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How to read years in Mandarin Chinese

In this episode I’ll comment on an article titled: “Should You Take A Break From Social Media? Psychologists Reveal An Unlikely Suggestion” published on the web site of Inverse.
As usual don’t hesitate to give me your feedback if you want. Enjoy.

Useful vocabulary:
well-being
short-term relaxing effects
anxiety and depression
scrolling on TikTok or Instagram
being sleep deprived
total abstinence
to point out
to keep you hooked on social media
to stay/keep in touch with friends and relatives
a false impression
a biased image
a feeling of inferiority
low self-esteem
to check in with your friends


Let's check out the news

Is it really necessary to take a break from social media?

김대리, 이번 신제품 샘플 언제 받아 볼 수 있어?
金代理, 这次新款的样品什么时候能收到? 

오전에 업체 연락 드렸는데, 이번 주에 입고될 수 있다고 합니다.
我早上跟商家联系过, 听他说本周可以入库。

일정 차질 없게 잘 진행하고, 입고되면 꼭 알려줘.
日程不能有任何差错, 入库的话一定告诉我。

네, 알겠습니다.
是，知道了。

신제품 新款
샘플 样品
착오, 차질 差错
입고하다 入库

[YOON] 1분 한국어

이번 신제품 샘플 언제 받아 볼 수 있어? 这次新款的样品什么时候能收到? 

在中国山西省的浑源县，有一座很老很老、但是很有名的寺庙，叫作“悬空寺”。In Hunyuan County, Shanxi Province, China, there is an old, very old, but very famous temple called "The Hanging Temple".
        说它“老”，是因为它建在那里已经有1500多年了。它是在中国历史的长河中，有一个叫做“北魏”时期建造的。It's "old" because it's been there for more than 1,500 years. It was built during a period called the Northern Wei Dynasty in the long history of China.
        说它“有名”，是因为这个寺庙建得太奇巧了：它是建在一座山的半山悬崖峭壁上的。It is "famous" because the temple was built in a strange way: it was built on a cliff halfway up a mountain.


新鲜事儿（Anecdote）

浑源的古寺庙

In this special year-end wrap-up of English Learners Boost, we celebrate the milestones we’ve reached together—from the podcast’s growth to the achievements of amazing English learners. Reflect on the journey, feel the gratitude, and get inspired to stay positive and motivated for the year ahead. Don’t miss tips for setting goals and how you can book a personalized English lesson on iTalki to make 2025 your most successful year in learning English yet! Let’s celebrate and look forward to new beginnings! 🎉

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Did you feel confident in your last interview? 

If you didn’t feel confident, your interviewer likely didn’t perceive you as confident. 

Yet, in the U.S. and many other countries, interviewers prefer confident candidates. It seems to have an intoxicating effect on them, and many of them equate it (for better or for worse) with competence. So, it’s a skill worth learning! 

Tune into the latest Express to Impress podcast to learn which groups of people struggle most with confidence in interviews. You’ll also learn how you can overcome self-doubt to feel and project confidence in an interview.  Ultimately, you'll feel better, increase your interviewer's confidence in you, and land a job offer. 

Papers Cited:

Belmi P, Neale MA, Reiff D, Ulfe R. The social advantage of miscalibrated individuals: The relationship between social class and overconfidence and its implications for class-based inequality. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2020 Feb;118(2):254-282. doi: 10.1037/pspi0000187. Epub 2019 May 20. PMID: 31107052.

Exley, Christine L and Kessler, Judd B. The Gender Gap in Self-Promotion. National Bureau of Economic Research: Working Paper Series number 26345. 2019 Oct. doi: 10.3386/w26345.

Episode originally published June 28, 2021.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/be-confident/

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