– Manuscript – From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. For half the world, spring has begun. Temperatures are warming and daylight lasts longer. People who like to garden may be ready to get their hands dirty and start clearing the ground for new plantings. But garden experts warn -- not too fast. Jessica Damiano is one such expert. She … [Read more...] about Do Not Hurry to ‘Spring Clean’ Garden
Accurate (News Words)
– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. Google's new artificial intelligence search tool, Bard, is being tested before its public release later this year. Accurate Google recently tweeted an advertisement for Bard. It included a question about the James Webb Space elescope. Bard answered that the telescope took the first picture of a planet … [Read more...] about Accurate (News Words)
From the Frying Pan and Into the Fire (Idioms)
– Manuscript – Welcome to English in a Minute! A frying pan is used to cook food in very hot oil. But what does it mean to go from the frying pan and into the fire? From the Frying Pan and Into the Fire Speaker A: James is really not happy.Speaker B: What is the problem this time?Speaker A: He complained that his office was too noisy and too bright.Speaker B: Where … [Read more...] about From the Frying Pan and Into the Fire (Idioms)
Experts: Medical Tourism Has Several Risks
– Manuscript – The recent kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico brought attention to a common practice for many people in the United States: medical tourism. Medical tourism is traveling to other countries to receive medical care that is not available or too costly at home. The four Americans were caught in a shootout between criminal drug organizations. Two were … [Read more...] about Experts: Medical Tourism Has Several Risks
Ukrainian Man Turns Guns into Art
– Manuscript – Viktor Mikhalev is a blacksmith, someone who creates and repairs things made of metal. He lives in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. Mikhalev uses his skills as a welder to turn metal from weapons and ammunition into beautiful representations of flowers. He calls his pieces the flowers of war. The project began when a friend gave … [Read more...] about Ukrainian Man Turns Guns into Art