Letter T
Listen and repeat then sing along.

turtle, tent, teacher, tiger
That is my turtle. 
That is my tent.
That is my teacher.
That is my tiger. 

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Phonics The Alphabet 

Letter T

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Español coloquial

Me saca de quicio que me hagan esperar

最近日本で話題のニュース「米」についての歌をAIで作りました。
日本では米が少なくて、日本政府は古いお米を売ることを決めました。
一年前の米を「古米（こまい）」、二年前は「古古米（ここまい）」、三年前は「古古古米（こここまい）」と言われています。面白い呼び方ですね。
そんなニュースについて、歌で勉強してみませんか？

▽歌詞
炊飯器の横でスマホが光る
「備蓄米、いよいよ流通へ」
“今さら？”とつぶやいたけど
冷凍ピラフは棚に戻した

全国の店舗で扱うらしい
お菓子の棚の一角あたり
パッケージは意外とおしゃれ
中身は三年、静かな時間

🎵 古米、古古米、古古古米
値段はいつもよりやや控えめ
古米、古古米、古古古米
選ぶというより、そういう流れ

週末の売り場に人が並ぶ
ふだんは空いてる通路なのに
「どうせだから」と手に取って
湯気の未来を想像してた

申し込みには不備が多くて
締切は早めに終わってた
誰でも手に入るっていうけど
入口の高さはいつも通り

🎵 古米、古古米、古古古米
安全とは言われているけれど
古米、古古米、古古古米
賞味と意味はちがうらしい

選んでるようで選ばれている
ニュースと生活がかみ合わない
古米、古古米、古古古米
とりあえず今日は炊いてみる



日本語聞いてみよう！

【a song about Japanese news】日本のニュースの歌

This is a story about first Thanksgiving.. How it came to being who started Thanksgiving and did? we eat? the Europeans came to the Americas for a life that they could practice their own religion.

English My Way

The story of Thanksgiving

Сегодня в эфире не “Мастер и Маргарита”, но не менее интересная повесть - “Собачье сердце”. Читаем небольшой диалог профессора Преображенского и доктора Борменталя.

Слова, которые объясняю в эпизоде: шту́ка хи́трая - a tricky thing; предста́вьте - to imagine; большинство́ - majority; во́все - совсем, совершенно, нисколько, вообще - any, not at all, at all; многозначи́тельно - meaningfully; трясти́ - толчками колебать, качать, двигать из стороны в сторону - to shake; забо́титься - проявлять заботу - to take care; пищеваре́ние - digestion; за обе́дом - at / during lunch; большеви́зм - Bolshevism; Бо́же вас сохрани́ - God save / bless you; сове́тский - Soviet; производи́ть - делать, совершать - to make; наблюде́ние - observation; превосхо́дно - excellently; заставля́ть - поставить в необходимость делать что-нибудь, принудить - to make, force, oblige; теря́ть в ве́се - to lose weight; отозва́ться - ответить на зов, откликнуться, высказать своё мнение - to respond; тя́пнутый - тот, кого тяпнули, то есть укусили - bitten; розове́ть - становится розовым - to turn pink; пони́женный - более низкий, ниже нормального, уменьшенный - reduced, lower, depressed; коле́нный рефле́кс - knee reflex; скве́рный - гадкий, недостойный, (разг.) плохой - bad; угнетённый - удручённый, подавленный, эксплуатируемый - depressed.

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И помните, что чтение по-русски углубляет ваши знания языка! Хороших вам книг, друзья!

Reading Russian

Отрывок из повести “Собачье сердце” М.А. Булгаков

How do you answer behavioral interview questions? Do you use the STAR or PAR method? How do you pick the perfect story to tell?

When you’re answering a behavioral question, you should always answer following a structured format. That way, you will provide everything the interviewer is looking for and answer the question within 90 seconds or less.

Tune in to this week’s episode to learn how to provide outstanding answers to behavioral interview questions. You’ll also hear a sample answer to the question, “Tell me about a time you motivated a team.”

Episode originally published May 6, 2021.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/answering-interview-questions/. 

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Express to Impress

How to Answer, “Tell Me About a Time When You Motivated a Team”

几 (jǐ) and 多少 (duōshǎo) are both words in Chinese that can be translated as "how many" or "how much" in English, but they are used in different contexts and convey slightly different meanings.
几 (jǐ) is usually used to ask about a small quantity, it can be roughly under 10, the number is vague.
For example:
你有几个兄弟？ (Nǐ yǒu jǐ gè xiōngdì?)
How many brothers do you have?
我这里有几张照片？ (Wǒ zhèlǐ yǒu jǐ zhāng zhàopiàn?)
How many photos do I have here?
现在几点？
Xiànzài jǐ diǎn
What time is it now?

多少 (duōshǎo) is usually used to ask about a bigger quantity. When the number is not certain but you assume it's definitely more than ten, it's better to ask the question with 多少 (duōshao) instead of 几 (jǐ). For example:
这个东西多少钱？ (Zhège dōngxi duōshǎo qián?)
How much does this thing cost?
你的工资多少？ (Nǐ de gōngzī duōshǎo?)
How much is your salary?

Note that in some contexts, 几 (jǐ) and 多少 (duōshǎo) can be used interchangeably, especially in spoken Chinese. In this case, the choice of word may depend on the speaker's style or emphasis.