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Record numbers of Brazilians have been arrested at the United States’ southern border this year. Police believe the investigation into one man has led them to one of the smuggling operations that moves migrants north. 今年在美国南部边境被捕的巴西人数量创历史新高。警方认为，对一名男子的调查使他们参与了一项将移民向北迁移的走私行动。 In early June, Brazilian federal police arrested Chelbe M...

Students in English as a Second Language (ESL) programs are a large and growing population in American schools. The U.S. Department of Education says that the number of ESL learners increased by more than 1 million from 2000 to 2020. That is about 10 percent of all students in the country. 英语作为第二语言 (ESL) 课程的学生在美国学校中人数众多且不断增长。美国教育部表示，从 2000 年到 2020...

Ninety-year-old actor William Shatner, flew into space Wednesday. The performer is known for playing Captain Kirk in the Star Trek television series and films. He is the oldest person to ever reach space. 90 岁的演员威廉·夏特纳 (William Shatner) 于周三飞入太空。这位表演者以在《星际迷航》电视剧和电影中饰演柯克船长而闻名。他是有史以来到达太空的最年长的人。 Shatner was a passenger on a spac...

Swiss researchers say they have completed the most detailed virtual reality (VR) map of the universe ever created. 瑞士研究人员表示，他们已经完成了有史以来最详细的宇宙虚拟现实 (VR) 地图。 The map permits users to “travel through space and time,” the researchers said in a recent statement. It can be imagined as a kind of Google Earth, but for the universe. The map was created by a team at...

Quillay trees are rare evergreens found mainly in the South American country of Chile. And they are increasingly important to producing new vaccines. 奎莱树是罕见的常青树，主要分布在南美国家智利。它们对于生产新疫苗越来越重要。 The native Mapuche people have long used them to make soap and medicine. In recent years, quillay trees, also known as quillaja saponaria, have been used in the processing o...

In the past few years, Lee Reich, a well-known gardener, has planted several sorts of  nuts , including Hazelnuts. Hazelnuts come from the hazel tree. They are often eaten and ground into a mixture that can be spread. 在过去的几年里，著名的园丁李瑞奇种植了多种坚果，包括榛子。榛子来自榛树。它们经常被食用并研磨成可以传播的混合物。 Hazelnuts are also known as filbert nuts, especially from the Eu...

American scientists say they have created a vaccine  patch  that provides greater protection against infectious diseases than traditional injections. 美国科学家表示，他们创造了一种疫苗贴剂，与传统注射剂相比，可以提供更好的传染病保护。 A 3D printer is used to make the patch, which is smaller than the tip of a finger. Each patch – which contains many small “micro- needles ” – can be put di...

Reporters Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The two won the prize for their fight for freedom of expression in countries where  journalists  have faced continuing pressure, attacks and even murder. 周五，菲律宾记者玛丽亚·雷萨和俄罗斯记者德米特里·穆拉托夫获得了 2021 年诺贝尔和平奖。两人因在记者面临持续压力、袭击甚至谋杀的...

A Russian actor and film director left Earth on a spaceship this week to start filming a movie. Russian officials said the movie will shine a light on Russia’s success in space. 一位俄罗斯演员兼电影导演本周乘坐宇宙飞船离开地球开始拍摄电影。俄罗斯官员表示，这部电影将揭示俄罗斯在太空方面的成功。 Dmitry Peskov is press secretary for President Vladimir Putin. 德米特里·佩斯科夫（Dmitry Peskov）是弗拉基...

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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...