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On the Breakout Business English podcast we focus on vocabulary, and methods to help you to build CONFIDENCE and FLUENCY in the English skills that you use in your professional life.

Breakout Business English

Let's learn words of emotion in Chinese Mandarin together.
高兴/开心gāo xìng /kāi xīn 
伤心shāng xīn 
惊讶jīng yà 
生气shēng qì 
愤怒fèn nù 
害怕hài pà 
担心dān xīn 
怀疑huái yí 
害羞hài xiū 
期待qī dài 
无聊wú liáo 
失落shī luò 
困惑kùn huò

Magic Mandarin Chinese Daily Learning

Words of Emotion in Chinese Mandarin 情绪相关的词语

这集主要介绍" 爱听不听；那一套；考砸了" 在汉语口语习惯用语中的意思及用法。

A Course in Chinese Colloquial Idioms

How To Use" 爱听不听；那一套；考砸了" in Chinese colloquial idioms

😊🌈💚admirar lo bonito en otras personas nos inspira a ser mejores personas

Spanish to improve your life

Cualidades que admiramos en otros 💚

Jennifer goes on an investigation to find out the truth. Did Junior really steal his award-winning design or has Jennifer lost her mind?

This story uses words from '3000 most common words in English'. 


When Jennifer got home that day, she called her grandma. They caught up on the essentials: the move to the new city, the teachers at her school and if she liked her new bedroom. But then Jennifer got down to business.

She explained how this guy called Junior won a gardening award for most innovative design, being the youngest winner in the ceremony’s history. Jennifer’s grandma was supportive of this boy, the way grandparents are always supportive of any accomplishment, big or small. But Jennifer insisted that he was treated like an otherworldly superstar and that it didn’t seem right. 

Jennifer finally just said it. “I think Junior violated the competition rules by copying someone’s design, but I can’t prove it.”

“Oh, my dear, that’s cute, you’ve always loved coming up with adorable little theories. Do you 
remember your friend, Samantha? You two were always playing detectives. Sometimes I see her—”

“—Yes, grandma, but could you help? Take a photo of your neighbour’s garden, please. I think Junior copied her design.”

“Oh, sure thing, dear, I’ll take it after our call and send it straight away. So, tell me more about your new friends…”

Jennifer ended the call by ranting about the truth and how when people manipulate reality, they distort our ability to be authentic individuals. Her grandma kept repeating that’s sweet, dear.

Moments after the call ended, Jennifer received the photo. She compared it to Junior’s. They were identical.

Being a Cloud

Jennifer the Tomato

Fox or Tiger? Who is the king of the forest？

成语故事

狐假虎威

Have you ever accidentally gotten on a bus that was going out of service?

What do you expect would happen next? The driver would probably open the door and tell you to get off, and they wouldn't start driving until the bus was empty.

But that's not what happened to two tourists in Kyoto.

When they accidentally got on a bus that was going out of service in early June, the driver just closed the doors and drove away with them still on board.

And yes, he knew they were there.

But he was afraid to talk to them because they were foreigners, and he didn't know how to communicate with them.

As The Asahi Shimbun reported, the tourists — a man and a woman — got on the bus through the back door after all the other passengers exited at Kyoto station.

When they realized what had happened, the tourists asked the driver to stop, but he didn't understand them and just kept driving.

He later said he thought it would be best to deal with them at the bus terminal office.

When the driver wouldn't stop, the tourists called the police. An officer spoke to the driver over the phone, and the driver finally stopped.

They had been driving for around 20 minutes, traveling a distance of about 4 kilometers.

The West Japan JR Bus Company said: "We are very sorry for the inconvenience caused. Our employee training was insufficient, and our employee did not handle the situation correctly. We will thoroughly train our employees in the future."

Kyoto has a number of train and subway lines, but some of its most famous sites are most conveniently visited by bus — including Kiyomizudera temple in the east, and the gold-covered Kinkakuji temple in the northwest.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Kyoto Bus Driver Keeps Tourists On Board Out-of-Service Bus

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こんにちは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。


今日もN4です！
〜はじめる
動きの開始の時に使います。

早速例文いきましょう！

・桜が咲きはじめました。

・2年前から日本語を勉強しはじめました。

・最近、ドラマを見はじめました。

・あ、雨が降りはじめました。

・昨日からトレーニングをしはじめました。

こんな感じですね！
どうですか？

動きとか、習慣とかをスタートした時に使いますね。
会話の中でもよく使います。

みなさんも口に出して練習してみたり、
例文作ったりしてみてくださいね！

今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！
ではまた！

Atsushi のJapanese podcast (travel/news /文法・漢字・語彙/Osaka/Hokkaido/🇹🇷🇬🇪🇦🇲🇪🇸🇵🇹)

#292 N4 〜はじめる、について！

Discover a powerful yet peaceful method to learn English—not by trying harder, but by quieting the mind. In this video, I explore a deeper approach to language learning that goes beyond memorizing grammar rules. Inspired by the idea of stillness and awareness, you’ll learn how to become more present, reduce mental noise, and absorb English in a more natural, confident way. Perfect for A2 to B2 learners, and ideal for anyone who wants to learn English while feeling more calm, focused, and connected. Whether you're self-studying or in a classroom, this approach will transform the way you think about language learning.

A transcript is available on request. 

Background music in this video was generated using Suno AI, an AI-powered music creation tool. All lyrics, spoken word, and narrative content are original and authored by the channel creator via suno. Music is used under Suno's terms of service for  creative use,  No copyright is claimed. 