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To and for are some of the most common prepositions in English—you see them everywhere, in almost every sentence. That’s what makes it so frustrating to get them mixed up; after all, the for and to difference isn’t exactly easy to understand.

Word pairings that use to:
access to
addiction/addicted to
attraction/attracted to
change to
contribute to
dedicate/dedication to
new to
react/reaction to
refer/reference to
respond/response to
threat to
transition to
to some extent
to [someone’s] surprise
to [someone’s] face
to this day
Common phrasal verbs with to:

get around to
get down to
get to
look up to
see to
Word pairings that use for
advertise/advertisement for
approval for
argue/argument for
care for
cure for
hunger/hungry for
pay for
recipe for
room for
search for
study for
talent for
thirst/thirsty for
for a living
for a while
for free
for good
for now
for sale
for starters
for sure
for the best
for the record
for the time being
Common phrasal verbs with for:

go for
look for
look / watch out for

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To vs. For: What’s the Difference?

Ānní: Wèi, shì Wáng Fāngfang ma?
安妮：喂，是王方方吗？
Wáng Fāngfang: Wǒ jiù shì.
王方方：我就是。
Ānní: Fāngfang, wǒ shì Ānní. Wǒ míngtiān qù Běijīng. Běijīng tiānqì zěnmeyàng?
安妮：方方，我是安妮。我明天去北京。北京天气怎么样？
Wáng Fāngfang: Běijīng xiànzài shì dōngtiān. Míngtiān yīntiān, yǒu xuě, qìwēn língxià sān dù dào sì dù.
王方方：北京现在是冬天。明天阴天，有雪，气温零下 3 度到 4 度。
Ānní: Zhème lěng a!
安妮：这么冷啊！
Wáng Fāngfang: Shì a. Xīní tiānqì zěnmeyàng?
王方方：是啊。悉尼天气怎么样？
Ānní: Xīní xiànzài shì xiàtiān, hěn rè, jīntiān sānshí'èr dù.
安妮：悉尼现在是夏天，很热，今天 32 度。
Wáng Fāngfang: Běijīng xiànzài fēicháng lěng. Nǐ duō chuān diǎnr yīfu!
王方方：北京现在非常冷。你多穿点儿衣服！
Ānní: Xièxie!
安妮：谢谢！
Wáng Fāngfang: Bú kèqi.
王方方：不客气。

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In this episode, we share easy ideas to help you stay motivated in your English learning journey.
You will hear simple tips like setting small goals, making learning fun, and being kind to yourself.

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How to Stay Motivated While Learning English

1：动词，“一直到结束、到终点”的意思。
这个电影很复杂，只有看到底才能懂它讲了什么。
2：副词，用在疑问句或者带疑问代词的非疑问句中，表示“进一步探究”的意思。不能用于带“吗”的是非疑问句中。
我给他打了好几次电话了，可是一直没人接，也不知道他到底怎么回事。
3：用在疑问句或者带疑问代词的非疑问句中时，主语如果是疑问代词，“到底”只能放在主语前。
到底谁去参加比赛，大家还没决定。

有意思的例子：
1：她到底是不是我妈妈，为什么天天让我来上学😂
2：我到底为什么学习汉语😂
3：她天天问她老公：你爱不爱我？她老公每次都回答说：爱。他到底爱不爱他老婆😂

喵喵说汉语---HSK 4

到底？？？

“I’m not actually a huge fan of TV, but there is one show that I do enjoy watching every weekend. It’s called _______ idol, which is a hugely popular reality show, where aspiring singers compete against each other for a shot at fame, or even a record contract.




The show is on every Sunday night at about 8pm, and I normally watch it at home with my family.




Young people who dream of being a famous singer, can have the chance to be chosen to perform on the show in front of judges who select the best performers. Later on the public can also get involved, and vote for their favourite singer by phone or online, and the singer with the most votes becomes the winner.




One of the things I love about this show is that it gives any Joe Bloggs off the street, not only a genuine chance to show off their talent, but to also have a shot at fame.




I think we all dream of what it might be like to be a star, and this show really opens doors for some of these dreamers, if of course they have the talent.




On top of that, it’s a lot of fun watching the early stages of the show, and passing judgement on the different contestants as well as supporting the best singers, as if I had discovered them myself.