– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. A traveling museum that explores failure has opened in Washington, D.C. Flop The Museum of Failure began in 2017. It holds about 150 products that flopped after their release ot the public. The museum's organizer said we learn more form our failures than our successes. The noun flop is often used to … [記事を読む...] about Flop(ニュースワード)
How Someone Rolls (イディオム)
– Manuscript – Welcome to English in a Minute! Rolling is a common action. But what does it mean if someone says, that's how I roll? How Someone Rolls Speaker A: Anna, why are you wearing that really pink wig?Speaker B: I like to keep people guessing, Dan. That's how I roll. Hey, you can borrow it if you want.Speaker A: Thanks, but pink is not really how I roll. … [記事を読む...] about How Someone Rolls (イディオム)
デング熱対策のための特別な蚊の飼育
– Manuscript – For many years, preventing dengue fever in Honduras has meant teaching people to avoid mosquito bites. Now, Hondurans are being taught a more effective way to control the disease — and it goes against everything they have learned. Recently, a small group of people cheered as Hector Enriquez freed mosquitoes from a glass jar. Enriquez did that to bring … [記事を読む...] about デング熱対策のための特別な蚊の飼育
科学者が野生動物について学ぶために聴く試み
– Manuscript – A team of scientists is studying the sound of the forest in Ecuador to learn how artificial intelligence (AI) could follow animal life in recovering environments. When scientists want to measure new forest growth, they can study large areas of land with tools like satellites and lidar. But understanding how fast and in what amount wildlife is returning … [記事を読む...] about 科学者が野生動物について学ぶために聴く試み
ペッパーX、ギネス記録で最も辛い唐辛子に認定
– Manuscript – Ed Currie is the pepper expert who grew the Carolina Reaper, which has been considered the hottest pepper in the world since 2013. Ten years later, Currie broke his record with one that is three times hotter: Pepper X. The Guinness Book of World Records named Currie’s latest creation the world’s “hottest chili pepper” this month. Guinness uses what are … [記事を読む...] about ペッパーX、ギネス記録で最も辛い唐辛子に認定