VOA慢速英语:Everyday Grammar: Pow! Whizz! What Are Onomatopoeia?

短语讲解：

1. When a native English-speaker says the word woof, the pronunciation is somewhat similar to the sound the dog makes.

be similar to 类; 与…相似; 类乎
例句：My problem is similar to yours.
我的问题与你的问题相似。

2. I don't give interviews and I'm no longer a public figure.

no longer 不再，已不
例句：The mine is no longer being worked.
这座煤矿现在已不开采了。

3. But they are very common in everyday speech and there are hundreds of examples.

hundreds of 好几百，许许多多
例句：Money to the extent of hundreds of thousands was set in motion.
流通的金钱达几十万金元之多。