掩耳盗钟 or 铃[yǎn ěr dào zhōng、 líng]：cover/ear/steal/bell;clock
Plug one's ears while stealing a bell;to deceive oneself as well as others.
贵族 guì zú ：noble;lord
 战败 zhàn bài：be defeated; be vanquished; lose (a battle or war)
逃亡  táo wáng：escape；become a fugitive
一口钟 yī kǒu zhōng：one bell （口：CL for a bell)
砸 zá：break; crush; smash
荒谬 huāng miù：ridiculous; absurd

乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

掩耳盗钟 or 铃[yǎn ěr dào zhōng、líng]

A short podcast for learners of English and Hebrew.

Good News  חדשות טובות

Welcome to Good News Podcast

Part 5 - Two people discuss their hometowns.

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My Hometown

以前 (yǐ qián) and 从前 (cóng qián) both has 前, which means front, in English they can both be translated as before, they are even be exchangeable sometimes, however they are quite different in usage, comparing with 从前, 以前 has more usages, in this episode I will show you 7 examples to help you understand better

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以前、从前

Hoje nossa viagem falada vai nos levar até o Norte do Brasil, a maior região do país em extensão territorial, onde a Amazônia domina a paisagem e inspira o coração.
São sete estados incríveis: Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima e Tocantins. Lá, a natureza é majestosa, e a vida — muitas vezes rural, outras vezes urbana — tem um ritmo todo seu, marcado por rios e por lendas antigas.
Ao falar do Norte, a primeira imagem que vem à mente é a Floresta Amazônica, a maior floresta tropical do mundo — um verdadeiro veículo verde cheio de biodiversidade. Ela abriga milhares de espécies de plantas, animais e insetos que você não verá em nenhum outro lugar.
E por falar em rios… O Rio Amazonas, com seus afluentes, forma a maior bacia hidrográfica do planeta. É como se o mundo respirasse ali. Barcos, pequenas comunidades ribeirinhas, peixes gigantes como o pirarucu… Tudo isso faz parte do cotidiano de quem vive às margens desses rios — inclusive em Manaus, a “cidade da selva”.
E você sabia que em alguns lugares do Norte existe a ocorrência da cheia e da seca, e as casas ficam sobre palafitas para acompanhar o sobe e desce da água? É uma adaptação incrível — simples e elegante.
A cultura do Norte é rica em festividades e expressões artísticas. Tem o Festival Folclórico do Amazonas, o boi-bumbá no Pará — com destaque para o famoso Boi-Bumbá de Parintins — e tradições indígenas que mantêm vivas suas línguas, opiniões e saberes.
E a gastronomia… ah, essa é de emocionar! Tem tacacá, maniçoba, pato no tucupi, jambu, além de belíssimos frutos amazônicos, como o açaí, o cupuaçu e o tucumã. O gosto é forte, exótico e inesquecível.
A região também é símbolo de resistência — tanto ecológica quanto cultural. Comunidades indígenas, quilombolas e ribeirinhas lutam para preservar a floresta e suas tradições, enfrentando desafios para manter o equilíbrio entre o homem e a natureza.

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Regiões do Brasil - NORTE

In today’s Chillchat, we talked about different life habits, lifestyles and how to care for our physical and mental health based on our experience. We also included some funny and interesting habits as well. One very useful grammar pattern as usual. Let’s go! (As the title suggests, we are not doctors so please consult your doctor for any medical advice.)

Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)

Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

We Are Not Doctors... But Here’s How to Talk HEALTH in Chinese!

Learn Thai _ How to say 'Happy Birthday To You' in Thai [Native speaker] #learnthai #Thailanguage 

Thai for Everyone with Kru Robert

EP10  How to say 'Happy Birthday To You' in Thai [Native speaker] #learnthai #Thailanguage

In this episode you will learn the word " สมมุติ" ( what if / suppose / supposing)  as you here some part of the lyric

..............."ถ้าสมมุติว่าเธอ ไม่ได้เจอเขาก่อน เธอชอบฉันแน่นอนฉันมั่นใจ
               ก่อนที่เขาจะชอบเธอ อยากให้ลองคิดใหม่ อีกทีได้ไหม คิดอีกที 
               ถ้าไม่นับเรื่องนี้ ที่เธอชอบเขาอยู่ ฉันว่าเราก็ดูเข้ากันเธอว่าไหม 
               ถ้าไม่นับเรื่องนั้น ฉันให้คิดดูใหม่ แกล้งลืม ๆ ว่าเธอชอบเขาไป
               เราก็เป็นแฟนกันได้เธอว่าเปล่า"
               สมมุติว่าเธอไม่ได้ชอบเขา แล้วเราจะเป็นได้มากกว่านี้ไหม 
               สมมุติว่าใจเธอยังไม่มีใคร เป็นฉันได้ไหม'..............................

สมมุติว่า = Suppose / supposing that
สมมุติว่าผมถูกล็อตเตอรี่หกสิบล้านบาท ผมจะสร้างบ้านหลังใหญ่
(Supposing that I won lottery 60 millions Baht, I would build a big house.)

Learn Thai by Kru Kan

เพลง สมมุติว่า (What if / Suppose / Supossing....)

In this podcast I explain my own tongue twister activity for B+ and above students. It always goes down a treat and makes everyone laugh for the rest of the class!