*** This audio is about the happiest and unhappiest countries in the world
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 خبرهای کوتاه جهان به فارسی   / Short World news in Persian

کشورهای شاد /  The happiest countries

En el mundo hay 21 países que tienen como lengua oficial el español: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, España, Guatemala, Guinea Ecuatorial, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, Uruguay, Perú, Puerto Rico, República Dominicana, Uruguay y Venezuela. Además, en Estados Unidos, el español es un idioma muy importante porque en este país está la segunda comunidad de hispanohablantes más grande del mundo, después de México. También en el Sáhara Occidental (noroeste de África) se habla algo de español, ya que esta zona hubo presencia española  hasta 1976. Y otro dato curioso es que, aunque Estados Unidos y Filipinas no tienen como lengua oficial el español, sí forman parte de la Asociación de Academias de Español.

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Today’s Theme is “Ghibli Park”.
This episode is N3 level.
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◇words◇
ジブリ：Ghibli
体験（たいけん）：personal experience
秘密（ひみつ）：secret
倉庫（そうこ）：warehouse
青春（せいしゅん）：springtime of life, youth
丘（おか）：hill
主人公（しゅじんこう）：main character
リニアモーターカー：linear motor train

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#9 Easy News / 3min.ver / ジブリパーク（Ghibli Park）// N3 Level

Is college worth the time and money? Americans are increasingly skeptical about the value and cost, according to a new survey.

And most said they feel the US higher education system is moving in the "wrong direction."

Overall, only 36% of adults said they have a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in higher education, according to a report released by Gallup and the Lumina Foundation. That confidence level has declined steadily from 57% in 2015.

Some of the same opinions have been reflected in declining enrollment numbers as colleges contend with the effects of the student debt crisis, concerns about the high cost of tuition and political debates over how they teach about race and other topics.

"It's so expensive, and I don't think colleges are teaching people what they need to get a job," said Randy Hill, a 59-year-old driver from Connecticut.

He added: "You graduate out of college, you're up to [your] eyeballs in debt, you can't get a job, then you can't pay it off. What's the point?"

The June 2024 survey's overall finding — that 36% of adults feel strong confidence in higher education — is the same as the year before.

But what concerns researchers is that more Americans — 32% — said they have "very little" or no confidence in higher education.

Experts say that fewer college graduates could lead to labor shortages in fields from health care to information technology.

For those who choose not to go to college, it often means lower lifetime earnings — 75% less compared with those who get bachelor's degrees, according to Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce. And during an economic downturn, those without degrees are more likely to lose jobs.

However, others still see the value in higher education. College student Kristen Freeman from California told The Associated Press: "I think higher education can give students the spark to want to change the system."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Many US Adults Unsure if College is Worthwhile

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Una joven de 22 años aspira lograr un récord mundial al ser la mujer mas joven en recorrer el mundo en una motocicleta.