VOA慢速英语:Reported Speech and the 'Historic Present' Tense

superhero – n. a fictional character who has amazing powers (such as the ability to fly)

fiend – n. a very evil or cruel person

tense – n. grammar : a form of a verb that is used to show when an action happened

informal – adj. having a friendly and relaxed quality

quote –v. to write or say the exact words of (someone)

practice –n. the activity of doing something again and again in order to become better at it

confuse – v. to make (someone) uncertain or unable to understand something