It’s a sunny day today. Christmas is just around the corner and the vibe is heating up—everything feels so Christmassy. I ordered a pack of cozy wool socks online, which are still en route. I am not sure if they will make it here before December 25th. My old socks with Christmas patterns were gradually snatched away by my dad, who ended up stretching them all out. Unforgettable, it was nowhere close to "borrow", that he said in the first place. This year, though, his present will be multiple pairs of woolly socks since he adores them so much!

I must ....... more in 2025! . . . . 'to read' or 'read'?

There are a lot of fantastic holidays in my country. Always each month has one or more holidays. These holidays start from the New Year (January 1st) ,then end in December. Most of the holidays are related to our own culture. For example, we have a seven-day holiday for celebrating the Spring Festival. During the holiday, all the Chinese people have the same goal that is to go back home as quickly as posssible before the eve of the Lunar New Year. A reunion can comfort all the people who have left home for life for one year. The food cooked by mothers easily remind people of their sweet childhood memories. So, a holiday does not only mean a vacation for relaxing, but also provide a chance to spend time with family. The topics about life, work or children can help you reduce stress. You can saying anything without thinking about more with your family. I like holidays. They are one of the most important part of our lives. We can have a lot fun during holidays.

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Hello Business English learners! Are there any *bottlenecks* in processes at your work? Or maybe all of your processes are very efficient :) Here's an example of "bottleneck": "Two employees have to deal with all of the paperwork for all projects, and it's causing a huge bottleneck. We need to assign people to that part of the process" Do you know what "bottleneck" in this context means?

Christmas cultural quiz for you all today! Send me a message if you want to know more!

A major change is ......... . . . . . big and important / small and unimportant?

It’s sunny today. In science class, we studied about plants. I found two concepts particularly important: transpiration and respiration. In my own words, plants "sweat" and "eat"or "digest." They have stomata to release excess water when they’ve absorbed too much, helping to maintain their balance. The mitochondria play a key role in respiration, taking in energy from the sugar that chloroplasts produce in the leaves. I’m starting to wonder that plants are an opposite life form of animals. They don’t move around, they make their own food, they inhale carbon dioxide, and exhale oxygen — it’s as if they’re doing everything inversely.

It is a small problem. I can ......... it. . . . . fixing or fix?