高明的将帅总是力求从敌人那里获得补给。从敌人那得到一钟粮食，就等于从本国运送二十钟粮食；消耗敌人的一石草料，相当于从本国运送二十石草料...

《孙子兵法Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ》The Art of War

《孙子兵法》07

This May, I want to plant a seed in your brain. I will water this seed during the month of May. This seed is - TO WRITE - in English.

The thought I want to water, nourish and feed - for you, this month - is the idea that this month, this MAY - you START TO THINK about writing in ENGLISH. 

May this May be the month that you begin to write! That is my wish for you. 

Until next time! 

Hear and There

7. May we write in English this May

हम इस कहानी से देख सकते हैं की एक छोटा और बुद्धिमान उल्लू एक खूंखार शेर को हरा सकता  है। 

Stories from Panchatantra 

शेर और उल्लू की कहानी 

こんにちは、あかりです。久(ひさ)しぶりのエピソードです！

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Slow Japanese

Episode #62 - Sunn O))) concert is special

In this episode, my dad and I recall some of our favorite memories as sports fans.

If you’re a sports fan yourself, that’s great, but even if you’re not, I think you’ll benefit from listening to this one, as many English idioms and other vocabulary were born out of the world of sports.

Otherwise, listening to this episode should give you a sense of what being a sports fan in America is like, because it’s unique compared to sporting culture in most other countries.

***For English learners! – Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 31:56***

***Full episode transcript available ⁠⁠here: https://american-idiom.com/f/005-sports-memories ⁠⁠***

Episode Outline:

Baseball – the Detroit Tigers win the World Series in 1984 (Starts at 1:35)
Hockey - touching the Stanley Cup in 2001 (Starts at 6:27)
Hockey - meeting Guy Lafleur in New York (Starts at 10:22)
American Football - attending Michigan vs. Notre Dame in 2011 (Starts at 15:27)
American Football - Michigan Football's 2024 national championship (Starts at 20:31)
The Olympics - Attending the 2024 Olympics in Paris (Starts at 22:36)
American Football - Michigan's victory over Ohio State in 2024 (Starts at 24:04)
Association Football (Soccer) - France wins the 2018 World Cup (Starts at 27:21)

Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 30:04)

and so on and so forth (used at 4:08 explained at 32:40)
a stone's throw away from (used at 11:09 and explained at 34:40)
to run into someone (used at 11:35 and explained at 36:37)
to get to do something (used at 6:39, 11:43, 23:13 and 23:32 and explained at 38:35)
to pass away (used at 13:22 and explained at 40:51)
to be grandfathered in (used at 14:00 and explained at 42:55)
to pull something off (used at 17:29 and explained at 44:53)
in a nutshell (used at 26:32 and explained at 47:04)

***A list of specific sports vocabulary (with brief explanations) used during this episode can be found at the bottom of ⁠the following page: https://american-idiom.com/f/005-sports-memories ***

Brentoni's English Podcast

005 Sports Memories

one in a million?
What's the meaning of this phrase?
when should you use it?

Build Your English Thinking

04 Watch out for the trap of "idioms"!

【跟屁虫】指的是喜欢跟着他人，粘着他人做一样事情的人。　
（对话）：“从那天起，这个叫赵永远的小男孩总是跟着我，我烦死了这个脏兮兮的跟屁虫，心想这辈子都不会理他，但没想到，我们平生第一次对话，竟是我先开口的。”

【gēnpìchóng】 zhǐ de shì xǐhuān gēnzhe tārén, niánzhe tārén zuò yíyàng shìqíng de rén. 
(Lùyīn lǐ de táicí):“Cóng nèi tiān qǐ, zhège jiào zhào yǒngyuǎn de xiǎo nánhái zǒng shì gēnzhe wǒ, wǒ fán sǐle zhège zāng xī xī de gēnpìchóng, xīn xiǎng zhè bèizi dōu bù huì lǐ tā, dàn méi xiǎngdào, wǒmen píngshēng dì yī cì duìhuà, jìng shì wǒ xiān kāikǒu de.”


【Copycat】 refers to people who like to follow others and stick to others to do the same thing. ​​
(dialogue): "From that day on, this little boy named Zhao Yongyou always followed me. I was so annoyed by this dirty follower, I thought I would ignore him for the rest of my life. For the first time in my life, I actually spoke first."

Lily-Buzzwords/Idioms/Slang-【Lily-中国 Italki Id:8877492 Chinese Tutor】

第6集-跟屁虫-with Lily -Chinese slangs

Aunque somos principiantes, deseamos aprender algunas frases mexicanas. https://docs.google.com/document/d/17aFdQaEwOgMSUaNTwNJr3ZeMneJOiy_qcfzvP3l9qQM/edit?usp=sharing

Inspirando a principiantes: Audios para nivel A2

Frases mexicanas 1 (con transcripción)

The phrase to lash out and some news about the Mayor of London and the metro system. 
Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fBz2Rr3Z9fjX--cHdPNZTlo63mOnJm1G/view?usp=drivesdk