We Brits are famous for our politeness and diplomacy, but what do some of the things we say actually mean? This podcast takes a look at how we choose our words to say the complete opposite of what we are telling you; when and how to complain; and provides you with an understanding of how to answer the eternal question when asked: "How are you?"

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Why the British don't say what they mean 

好，黄山松，我大声为你叫好，
谁有你挺得硬，扎得稳，站得高
九千里雷霆，八千里风暴
劈不歪，砍不动，轰不倒!
要站就站上云头
七十二峰与你峰峰皆到:
要飞就飞上九霄
把美妙的天堂看个饱!
不怕山谷里阴风的夹袭
你双臂一抖，抗得准，击得好!
更不畏高山雪冷寒彻骨
你折断了霜剑，扭弯了冰刀!
谁有你的根底艰难贫苦啊，
你从那紫色的岩上挺起了腰
即使裸露着的根须。
也把山岩紧紧地拥抱!

你的雄姿像千古高峰不动摇

每一根针叶都闪烁着骄傲，
那背阳的阴处，你横眉怒扫，
向着阳光，你进出劲枝万千条!
啊!黄山松，我热烈地赞美你
我要学你艰苦奋战，不屈不挠
看!在这碧紫透红的群峰之上，
你像昂扬的战旗在呼啦啦地飘

听优美短文，提升中文阅读和写作

《黄山松》节选

Bienvenidos al podcast "aprende español hablando". En esta primera parte de este nuevo podcast, aprenderemos varias frases hechas con animales a través de ejemplos fáciles, prácticos y sobre todo, muy cotidianos en el español de España.

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Nuevo episodio de expresiones idiomáticas. Expresiones con animales 1/2.

        李白(701- 762), 是中国唐朝时期著名的诗人，他小时候对学习很不感兴趣，经常跑到外边玩儿。一天，李白在河边发现一位老婆婆竟然在磨一根铁棒子。李白觉得很好奇，就走过去问老婆婆在干什么，原来老婆婆的孙女要学绣花，她要给孙女做一根绣花针。
        李白听完以后，像大部分孩子一样哈哈大笑，因为他认为把铁棒子磨成绣花针太浪费时间了，等老婆婆磨好了，她孙女可能也变成老婆婆了。可是，老婆婆自信地告诉他：“只要功夫深，铁杆磨成针。”
        听完老婆婆的回答，李白突然明白了一个道理：无论做什么事情，只要坚持就可能成功。从此，李白就开始努力学习、积累知识，最终成为一名伟大的诗人。

        看完这个谚语故事，你知道努力和坚持对成功有多么重要了吧？

功夫 [gōng fu] workmanship; skill
铁杵磨成针[tiě chǔ mó chénɡ zhēn]
an iron pestle can be ground down to a needle — perseverance will prevail
老婆婆[lǎo po pó] granny(used by children in addressing an old woman)
绣花[xiù huā]embroider; do embroidery


Li Bai (701- 762) was a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty of China. When he was young, Li Bai was not interested in learning at all, and he often went out playing. One day, Li Bai saw an old woman grinding an iron pestle by the river. He felt so curious that he went over and asked the old woman what she was doing . It turned out that she was making a needle for her granddaughter to learn embroidery. 
Having heard this, Li Bai laughed as most kids would do, because he thought it was a waste of time to grind an iron pestle into a needle and that by the day the needle was made, her granddaughter would have turned into an old woman herself. However, the old woman told him with confidence: "As long as you work hard enough, an iron pestle can be ground down to a needle." 
Suddenly Li Bai realized that perseverance would help one succeed in everything. From then on, Li Bai began to study hard and accumulate knowledge. He finally became a great poet! 
After reading this story, you must have learned how important hard work and perseverance are to success.

HSK6 Vocab Based - Short Story Podcast

04. 中国谚语--只要功夫深, 铁杵磨成针 Chinese proverb - As Long as You Work Hard Enough, an Iron Pestle Can Be Ground Down to a Needle 

In this video, you will see 3 nice pictures about the old Beijing in 1979. You will see people’s daily life, clothes and subway back then. Enjoy the slow stories with my video.   Hope you enjoy it!!
Please do let me know if you like this type of comprehensive input way of learning. Thank you
Annie

Story learning Chinese with Annie

Beijing in 1979 comprehensive input for beginners (hsk1—3)

这是很多年前录的几期日语音频节目，大家且听听～

Crystal的日语碎碎念

1、请让一下=ちょっと どいてください

This episode is about the origin of days of the week in Russian. Listen to the episode to get to know why ВОСКРЕСЕНЬЕ ( Sunday) is called this way and what the name used to be before that. 

The episode consists of explanation in Russian, followed by the English translation and vocabulary list.

Have any questions - send me a message, I will be happy to help! 

Russian Cat 

Origin of days of the week in Russian 

Sempre più persone imparano l'italiano; quali sono le principali ragioni che spingono la gente a imparare l'italiano? Vediamone alcune :)

PODCAST in ITALIANO

Perché imparare l'italiano? Alcune ragioni

इस कहानी से हमें यह सीख मिलती है कि हमें न तो दूसरों की चीजों के साथ छेड़छाड़ करनी चाहिए और न ही उनके काम में दखलंदाजी करनी चाहिए। ऐसा करने से हमें ही नुकसान होता है।