Candy
2004.09.30
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Telling Stories
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我想把英语故事讲得生动,但又怕当着这麽多人面前讲不出来,你说我该怎麽办?Thank you very much!
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Hi, Candy,
It is very common to have "stage fright". Even famous public speakers and actors experience that. I have found that it is helpful if I think about speaking to certain people in the audience who are my friends. Then I can relax and concentrate on tell them the story. I hope this helps.- John
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以琳
2004.09.24
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Getting Rid of One's Accent
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John,
我 在大学里选读英语，但总觉得 自己的发音很不地道，您可以告诉我通过什么途径或方法，就可以有突破，甚至是质的飞跃呢？
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Hi,以琳,
For someone who does not grow up with English but acquires it after age 12, it is generally not easy to get rid of one's accent. But it is not impossible. Speaking it more with native speakers will be very helpful. If you don't have that environment, then you need to think of ways to create such an environment for yourself, or a "virtual environment" in which you listen to English a lot.- John
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Holly Bule
2004.09.24
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Sentence Translation
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我有句英语句子不会翻译 Ｄo you know his difficult he has in keeping four children at school
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Hi, Holly Bule,
You should give it a try and I can help you correct your translated sentence. If you don't understand what "keeping four children at school" means, here is an explanation: more likely, it means having enough money to pay for the educational expenses of four children. By the way, your original sentence has some mistakes in it.- John
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Laura
2004.09.22
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Chinese Idiom Translation
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John 老师，
你好，我想知道怎样用英语表达“随心所欲”。
Thank you!!!
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Hi, Laura,
There can be a few different ways to translate that. One of them is "have it one's own way" (e.g. Have it your own way!) But there are negative connotations when this is said.- John
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申雨时
2004.09.21
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Everything and Something
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Dear john:
Will you explain me the meaning of "we should be to know everything about something thaqn to be know something about everything."
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Hi,申雨时,
The correct sentence should be: We should know everything about something rather than knowing something about everything.It means that instead of knowing just a little bit about a lot of things, we should try to be an expert in something and know everything about it.
- John
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2004.09.20
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Complete English Grammar
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| Q |
Plese i need the complet english grammar and word mining
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You probably meant "word meaning". I would suggest getting some books.
- John
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顾辉
2004.09.20
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Learn English Well
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how to study Enlish well
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Work hard! Set some goals to shoot for. Set a study schedule. - John
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2004.09.19
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All Kinds of Breaking
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| Q |
hello
help me 'break away from''break in''breakout'
'break into''break up'
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1. Sorry I am late. I could not break away from work.
2. There was a break-in at our office last night.
3. He broke up with his girlfriend.- John
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2004.09.19
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All Kinds of Agreeing
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| Q |
hello
how to hold 'agree to' 'agree with' 'agree on''agree about'
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1. If you agree to the arrangement, I will let you come with us.
2. I agree with you. You are the best!
3. They always argue. They never agree on anything.- John
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2004.09.19
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Pronouncing the Letter Z
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Dear John,
What is the correct pronounication of letter Z. And what is the difference between letters S and Z. Thank you.
Peter
Peter
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Hi, Peter,
People from different countries pronounce the letter Z differently. Americans generally pronounce it as Z (zee). The main difference between S and Z is that Z has a buzzing sound like a bee.- John
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ang***
2004.09.18
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Expensive or High
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The price of the computer is too______.
A. expensive B.high 选哪一个？
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Hi, Ang***,
The price of the computer is too high. When "expensive" is used, you don't have to say price. e.g. The computer is too expensive.- John
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庞明
2004.09.17
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Improving Listening Skill
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我不知怎样提高听力，你可以用汉语回答吗谢谢
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Hi,庞明,
Part of improving your listening skill is to read and listen more. All answers here are in English for that purpose.- John
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2004.09.16
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How to Translate
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how to translate:民族会展中心
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会展中心 is convention and exhibition center. 民族 can be translated a few different ways: people's, tribal, ethnic. - John
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水中月。
2004.09.16
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Remember More Words Faster
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怎样才能更快的记住更多的单词。
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The more you use them, the better and faster you can remember them. So write sentences with them. - John
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angel
2004.09.15
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More English mp3
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Dear John,
I'm so happy finding this website to learn English. Would you please suggest the editor to add more mp3 files of English for us? So that I can listen these English materials again and again anywhere and anytime I am free.
Thank you very much.
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Hi, Angel,
I'm glad you find our material useful. Yes, our team is working hard at finding and producing more mp3 files for English learners. Please help us by telling your friends. You can also tell them by sending an ecard, and tell them about our screensavers.- John
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andy
2004.09.15
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How to say it in English...
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招商报告how to say in english
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Hi, Andy,
Sorry, I am not exactly sure what the first part means. Does it mean marketing? Promotion? The second part is "report".- John
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Rosa
2004.09.14
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There are such things as ...
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"There are such things as express trains, express mail, and express lunches." I am not accustomed to say "There are such things as..." I could only say 々There are things such as...—Now I have a question: Is the phrase "There are such things as..." more beautiful saying? Can I get better marks while I am in oral test by using "There're such things as..." ? Thank you for your teaching.
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Hi, Rosa,
Actually the two are slightly different.Bob: We missed the bus. We are going to be late!
Bill: There are such things as taxies! Bill is saying that they can just take a taxi and therefore will not be late. He said it in such a way as if Bob had never heard of taxies. It is a somewhat humorous way of saying it. "There are things such as taxies" does not quite mean the same. "Things such as scissors, knives, and pins should be kept away from infants." - John
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王静
2004.09.14
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Learning Environment
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Dear John Doe teacher,
are you a foreigner,i am a university student,my English is very bad,now i want to learn it well,but i have no the good learning environment.and i don't know how to practise my spoken english.could you tell me how i should do?
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Hi,王静,
It is hard when you don't have the environment. But one thing that you can do is to listen to conversation recordings and follow along. We hope to make available some in future.- John
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Corn
2004.09.13
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Think in English
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你好！我是一个高中生，我现在的口语水平还可以，基本对话没有什么问题，我也非常乐意开口说英语。但是，我还远远没有达到自己希望的水平"think in English"您说，在英语环境中需要6个月才能达到这水平。我想请问，如果不在这种环境中，我每天应用多少时间才能在8个月中达到这种水平？我怎样做才是最有效的呢？
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Hi, Corn,
I am not quite sure. But I think if you spend 4 hours a day to listen and speak in English, perhaps you can start thinking in English after a year. I think the first step is to be able to associate objects with their English names. In other words, when you see an object, you need to be able to say what it is in English without having to think of its Chinese name first. So I would suggest working on this step first.- John
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Alice
2004.09.13
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Improving Oral English
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怎样才能提高自己的口语！
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Hi, Alice,
Listen more and speak more.- John
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nancy
2004.09.12
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All's Well That Ends Well
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How are you !Mr John Doe
I don't know what the meaning "I guess allˇs well that ends well"is. hope your reply!
thank you!
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Hi, Nancy,
It means that since the end result is good, the difficulties encountered in the process don't matter. This is usually said after it is over.- John
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Gress
2004.09.12
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Teacher's Reading
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| Q |
我们老师讲英语阅读很没有意思，我们还要不要听？
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Hi, Gress,
If you know every word that your teacher reads, then you can think about how you can improve the sentence. Or you can think of other ways of saying the same thing, or all the synonyms of some of the words.- John
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Wendy
2004.09.09
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Making Progress in Learning English
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Mr John,My english standard is very limited,Even if i cann't read many words,But i want to improve it very much,Pls tell me how to do,Many thanks!
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Hi, Wendy,
I would suggest for you to read simple children stories.- John
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Crystal
2004.09.08
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Hi
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Hello!John Doe.
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Hi!
- John
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helen
2004.09.08
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Garbled Message
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| Q |
и稱笵い国学ネ学习璣语语程璶êㄇ问题 ㎝样矗蔼这ㄇ问题
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Hi, Helen,
You probably used the wrong form to submit your question: if you are using simplified Chinese, you need to use the simplified Chinese page; if traditional, the traditional Chinese page.- John
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peng
2004.09.06
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Explaining a Sentence
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in what are you to work in the unit? 能不能解释一下这个句子?
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Hi, Peng,
It can mean "what tasks or duties will you work at in the unit".- John
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pengyani
2004.09.06
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Learning English On Your Own
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| Q |
您 好，我把你以前回复的贴子都看了看 ，我觉得我您是一位不错的老师，所以我这有一个问题想请教：我现在想自学英语，但是困难重重，不知从何下手？你能给我点建议吗？
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Hi, Pengyani,
Thank you very much for your compliment.
I need to know how much English you know first.- John
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cherry
2004.09.05
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Improving Writing
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| Q |
how to improve english writting ability
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Hi, Cherry,
Read more, write more!- John
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Rain
2004.09.04
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Learning English
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| Q |
I want to learn English well .but till now it is not well .though I learn eEnglish every day.
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Hi, Rain,
What do you do to learn English everyday? And how much time do you spend doing it?- John
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林月儿
2004.09.04
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Exam Anxiety
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| Q |
你好，我是一名初二的学生，我平时的英语成绩还算好，可是我每次考试的成绩总是不稳定，要么太好，要么太坏，可要是说情绪不好或紧张，我是一点都没有啊。怎么会这样啊，我哪错了？
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Hi, 林月儿,
Perhaps you don't know your material well enough so that when you are taking the exam, you have to think about the answer because you are not sure. Or maybe you are careless. If it is the former, then it will be good to listen more so that you can remember what it sounds like even when you are under stress.- John
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jj
2004.09.03
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How
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| Q |
I want to kwon how to improve my English?
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Hi, JJ,
Have you read all the suggestions I made to others? Have you put them into practice?- John
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顾恒铭
2004.09.02
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Fill in the Blank
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请问John Doe动词填空有种形式;情依依列出来.
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Hi, 顾恒铭,
Sorry, I don't understand your question. Please ask it in a different way.- John
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Watson
2004.09.02
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Welcome
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i love you ,teacher
i first come here ,
very good
i like english,
i like make my english better
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Welcome, Watson, and thank you!
- John
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2004.09.01
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Listening on Radio
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| Q |
我用收音机怎么收听你们的节目(英语,我想练听力)呢?
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Sorry, most of the material here is not broadcast on radio.
- John
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Victor Delacraoix
2004.09.01
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Word Not Found in Dictionary
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When i do practice English listening,what i should do?
Just write after listening?if i can't find the new words in the dictionary ,how should i do?
thank you for answering!!
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Hi, Victor,
When you practive English, you should try to understand what is said. If you can understand it, then you don't need to do anything. If you hear words you don't know and cannot find them in the dictionary, perhaps you spelt it wrong, in which case, you can try other ways of spelling it, or you can ask me here. Another possibility is that the dictionary is not advanced enough.- John
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柳儿
2004.08.28
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Improving English in a Short Time
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我的英语成绩正处于中等水平,但是提高的速度很慢,我应如何在短时间提高我的英语成绩?
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Hi, 柳儿,
If you can spend more time listening, reading, and writing. You will improve. But to improve fast is not easy: you have to spend a lot of time in it.- John
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tina
2004.08.27
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Speaking English
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我的英语口语很差，希望你能指导一下。
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Hi, Tina,
How bad is it?- John
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Teresa
2004.08.26
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Speaking
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Hi John,
Nice to meet you!
I have some questions for my writing in english,i have no trouble in reading,but i am not good enough in speaking.I am looking forward your help!
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Hi, Teresa,
Yes, speaking is always the hardest because you probably don't have the environment to listen and speak it all the time. So you must make use of every opportunity you have in doing those two.- John
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柠檬热咖啡
2004.08.26
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Expanding Vocabulary and Improving Grammar
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嗨，你好！我很想尽快通过自己的学习将自己的英语提高起来，但是我的单词量比仙伲矣锓ǚ矫嬉膊缓茫褪撬滴业幕”冉喜睿俏矣Ω迷趺囱糜行У陌旆ㄌ岣咦约耗兀肯Ｍ鸍OHN DOE老师给予我帮助！谢谢！
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Hi, 柠檬热咖啡,
The first thing you can do is to use it more. For example, ask your questions here in English.- John
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Jiji
2004.08.26
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Idiom
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can you make sentences with this idiom: to pick one's time.
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Hi, Jiji,
I don't know of an idiom like that. Perhaps you meant "take one's time". e.g. Take your time, I will wait for you.- John
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谭静怡
2004.08.25
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Vocabulary and Grammar
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怎样才能把英语学好呢，我很苦恼，为什么我怎样学英语都不好呢？知道的单词，语法老忘莮``总是记不了呢？？英语成绩总是上不去~`有没有什么办法呢？
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Hi, 谭静怡,
It must be frustrating. Do you listen to English much? I think it will help if you listen more.- John
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coco
2004.08.24
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Translate?
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| Q |
請問可不可以這句中文:
我認為用英語教學,將來對我們出外工作時,相當有用
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Hi, Coco,
I am not sure what you meant. Did you leave out the phrase "translate"?- John
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2004.08.23
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Improving Spelling
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| Q |
你好!
我學了英語很久,但很容易記不起,或字母串錯, 我應樣改善!
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Write more and read more! - John
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franky
2004.08.21
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Using the Word "By"
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| Q |
Can you tell me how to use the word of "by"?
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Hi, Franky,
There are too many uses. Please try using it in an example and I will tell you whether it is correct.- John
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lily
2004.08.20
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Improving Your Spelling
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Dear John,
I have studied English for two years,but I cannot speak and write Eglish without dictionary, I always mistake spelling,I wonder why I can remember the word's spelling
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Hi, Lily,
It sounds like you are depending on your dictionary too much. I think one thing that will help is to listen to yourself spell a word out. I think it will help you remember it better. Try it and let me know if it works.- John
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hellen
2004.08.20
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Spelling
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good afternoon!my name is hellen,i can study english,but my spelling was worse.
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Hi, Hellen,
Try this: spell the word out and then say the word. e.g. afternoon.
- John
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wuwu
2004.08.19
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Saying Date and Time
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"Thursday, 19 August, 2004, 11:00 GMT 12:00 UK "
I don't know how to speak "11:00 GMT 12:00 UK ".
And I also don't know how to say "00:02 GMT 01:02 UK "
Would you mind giving me answers with mp3, please?
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Hi, Wuwu,
There are a few ways of saying them. Here is what I could say - Thursday, 19th of August, two-thousand four, 11 o'clock Greenwich Mean Time, 12 o'clock UK time.
Two minutes past midnight Greenwich Mean Time, or simply GMT, one-o-two UK time.- John
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wu wu
2004.08.19
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Steal the Show and Low-Key Friendly
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"But it was Wright-Phillips who will grab the headlines, stealing the show in a low-key friendly at St James' Park. "
I don't understand "stealing the show in a low-key friendly at St James' Park."
Could you explain it in an easier sentence, please?
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Hi, Wu Wu,
When someone who is not the main character or star of a drama, a play, or a movie, etc., has such a good performance that he gets more attention, he is described as "stealing the show". So in similar situations when someone other than the main star gets the attention, one can say that he steals the show.e.g. At Mary's wedding, when her movie star cousin arrived, everyone surrounded her, taking pictures and getting autographs. She stole the whole show. "Low-key" is used to describe someone who is not loud or something done not with a lot of fanfare. In British soccer, a "friendly" seems to refer to a game, perhaps one that does not count in the championship, just a friendly game. - John
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wu wu
2004.08.19
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Headed Home
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| Q |
"Beckham diverted in John Terry's cross after 28 minutes and Owen headed home a centre from the England captain five minutes afterEngland captain five minutes the interval. " I don't understand "Owen headed home a centre from the captain five minutes the interval. " could you explain it in an easier sentence, please?
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Hi, Wu Wu,
Usually in non-soccer talk, to "head home" means to start going home. But I am not sure what "Owen headed home a center from the England captain" means. The word "center" in basketball means the person playing the center position.
- John
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wu wu
2004.08.19
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Soccer Terms
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Beckham diverted in John Terry's cross after 28 minutes and Owen headed home a centre from the England captain five minutes after the interval. " I don't understand "Beckham diverted in John Terry's cross " could you explain it in an easier sentence, please?
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Hi, Wu Wu,
You got me there! I suspect that "to divert in someone's cross" is a soccer term but I don't know what it means.- John
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wu wu
2004.08.19
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Seal a Win
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| Q |
"It sealed England's win, set up by goals from the new Real Madrid pairing of David Beckham and Michael Owen." I don't understand "It sealed England's win," could you explain it in an easier sentence, please?
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Hi, Wu Wu,
To "seal a win" means doing something that completes and makes sure that they will win, just like sealing a bottle or an envelope so that it cannot be opened.- John
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wuwu
2004.08.19
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Crowned and Stunning
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| Q |
"Manchester City's youngster, on as a substitute, crowned a solo run with a stunning finish after 71 minutes." I copied the above sentence from BBC SPORT. I don't understand "crowned a solo run with a stunning finish". Coulk you explain it in an easier sentence, please?
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Hi, Wu Wu,
To crown someone means to put a crown on someone. A "stunning finish" means an ending that is very surprising. So to "crown a solo run with a stunning finish" in soccer probably means that the player takes the ball all the way (i.e. solo run) and scores a goal. So the end of the "solo run" is surprising; and "crown" implies that he added more to the run and made it wonderful, better; hence implying that he scored a goal. (That would be my guess, not being a soccer fan.)- John
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wu wu
2004.08.19
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Set Up and Side-foot
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" And the visitors squandered another early opportunity when Andriy Shevchenko set up Ruslan Rotan, but he side-footed wastefully over the top. "
I don't understand "Andriy Shevchenko set up Ruslan Rotan, but he side-footed wastefully over the top."
Especially I don't understand "set up " and "side-footed".
Could you explain it in an easier sentence, please?
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Hi, Wu Wu,
In this case, to set somebody up means to pass him the ball at a place that he can shoot at the goal. According to my friend who plays soccer, To side-foot means to kick it with the side of one's foot rather that the toes.- John
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wu wu
2004.08.19
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Fumble
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| Q |
"England made a sluggish start and survived a scare after only three minutes, when goalkeeper David James fumbled a drive from Oleg Husev and was fortunate not to be punished. "
I don't understand "fumbled a drive from Oleg Husev "
Could you explain it in an easier sentence, please?
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Hi, Wu Wu,
To fumble means not to catch or hold something in one's hand properly and as a result, the object (in this case, the ball) falls or almost falls. The word "drive" in In this case means the ball being kicked straight toward something. - John
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wu wu
2004.08.19
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Surrounding
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| Q |
"England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson was delighted with the outcome after recent speculation surrounding his future. "
I don't understand "after recent speculation surrounding his future." especially I don't understand "surrounding his future". Is "his future " means the teams future? could you explain it in an easier sentence, please?
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Hi, Wu Wu,
From what it says here, it seems to mean his future rather than the team's future. "Surrounding" here is similar to "about" or "related to".
- John
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Bruce
2004.08.18
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The
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| Q |
I don't know when to use "the",and when not to use it?would you please tell me something about it?
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Hi, Bruce,
That is a good question. Do you have some examples?Sometimes even I have to think about it. But usually I would say it out loud and then know whether it sounds right or not. So listening to English a lot is very important. - John
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合心
2004.08.18
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Learning Grammar
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| Q |
Heloo John 老师
我马上将要大考了。我也在努力了，但时间好象不够了。能否给我点建议再最短的时间有高效率的收获，友人告诉我早晨背单词学语法，但这些太简单了，我希望有您特别的建议，尤其是 阅读 题，本来我认为对的但却是一个我想不通的答案，期望你的建议不要另我失望。
合心
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Hi,合心,
I am afraid that there is no quick and easy way to learn English unless you live in an English environment. I believe that the best way to learn English grammar (after you have learned the very basic grammar like "go-went-gone", "I am", "he is", "they are", etc.) is to listen to English a lot, and to say it out loud. I assume that by 阅读题, you meant comprehension. Comprehension actually requires both adequate vocabulary and a knowledge of grammar. So building up your vocabulary will help. Did you read my recommendation on how to build up your vocabulary? - John
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苦瓜脸
2004.08.16
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English Grammar
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很多的语法知识我都不明白，我不知学英语应该从什么方面入手，您可以介绍几本好书给我吗？英语语法中间是不是有很多相似的地方呢？怎么才能把它们更容易的更好的记牢呢？
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Hi, 苦瓜脸,
Since I don't know your English level, I cannot quite tell you what book to use or read. Did you mean a book to learn grammar or a story book to read?Yes, there are a lot of similarities in English. To be able to remember how to say something in English, you must say it many times and review. Listen to English is very important also. We are starting a new column called "STEPS" for English students to practice. Take a look! - John
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Wangyan
2004.08.15
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Go Do Something
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Hi John!
In the first article of ,there is a phrase "go explore". "Explore" is verb.But why is it used behind the word "go" that is also a verb?
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Hi, Wangyan,
In spoken English, people often put "go" in front of a verb to mean "go and" such and such. For example, "You'd better go get it now!" It is the same as "You'd better go and get it now!"- John
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王秉洋
2004.08.15
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When Do I Get Up
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WHEN DO YOU GET UP/
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I usually get up in the morning. How about you?
- John
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ZZ
2004.08.12
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Bilingual Story
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请问：有没有中英对照的小故事？
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Hi, ZZ,
We are working on getting on line a bilingual story like the kind you would like. But it is better to learn English without referring to the Chinese translation.- John
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wu wu
2004.08.12
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Message for Wesley and Abby
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Hi! Dear W and A,
I appreciate English Easy programme, thank you so much for your teaching. When I speak English at my school, my English teacher always marks me 85-95% for my Speaking English. But I cannot follow your speaking. Would you mind slowing down a little bit, please? In fact, I am imitating your way of speaking English. You are very important person in my study. Thak you so much.
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Hi, Wu Wu,
I represent them to thank you for your message.- John
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Yu Jue
2004.08.12
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Message for Wesley and Abby
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Hi! Mr W, Ms A,
It was Tuesday yesterday. I listened to "English Easy" at night, and I got the related text as well. I enjoy "English Easy" as well as thank you very much. By the way, Mr W, would you mind speaking English slowly so that I can mimic your speaking? Thank you for your kindly attention.
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Hi, Yu Jue,
I represent Wesley and Abby and thank you for your message.- John
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wu wu
2004.08.10
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Bussed to Safety
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"There was no violence during the match but afterwards Japan's small contingent of fans had to be bussed to safety as Chinese fans gathered outside Beijing's Workers' Stadium." Here I don't understand "had to be bussed to safety ". Did Japanese have to stay inside the stadium or they bussed to a safe place while Chinese fans gathered outside the stadium?
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Hi, Wu Wu,
The Japanese fans were transported away by bus to a place where they were safe.- John
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wu wu
2004.08.09
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World War II
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"during World War II."
How should we read out "war II"?
Thank you for teaching.
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Hi, Wu Wu,
WW II should be read as "World War Two".- John
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wu wu
2004.08.09
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How to Read Scores
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"Defending champions Japan won the Asian Cup 3-1, but faced jeers from Chinese fans throughout the match." My questions is:
1) How to read out loud "3-1"
2) What does "jeers" mean in Chinese?
Thank you for teaching.
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Hi, Wu Wu,
Scores like "3-1" are generally read aloud as "three to one", or "three one".- John
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stephen
2004.08.09
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Perfect Translation
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hi1
I am atephen. i am a student in college, my major is english ,my qusetion is that how to improve my comprehensive ablity? how to make translation to be perfect?
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Hi, Stephen,
I assume that you are asking about improving your comprehension ability mainly related to tests. Since a lot of the comprehension passages used in tests deal with a variety of topics, you will need to have a good vocabulary and a good understanding of English. To be perfect in doing translation takes a lot of effort because you have to be totally fluent in both languages to be "perfect". But to be able to do a good job, you just need to good at both languages. - John
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Yu Jue
2004.08.08
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A to Z
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Hi! Mr John Doe, when children are describing the spelling of "net", they say "n for nose, e for egg, t for tea..." and grown-up describe the spelling as"n for Nancy, e for Emily, t for Tom...". Grown-up are not that childish. I yearn for getting to know how grown-up describe from A to Z. Could you tell me, please?
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Hi, Yu Jue,
That is an interesting question. Here is a link to a list that pilots use to make it clear which letter of the alphbets they are talking about.- John
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zhengjiilan
2004.08.06
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Linking Words
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我怎么就是不能把词组和单词连成一句话呢？
我想问老师应该怎么样学好呢？我知道老师你一定很忙的了我不敢打扰了。
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Hi, Zhengjiilan,
Thank you for your question. I think you need to listen more.- John
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