In this episode, a student from David's 'Movies, TV, and Podcasts' course discusses a new movie; 'Downton Abbey - The end of an era'. This quintessential English drama reveals a great deal about life in an upper-class English family. Listen as Helen tells us why she was attracted to the movie, who her favourite character is, and whether she would recommend the movie to other students of English. If you've watched the movie, please send me your comments, and let me know whether you agree with Helen's review.

Learn English with Cambridge David

Movie Review: Downton Abbey - The end of an era

Essentials/ City/ 日常生活用品/ 城市

Ну смотрите! - Look!， 看吧！
наушники - earphones, 耳机；
банковские карточки - bank cards, 信用卡；
в центре - downtown, 市中心;
велодорожка - bike lane, 自行车车道;
за городом - in the country, 城外.

Пряник

Что у меня в сумке?

In this episode we are going to listen to a dialogue about a birthday dinner invitation. How can we invite friends to our birthday dinner? Let's start to listen now.
小林：早上好，小高。
小高：早上好，小林。你这个周末有空吗？ 
小林：我有空，你有什么事吗？ 
小高：这个星期六是7月8日，是我的生日。我想请一些朋友吃晚饭。 
小林：太好了，我一定去！ 小高：你喜欢吃中国菜还是美国菜？ 
小林：中国菜和美国菜我都喜欢吃，但是我最爱吃泰国菜。
小高：我也喜欢吃泰国菜。那我们一起去吃泰国菜怎么样？ 
小林：没问题！我们星期六几点见面？ 
小高：6点可以吗？ 
小林：可以。我们在哪儿见面？ 
小高：你先来我家，然后我们一起去泰国餐馆怎么样？ 
小林：没问题。星期六见！ 
xiǎo lín ： zǎo shàng hǎo ， xiǎo gāo 。 
xiǎo gāo ： zǎo shàng hǎo ， xiǎo lín 。 nǐ zhè gè zhōu mò yǒu kòng ma ？   
 xiǎo lín ： wǒ yǒu kòng ， nǐ yǒu shén me shì ma ？   
 xiǎo gāo ： zhè gè xīng qī liù shì 7 yuè 8 rì ， shì wǒ de shēng rì 。 wǒ xiǎng qǐng yì xiē péng yǒu chī wǎn fàn 。   
 xiǎo lín ： tài hǎo le ， wǒ yí dìng qù ！   xiǎo gāo ： nǐ xǐ huān chī zhōng guó cài hái shì měi guó cài ？  
 xiǎo lín ： zhōng guó cài hé měi guó cài wǒ dōu xǐ huān chī ， dàn shì wǒ zuì ài chī tài guó cài 。 
 xiǎo gāo ： wǒ yě xǐ huān chī tài guó cài 。 nà wǒ men yì qǐ qù chī tài guó cài zěn me yàng ？   
 xiǎo lín ： méi wèn tí ！ wǒ men xīng qī liù jǐ diǎn jiàn miàn ？   
 xiǎo gāo ： 6 diǎn kě yǐ ma ？   
 xiǎo lín ： kě yǐ 。 wǒ men zài nǎ er jiàn miàn ？   
 xiǎo gāo ： nǐ xiān lái wǒ jiā ， rán hòu wǒ men yì qǐ qù tài guó cān guǎn zěn me yàng ？   
 xiǎo lín ： méi wèn tí 。 xīng qī liù jiàn ！ 

Story Chinese

生日聚餐邀请 a birthday dinner invitation (elementary level)

I introduce my brother, Bryce, and we discuss our experiences learning to play guitar as teenagers.
We share some advice for beginners and also talk about our memories.

If you've ever been curious about what it takes to start playing guitar and you want to learn some relevant vocabulary, this episode may be for you!

This is just Part One of our conversation. I'll be posting Part Two next week.

***For English learners! – Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 23:14***

***Full episode transcript available ⁠here: https://american-idiom.com/f/008-why-does-everyone-learn-the-same-first-song-on-guitar⁠***

Episode Outline:

Bryce introduces himself (Starts at 1:20)
How Bryce started playing guitar (Starts at 1:58)
Taste in music (Starts at 3:12)
The first songs we learned (Starts at 3:39)
Our recommendations for a good 'first song' (Starts at 6:46)
Playing electric guitar vs. acoustic guitar (Starts at 10:00)
How to avoid annoying your neighbors (Starts at 12:50)
What it's like playing in a rock band (Starts at 13:38)
Our memories of being in a band together (Starts at 14:56)
The most difficult part of playing in a band (Starts at 16:25)
Our connection to Greta Van Fleet (Starts at 20:41)

Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 23:14)

get away with something (used at 5:11 and explained at 23:20)
take one for the team (used at 14:20 and explained at 25:18)
be on the same page (used at 18:18 and explained at 27:27)

Brentoni's English Podcast

008 Why Does Everyone Learn the Same First Song on Guitar?

Expresiones Españolas Desenmascaradas', el podcast donde exploramos las frases hechas y los modismos más coloridos y fascinantes de España. Únete a nosotros mientras desentrañamos el significado y el uso de expresiones que te harán sonar como un verdadero local. Desde 'dormir la mona' hasta 'llevarse el gato al agua', aprenderás a usar estas frases con confianza y estilo.

Taming the Spanish Verb: The  Macondo Man

Expresiones Españolas Desenmascaradas

Como Caído del Cielo (Mexican Movie) 🎞️🍿

1.	Muerto el perro se acabó la rabia
2.	Yo le apoquino
3.	No se vaya a petatear
4.	Yo nunca me he rajado
5.	Cualquier catre es colchón
6.	¡adió!
7.	Te clavaste nuestra lana
8.	Trae acá chamaco
9.	“se le borró el caset”
10.	Borrón y cuenta nueva
11.	Mujerón
12.	Acérquese, que no muerdo
13.	Quiúbole!
14.	Chaparro
15.	Qué buena mata tenía este amigo
16.	Pachanga
17.	Besuquear
18.	Chamacona
19.	Yo ya te hubiera botado
20.	Ah la madre!
21.	Ah la ching4d4!
22.	Mira nomás!
23.	Jálate por nosotros
24.	De cuándo acá los patos le tiran a las escopetas
25.	Coscolino
26.	Vivito y coleando
27.	Cuando te sopla la calaca
28.	“tápese ai”
29.	Pélame, te estoy hablando
30.	Qué chulada!
31.	Jálale!
32.	Vocho
33.	Petateado
34.	Estese quieta!
35.	Güero
36.	Pispireto
37.	Tu nueva movida
38.	Así quería cacharte
39.	¿todo, todito?!
40.	A quién le dan pan que llore
41.	Pos sepa la bola!
42.	Soy charro de una sola yegua
43.	Baquetón
44.	Te besó con hartísima pasión
45.	Changarro
46.	Me retachaba para México
47.	Alcurnia
48.	Cáigase con la lana doñita
49.	La voz de este vato
50.	Tienes el carro más chocolate
51.	Ya ves cómo eres!?
52.	Paleros hasta el tuétano!
53.	menjurje

Hablando Al Chile

Como Caído del Cielo (Mexican Movie) 🎞️🍿

بْلَادْ الشَام هي أَرْبَعَة دُوَلْ, سوريا و الأُرْدُن و فِلِسْطِين ولبنان.
مِن نَاحِية المَسَاحَة سوريا أَكْبَر شِي وبَعْدَين الأُرْدُن وبَعِدْهَا فْلِسْطِينْ وأَصْغَر شِي لِبْنَان.
الأُرْدُن بِالجَنُوب وفِيهَا البَحْر المَيِّت.
لِبْنَان وفِلْسِطِين بِالغَرْب وَجُزْء كْبِير مِنْهُم عالسَاحِل.
سُورْيَا بِالشَمَال وجُزْء صْغِير مِنْهَا عالسَاحِل.
على كُلٍّ, بْلَاد الشَام كَانِت أَحْلَى لَمَّا كَانِت بَلَد وَاحِد


Levantine Dialect (Level 1)

بلاد الشام \ Levantine Countries

本篇文章摘自作家刘瑜《愿你慢慢长大》，本文仅供学习。
文章由我本人阅读，供外国友人学习并练习中文，了解中国文化。
如有错误和建议，烦请大家不吝赐教。

Chilling Chinese 

孩子，愿你慢慢长大

넌 결혼을 언제 할 생각이야?
你打算什么时候结婚? 

아직 결정 안 했어. 좋은 인연이 나타나면 하고, 아니면 혼자 사는 거지.
还没有决定。要是缘分到了就结婚, 否则我就自己过。
 
난 결혼 할 생각이 없어. 한 사람과 평생 생활해야 하는 건 나랑 맞지 않아.
我不想结婚。跟一个人生活一辈子不太适合我。

넌 정말 독신주의자구나.
你果真是单身主义者呀。

인연 缘分
그렇지 않으면, 아니면 否则
평생, 한 평생 一辈子
독신주의자 单身主义者