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Daily English Podcast

Daily English Podcast Chapter # 2

En este episodio exploramos el lunfardo: su origen en Buenos Aires, sus palabras más típicas y por qué es clave para entender la cultura argentina y el español rioplatense.

Spanish from the South

El lunfardo

Era la primera vez que hacía la presentación de un libro suyo en público. Diez días antes, la editorial había puesto en el mercado una recopilación de sus mejores cuentos.

CON SENTIDO COMÚN EN ESPAÑOL

EL JOVEN ESCRITOR

大家晚上好啊，我是丹霞。您现在收听的是中文台词频道，今天的台词出自电影《后来的我们》，由周冬雨和井柏然主演。

"能在北京生活对我来说一直是一个梦，在北京 好像每天都能遇到新鲜事儿，遇上有趣的人，所有的梦想都能实现。虽然挣的钱不多，空气和水也没有家乡的好，但是我得试过了 才甘愿回到小城市，去过结婚生子、柴米油盐、平淡的下半生，我一定得坚持下去，北京，谁怕谁!" 
   ——电影《后来的我们》/<Us and Them>

    
新鲜Xīnxiān  fresh, new
挣钱zhèng qián  earn money, make money
甘愿gān yuàn  willingly, readily
柴米油盐chái mǐ yóu yán fuel, rice, cooking oil and salt -- daily necessities, daily common life
平淡píng dàn flat, ordinary, insipid


Chinese Lines 中文台词

05. 北京，谁怕谁！Beijing, I'm not afraid at all！——《后来的我们Us and Them》

⭐Contents: 1/ La recherche de l'harmonie 2/ Le boom du yoga 3/ Le yoga en France 4/ Quid du yoga 5/ Entre Orient et Occident 6/ Zen, soyons zen 7/ Le bouddhisme 8/ La méditation

⭐ To go further, visit www.explorefrench.com. On my website, you can become a Premium Member and gain full access to all transcripts, games and language activities for both of my podcast channels "Learn French with Anthony" and "Explore France with Anthony". On my website, you'll also gain full access to my French online courses, "Skills Trainer" modules to enhance your proficiency in French, "Word Builder" modules to expand your French vocabulary, and audiobooks specially designed for learners of French. 

⭐ In this C1-level podcast, we'll talk about yoga, meditation, Buddhism and people’s search for harmony, well-being, and a more balanced life, among many other things.

⭐ In the first part of this podcast, I will speak French at normal speed, and in the second part, I will repeat everything at a slower speed, with some translations and explanations in English.

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C1#01 Yoga, méditation et zénitude

Hablo de la celebración del amigo secreto, una celebración que se hace hace varias dècadas en Colombia es parte de las celebraciones del Día del Amor y la Amistad, culturalmente importante para los colombianos. Tiempos verbales: presente, tiempos del pasado: pretèrito indefinido, perfecto e imperfecto; pretèrito imperfecto de subjuntivo.

Viviendo entre dos lenguas 

Celebración del amigo secreto

just a cute little recipe

New words 生词：

Лапша удон - udon noodles, 面条;
Куриное филе - chicken fillet, 鸡柳;
Сладкий перец - sweet pepper, 甜椒;
Стручковая фасоль - string beens, 绿豆;
Чеснок - garlic, 蒜;
Соевый соус - soy sauce, 酱油;
Кунжут - sesame, 芝麻

Виниловые пластинки

Удон с курицей и овощами

Southern California is experiencing its most devastating winter fires in more than four decades.

Fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds, fierce wildfires around the Los Angeles area have sent residents fleeing from their burning homes.

Santa Anas are warm, dry northeast winds that blow from the interior of Southern California toward the coast, moving in the opposite direction of the normal winds that carry moist air from the Pacific.

Thousands of firefighters have been battling multiple blazes, from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena, just north of Los Angeles, with new fires breaking out in the Hollywood Hills on the evening of January 8.

One of the fires is already the most destructive in Los Angeles history.

By early morning on January 9, more than 1,900 structures had been destroyed and over 130,000 people were under evacuation orders, with five people reported dead.

The fires have already consumed an area of about 110 square kilometers — nearly the size of the entire city of San Francisco.

Fires don't usually blaze at this time of year. But Santa Anas are happening later and later in the year, and this year's winds are much faster than usual — helping the flames spread faster once they ignite.

California had two extremely wet winters that caused lots of plants to grow, followed by a sudden drought that dried them out — which experts say has provided the perfect tinder for the flames.

AccuWeather estimated damage from the latest fires could reach $57 billion, with the weather company's Jonathan Porter saying "it may become the worst wildfire in modern California history."

Among those who have lost their homes are a number of celebrities, including actor Billy Crystal, who lost his home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood that he had lived in for 45 years.

Another celebrity who lost his home, The Princess Bride star Cary Elwes, wrote on Instagram: "Sadly we did lose our home but we are grateful to have survived this truly devastating fire."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Southern California Battles Devastating Winter Fires

In this lesson, we will be going through a couple of phrases which can or are used to describe both feelings of happiness and sadness. They can be used interchangeably in different situations.