#3 COVID: One year on

1. Podcast Link: 

 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210225 

2. Vocabulary:

(1) pandemic 流行病

The government should control SARS before it becomes a pandemic.

(2) take hold 變強；確立地位 

The economic recovery is just beginning to take hold now.

(3) wimpy 懦弱的

This portrays her as wimpy, but she has a very strong character.

(4) sheer 完全的；徹底的

It was sheer coincidence that we met. 

(5) kicks in 開始見效；起作用

It takes half an hour for the medication to kick in.

(6) genome 基因組；染色體組

Repeated sequences are often present in the genome.

(7) virologist 病毒學家

The world-leading virologist has joined the new EU COVID-19 advisory team.

(8) zoologist 動物學家

Zoologists study the development of animal life.

#2 English Learning Podcast

– Name of the podcast: WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE

– Link to the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrvuY59InDI3iKvopKT8PEw

– What is the podcast about?

      WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE is a twice-monthly podcast in the style of community updates for the small desert town of Night Vale, featuring local weather, news, announcements from the Sheriff's Secret Police, mysterious lights in the night sky, dark hooded figures with unknowable powers, and cultural events. Luckily, Night Vale is a fictional town that is drawn from the minds of its writers and creators.

– Why you recommend this podcast?

      WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE is conducted in the form of just like news, that is, the host is reporting the news seriously, but the content of the news is amusing. For example, it is reported that there is a dog park in the night valley, but neither dogs nor people can enter. If you listen to  WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE, you will find that the episode is super unreasonable, but this unreasonable is very interesting. This podcast also can be searched on YouTube, and you can listen to it if you are interested in it. 😜