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Most people would not think of friendship and cooperation when considering the animals called vampire bats. 大多数人在考虑吸血蝙蝠时不会想到友谊与合作。 But experts say maybe we should. 但专家说也许我们应该这样做。 New research shows that vampire bats have deeper social relationships with one another than scientists had thought. The study shows that vampire bats form friendships and meet at feedin...

The African Union’s top health official wants to get the world’s first approved malaria vaccine to African countries as soon as possible. 非洲联盟的最高卫生官员希望尽快向非洲国家提供世界上第一个获得批准的疟疾疫苗。 This comes one day after the World Health Organization (WHO) said the vaccine should be given to children across Africa to stop the spread of the disease. 这是在世界卫生组织 (WHO) 表示...

Today, we talk about burning and the effects of extreme heat. There is a special word for this. Scorch is a damaged area or mark that is caused by burning. 今天，我们谈论燃烧和极端高温的影响。这有一个特殊的词。烧焦是由燃烧引起的损坏区域或痕迹。 Scorch is also a verb. When we scorch something, we burn it. But scorch sounds more serious than a burn. For example, I would not say I scorched dinner. I...

Imagine you want to describe your day. Perhaps you have an English test that asks about what you do regularly. Or maybe you just want to tell a friend about your day’s activities.  想象一下你想要描述你的一天。也许你有一个英语测试，询问你经常做什么。或者，也许您只是想告诉朋友您一天的活动。 In this Everyday Grammar, we will explore how you can describe the middle of your day. You will lear...

In many countries, children have been going to school for more than a month. So far, fears the Delta coronavirus  variant  would prevent in-person learning have largely proven unfounded.  在许多国家，孩子们已经上学一个多月了。到目前为止，对 Delta 冠状病毒变体会阻止面对面学习的担忧在很大程度上被证明是没有根据的。 In twelve countries with high vaccination rates in Asia, Europe and the...

Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing a molecule-building tool that can produce many important compounds in a “greener” way. 两位科学家因开发出一种分子构建工具而获得诺贝尔化学奖，该工具可以以“更绿色”的方式生产许多重要的化合物。 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the awards Wednesday for Germany’s Benjamin List and Scotland-born David MacMillan. List is wi...

American President again asked Congress to lift the United States debt limit after a meeting Wednesday with the nation’s business leaders. 在周三与美国商界领袖会晤后再次要求国会取消美国的债务上限. The White House Council of Economic Advisors  warned  before the meeting that the United States government will default on its  obligations  if Congress does not raise the debt limit...

Hello, everyone. This is Buddhini for and our topic today is how much TV do you watch? Well, I should say right now I don't watch TV at all, yeah, because we are quite busy. I'm quite busy with my studies and part-time work at the same time, so you hardly have time to watch TV cause you watch the news and you read ... you get all the information from the internet and you have to talk to people and...

Hi, my name is Mike. I'm from Canada and this is for. The topic today is do you still read books? Well, do I still read books! I never stopped reading books and I think it's really important to read books because reading is a perfect way to gain information and someone who doesn't read definitely doesn't know a lot about the world in many different ways. Obviously, you can travel the whole world b...

Hi, my name is Mike and I'm from Canada and this is for. The topic today is ... Are you prepared for a natural disaster? And, no, I'm not prepared for a natural disaster and truthfully I don't think anyone's prepared for a natural disaster. There are obviously steps you can take to be ready. For earthquakes, you can have an earthquake readiness kit, you know, full of water and supplies that are no...

Hello, my name is Erina and I'm from Japan. This is for. The topic for today is would you like to do speed dating? Well, first of all, I don't know what speed dating is but from the sounding of it, I'm guessing that you meet a lot of people with a short period of time all at once and personally I don't enjoy meeting new people with the purpose of dating and I would way rather spend time with one p...

Hello. My name is Mike. I'm from Canada, and this is for. The question today is do you like going out to bars? Well, I'm a little indifferent about that question. Sometimes I like going out to bars and sometimes I don't. I like going out to bars when I can go with my girlfriend or go with a couple friends, have a few drinks, relax, talk. That's the type of time I like to spend at bars. But the typ...

Hi, my name is Erina and I'm from Japan. This is for. Today's topic is are you good at meeting people? Well, that is a good question, but I can't answer that for you. I don't think I'm very good at meeting people, but I can say that I love meeting new people. New people ... there are a lot of different people, different kinds of people who are very different from you and very similar to you and pe...

Hi. My name is Mike and I'm from Canada. And this is for. The topic today is what do you do to stay thin? That's a funny question for me because I don't try and stay thin. In fact, I have a super-fast metabolism, so no matter how much I eat, no matter how many times a day I eat, I don't gain any weight. Lately, I've been on a workout program where I go to the gym as much as I can, and I eat as man...

Hi, my name is Erina from Japan, and this is for. Today's topic is do you eat much fast food? Well, I was raised in a family that was very strict with what I eat so I wasn't really allowed to eat fast food and my parents always cooked for me, and I was very fortunate that my parents cooked for me all the time, like in the breakfast, for example, we would eat fish, rice, lots of vegetables and miso...

Hi, my name is Mike. I'm from Canada and I'm here from. The question today is what languages are spoken where you live? Well, I'm from Canada so obviously English and the second national language is French, although I don't come from the East Coast. I come from the other coast, the West Coast and there's not much French spoken on the West Coast. Basically, Quebec Province is the only Province in C...

Hi, my name is Erina and I'm from Japan. This is for. Today's topic is what would you want to see in China? Well, that is a very good question because I'm Japanese and I live in Japan right now and China is such a close country but I’ve never been there which is very crazy. I have a lot of Chinese friends and we cook together and then they cook Chinese food which are very amazing, which are very I...

Hi, my name is Mike. I'm from Canada and this is for. Today's topic is do young people in your country have to serve in the army. Well, I'm from Canada and people don't have to serve in the unlike countries like Singapore or for example Korea, where it is mandatory to serve for a certain period of time, for example, two years. In Canada it's optional, and the next thing that you might ask is which...

Hello, my name is Katia. I'm from Mexico and this video is for. The question for today is have you ever been to any ruins? Well, actually I have. I have been to the largest religious monument in the world. It is called Angor Wat. It is in Cambodia. It's a beautiful place. It's many acres with many temples. It dates back from a long time ago. And when I went, I had a feeling of being somewhere in t...

Hello. My name is Katia and I'm from Mexico. This video is for. And the question today is ... when you travel, do you travel light? Well, here's my answer: the last trip I took, well, let's see, it was very light. Actually, it was for one month, and I only took maybe about seven pieces of clothes and this is what happens, I get everything out of the closet, and I say I'm going to take this, this,...

Hello. My name is Katia and this video is for. The question for today is have you ever had to adjust to a hot climate? Well, actually, I had to once, even though I never adjusted. It was very hot. I lived in Las Vegas, Nevada. Close to Las Vegas, there's the Death Valley. It's called Death Valley because nothing lives there. It's very hot. I even remember once, it was around twelve a.m. at night -...

Hello, this is Fred from Canada. And this is podcast 888 Icon. First question: What animal is iconic in Canada? Mm, I would definitely say the beaver is iconic in Canada. It's the … It represents Canadian nature. It's a very strong animal, works together as a team, builds a very strong briquette in the water. So, I think, the image of the beaver is very iconic in Canada.

Hello! This is Tea from Vietnam, and this is for. Our topic today is What industries are strong in your country? Well, in Vietnam, agriculture must be one of the strongest industries. We are among the world's biggest producers of rubber, pepper, and coffee. Mm, tourism is another strong industry that we are heavily promoting. We have a lot of beautiful and diverse sceneries and five world heritage...

Hello, this is Fred from Canada. And this is podcast 886: Tacos. First question: Do you like tacos? Of course! Who doesn't? It's so delicious. It's, it's really one of the greatest foods. It can also be considered fast food. Doesn't take so much time to do, and you can eat it just like a sandwich on the way. And so I think it's also a very convenient food, so I think tacos are just great!

Hello, everyone, this is Buddhini. I'm from Sri Lanka. The question today is where do you find the most beautiful beaches? Well, my country's a very small island and we're surrounded by many beautiful beaches, so I would say that Sri Lanka has the most beautiful beaches. Anyways, unfortunately, I do not have experience with many other countries, but I think Sri Lanka has the most beautiful beaches...