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In future ‘books could respond’ says winning author

nside a dimly lit cave, a group of people sit huddled around glowing amphoras. These vessels are no ordinary pottery; they're meticulously painted with images of legendary wrestlers, engaged in eternal combat. The flickering light from a small fire casts these images onto the walls, animating the wrestlers in a primitive, captivating dance of shadows.



The cave's inhabitants watch these images, interpreting the epic battles as the ultimate expression of wrestling. They debate the techniques, celebrate the victories, and mourn the defeats, all from the moving images on the amphoras. To them, these representations are the entirety of wrestling—there is no world beyond the wrestlers on the pottery.


Nikostratos, ever the curious and skeptical cat, notices a sliver of light peeking through a crack in the cave wall. The murals and their tales don't satisfy his curiosity. One day, driven by a particularly pungent smell of the outside world—a mix of fresh earth and sweat—he finds a loose stone and wiggles his way through the crack.

Everything Zenified 

Wrestling, skeptical Cats, and Allegory of the Cave

Oggi vi parlo della mia terra, la mia regione: la Sardegna.

Buon ascolto :)

Il dolce far niente

3. La Sardegna

1.簡単な自己紹介
breve presentazione di sé
简要自我介绍
Brief self-introduction


2.コロナの時何をしていましたか？
Cosa facevi quando eri a Korona?
您在科罗纳时做什么工作？
What did you do when you were in Corona?


3.いつから日本語を勉強していますか？
da quanto tempo studi il giapponese?
你学习日语多久了？
How long have you been studying Japanese?


4.やり方など (教科書やYouTubeなど)
come lo fai, ecc. (libri di testo, YouTube, ecc.)
你是怎么做的等（教科书、YouTube 等）
How do you do it, etc. (textbooks, YouTube, etc.)


5.好きなアニメなど (かんたんに)
il tuo anime preferito, ecc. (semplice)
您最喜欢的动画片等（简单）
Favorite anime, etc. (simple)


6.日本旅行を (かんたんに)
viaggio in Giappone (semplice)
去日本旅游（简单）
Travel in Japan (in brief)

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Vol.37 Con Luca  第 37 卷 和Luca   ルカさんと

Para ser productivos, tenemos que ponernos las pilas. Te lo explico rápido.

Expresiones en español

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jǐ wèi zhōnɡ ɡuó rén yāo qǐnɡ ɡānɡ lái zhōnɡ ɡuó xué hàn yǔ de wài ɡuó nán shēnɡ chī fàn 。 
几 位  中    国  人  邀  请   刚   来  中    国  学  汉  语 的 外  国  男  生    吃  饭  。 
yì mínɡ zhōnɡ ɡuó rén shuō “ wǒ chū qu fānɡ biàn yí xià ” 。 
一 名   中    国  人  说   “ 我 出  去 方   便   一 下  ” 。 
wài ɡuó nán shēnɡ bù dǒnɡ ， 
外  国  男  生    不 懂   ， 
zhōnɡ ɡuó rén shuō ： ” fānɡ biàn jiù shì qù cè suǒ 。 
“中    国  人  说   ： ” 方   便   就  是  去 厕 所  。 “ 
zhè wèi wài ɡuó nán shēnɡ jì zhù le 。 
这  位  外  国  男  生    记 住  了 。 
yì tiān ， yì mínɡ zhōnɡ ɡuó nǚ shēnɡ shuō ： “ xī wànɡ zài nǐ fānɡ biàn de shí hou ， wǒ dào nǐ zhè lǐ lái zuò kè 。 ” 
一 天   ， 一 名   中    国  女 生    说   ： “ 希 望   在  你 方   便   的 时  候  ， 我 到  你 这  里 来  做  客 。 ” 
liú xué shenɡ tīnɡ hòu ， lì jí bǎi shǒu shuō ： “ bù， bù ！ nǐ shén me shí hou dōu ké yǐ lái ， dàn zài wǒ fānɡ biàn de shí hou bú yào lái 。 ” 
留  学  生    听   后  ， 立 即 摆  手   说   ： “ 不 ， 不 ！ 你 什   么 时  候  都  可 以 来  ， 但  在  我 方   便   的 时  候  不 要  来  。 ” 

Laura cheng Chinese

Laura cheng Chinese "joke for 方便“

⬇️ Lower (put something down) 放下 (Fàngxià)
🛠️ Make 做 (Zuò)
❤️ Make love 做爱 (Zuò'ài)
🤝 Make up (compensate) 补偿 (Bǔcháng)
🧱 Make up (constitute) 组成 (Zǔchéng)

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5 Verbs a Day. 每天学习五个动词。

C (51) Verbs Set :Lower (put something down) Make Make love Make up (compensate) Make up (constitute)

Nick discusses the advantages and disadvantages of zoos. This could be an IELTS Writing Part 2 or Speaking Part 3 question. 