences s

A Very Outgoing Person

A Very Outgoing Person 小丫：第三人称单数对中国人来讲是最容易犯错的，因为中文里面没有这一说！从小我们学英语就背：she和he作主语时，谓语动词要用第三人称单数。说起来简单，但背了这么

音乐咖啡厅:Second Person-Wood

英文歌词: You try to multiply your speed by time to get your distance But you dont see the wood for the trees An experiment with existence Is showing up anomalies You see the day dissolve into the morrow And the slow growing of your second skin Adre

Treat the Person, Not the Body!

For all our research, resources, technology and collective intelligence theres still way more that we dont know about managing the human body, than we do. We like to think were more enlightened than ever but in many ways were still failing miserably

"Packaging" A Person 人的包装

A person, like a commodity, needs packaging. But going too far is absolutely undesirable. A little exaggeration, however, does no harm when it shows the person's unique qualities to their advantage. To display personal charm in a casual and natural w

揭秘新科技 Wifi信号能治病

Researchers have developed a method to activate electronic implants in the body and eliminate bacterial infections using a wireless signal。 研究者已经开发了一种运用无线信号激活人体中电子植入物来消除细菌感染的方法。

Wifi信号弱？放置地点有问题

Deciding where to place a Wi-Fi router at home to minimise signal blackspots is a fine art. But a physicist has attempted to tackle the problem by mathematically working out the optimum position for a router. He studied how walls and reflections affe

US Identifies Marines in Urination Video

U.S. military officials say they have identified the four Marines seen on video urinating on the bodies of dead Afghan Taliban fighters. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service, heading the main inquiry into the video, has also reportedly questioned