Protecting Cenotes, Preventing HIV, Had better and Would rather

On Today’s podcast, Caty Weaver and Mario Ritter, Jr. host the show. Caty tells listeners what they are going to hear.
(1:40) First, Jill Robbins has a report on an environmental dispute in Mexico. In Yucatan, hundreds of underground lakes form a semicircular shape in the northwestern part of Yucatan state. They are called the Ring of Cenotes. The lakes provide water for the area, but they are also part of a dispute between local people and pig farmers.
Environmentalists want the lakes to be legally named a person. They believe that will protect the underground water sources from pollution. learningenglis...
(7:55) Then, Bryan Lynn has the Health & Lifestyle Report on a possible treatment for preventing a very dangerous disease. A yearly two-shot treatment shown to be highly effective in preventing HIV infections is to be offered at low cost to people in 120 poor nations. The American drug company Gilead makes the drug. It is already available in the U.S. Studies show the treatment was very effective. learningenglis...
(15:26) The Health & Lifestyle report is followed by a chat between Caty and Bryan. They discuss some vocabulary words including immune system. Bryan defines the word and other health-related words like “fever” and “infection.”
(18:23) After that, Jill and Andrew Smith have another Lesson of the Day based on Let’s Learn English Level II. Today’s subject is “superheroes.” In Lesson 24, Level II, Anna imagines she has gained special “super” powers. This gives Jill and Andrew the chance to discuss some special English expressions: “would rather” and “had better.” These expressions have particular uses in English. In the Let’s Learn English episode, the characters give examples of how to use them in a funny way. A young friend plays an “ordinary human” who tries to look after Anna. learningenglis...
Then, Caty and Mario sign off.
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