Today's episode is about focusing. This topic interests me greatly as I get constantly distracted. I share some top tips to help you focus.

Matcha & Meditation

Focus

欢迎收听《中国成语之美》播客的第一期，本期主题是“花好月圆”。在这一期中，我们将深入探讨这个充满浪漫与美好的成语，揭示其背后的故事、文化意义以及如何在生活中运用。无论您是学习中文的初学者还是对中国文化充满好奇心的爱好者，都将在这一期中感受到成语的独特魅力。欢迎我的播客，与我一起探索成语的深层含义以及中国文化的博大精深。

Welcome to the first episode of "The Beauty of Chinese Idioms." Our theme today is "Flowers in Full Bloom and a Bright Moon." In this episode, we'll dive deep into this romantic and beautiful idiom, uncovering its stories, cultural significance, and practical applications. Whether you're a beginner in learning Chinese or a curious enthusiast of Chinese culture, you'll experience the unique charm of idioms in this episode. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast as we explore the profound meanings of idioms and the vastness of Chinese culture together.

中国成语之美 The Beauty of Chinese Idioms

EP01. 花好月圆 The Beauty of "Flowers in Full Bloom and a Bright Moon"

Mum: Hi remember me?

Dad: Oh yeah, aren’t you wait, aren’t you the mother of my children?

Mum: Yes, how are you doing? Haven’t seen you in a while! 

Dad: Now I’ve put them to bed, I’m great! 

Mum: Today was exhausting!

Dad: Tell me about it. What time were you up?

Mum: About 4:30. I need that early morning time to get myself together and actually do some work before it all goes to hell.

Dad: Every night, I tell myself I’m going to do that, and every morning when the alarm goes off, I tell myself I need just a few more minutes of sleep.

Mum: You’re a night owl, I’m an early bird, it’s just how we are.

Dad: But I want to be an early bird and watch TV at night instead of doing the work I need to do. By the way, thanks for helping me out today. I owe you. Tomorrow, they’re mine.

Mum: It’s fine. Apart from when Justin dropped his yogurt, I think it went pretty well.

Dad: Oh, I don’t think anyone even noticed the screaming child while I was presenting – and if they did, they probably didn’t want to say anything in case they have their own children screaming on call in the future.

Mum: I don’t think I’m convinced about this hybrid working situation. Don’t get me wrong, I love not having to commute every day. With my job, that’s easily two hours of the day I get back. But organizing myself and kids and work?

Dad: Yeah, it’s a challenge. Some days I feel on top of it all, but there are days when I feel like I’m a terrible employee, a terrible father and a terrible husband.

Mum: (with joking intonation) Oh honey, don’t think like that. Trust me, you’re a terrible husband EVERY day, not just some days.

Dad: Just for that, I’m not going to tell you where Becky hid the chocolate Nutella.

Mum: I’ll just go and buy more.

Dad: or the car keys

Mum: Fine. You’re a wonderful husband on most days.

Dad: I’ll be wonderful tomorrow while you’re in your meeting. What are you doing again?

Mum: I’m just leading the meeting, but the CEO is going to be there. 

English Conversation/Dialogue

Mixing Responsibilities

This has ８ episodes. 
ポッドキャスト、くるま、すんでいるところ、きせつ、（りょうしん）、１９０４，あわてんぼうのサンタ、オノマトペ

Thinking out loud in Japanese

30 min Listening Practice

*** This audio is about the fourth biggest city in Iran which is called Shiraz
**Feel free to send me message if you have any questions

**** You can find more stories in Farsi in my channel on Spotify : https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yas-omidvar

Persian Podcasts / پادکست فارسی 

شهر شیراز /  Shiraz city

"Listening Exercises with Basak in Turkish"

Unit 1

Odyssea tries a different strategy to get her eye pendant back from Calypse.

https://saracasalino-books.weebly.com/blog/the-adventures-of-odyssea-ch-4-calypse


Learn English with Stories

The Adventures of Odyssea: Ch 4.3 - Calypse

一个外国人参加“普通话演讲比赛”，他的开场白是这样的：先生们，女士们，你们好，我的普通话说得不好，我与贵国语言的关系就如同我跟我太太的关系一样，我很爱它，却又无法控制它”。

A foreigner attends Putonghua speech contest ，Here's his opening line：Hello, ladies and gentlemen. I can't speak Mandarin well，My relationship with your language is the same as my relationship with my wife, I love it, but I can't control it。
