Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. Marta is the first Amur leopard cub born at the Santa Barbara Zoo in 20 years. Debut Marta was born in August. She was kept out of sight while connecting with her mother. Months later, the rare Amur leopard cub made her debut at the Southern California zoo. A debut is a first public appearance, as of a performer, … [Read more...] about Debut (News Words)
Archives for January 2022
Scientists Create Corals in Lab to Better Resist Climate Change
When corals are mentioned, many people think of rock-life forms in the sea filled with colorful fish. But corals are made up of hundreds of thousands of small organisms which live and feed like any other sea life. For the past five years, researchers in Hawaii and Australia have been engineering corals inside a lab to see if they could better resist the effects of climate … [Read more...] about Scientists Create Corals in Lab to Better Resist Climate Change
Take the World by Storm (Idioms)
Welcome to English in a Minute! Storms are weather events with rain, lightning, thunder and wind. But what could this expression mean? Let's find out. Take the world by storm. Speaker A: How's the ukulele coming along? Ready to take the world by storm? Speaker B: Well, maybe just the learn-English-with-ukulele world, Jonathan. Speaker A: Is that world even out … [Read more...] about Take the World by Storm (Idioms)
Contingency (News Words)
Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. The World Health Organization is warning about the new coronavirus variant first found in South Africa. Contingency The WHO says the overall international risk related to the Omicron variant is very high. US President Joe Biden said experts are prepared to develop contingency plans to make changes to COVID vaccines, … [Read more...] about Contingency (News Words)
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