Which story is true?

哪段故事是真的?

The A to Z English Podcast

语言学习

2025-02-15

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False Story: In January 2025, a Chinese tech company announced the invention of a smartphone that could communicate directly with household pets. The device, allegedly powered by advanced AI, claimed to translate barks, meows, and even hamster squeaks into human language. The company showcased a demo where a dog "asked" for more treats. True Story: In January 2025, Mariia Zelenina, a 22-year-old Russian mermaid performer, was attacked by a Chinese sturgeon during an aquatic show at Xishuangbanna Primitive Forest Park in China. While performing underwater, the fish suddenly inhaled her head. Zelenina managed to free herself, losing her goggles in the process. Despite some bruises and eye pain, she was taken to the hospital and is now resting. She clarified that she was not pressured to return to work and maintains a positive attitude, considering the experience a joke. Podcast Website: http://atozenglishpodcast.com Social Media: WeChat: atozenglishpodcast Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/ Tik Tok: @atozenglish1 Instagram: @atozenglish22 Twitter: @atozenglish22 A to Z Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcast Check out our You Tube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8A Become a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review! https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670 Intro/Outro Music: Debora by Jangwa https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dilating_Times/single/debora/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  • Foreign.

  • Welcome to the A to Z English podcast.

  • My name is Jack and I'm here with my co host Sochil.

  • And today we have another episode of True or False.

  • And this is where I read two stories.

  • Now these two stories, social, come from mainland China, so I'm going to read these two for you.

  • You don't know which one is true, which one is false,

  • but you're going to have to guess at the end using your, I guess, logic and reason, I suppose.

  • Although both of them seem kind of illogical and unreasonable.

  • So, yeah.

  • So good luck to me.

  • Good luck.

  • Yeah.

  • Here we go.

  • In January 2025, Maria Zelenina, a 22 year old Russian mermaid performer.

  • So should we tell our listeners what a mermaid performer is?

  • Yeah,

  • a mermaid performer is someone who swims like underwater

  • while they're holding their breath with fish in a tank.

  • And they usually have like a mermaid kind of suit.