– Manuscript – Welcome to English in a Minute! If you've ever gardened, you know weeds grow superfast. They can take over a garden overnight! But what does 'grow like a weed' mean in other situations? Grow Like a Weed Speaker A: Hey, Dan. Do you want to see pictures from my trip home?Speaker B: Oh, geez, I would love to, uh, but….Speaker A: Great! This is me with my … [Read more...] about Grow Like a Weed (Idioms)
Europe Prepares to Launch Spacecraft to Observe ‘Dark Side’ of Universe
– Manuscript – The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing to launch a spacecraft designed to study the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy across far reaches of the universe. The launch of ESA’s Euclid spacecraft is set for July 1. It will lift off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral launch center aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Euclid is a space telescope built to … [Read more...] about Europe Prepares to Launch Spacecraft to Observe ‘Dark Side’ of Universe
Scientists Change Fruit Fly Genes to Help Farmers
– Manuscript – Paul Nelson runs a raspberry farm in the northern U.S. state of Minnesota. Raspberries are a popular red fruit that people like to eat in the summer. At the farm, Nelson and his team spend a lot of time worrying about fruit flies. The insect pest that hurts their berries is known as the spotted wing drosophila. The flies are from Asia and first came … [Read more...] about Scientists Change Fruit Fly Genes to Help Farmers
Chord (News Words)
– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran recently won a lawsuit in New York. Chord The jury said he did not steal a series of four chords from a popular Marvin Gaye song when Sheeran wrote his song, Thinking Out Loud, in 2014. Sheeran said these four chords… are a tool commonly used to create songs. A chord … [Read more...] about Chord (News Words)
How WHO Could Deal with Future Pandemics
– Manuscript – Officials at the World Health Organization (WHO) are negotiating new rules for dealing with pandemics. The U.N. health agency's 194 member countries have set a target date of May 2024 for a legal agreement. A new agreement is a top goal for WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. He called it a "generational commitment that we will not go back to the old … [Read more...] about How WHO Could Deal with Future Pandemics
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