– Manuscript – A spacecraft from the American space agency NASA crashed into an asteroid about 11 million kilometers from Earth on Monday. The mission is part of NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART. The agency called it “the world’s first mission to test technology for defending Earth” against asteroids or other space dangers. The spacecraft traveled at a … [Read more...] about NASA Spacecraft Crashes into Asteroid to Test Earth Defense
Epiphany (News Words)
– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. New computer software uses eyeglasses to assist people who have problems hearing. Epiphany The XRAI Glass software connects a smartphone to the user's glasses where the words of their discussion appear. The software's co-founder said he had an epiphany after seeing his grandfather, who has a loss of … [Read more...] about Epiphany (News Words)
Point Fingers (Idioms)
– Manuscript – Welcome to English in a Minute! Our fingers are very useful. They help us do so much. But what do you think it means to point fingers at someone? Speaker A: Anna, someone in the office coffee club complained about you.Speaker B: What?! What did they say?Speaker A: They said you drink way too much coffee.Speaker B: Ahh! Who would say such a false, … [Read more...] about Point Fingers (Idioms)
Epic (News Words)
– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. Rain and melting ice rivers have caused severe flooding in Pakistan. Epic The heavy rain and flooding across the country since June have caused thousands of deaths and forced many more people from their homes. Pakistan's minister for climate change described the condition as an epic humanitarian … [Read more...] about Epic (News Words)
London Museum Show Explores Korean Pop Culture
– Manuscript – A new show at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London explores South Korean popular culture and its rise to international fame. Among the things to see at Hallyu! The Korean Wave are K-Pop costumes, K-drama props as well as a copy of a set from the Academy Award-winning film Parasite. Rosalie Kim is the curator, or organizer of the show. She told … [Read more...] about London Museum Show Explores Korean Pop Culture
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