要不是亲眼所见，我简直不能相信：I couldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes:
这些争奇斗艳的贡品不是道具，它们都是“真“的：These competing tributes are not props, they are "real".
真正的面食、真正的民间艺人手工制作。Real flour, handmade by real folk artists.
它们叫做“面贡”。They are called "tributes made of flour".


新鲜事儿（Anecdote）

关帝庙里的面贡

Hi, Guys. Thank you all for taking mins to listen to this podcast/ 
Today we talk about how to use active/passive voice in Chinese.
For example, My girlfriend dumped me/我的女朋友甩了我 （Subject+Verb+Object)
                         I was dumped by my girlfriend/我被女朋友甩了（Object+被bei+Subject+Verb)

See, it is very easy, 你学会了吗？ 

NinjaPanda

Learn passive voice with "被“ in Chinese in one minute, Let's check it out. 

Descrizione dell’episodio

In questo episodio di Italiano Chiaro, esploriamo alcune abitudini italiane che potrebbero sembrare strane ad altre culture. Dalla colazione al bar alle regole non scritte sul cappuccino, passando per il temuto “colpo d’aria” e la missione per prevenire la “congestione,” vi svelerò alcuni dettagli curiosi della vita quotidiana italiana.

Parleremo anche di famiglia e delle particolarità italiane: il ruolo centrale dei nonni, i giovani che vivono con i genitori fino a tarda età e, ovviamente, l’approccio rilassato alla puntualità.

Se state pianificando di trasferirvi in Italia o siete semplicemente curiosi di capire meglio la nostra cultura, questo episodio è per voi. Buon ascolto e a presto!

Italiano Chiaro - Cultura e Tradizioni 

Abitudini italiane curiose

Today’s Theme is “新（あたら）しい習慣（しゅうかん）《New habits》”.
This episode is JLPT-N4 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words
習慣（しゅうかん）： habit
太陽（たいよう）：sun
新鮮（しんせん）な：fresh
空気（くうき）：air
環境（かんきょう）：environment
心（こころ）を落（お）ち着（つ）かせる：calm down

☆Script for this episode


Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#45 新しい習慣《New habits》 // N4 Level / Japanese listening

Convergent Thinkers vs. Divergent Thinkers: Is One Better Than the Other?

verybody is capable of both convergent and divergent thinking, depending on the situation. However, it’s natural to lean more toward one or the other when approaching problems and projects.

“Some people have a natural preference for divergent thinking. They are the people in organizations who love to come up with new ideas,” says Manning, “They are also the people who are most useful when solving daunting, complex challenges because they are more likely to articulate ideas that are new and useful.”

The real issue lies in becoming too reliant on one method of thinking. “Too much divergent thinking can lead to endless ideation and no solutions. Too much convergent thinking can lead to no new ideas and ‘analysis paralysis,’”

Project Management and the Lure of Convergent Thinking
That’s a trap that project management professionals—who are notoriously married to their plans and processes—can fall into easily.

Let’s break this all down with some examples. Divergent thinking starts with an objective—perhaps you need to generate 1,000 new leads within a month. You start by brainstorming creative ideas and solutions to satisfy that goal: happy hours with famous speakers, direct mailers including $100 gift cards, a man in a gorilla suit on the corner of Times Square.

From there, you move into evaluating those options and settling on the one(s) that works best. This is an example of convergent thinking.

Let's continue later today on this topic and explore it further. See you soon.

The Habits of Women Growing Into Strong, Confident English Communicators

Business English For Project Managers. Reading & Comprehension

つぎの ぶんを聞いてください。そしてただしいか、まちがっているかをかんがえましょう。ぶんは２かい 言います。 こたえはここにかいてあります。 
Listen to the sentences, and answer if each sentence is correct or not. I repeat the sentences twice each. The answer examples are below. 
听下面的句子。并思考它们是否正确。重复这句话两次。答案写在这里


❶×
A：まいあさ何（なに）が食（た）べますか。
B：サンドイッチを食（た）べます。

例）
A：まいあさ何を食べますか。
B：サンドイッチを食べます。

❷〇
A：今日はだれと会（あ）いますか。
B：おとうさんに会います。


人【に/と) 会います Both are OK.


❸×
A：どこに行きますか。
B：スーパーを行きます。

例）
A：どこに行きますか。
B：スーパー　へ/に　行きます。

❹×
A：いつも何に学校へ行きますか。
B：バスで行きます。

例）
A：いつも何”で”学校へ行きますか。
B：バスで行きます

❺〇
時々タバコを吸います。

ようへい先生　　N4,N5チャンネル

N5レベル　 まちがいさがし　spot the wrong sentence.找不同

You are going to listen a short podcast about traveling light! So, in this episode you can practice your vocab with the following words: packing, luggage, vacation, just in case, walking boots, waste,laundry services , a good deal 

Kate´s speaking :)

Traveling tips! How to pack light!

石川県の中心地は金沢市です。かつては「小京都」と呼ばれ、京都のような雰囲気（ふんいき）を観光の魅力（みりょく）としていました。ところが、2008年から、方針を変えたようです。奈良や鎌倉（かまくら）が、決して「小さい京都」ではないように、金沢は「金沢」、個性をアピールするようになりました。京都と似ているようで、そうではない金沢の風情（ふぜい）をお話したいと思います。
スクリプトは⁠こちら⁠。
https://chivalrous-wallaby-f5c.notion.site/14-a11f853491b34f94ad86ce0dc4aa2bb5?pvs=4
楽しみ方は⁠こちら⁠を見てください。
https://chivalrous-wallaby-f5c.notion.site/S2-1114d60c575442768615bc975767fd41?pvs=4

もう雪降ってるな、兼六園（けんろくえん）。
じゃあ、またね。