嗨，这里是Xinli 老师的中文课堂，此播客集主要针对商务中文进行专项练习。 Hello! Welcome to Xinli's Chinese Class. In this podcast episode, we will primarily focus on practicing Business Chinese through various exercises. 

Xinli的中文课堂 - 商务中文

In this 2nd episode of All Things Pronunciation, we learn about Stress in English -- in particular, Stress at the word-level. We also talk about Syllables and the Schwa Sound in English.



All Things Pronunciation

Introduction to Word-Stress

(真好 大家庭 第二页）part  1 
In this video, you will continue to listen to the story and follow me to read the nice story in this book. 
Please take your time, and read the subtitles at the beginning to learn the characters and later you can just practice your listening without even look at the pictures. 
Happy study and enjoy the Chinese learning. 
Annie

Story learning Chinese with Annie

Chill out story listening practice ( Comprehensible input Chinese for beginners and intermediate)

在你的文化里，有没有龙呢？你知道哪些龙的传说吗？



Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

各国文化中的龙 Dragons in different cultures

It's summer. You're on the beach, by the pool or in the garden — it might be time to get your swimwear out!

But if you're talking about swimwear in English, there's a small problem: there are many different words for it.

"Swimwear" can be used for anything you put on to go in the water, whether you're male or female, so it's always a safe choice of word.

You might also hear "swimmers" used by people from Australia. This means the same thing, and it's always used with the "s" on the end.

In Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, swimwear will also often be called "togs."

And Australians also say "bathers." It's short for "bathing suit," which in British English usually refers to women's one-piece swimwear, but in American English can be anything you wear to swim in.

Anything you swim in can also be called a "swimsuit."

"One-piece" can be used on its own to refer to women's swimwear that's made from one piece of material, as opposed to a two-piece swimsuit like a bikini.

In the UK, the term "swimming costume" also tends to be used to talk about female swimwear. Some British and Australian English speakers might shorten this to "cozzie" — sometimes spelled "cossie," but said the same.

In the US or Britain, men going to the beach shouldn't forget their "swimming trunks." These are the casual shorts people often wear. You'll hear these called "board shorts" or "boardies" in Australia.

Men who are going for a serious swim might choose "Speedos."

Speedo is the name of a swimwear company, but the word is now used across the world for the tight briefs men might wear when they want to swim very fast.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Who Let the Togs Out? Key English Swimwear Terms

In this chapter Mrs. Frisby goes to see Mr. Ages. Will he be able to help Timothy? 
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 

Chapter 2 Mr. Ages

This episode introduces three idioms that use the word hook. Listen to the examples to hear how to use them. Please send me a message if you would like a copy of the audio script.

Idiom Corner

Hook

In this short fable, written by Aesop (Ezop), a Greek fable writer, you will discover why living TOGETHER👦👧🧑 is better than living ALONE.👧
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje!📚
If you like this podcast, please contact me for the transcript.🧾
See you in class!👋
