In this episode for intermediate and advanced English learners, I'll talk about how the Valentine's Day holiday is typically celebrated in the U.S., and at the end, you'll have some listening comprehension questions to answer. (Music by Lesfm from Pixabay)


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Let's Talk About Valentine's Day in the United States

De vez en cuando, tenía tiempo de echar un vistazo al Mediterráneo y me imaginaba a los que llegaban allende los mares a otras tierras donde no había ni una palabra en común entre los dos idiomas: el que llegaba y el que estaba esperando.

AUDIO-ARTÍCULOS (Nivel B2-C1)

Un mar de sensaciones.

烤、爆、炒、煎、煸、熘 [kǎo、bào chǎo 、jiān、 biān 、liū]：
roast/grill；stir fry；fry；pan fry；stir-fry before stewing；quick fry
烹饪 pēng rèn：cooking
聚焦 jù jiāo：focus；concentrate
家常菜 jiā cháng cài：home-cooked；home-made
加热 jiā rè：heat
导热 dǎo rè：heat conduction
搅拌 jiǎo bàn：stir
勾芡 gōu qiàn：thicken soup
翻面儿fān miànr：flip side
直接 zhí jiē：directly
火力 huǒ lì：fire; heat power

Journey on the Tip of the Tongue“舌尖上的中国话”

Cooking Styles 1 烹饪方式[pēng rèn fāng shì]

**答えは下にあります。**


[1] 試験では[ややこしい]問題が多かった。

1.やさしい　2.普通の　3.複雑な　4.興味深い



[2] 子供たちの[        ]動きに見惚(みとれ)ていた。

1.会重な　2.軽快な　3.済経な　4.札中な



[3] 彼の話にいくつかの[矛盾]があった

1.むうしゅん　2.ゆしゅん　3.むしゅん　4.むじゅん



[4] 新しい現代美術館は一時的に[閉鎖]されている

1.しかい　2.へいしん　3.へいさ　4.しゅんさ



[5] この植物園は熱帯の花の香りが[      ]いた。

1.伺(うかが)って     2.漂(ただよ)って
3.争(あらそ)って     4.ためら(ためら)って



[6] 乳酸菌(にゅうさんきん)の意味は？


1.乳酸菌で通勤すると30分です。

2.友達に20乳酸菌を返す予定だ。

3.すみません、乳酸菌を大盛(おおも)りでおねがいします。

4.乳酸菌を摂るためにヨーグルトを食べている。



[7] 新しいお店にお客さんが[     ]。

1.殺到(さっとう)する
2.組織(そしき)する
3.軽視(けいし)する
4.断水(だんすい)する






答え、[1] 3.  [2] 2.  [3]  4. 
           [4] 3. [5] 2. [6] 4.  [7] 1.




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Vol.74 ロジェさんとポッドキャスト N1の練習

Part of mastering communication is learning the arts. Here is a business themed poem for you to explore. After practicing with this, make your own. Take some time to ponder your business as well. 

In the bustling business bazaar, bold bankers briskly bargain. Trading trinkets, tallying treasure, they twist tongues with finance fervor. Swiftly scribing, stocks they stir, savvy whispers in the blur.

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Business Poetry - Episode 4

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Epizoda 2 : Samo polako 

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Intermediate Chinese Listening

We live in a world of rules. We see them everywhere when we travel by plane. No liquids! Wait here! Turn off your phones!

But what about those unspoken rules — the ones that aren't written down and no one is exactly sure about.

A travel expert from the US has been explaining her unspoken rules for the airplane journey.

TV host Samantha Brown shared her rules with CNN, including one that makes the middle seat feel a little more comfortable.

According to Brown, if you find yourself in one of the middle seats on a plane, you should get both of the armrests to yourself.

Sitting in the middle isn't always very popular and so Brown says these passengers should get "anything they want."

That means even if the people on the outside begin using those armrests, the person in the middle has the right to "slowly push them off!"

Brown says she likes the aisle seat best because she feels she has more space.

She added that people sitting by the window should have control of the window blind — whether it's up or down. And the others don't have the right to decide!

One thing that can make some passengers angry is people in front putting their seats back.

Brown has a rule for this — if the journey takes less than three hours, she doesn't put her seat back, but she does if it's a longer trip.