VOA慢速英语:Everyday Grammar: Tag Questions Are Easy, Aren’t They?

短语讲解：

1. They think it might show that men have more power in the conversation, and use tags to ask for information or agreement.

ask for 请求…; 要求…
例句：He ask for leave of absence to visit his mother in hospital.
他请假去探望住院的母亲。

2. If the statement uses another verb instead of be, the tag question uses an auxiliary verb such as do or have.

instead of （用…） 代替…， （是…）而不是…
例句：  I decided to treat myself to a taxi, eg instead of walking.
我决定坐他一次计程车。

3. For example, in the song A Little Time the singing duo Beautiful South ask the question.

for example 例如， 譬如
例句：For example, after an e-mail message has been sent, there is no undoing it.
例如，电子邮件发送以后就不存在撤销了。

4. Speakers saying something that they are almost certain the listener will agree with use a falling intonation.

agree with 与某人[观点]一致， 同意[赞同]某人的意见; 与…相符
例句：I agree with you to some degree.
在某种程度上我与你意见一致。