“地道英语”：Caught red-handed 被逮个正着

虽然都可以被用来表达 “原本应该做某事” 这个含义，“should have” 和 “could have” 在语气上并不相同。其中，“should have” 强调 “应该完成的事情没有完成”，带有强烈的指责意味；而 “could have” 表示 “原本能做到的事情却没有做”，暗示了错失机会的遗憾。听节目，跟主持人 Georgie 和步理学习如何使用表达 “should have” 和 “could have”。 

单词 “rope” 不可仅以作名词，意思是 “绳子”，还可以作动词，意思是 “用绳子捆、绑”。英语表达 “rope someone in” 正是以 “用绳子套住某人” 这个意象来比喻 “用花言巧语说服某人做一件原本不想做的事”。听节目，跟主持人菲菲和 Georgie 学习表达 “rope someone in” 的用法。 

乘坐出租车或和朋友一起开车出行时，我们经常需要用简短的方式告诉他人 “把车停在某个具体位置” 或者 “临时停一下车”。短语动词 “pull up” 和 “pull in” 都有 “停车” 的意思，但它们的区别是什么？它们后是否都可以跟“停车的具体位置”？听节目，跟主持人 Beth 和步理学习三个描述 “停车” 的短语动词。 

Why does Feifei keep hitting Rob? There could be some confusion about the meaning of today's authentic English phrase. Find out what Rob really means when he says 'it beats me' 

What does Rob mean when he says 'the proof is in the pudding'? 

Rob and Neil talk about the origins and the language of this humble snack. 

After a mischievous leprechaun makes a mess of the band room, the Gingerbread Man vows to catch him. He follows the leprechaun's clues all around the building finding chaos everywhere--even in the library! But then he finds the worst clue of all. It says the leprechaun's next tar ... Show More

Rob and Feifei sniff out a new phrase to learn 

Rob keeps saying 'excuse me' but what does he really mean? You and Feifei are about to find out the many uses of this phrase 

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