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National Toy Hall of Fame announces its newest inductees  November 10, 2025

 

What's up, sunshine? Today is Monday, November 10th, and I'm so happy to be back with you. Thank you for all the birthday wishes and making your boy feel loved. In honor of International Tongue Twister Day yesterday, let's get the juices flowing with this one.

 

tongue twister 绕口令

juice [dʒus] n. 精力，活力，劲儿

 

Unique New York, five times real fast. Unique New York, unique New York, unique New York, unique New York, unique New York. Good luck.

 

Now, let's get to your news. We begin in Brazil, where the world's biggest climate conference is underway. Leaders from some of the world's most powerful nations are meeting at the UN's COP30 summit.

 

Why? To find ways to combat the challenges presented by our planet's changing climate. One of the dignitaries was the UK's Prince William, who in recent years has launched his own bid to combat climate change.

 

bid [bɪd] n. 企图；努力

 

William started the Earthshot Prize in 2020 with the ambitious goal of funding 50 solutions to environmental problems within a decade.

 

His Royal Foundation gives annual prizes of more than a million dollars each to five environmental innovators helping to make the planet a better place.

 

I think it's really important. Again, you have to provide a leadership and a vision that there's good things to come and that it's not all negative.

 

And for my children particularly, knowing that the planet's going to be in a healthier, better state because of the brilliant people in this room is something that I love to tell them when they go to bed.

 

One of this year's winners, an organization called Re.Green, is using groundbreaking techniques to help save the Amazon rainforest. They use drones and AI tech to identify areas of the rainforest that are most suitable for restoration.

 

So far, they've rehabbed nearly 30,000 acres and created more than 200 jobs along with it.

 

Now to an update on last month's audacious heist at France's famed Louvre Museum. Have you heard about the password? To briefly recap, four thieves made off with pieces of priceless jewelry in broad daylight.

 

audacious [ɔˋdeʃəs] adj. 胆的；无畏的；鲁莽的；胆大妄为的

heist [haɪst] n. 抢劫，拦劫

recap [riˋkæp] v. 重述要点

make off【口】匆匆离开; (尤指)逃走

 

Well, a new report is highlighting some security flaws. The report from the French Court of Accounts accuses the museum of prioritizing high-profile purchases and renovations at the expense of security and ignoring gaps in security for years.

 

Court of Accounts 審計法院

 

That includes a 2014 audit that showed the password for the museum's security camera system was simply Louvre, not Louvre it or leave it, one, two, three, not smile, Mona Lisa, exclamation point.

 

audit [ˋɔdɪt] n. 审计；查账

exclamation [͵ɛkskləˋmeʃən] n. 感叹句；感叹词，感叹语

 

It was simply Louvre. The report also highlighted that security upgrades recommended in 2015 were not scheduled to be completed until at least 2032. So far, no Louvre executives or staff have been fired following the theft.

 

Pop quiz, hot shot.

 

Who was the first woman elected to the US Congress?

 

Shirley Chisholm, Jeanette Rankin, Nancy Pelosi, or Elizabeth Cady Stanton?

 

If you said Jeanette Rankin, give me a, yeah, girl. Ms. Rankin was a Republican from Montana who was elected in 1916, a full four years before women gained the right to vote.

 

One of the most influential women in politics, Nancy Pelosi, sent waves across Capitol Hill last week announcing that she will not seek another term in next year's midterm elections.

 

send waves 对…产生(巨大)冲击, 在…产生(巨大)反响

 

The California congresswoman is 85 years old and she's been one of the Democratic Party's most powerful voices for decades. She posted a video message on social media, dedicating it to her congressional district, which includes San Francisco.

 

For decades, I've cherished the privilege of representing our magnificent city in the United States Congress. It seems prophetic now that the slogan of my very first campaign in 1987 was a voice that will be heard. And it was you who made those words come true.

 

prophetic [prəˋfɛtɪk] adj. 像预言家的

 

The trailblazing Pelosi made history in 2006 by becoming the first woman elected speaker of the House, a role she served from 2007 to 2011, and again from 2019 to 2023. She also served two decades as the House Democratic Party leader, making her the only woman to lead a major party in either chamber of Congress.

 

All right, this next story is totally awesome.

 

The National Toy Hall of Fame named its three inductees for 2025, all exceedingly important and fun contributions to many childhoods. The first, Battleship. You sunk my battleship.

 

inductee [͵ɪndʌkˋti] n. 就任者；【美】应召入伍的士兵

 

The strategy and guessing game involves calling out the numbers of the coordinates where you think your opponent's battleships are sitting on their board in an attempt to sink them.

 

guessing game 猜谜游戏

 

More than 100 million copies have been sold. Did you know this game was originally played with paper and a pencil a long time ago?

 

Also getting the nod, Trivial Pursuit, one of the most famous board games in history.

 

nod [nɑd] n.（点头表示）同意; 点头

 

Players flex their noggins to answer trivia questions on everything from pop culture to geography in a bid to earn colored wedges and bragging rights, of course.

 

noggin [ˋnɑgən] n.【口】头; 脑袋

flex one’s noggin 动脑筋; 绞尽脑汁

wedge [wɛdʒ] n.（金属、木头或橡胶等制成的）楔子，三角木

 

The game originally released in 1981, and its impact was anything but trivial. Also selling more than 100 million copies worldwide, spurring special editions on everything from Disney movies to World of Warcraft.

 

spur [spɝ] v. 鞭策，鼓励

 

And the final honoree is Goo'd. Slime is a Hall of Famer. The gooey, colorful substance can be stretched and squeezed. It can go splat.

 

goo [gu] n. 黏性物

gooey [ˋguɪ] adj. 胶黏的

splat [splæt] adv. 啪嗒一聲; n. 啪嗒声

 

And it's fun to make at home as well, with shaving cream, contact solution, and Elmer's glue.

 

contact solution: a chemical substance used to store and disinfect contact lenses

 

Slime was originally released by Mattel in 1976, did you know? And it's become ubiquitous, or shall we say goobiquitous, in the world of toys.

 

Next up,a story about continuing to pursue your passions, even after you think you should stop.

 

Lindsey Vonn, one of the greatest skiers of all time, the only American woman to win an Olympic gold in the downhill, retired from her sport about five years ago, but now at 41 years old, she is back. I caught up with her in New York City as she prepares to compete in her fifth Olympic Games.

 

skier [ˋskiɚ] n. 滑雪的人

downhill [ˋdaʊnˋhɪl] n.（滑雪的）滑降（競賽）

 

Fast forward to the end of these games, no matter what happens, what are you going to be most proud of yourself, or even going to them?

 

I'm just proud that I'm here, and I'm doing it, and I'm doing what I believe in, what I believe I'm capable of. You know, I've already gotten back on the podium at 40 years old last year, you know, that's so much more than anyone ever thought was possible, including myself, because I never thought I would be here.

 

So no matter what happens this year, no matter how the Olympics go, this was an incredible opportunity, an incredible journey.

 

Of course, everyone knows I'm very competitive, so I really don't want to go empty-handed, but it's all about perspective, so I definitely have that.

 

I love that. So you wrote an email to dad, letting him know you're coming back.

 

If you wrote an email to young Lindsey, say 17-year-old Lindsey, who started out this Olympic journey, what would you say to her about all that she was going to face, and how scared she would be at times, how excited she would be at times?

 

I would never write myself an email, because I have to experience all the hardships in order to appreciate the success, and I've had to go through every different obstacle in life to be in this position right now, to have this perspective that I have right now, and I wouldn't change that for anything.

 

So even though I've crashed, even though I've had surgeries, even though I've had all these bad things happen to me, I'm lucky, I'm thankful, I'm here, and I don't want to change that, so I don't want to tell myself anything.

 

That's amazing. Isn't that the great lesson to the next generation? Embrace your struggles. Your tough times can make you tougher.

 

Well, that's what I don't think the next generation understands, that failure is a privilege, because it's the best lesson you'll ever get, and everyone fails, all the time, every day.

 

Don't hold that over yourself. Learn and move forward. Always keep moving forward.

 

don't hold that over yourself 不要为此耿耿于怀

 

Failure is a blessing.

 

Today's story, getting a 10 out of 10, you. On October 10th, 1010, we asked you to submit your 10 out of 10 moments from the year so far, and the response was so epic, so inspiring, we decided to do this on the 10th of every month.

 

That was actually one of your suggestions, I think. Without further ado, we give you, you.

 

ado [əˋdu] n. 纷扰，骚扰；忙乱；麻烦，费力

 

Miss Alvarez at Ocarchee Public Schools, who sent this picture of the boys' baseball team, which won the 2025 Oklahoma State Championships for Fall Ball for the first time in school history.

 

Watch this. Teamwork, dream work. Way to go, Warriors.

 

And we got this clawsome photo from Oliver Jorgensen, who wrote, the awesome thing that happened to me this year, we got a kitten. Meow. As a cat guy, this is perfect. Welcome to the fam, Rocky.

 

And from Shayna at Tuhachapi High School, who made this in robotics class with a friend. She says the video shows their robot sorting colored ping pong balls using complex series of coding.

 

coding [ˋkodɪŋ] n. 編碼

 

What in the world? You guys are awesome.

 

This next one comes from Sophie Snow at Elkin Middle School in Elkin, North Carolina, who learned how to play a Nirvana song on the guitar in just two days. Rock on, Sophie. Keep up the good work.

 

Finally, 16-year-old Trayvon Critchlow shared these beautiful photos from his great-grandmother's 100th birthday celebration. He says, quote, I think that's my 20 out of 10 moment, and I will never forget it, unquote.

 

No doubt, buddy. We never know how much time we have with the elders in our lives, so great job celebrating that, Trayvon.

 

We love hearing from all of the good news going on in your lives, and we're going to be doing this on December 10th again, so keep them coming.

 

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