This episode serves as an introduction to the genre and format of the LIC podcast, and also to myself as its host. Hopefully after listening, you will be able to decide if this podcast is of any interest to you.

Languages in Context

LIC #1 - Introduction

Listen to me reading an American news article about what parents can do to tackle school bullying, as part of my Conversational English course. 

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News article: how to stop school bullying

Here are five simple expressions to cheer someone up in Chinese, along with examples:
1. 加油！ (jiā yóu!) - Keep it up!Example: 加油，你一定能成功！ (jiā yóu, nǐ yí dìng néng chéng gōng!) (Keep it up, you will surely succeed!) 
2. 没关系！ (méi guān xi!) - It's no problem!Example: 别担心，没关系！ (bié dān xīn, méi guān xi!) (Don't worry, it's no problem!) 
3. 不要灰心！ (bú yào huī xīn!) - Don't give up!Example: 只要努力，就一定会成功的，不要灰心！ (zhǐ yào nǔ lì, jiù yí dìng huì chéng gōng de, bú yào huī xīn!) (As long as you work hard, you will surely succeed, don't give up!) 
4. 别担心！ (bié dān xīn!) - Don't worry!Example: 别担心，这不是什么大事！ (bié dān xīn, zhè bú shì shén me dà shì!) (Don't worry, it's not a big deal!)
And here is the fifth example:
5. 我们一起努力！ (wǒ men yī qǐ nǔ lì!) - Let's work hard together!Example: 我们一起努力，一定会成功的！ (wǒ men yī qǐ nǔ lì, yí dìng huì chéng gōng de!) (We will succeed if we work hard together!) 


Five Ways to Say XXX in Chinese

5 ways to encourage someone in Chinese

O caso aconteceu na Nova Zelândia onde um homem levou 10 vacinas no mesmo dia

Aprenda Português Com Notícias Insólitas e Malucas -Learn Portuguese With Crazy Isoteric News 

Homem Leva 10 Vacinas Num Só Dia

元の記事/ Original Article↓
https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/265062

｢スマホを｢1時間以上｣見続ける人が陥る悪循環」という記事を音読しつつ、思うことを話しました。みなさんもスマホとの付き合い方について考えがあれば、教えてください！

☆目次
0:00 オープニング
0:31 (p1) 1-2
1:21 SNS
2:05 (p1) 3-5
3:04 一人の時間
5:31 (p1) 6-7
6:05 精神力は有限？
6:30 (p1) 8-10
7:12 実験の概要
7:43 (p2) 1-5
8:53 悪循環
13:00 (p2) 6-9
14:13 自分のルール

☆語彙
介（かい）して
距離（きょり）を取（と）る
内向的（ないこうてき）
外交的（がいこうてき）
自我消耗（じがしょうもう）
反論（はんろん）
プラシーボ効果（こうか）
手（て）につかない
ストレス発散（はっさん）

☆引用文献
齋藤孝. “スマホを｢1時間以上｣見続ける人が陥る悪循環: 過度なネット利用が｢あなたの判断力｣を奪う”. 東洋経済ONLINE. 2019-02-23. http://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/265062, (参照 2022-03-19).

"After 5" by Japanese Teacher

“The vicious cycle that a person who keeps using a smartphone more than a hour is stuck in” ｢スマホを｢1時間以上｣見続ける人が陥る悪循環 」

The cutting of huge figures or ‘geoglyphs’ into the earth of English hillsides has taken place for more than 3,000 years. There are 56 hill figures scattered around England, with the vast majority on the chalk down lands of the country’s southern counties. The figures include giants, horses, crosses and regimental badges. Although the majority of these geoglyphs date within the last 300 years or so, there are one or two that are much older.

The most famous of these figures is perhaps also the most mysterious — the Uffington White Horse in Oxfordshire. The White Horse has recently been re-dated and shown to be even older than its previously assigned ancient pre-Roman Iron Age* date. More controversial is the date of the enigmatic Long Man of Wilmington in Sussex. While many historians are convinced the figure is prehistoric, others believe that it was the work of an artistic monk from a nearby priory and was created between the 11th and 15th centuries.
The method of cutting these huge figures was simply to remove the overlying grass to reveal the gleaming white chalk below. However, the grass would soon grow over the geoglyph again unless it was regularly cleaned or scoured by a fairly large team of people. One reason that the vast majority of hill figures have disappeared is that when the traditions associated with the figures faded, people no longer bothered or remembered to clear away the grass to expose the chalk outline. Furthermore, over hundreds of years the outlines would sometimes change due to people not always cutting in exactly the same place, thus creating a different shape to the original geoglyph. The fact that any ancient hill figures survive at all in England today is testament to the strength and continuity of local customs and beliefs which, in one case at least, must stretch back over millennia.

The Habits of Highly Effective English Communicators

Cambridge 16 Reading Test 2.   The White Horse of Uffington

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In this episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about ‘decision fatigue’ and their tips for managing it.


Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

你有“选择困难”吗？ Have you experienced 'decision fatigue'?

行きます→行かないといけません

言（い）います→言わないといけません

かちます→かたないといけません

まけます→まけないといけません

あります→ないといけません

やくに立（た）ちます→やくに立たないといけません

うごきます→うごかないといけません

やめます→やめないといけません

気（き）をつけます→気をつけないといけません

りゅうがくします→りゅうがくしないといけません