Across

Sometimes we ignore advice. Sometimes things go wrong and this programme is about those times. Phil and Feifei teach you how to use the expression to learn something the hard way.FIND A TRANSCRIPT: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_202 ...  Show more

Have you ever spoken in English, and the other person didn’t understand?In this episode of our new series, Georgie and Hanan talk about accents and pronunciation.With Jennifer Jenkins, Emeritus Professor of Global Englishes, University of Southampton.WATCH – Find Georgie’s video ...  Show more

When is a verb followed by a gerund, and when is it followed by an infinitive? 

When is a verb followed by a gerund, and when is it followed by an infinitive? 

一位听众来信询问单词 “cross、across、crosswise” 和 “intersect” 的共同点和区别。它们当中有三个词都包含词根 “cross”，与 “交叉” 或 “穿过” 相关。“Across” 的副词含义是 “从一边到另一边地”；介词含义为 “在…另一边，在…各处”。“Crosswise” 同样可以作副词使用，表示 “交叉地，垂直穿过地”，但它是否常用？动词 “intersect” 指 “（道路或线条）交叉”。本期节目详细讲解这四个词的用法。 

Nell’episodio di oggi parliamo del verbo impersonale “piovere”, perché è un verbo molto usato, punto primo, e, punto secondo, perché ci potrebbero essere dei dubbi sulla sua coniugazione. In particolare quando si deve coniugare al passato prossimo, e quindi scegliere l’ausiliare ...  Show more