– Manuscript – Welcome to English in a Minute from home! After a long day, it feels good to take off your shoes. Is that what this expression is describing? Speaker A: Oh no! Stores may start running out of coffee.Speaker B: What's next? Chocolate? I have to go.Speaker A: Anna, where are you going?Speaker B: I'm not waiting for the other shoe to drop, Jonathan. I"m … [Read more...] about Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop (Idioms)
Archives for March 2022
Scientists Raise Questions about Future Vaccine Strategy
– Manuscript – COVID-19 vaccines are saving lives but they cannot stop new versions of coronavirus from appearing. This has led scientists to ask the following questions: Are more shots needed? Should changes be made to existing shots? Or should new vaccines be developed? Dr. Daniel Kuritzkes is infectious disease chief at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. He told The … [Read more...] about Scientists Raise Questions about Future Vaccine Strategy
Plague (News Words)
– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. In the grain-growing region of the Australian state of New South Wales, millions of mice are causing widespread destruction. Plague The plague of mice has forced hundreds of prisoners and workers from a prison while repairs are made to damaged walls and electrical wiring. The mouse plague is caused by the … [Read more...] about Plague (News Words)
Asteroid That Killed off Dinosaurs Likely Hit in Spring
– Manuscript – Scientists said recently that fish fossils in the U.S. state of North Dakota are providing a deeper understanding of one of the worst days in the history of life on Earth. On a spring day 66 million years ago, an asteroid 12 kilometers wide hit Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, leading to an extinction that killed off about three-quarters of Earth's species, … [Read more...] about Asteroid That Killed off Dinosaurs Likely Hit in Spring
Haste Makes Waste (Idioms)
– Manuscript – Welcome to English in a Minute from home! Today's expression has rhyming words. And it might have to do with birdhouses. Speaker A: Anna, what are you making?Speaker B: It's supposed to be a birdhouse.Speaker A: That's going to kill a bird…not shelter it.Speaker B: I know, I didn't measure the wood before I started sawing. Now I have to buy all new … [Read more...] about Haste Makes Waste (Idioms)
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