VOA慢速英语:The Music of Movable Phrases

album – n. a long musical recording on a record, CD, etc., that usually includes a set of songs

fictional – adj. written stories about people and events that are not real

lyrics – n. the words of a song

movability – n. grammar the ability to move to different places in a sentence

modifier – n. a word (such as an adjective or adverb) or phrase that describes another word or group of words

participial phrase – n. a verb phrase that is used to indicate a past or present action and that can also be used like an adjective

nonrestrictive – adj. describing or giving more information about a person or thing but not needed to understand which person or thing is meant

adjectival – adj. a word that describes a noun or a pronoun

headlamp – n. a light worn on the forehead (as of a miner or physician)

pitch – n. the highness or lowness of a sound

certain – adj. particular members of a group

draw – v. to cause (attention) to be given to someone or something

emphasis – n. added force that is given to a word or syllable when speaking

consciously – adv. aware of something (such as a fact or feeling)

principle – n. an idea that forms the basis of something

comma – n. a punctuation mark , that is used to separate words or groups of words in a sentence