– Manuscript – Welcome to English in a Minute! The expression "change of heart" sounds like a medical operation. But let's listen to Dan and Anna just to be sure. Speaker A: Dan, how did the audition go? Did you get the part?Speaker B: No. They told me I was perfect for the role.Speaker A: Well then, what happened?Speaker B: I guess the director had a change of heart. … [Read more...] about Change of Heart (Idioms)
3D-printed Rocket Fails Minutes after Florida Launch
– Manuscript – A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts started its first flight late Wednesday but failed to reach orbit. The 33-meter-long rocket, called Terran 1, took off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The startup company Relativity Space created 85 percent of the rocket using 3D printing technology. Most parts came from the company’s large printing center in … [Read more...] about 3D-printed Rocket Fails Minutes after Florida Launch
Scientists Find Elements of Life on an Asteroid
– Manuscript – Two chemical compounds necessary to living organisms have been found in material from the asteroid Ryugu. The Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 collected the materials and sent them back to Earth. The findings from an international group of scientists support the idea that some elements of life arrived on Earth from asteroids billions of years … [Read more...] about Scientists Find Elements of Life on an Asteroid
Sensitive (News Words)
– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. The United States military shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the U.S. eastern coast in early February. Sensitive China claims the object was a weather balloon that blew off course. The U.S. said the balloon travelled over sensitive military sites in North America. In this example, … [Read more...] about Sensitive (News Words)
Deeper Questions about the Start of COVID-19
– Manuscript – Governments and health agencies around the world have not yet been able to answer an important question: Where did the virus that causes COVID-19 come from? DOE report and Wray’s comments This week, two events have drawn attention to the question of COVID-19's beginnings. The first was a new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) report, which has not been … [Read more...] about Deeper Questions about the Start of COVID-19
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