{"id":64028,"date":"2021-04-10T17:29:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T17:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fluency.io\/br\/blog\/fluency-news-30\/"},"modified":"2024-08-26T11:15:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T14:15:38","slug":"fluency-news-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fluency.io\/br\/blog\/fluency-news-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Fluency News 30"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello, everyone!<\/em><\/p>\n

Sejam bem-vindos e bem-vindas a mais um epis\u00f3dio da nossa nova s\u00e9rie de podcasts, o Fluency News<\/strong>! Aqui, voc\u00ea vai treinar a sua escuta e ficar por dentro do que est\u00e1 acontecendo no mundo, sempre com as tr\u00eas principais not\u00edcias da semana, tudo em ingl\u00eas! Ao longo do epis\u00f3dio, n\u00f3s tamb\u00e9m adicionamos explica\u00e7\u00f5es em portugu\u00eas das coisas que achamos que precisam de mais aten\u00e7\u00e3o, assim voc\u00ea n\u00e3o perde nenhum detalhe!<\/p>\n

Nesta semana, falamos sobre o in\u00edcio do julgamento de Derek Chauvin, acusado da morte de George Floyd, cobrimos o pedido de desculpas apresentado pela empresa Amazon, e o aumento de casos de coronav\u00edrus na \u00cdndia. Por fim, tamb\u00e9m falamos sobre os avan\u00e7os de uma vacina para combater o v\u00edrus da AIDS.<\/p>\n

Temos uma p\u00e1gina de dicas de ingl\u00eas no Instagram, v\u00e1 conferir! @fluencytvingles<\/p>\n

Toda semana temos um novo epis\u00f3dio do Fluency News<\/strong>, n\u00e3o deixe de escutar! See you!<\/em><\/p>\n

Este epis\u00f3dio foi escrito por L\u00edvia Pond.<\/p>\n

Transcri\u00e7\u00e3o do epis\u00f3dio:<\/h4>\n

What is up, everyone! I\u2019m Scott Lowe and welcome to the 30th episode of Fluency News! Can you believe that? This podcast series is made for you to test and improve your listening and comprehension skills, by challenging yourself to listen to news stories, all in English.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been here since the beginning, I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll have noticed your progress, and how much better you can understand these episodes. And if this is your first time here, welcome! Let me tell you how this works. We\u2019re going to go over some of the most important stories of the week, and then, after each, I\u2019ll explain any new or interesting expressions, words and structures in Portuguese, to make sure you understand everything, and to expand your vocabulary.<\/p>\n

Se voc\u00ea est\u00e1 escutando este podcast por uma plataforma de streaming, como Spotify, Deezer ou Apple Podcasts, deixa eu te lembrar que voc\u00ea pode acessar o nosso portal de conte\u00fado para ver todas as nossas fontes, e encontrar a transcri\u00e7\u00e3o completa deste epis\u00f3dio. Fluencytv.com<\/p>\n

Alright, how about we get started? Let\u2019s just jump into it!<\/p>\n

In our first story of the day, we\u2019re going to see how the trial over George Floyd\u2019s death has been going. If you don\u2019t remember or don\u2019t know about this, let me give you a quick rundown of what happened.<\/p>\n

Last year, 46-year-old Black man George Floyd was killed while in police custody, after a 911 call of suspicion that he had used a fake 20-dollar bill to pay for cigarettes. The defendant, Derek Chauvin, kneeled on Floyd\u2019s neck for at least 8 minutes and 15 seconds. Floyd lost consciousness and died while three men held him down. His death sparked protests in the U.S and around the world against racism and police brutality.<\/p>\n

Derek Chauvin\u2019s trial began on March 29th and it is being streamed live. Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder, which means causing death without intent. The maximum sentence is 40 years.<\/p>\n

A third-degree murder charge was also recently added. Experts say the new charge is easier to prove in court, but carries a lesser penalty. According to Minnesota state law, the maximum penalty for third-degree murder is 25 years. If you\u2019re curious about the differences between first, second, and third degree murders, we\u2019ve added a link in the description for an article that explains it all.<\/p>\n

It is rare that police officers in the US are charged, let alone convicted, for use of lethal force. This is partly because they can often successfully argue they feared for their lives. The jurors in the trial will decide if Chauvin should serve time or be acquitted.<\/p>\n

The trial began with the video of the arrest, which shows Floyd\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

Jerry Blackwell, a prosecutor with the attorney general\u2019s office, described Chauvin, who is white, as engaging in excessive force during the arrest and prevention of others from assisting Floyd, who was Black, as he lay dying.<\/p>\n

Blackwell said Minneapolis\u2019s chief of police would testify that Chauvin\u2019s conduct did not agree with the training he was provided as a member of the police force.<\/p>\n

The former police officer pleaded not guilty to all charges against him.<\/p>\n

Defence lawyer Eric Nelson said Chauvin\u2019s conduct was in line with police training and depicted the circumstances of the arrest as a high-risk endeavour for Chauvin and the three other officers on the scene: J Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao, who will stand trial separately.<\/p>\n

\u201cUse of force is not attractive, but it is a necessary component of policing,\u201d Nelson said.<\/p>\n

The trial is expected to last a month, as the witnesses from both sides number in the hundreds.<\/p>\n

Na frase \u201cit is being streamed live\u201d, n\u00f3s temos uma estrutura interessante! Essa frase \u00e9 um exemplo da voz passiva no presente. A voz passiva \u00e9 usada quando o que \u00e9 importante \u00e9 a a\u00e7\u00e3o, e n\u00e3o quem a realizou. Normalmente, usamos a voz passiva no passado, para falar de a\u00e7\u00f5es que j\u00e1 aconteceram, mas esse n\u00e3o \u00e9 o caso aqui. Aqui, ela est\u00e1 sendo usada no presente, mas o uso e fun\u00e7\u00e3o permanecem os mesmos. O que importa aqui \u00e9 que o julgamento est\u00e1 sendo transmitido ao vivo, e n\u00e3o QUEM est\u00e1 transmitindo o julgamento.<\/p>\n

On April 2nd Amazon issued an apology after evidence emerged that the company\u2019s drivers have had to urinate in bottles, since bathroom breaks were challenging to achieve.<\/p>\n

The controversy started after Mark Pocan, a Democrat from Wisconsin referenced workers having to urinate in water bottles in a tweet. The official Amazon twitter account replied, saying that there was no truth to the statement, adding, \u201cif that were true, no one would work for us\u201d.<\/p>\n

Several news outlets quoted numerous Amazon employees who confirmed that they had been left with little option but to urinate in plastic bottles while working. They also described relentless working practices, both in its fulfilment centres and as delivery drivers.<\/p>\n

Amazon\u2019s apology and retraction added: \u201cWe know that drivers can and do have trouble finding restrooms because of traffic or sometimes rural routes, and this has been especially the case during Covid when many public restrooms have been closed.”<\/p>\n

It said the problem was “a long-standing, industry-wide issue” and said that they “would like to solve it”.<\/p>\n

Voc\u00ea notou que na resposta da Amazon para o primeiro tweet estava escrito \u201cif that WERE true\u201d? Essa estrutura \u00e9 chamada de \u201csecond conditional\u201d. Ela \u00e9 usada para falar de coisas imagin\u00e1rias, n\u00e3o baseadas na verdade. Ela \u00e9 formada usando \u201cIF\u201d e verbo no Simple Past, e seguida pela poss\u00edvel consequ\u00eancia, usando \u201cwould\u201d e verbo. Nessa estrutura, n\u00f3s usamos o passado do verbo \u201cto be\u201d sempre na forma WERE. Ent\u00e3o I, he, she e it, que normalmente seriam acompanhados da forma WAS, s\u00e3o acompanhados por WERE. If I were, ou, como aqui, if that were true.<\/p>\n

Alright, let\u2019s go to our last story of the day, before we see some good news! India\u2019s daily covid cases breached 100,000.<\/p>\n

On Monday, April 5th, India became the second country after the United States to record more than 100,000 coronavirus new cases in one day.<\/p>\n

The country\u2019s daily infections have risen since hitting a multi-month low in early February, when authorities eased most restrictions and people largely stopped wearing masks and following social distancing.<\/p>\n

With 103,558 new infections, India has now reported 12.6 million cases, the highest after the United States and Brazil, data from the health ministry showed. Deaths jumped by 478, still one of the lowest fatality rates in the world, raising the total to 165,101.<\/p>\n

More infectious variants of the virus may have played a role in the second surge, some epidemiologists say.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new variant, or variants of concern, probably explains a lot of it, rather than simplistic explanation of behaviour,\u201d said Rajib Dasgupta, head of the Centre of Social Medicine & Community Health in New Delhi\u2019s Jawaharlal Nehru University.<\/p>\n

India has found hundreds of cases of the virus variants first detected in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil.<\/p>\n

Speaking of the new variants, a small trial showed that the Pfizer\/BioNtech vaccine fully protected people from the variant widely circulating in South Africa.<\/p>\n

The companies announced the positive news in a press release, saying that though researchers will need more data to confirm the result, it is a way to feel optimistic about how the vaccines are performing with real-world conditions and in real-world settings.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bottom line message is that vaccines work very well in the real-world setting,\u201d top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said in a White House COVID-19 press briefing Friday, April 2. \u201cThey work against variants, although we need further data to confirm that. They are durable for at least six months and they work in adolescents. Very, very good reason for everyone to get vaccinated as soon as it becomes available to you.\u201d<\/p>\n

No come\u00e7o dessa hist\u00f3ria, eu falei que authorities eased most restrictions. Voc\u00ea sabe qual \u00e9 o uso, o significado desse \u201cease\u201d? \u201cEase\u201d significa facilidade. Mas isso n\u00e3o faz sentido na frase, certo? \u00c9 que em alguns casos, como aqui, \u201cease\u201d pode ser um verbo, que significa \u201caliviar\u201d, \u201cabrandar\u201d. Ent\u00e3o, na nossa hist\u00f3ria, significa que as autoridades abrandaram as restri\u00e7\u00f5es, o que pode ter levado ao aumento de casos na \u00cdndia.<\/p>\n

Alright, how about we see some great news? A novel vaccine approach for the prevention of HIV has shown promise in Phase I trials, reported IAVI and Scripps Research.<\/p>\n

The vaccine was able to target the desired immune cells and could become the first stage of a multi-step vaccine strategy to combat HIV and various other viral diseases.<\/p>\n

The vaccine showed success in stimulating production of rare immune cells needed to start the process of generating antibodies against the fast-mutating virus; the targeted response was detected in 97 percent of participants who received the vaccine.<\/p>\n

One of the lead investigators on the trial, Dr Julie McElrath, senior vice president and director of Fred Hutch\u2019s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, said the trial was \u201ca landmark study in the HIV vaccine field,\u201d adding that they had demonstrated \u201csuccess in the first step of a pathway to induce broad neutralising antibodies against HIV-1.\u201d<\/p>\n

How awesome is that? HIV affects more than 38 million people globally, and there\u2019s finally some progress in a way of stopping the fast-mutating virus!<\/p>\n

And that is it for today, folks! I hope you enjoyed your time here, improving your skills, challenging yourself and getting informed, all at once.<\/p>\n

E se voc\u00ea quer evoluir o seu ingl\u00eas, espanhol, franc\u00eas, italiano, alem\u00e3o, japon\u00eas ou mandarim, aprendendo com os professores da FluencyTV, inscreva-se na nossa lista de espera.<\/p>\n

Assim, quando a gente abrir uma nova turma, voc\u00ea vai ter uma chance ainda melhor de conseguir uma vaga! \u00c9 s\u00f3 se inscrever clicando no link na descri\u00e7\u00e3o deste epis\u00f3dio.<\/p>\n

\u00c9 super-r\u00e1pido e assim voc\u00ea n\u00e3o arrisca perder a pr\u00f3xima turma e ficar meses esperando uma nova chance!!<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a new episode of Fluency News every week, and we\u2019ll be waiting for you. Peace out.<\/p>\n

Fontes:<\/h4>\n

The trial over George Floyd\u2019s death begins
\nhttps:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/4\/5\/teens-child-witnesses-relive-trauma-of-floyds-death-in-court
\nhttps:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/3\/29\/prosecutor-chauvins-knee-on-floyd-was-grinding-and-crushing
\nhttps:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/3\/31\/it-wasnt-right-witness-confronts-policeman-over-floyd-death
\nhttps:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/4\/1\/floyds-girlfriend-testifies-about-drug-use-their-first-kiss
\nhttps:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/4\/4\/a-bad-dream-george-floyd-trial-revives-painful-memories
\nhttps:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-56270334<\/p>\n

Difference between first, second and third degree murders:
\nhttps:\/\/www.quora.com\/What-is-the-difference-between-1st-2nd-and-3rd-degree-murder-Why-do-the-distinctions-exist<\/p>\n

Amazon offers rare apology, says it will look for solutions to drivers peeing in bottles
\nhttps:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/2021\/amazon-offers-rare-apology-says-will-look-solutions-drivers-peeing-bottles\/
\nhttps:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-56628745<\/p>\n

India’s daily virus cases breach 100,000; mutants, behaviour blamed
\nhttps:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/health-coronavirus-india\/indias-new-daily-covid-19-cases-surpass-100000-for-first-time-idUSKBN2BS06T?utm_medium=Social
\nhttps:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/nation\/2021\/apr\/02\/mahakumbh-shoots-up-covid-superspreader-concerns-as-5-crore-pilgrims-set-to-congregate-2284980.html<\/p>\n

Real-world data shows vaccines kicking butt\u2014including against scary variant
\nhttps:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2021\/04\/real-world-data-shows-vaccines-kicking-butt-including-against-scary-variant\/<\/p>\n

Novel HIV vaccine approach shows promise in \u201clandmark\u201d first-in-human trial<\/p>\n

Novel HIV vaccine approach shows promise in \u201clandmark\u201d first-in-human trial<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n