“地道英语”：Tough it out 咬紧牙关，坚持下去

在英语中，我们可以用 “hardly any”、“barely any” 和 “scarcely any” 这三个搭配来表示 “几乎没有”。比如，“I think there is hardly any issue with your report.” 的意思就是 “我认为你的报告几乎没有任何问题” 。不过，你知道为什么在这个句子中通常不用 “barely any” 或 “scarcely any” 吗？听节目，辨析这三个搭配的用法。 

如果你在分享自己的烦恼时，朋友对你说 “that's really a you problem”，那朋友的意思就是 “这件事只有你在乎”。“A you problem” 是一个地道的俗语表达，它的意思是 “属于你的问题，与别人无关” 或者 “这件事情只有你自己在意” 。在本期节目中，主持人 Phil 和菲菲将教你如何使用 “a you problem”。 

当我们在异国他乡学习、工作或旅游时，往往首先需要解决 “renting a place（租房）” 相关的问题。比如，是选择更小更便宜的 “studio（单间公寓）” 还是更贵更舒适的 “flat（公寓）”；“deposit（押金，保证金）” 何时退还。听节目，跟主持人 Beth 和步理学习在英语国家租房时常用的词汇。 

Ciao ragazzi! Bentornati nel mio podcast! Nella puntata di oggi, vi insegnerò come utilizzare due verbi molto importanti, che gli italiani usano molto nelle conversazioni di tutti i giorni. I due verbi in questione sono, “dire” e “parlare”. Possono sembrare molto facili da usare, ... Show More

In this episode, we’re going to learn 10 important adjectives that describe food, but also and more specifically, taste - but also how we can use these same words to describe people or events! For example, you can use “juicy” for gossip, or “rich” for an exaggeration, or “flaky” ... Show More

When we bump into someone we haven’t met for a while, we’ll commonly ask them what they’ve been up to. That’s the topic of this lesson. We'll work with a variety of useful expressions including: 'Ça fait…?', 'pas mal de' and 'Ça a mis…'. We'll also see how to make use of the verb ... Show More

There are many different ways of saying approximately in English, and some of them are more formal or informal than others. In this episode, we’ll look at some of the most common synonyms of approximately, and how to use them in different contexts.  Shownotes and more podcasts to ... Show More

What is a verb? For the learner of English, the answer isn't always so obvious. In today's podcast, we learn the difference between time reference and verb tense. Join us as we explore the past, the present and the future!