Sunday, August 16, 2020
Friday, August 14, 2020
readSpike(BBC): Coronavirus: France to be added to UK quarantine countries - Coronavirus: Lockdown to ease further in England from Saturday - Coronavirus: France on quarantine list, and UK vaccine stockpile boosted - Coronavirus travel: Majorca's party capital deserted - Coronavirus vaccine: UK signs deals for 90 million virus vaccine doses - ‘Raise sick pay’ to lower virus health and economic risks - Fewer hospital patients in Covid-19 hotspots - Trump stokes 'birther' theory about Kamala Harris - 'We were all packed, then they cancelled our holiday' - Check your testicles, Greg Rutherford says after finding lump ( EnglishH 0205 a9d )
Common sentences: We really enjoyed ourselves. - It shouldn't take long. Probably about 15 minutes. - I give up. - It has been cold since yesterday. - This isn't fair. - You seem to like fruit. - Which school does he go to? - I use Firefox. - He's a late bloomer. - No, actually they liked you a lot. They told me they thought you were very nice. They are just shy. They're not use to talking with foreigners. I remember when I first came to the U.S. I was really nervous about speaking with people. - Please come to see me from time to time. - That'd be really cool. I'd like to be a translator too, but I don't think my English is good enough. - No problem. I wanted to remind you that my friend is getting married next week. You're still coming to the wedding with me, right? - Yes, he's married. - Visitors are welcome. - The two of them are in the room. - I don't like it. - She said she had a slight cold. - The desk drawer is open. - It rains a lot in June in Japan. - Oh, that sounds like fun. When does the group meet? ( EnglishH 0202 z8m )
Common sentences: Nowadays many people travel by car. - He was dropped from the team for using drugs. - Earthquakes and floods are natural disasters. - When was she born? - I play the piano. - She took a deep breath. - From here to there. - There's a hair in my soup. - Excuse me, what did you say? - Could I help you? - May I use your toilet? - Will you take a check? - Are you allergic to any medicine? - I didn't know apple trees grow from seeds. - I felt a sudden pain in my side. - Can you ride a bicycle? - I gave my seat to the old lady. - Tom is not a lazy boy. As a matter of fact, he works hard. - Take this medicine. - Give me something to write on. - She met him three years ago. ( EnglishH 0200 z8m )
Top news stories: UAE, Israel Move To Normalize Relations As Israel Halts Planned West Bank Annexations - Trump And His Campaign Amplify 'Birther' Conspiracy Against Kamala Harris - Exclusive: After Quitting Last Year, Senior U.S. Intelligence Official Now Talks - Here's How Republicans Are Boosting Kanye West's Presidential Campaign - Trump Opposes Postal Service Funding But Says He'd Sign Bill Including It - DOJ: Yale Discriminates Against Asian American and White Applicants In Admissions - CDC Director Warns This Fall Could Be The Worst Ever For Public Health - Joe Biden: For The Next 3 Months, All Americans Should Wear A Mask When Outside - I Want To Expand My Social Bubble. Should I Get A Coronavirus Test First? - Governor Drops Lawsuit Against Atlanta Mayor Over Masks, But Fight May Not Be Over ( EnglishH 0155 r9j )
Paragraph: It had been her dream for years but Dana had failed to take any action toward making it come true. There had always been a good excuse to delay or prioritize another project. As she woke, she realized she was once again at a crossroads. Would it be another excuse or would she finally find the courage to pursue her dream? Dana rose and took her first step. ( EnglishH 0139 t0f )
Paragraph: There were little things that she simply could not stand. The sound of someone tapping their nails on the table. A person chewing with their mouth open. Another human imposing themselves into her space. She couldn't stand any of these things, but none of them compared to the number one thing she couldn't stand which topped all of them combined. ( EnglishH 0137 t0f )
Thursday, August 13, 2020
CNN main stories: Harris just showed why Biden chose her - Why Kamala Harris as VP would be a revelation for Black America - The Kamala Harris pick isn't about 2020. It's about the future. - The general election bursts into life in dueling American dreams - Opinion: Voters will be looking for more than just symbolism in Biden and Harris - Fortnite's maker is suing Apple after being removed from its App Store - Georgia governor withdraws lawsuit challenging Atlanta mayor's mask mandate - Local officials plead for federal election funding - Teen Vogue's August issue tackles voter suppression - Trump's mail-in voting falsehoods are part of a wide campaign to discredit the election ( EnglishH 1514 w0s )
Quotes: Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth. - An ideal wife is any woman who has an ideal husband. - The cultured man is an artist, an artist in humanity. - Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature. - Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once. ( EnglishH 1502 rdq )
Paragraph: The day had begun on a bright note. The sun finally peeked through the rain for the first time in a week, and the birds were sinf=ging in its warmth. There was no way to anticipate what was about to happen. It was a worst-case scenario and there was no way out of it. ( EnglishH 1454 t0f )
Paragraph: He watched as the young man tried to impress everyone in the room with his intelligence. There was no doubt that he was smart. The fact that he was more intelligent than anyone else in the room could have been easily deduced, but nobody was really paying any attention due to the fact that it was also obvious that the young man only cared about his intelligence. ( EnglishH 1453 t0f )
Sunday, August 9, 2020
CNN main stories: US tops 5 million Covid-19 cases, with five states making up more than 40% of tally - 66 NFL players have opted out over virus concerns. What this means for the 2020 season - Opinion: Chef Robert Irvine: How restaurants can survive the pandemic - Ohio governor warns people against seeing Covid-19 tests as unreliable after he received a false positive - Trump thinks he's been given vast new powers. Now he's going to use them - Fact check: Trump makes multiple false claims about Covid-19 relief as he signs executive actions - Trump signs executive actions after stimulus talks break down on Capitol Hill - Coronavirus has already dealt a blow to Social Security's finances. Trump's payroll tax holiday could make it worse - Pelosi calls Trump's executive actions 'absurdly unconstitutional' - NYT: White House reached out to South Dakota governor about adding Trump to Mount Rushmore ( EnglishH 1804 w0s )
Quotes: Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you. - Death and love are the two wings that bear the good man to heaven. - A good artist should be isolated. If he isn't isolated, something is wrong. - However much you knock at nature's door, she will never answer you in comprehensible words. - If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner. ( EnglishH 1752 rdq )
Paragraph: It was a concerning development that he couldn't get out of his mind. He'd had many friends throughout his early years and had fond memories of playing with them, but he couldn't understand how it had all stopped. There was some point as he grew up that he played with each of his friends for the very last time, and he had no idea that it would be the last. ( EnglishH 1744 t0f )
Paragraph: It was a concerning development that he couldn't get out of his mind. He'd had many friends throughout his early years and had fond memories of playing with them, but he couldn't understand how it had all stopped. There was some point as he grew up that he played with each of his friends for the very last time, and he had no idea that it would be the last. ( EnglishH 1742 t0f )
Idiom of the Day: talk turkey - If you talk turkey, you discuss something seriously, usually to do with business or money. - After the owner had shown him around the apartment, Shane decided it was just what he wanted, so he said, OK, I'm interested. Let's talk turkey. ( EnglishH 1732 y0n )
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Saturday, August 8, 2020
Paragraph: The red glint of paint sparkled under the sun. He had dreamed of owning this car since he was ten, and that dream had become a reality less than a year ago. It was his baby and he spent hours caring for it, pampering it, and fondling over it. She knew this all too well, and that's exactly why she had taken a sludge hammer to it. ( EnglishH 2005 t0f )
Sunday, August 2, 2020
readSpike(BBC): Nasa SpaceX crew return: Dragon capsule splashes down - Coronavirus: Schools will be ready for September - minister - Coronavirus: Major incident declared in Greater Manchester - Tory MP not suspended over rape allegation arrest while investigation ongoing - Coronavirus: Iran cover-up of deaths revealed by data leak - TikTok: Pompeo says Trump to crack down on Chinese software in coming days - Coronavirus: Victoria declares state of disaster after spike in cases - US entering 'different' phase of coronavirus outbreak - Tropical Storm Isaias moves up coast of virus-hit Florida - Wealth inequality rises even as wage gap narrows ( EnglishH 1934 a9d )
Common sentences: She interrupted him while he was speaking to my father. - According to her, he won't come. - It was getting dark. - I caught up with him soon. - What cities did you go to? - I'm OK. - Where are your credit cards? - How do you come to school? - She named him Charles. - This chair is ugly. - My father loves my mother. - Don't talk in the classroom. - Did you buy any other fruit? - I can hear someone talking in the next room. - She made him a new coat. - Is it all right to eat out tonight? - My dog often lies on the grass. - I had no choice but to accept the offer. - Not really, but I like to play. I use to play a lot when I was in school, but now there's no time. - I should have come earlier. - Is she staying at a hotel? ( EnglishH 1932 z8m )
Common sentences: He lives above me. - She went to see him the other day. - You're wrong about that. - I will go, rain or shine. - Like father, like son. - I felt quite refreshed after taking a bath. - I am going to start a new job next week. - We are men. - He promised me that he would come at four. - How long will it take? - I heard that one way to stay healthy is to avoid eating any food with unpronounceable ingredients. - Have you ever had Potato soup? - Bye. - What kind of music do you usually listen to? - Has he lived here for two years? - Please write down what he says. - I see. Well, if you talk to Sara again, tell her there's a job opening at my company. Bill can have an interview this week if he wants. - That was a close shave. - We have time to spare. - I'd like to buy something. - I don't think so. ( EnglishH 1930 z8m )
Top news stories: Microsoft Consults With Trump About Ongoing Talks To Buy TikTok From Chinese Firm - Birx Warns U.S. Coronavirus Epidemic Is In 'New Phase' As Cases And Deaths Climb - Splashdown! SpaceX And NASA Astronauts Make History - Tropical Storm Isaias Grazes Florida En Route To The Carolinas - Not Flying This Summer? Many Americans Are Hitting The Road — In RVs - Tracking The Pandemic: Are Coronavirus Cases Rising Or Falling In Your State? - Americans, Go Home: Canadians Track U.S. Boaters Sneaking Across The Border - DHS Reassigns Official Following Intelligence Reports On Journalists, Protesters - 7 Marines, 1 Sailor Presumed Dead After Training Accident - In Rural Missouri, Latinx Communities Learn To Contain And Cope With The Coronavirus ( EnglishH 1925 r9j )
Idioms and phrases: all the difference in the world — The greatest degree of difference that is possible or conceivable. Without the verbs mean or make, it is used to compare two disparate things. ( EnglishH 1922 l4y )
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Paragraph: She asked the question even though she didn't really want to hear the answer. It was a no-win situation since she already knew. If he told the truth, she'd get confirmation of her worst fears. If he lied, she'd know that he wasn't who she thought he was which would be almost as bad. Yet she asked the question anyway and waited for his answer. ( EnglishH 1908 t0f )
Paragraph: He heard the loud impact before he ever saw the result. It had been so loud that it had actually made him jump back in his seat. As soon as he recovered from the surprise, he saw the crack in the windshield. It seemed to be an analogy of the current condition of his life. ( EnglishH 1906 t0f )
Saturday, August 1, 2020
CNN main stories: Trump says he will ban TikTok - Trump's trashing of democracy will have consequences beyond America - Obama warns that Trump's actions threaten US democracy - The US missed a chance to control outbreak. Now it's 'impossible to predict' how long the pandemic will last, Fauci says - San Diego gym that defied a shutdown order linked to a coronavirus outbreak - Why some people who haven't had Covid-19 might already have some immunity - What the 15 biggest US school districts are planning for reopening - A White filmmaker held up a Black Lives Matter sign in Harrison, Arkansas, and here's what happened - James Murdoch resigns from the board of News Corp, citing 'disagreements over certain editorial content' - Washington state has trapped its first 'murder hornet' ( EnglishH 0420 w0s )
Quotes: All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope. - The heart forgets its sorrow and ache. - All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography. - Trees are the earth's endless effort to speak to the listening heaven. - I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great many things, and I have succeeded fairly well. ( EnglishH 0408 rdq )
Paragraph: The chair sat in the corner where it had been for over 25 years. The only difference was there was someone actually sitting in it. How long had it been since someone had done that? Ten years or more he imagined. Yet there was no denying the presence in the chair now. ( EnglishH 0400 t0f )
Paragraph: Dave watched as the forest burned up on the hill, only a few miles from her house. The car had been hastily packed and Marta was inside trying to round up the last of the pets. Dave went through his mental list of the most important papers and documents that they couldn't leave behind. He scolded himself for not having prepared these better in advance and hoped that he had remembered everything that was needed. He continued to wait for Marta to appear with the pets, but she still was nowhere to be seen. ( EnglishH 0358 t0f )
Google News - COVID-19: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Friday that more than a third of Republican senators will not vote for any coronavirus relief package, ... - According to a Vanity Fair report, White House senior adviser, Jared Kushner, was working on a secret national testing plan in the spring to help bring the spread ... ( EnglishH 0345 p4t )
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