How Can I Improve My Spoken English Skill？

有一个女孩,她总想和老外交朋友。每回在街上碰到老外,她很想上去和他们交谈。但是每每因为害羞而作罢。困惑的她向Brad寻求建议。     

It＇s the Animal in Me

I have been told that in China, having a pet, particularly a dog, is often considered to be a status symbol because it shows the family can afford to have an animal. It is very different here.     

The Differences Between British English And American English

English is a language that is widely used by people all. over the world. But it is a young language. It has a history of only about six hundred years. Since the seventeenth century, by American colonization, English has been the language of the United States.     

Don＇ t have a cow

一学期又结束了．暑假总是让人兴奋．可是妈妈最关心John一学期的学习成果。因为他太调皮了．总是让人担心。这次John到底能不能过个快乐的暑假呢？     

How to Improve College Students＇ English Reading Comprehension

To improve college students＇reading comprehension,the author studies student factors-patience and reading motivation.The author views that reading motivation is the main element,and analyzes the instrumental motivation,enjoys mental motivation and the relation between the reading proficiency and the above motivations.Therefore,advice on the English reading teaching is put forward.     

Young People＇s Crimes

Crime is a very serious problem in Britain. One sort of crime which particularly worries people is juvenile crimes-that is, crimes committed (犯罪) by young. people.For some years juvenile crimes have been increasing.There are two main sorts of juvenile crimes:stealing and violence(暴力).     

Teacher＇s Role in English Vocabulary Learning

Vocabulary is the basis for learning any language.Anyone who wants to learn a language well faces the challenge of enlarging his/her vocabulary effectively.From six aspects,this paper discusses what teachers should do to help their students with vocabulary acquisition.     

It wasn＇ t your baby!

世界上只有母爱的力量能够所向披靡。母爱犹如明媚的阳光，美丽而永恒：母爱犹如春日的小雨，温馨而柔韧。     

DR FINGERS＇ ERROR CORRECTION CLINIC

Emma：DRFINGERS又和大家见面了,本期主打“反身代词”,先做练习,再听录音。     

Comparison between men＇s and women＇s Chinese language

Language is used to exchange information and to communicate. It contains several properties including the structural relationship--grammar, the context--pragmatics, content and meaning--semantics. These can all be considered as the characteristics to distinguish one language from another. As it is known to all that different lanauaaes have their own grammar, pragmatics and semantics.     

The Elephant＇s Nose

Long long ago, an elephant didn＇t have a long nose. It only had a short one.     

A Key Factor Affecting L2（ English） Vocabulary Acquisition： L2（ English） Proficiency

There are some certain factors affecting L2(English)vocabulary acquisition such as L2(English)proficiency,readers’purpose and the habit of reading,and the difficulty of target words and context,among which the first plays a key role.The paper,through a review of the relevant experimental researches,reaches a conclusion that L2(English)proficiency does influence much upon L2vocabulary acquisition.     

Can you really＂speak＂English？

人之间最直接的、最主要的交流方式是口语表达．为了更好地与他人交流．人们不仅学习自己本族的语言．还需学习他国的语言．减少沟通的障碍。换言之．学习语言的最终目的是使用该语言。然而．任何语言口语能力的形成都离不开语言材料大量有效的输人和积累。然而中国学生缺少学习英语的语言环境．在日常生活中听到的和看到的、与人交流的都是汉语,即使学了英语．也是“哑巴英语”。因为平时几乎不说．更谈不上运用．因此中国学生很难从生活中得到输入英语语言材料的机会．     

DR FINGERS＇ VOCABULARY CLINIC： Neologisms

Angel：汉语中每年都会产生相当数量的新词语。比如“犀利哥”“某某姐”“咆哮体”“恨爹不成刚”等。英语中同样也有很多新生词汇,它们或许不会被收入字典。列入规范英语,但这并不妨碍我们的使用。     

My uncle＇s Farm

请小朋友把图片上农场里的小动物们和方框里的单词一一对应,抄写在下面对应的数字边上。     

悠闲英语（五十五）Mathemat ical English 数解英文

I have been writing this column for several years now and have received a lot of letters from the readers. They asked all kinds of questions, from English grammar, to what DD eats everyday, to how to find a job after graduation from college, to how to make kids interested in studying English But,     

LET＇S TALK ABOUT： Trains!

Emma：说到火车，真是让人又爱又恨!记得上学的时候，每年寒暑假都要坐火车回家，一票难求就不说了，吃东西、上厕所、起身活动活动，费劲哪，前后左右全是人。往事不堪回首，还是来着与火车有关的表达吧！