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Learning English Podcast - January 29, 2025

2025/1/29
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Anita Marshall 等残疾科学家
科罗拉多州最高法院
联合国儿童基金会(UNICEF)
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科罗拉多州最高法院:我们裁定,动物无权提起人身保护令,因为大象不是人。此案与2022年纽约州一起类似的案件如出一辙,我们认为动物不具备提起诉讼的资格。动物权利组织的诉求缺乏法律依据,他们的行为是在滥用司法系统。虽然我们理解动物权利组织的关切,但我们必须坚持法律原则,维护司法公正。我们相信,只有人类才拥有自由的权利。 联合国儿童基金会(UNICEF):我们的报告显示,极端天气事件对全球儿童的教育造成了严重影响,至少2.42亿儿童因此停课。亚洲和撒哈拉以南非洲受灾尤其严重,但世界其他地区也面临挑战。极端高温、洪水和飓风等灾害导致学校停课,甚至学校被毁。气候变化对低收入和中等收入国家的贫困儿童影响尤为严重,这加剧了教育不平等。我们需要采取紧急行动,以应对气候变化对儿童教育的影响,并建设更具韧性的教育系统。 Anita Marshall 等残疾科学家:我们残疾科学家在科研工作中面临诸多障碍,例如缺乏无障碍的实验室、教室和野外考察地点等。许多科学家坚持传统的科研方式,这使得残疾科学家难以参与其中。我们需要改变这种现状,创造一个更包容、更公平的科研环境,让所有科学家都能平等地参与科研工作。我们需要更多地关注残疾科学家的需求,并为他们提供必要的支持和帮助,让他们能够充分发挥自己的才能和潜力。通过这次野外考察,我们向大家展示了残疾科学家所面临的挑战,也希望能够引起更多人的关注和重视。 Andrew Smith 和 Jill Robbins:在日常英语口语中,'can'和'have to'的发音会随着语速的变化而改变,这是英语口语中常见的语音现象。此外,一些看似指代复数名词,但其谓语动词却用单数形式的词语(如everyone, everybody)的语法规则也需要学习和记忆,这体现了英语语法中的特殊性。学习这些语法规则,可以帮助我们更好地理解和运用英语。

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A Colorado court ruled against an animal rights group's attempt to use a legal process designed for prisoners to secure the release of five elephants from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. The court stated that elephants are not persons and lack standing to bring a habeas corpus claim. The ruling follows a similar case in New York.
  • Colorado Supreme Court ruled against the release of elephants from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
  • The court determined elephants do not have legal standing to bring a habeas corpus claim
  • The Non-Human Rights Project argued that the zoo conditions caused brain damage in the elephants

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On today’s podcast, a court in Colorado rules that elephants cannot bring a legal case; the United Nations says 250 million students around the world missed school because of weather; scientists with disabilities aim to change their field; then, ‘hafta’ and ‘everybody’ on Lesson of the Day.