In this episode you will learn about how important was astronomy for indiginous societies in Latin America

Spanish with Jas

EP 23. INDIGENOUS ASTRONOMY

News in Slow English

2nd June 2025


Dà 	Wèi: 	Lǎobǎn, 	zhèɡe 	èrshǒu 	zìxínɡchē 	zěnme 
大 	卫： 	老板， 	这个 	二手 	自行车 	怎么 
mài? 
卖？ 
Lǎobǎn: 	Sānbǎiwǔshí 	yuán. 
老板： 	350 	元。 
Dà 	Wèi: 	Tài 	ɡuì 	le! 	Zhè 	shì 	shénme 	páizi 
大 	卫： 	太 	贵 	了！ 	这 	是 	什么 	牌子 
de 	zìxínɡchē? 
的 	自行车？ 
Lǎobǎn: 	Dōu 	shì 	mínɡpái. 	Kěyǐ 	zài 	ɡěi 	nǐ 
老板： 	都 	是 	名牌。 	可以 	再 	给 	你 
piányi 	yìdiǎnr, 	èrbǎi 	yuán. 
便宜 	一点儿， 	200 	元。 
Dà 	Wèi: 	Chēzi 	zhèr 	yǒudiǎnr 	máobinɡ. 
大 	卫： 	车子 	这儿 	有点儿 	毛病， 
Wǒ 	bù 	xiǎnɡ 	yào 	le. 
我 	不 	想 	要 	了。 
Lǎobǎn: 	Zhèɡe 	mǎshànɡ 	kěyǐ 	xiū 	hǎo. 
老板： 	这个 	马上 	可以 	修 	好。 
Nǐ 	shuō 	ɡe 	jià 	bɑ. 
你 	说 	个 	价 	吧。 
Dà 	Wèi: 	Zuìduō 	yìbǎi 	kuài. 
大 	卫： 	最多 	100 	块。 
Lǎobǎn: 	Hǎo 	bɑ. 
老板： 	好 	吧。 


日常用语

二手市场

This episode explains the meaning of the proverb "You can't teach an old dog new tricks" with an example.

American English Proverbs

6 - You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks

We use the same Vocabulary year after year.......So it's time to use more exciting Words

Improve Your English With Martins

Other Ways To Say.............

[ — Audio description, listen and read along for greater understanding. — ]

— Oi! Você gosta de animais?

— Sim, gosto! Eu tenho um cachorro chamado Bob. E você?

— Eu tenho uma gata chamada Luna. Ela é muito fofa. Como é o seu cachorro?

— O Bob é brincalhão e adora correr no parque. Ele é meu melhor amigo.

— A Luna adora dormir e brincar com bolinhas de papel. Animais de estimação são bem divertidos, não são?

— Sim! Eles nos fazem felizes. Como você pegou a Luna?

— Adotei ela de um abrigo de animais. Ela era muito pequena na época.

— Legal. O Bob também é um cachorro resgatado. Eles merecem todo o amor do mundo.

— Com certeza! Animais de estimação nos ensinam sobre amor incondicional. Fico feliz em te conhecer… e ao Bob.

— Igualmente. Até mais!

PORTUREAD - Listen to small texts and conversations samples in portuguese!

Você gosta de animais? — SMALL TALK IN PORTUGUESE (A1-A2 LEVEL)

When things start to get hard, try to persevere through adversity.
Many people give up on following their dreams because the work becomes too difficult, tedious, or tiresome–but often, you’re closer to the finish line than you may think, and if you push just a little harder, you will succeed.


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Aside from being a communications teacher, I'm also an audiobook narrator and producer.... so I hope you 'll enjoy listening to me narrate this classic tale of horror from Edgar Allen Poe, 'The Telltale Heart'!  This also gives students a chance to hear my accent, pronunciation, and delivery, in case they would like me to assist in these areas.  Check out more of my audiobooks and long form audio on Audible, Apple Books, Spotify, Google Play audiobooks, and other platforms.

ABOUT the TELLTALE HEART:

"The Tell-Tale Heart" is Edgar Allen Poe’s renowned and chilling tale of murder and terror, told by a nameless homicidal madman, brought to life in this audiobook edition. This short literary masterpiece is often considered a classic of the Gothic fiction genre, and is one of Poe's best known short stories.

"The Tell-Tale Heart" influenced later stream-of-consciousness fiction and helped secure the author’s reputation as master of the macabre. Poe’s novel introduction of the narrator’s madness is a classic study in psychopathology; as his victim shakes with fear, the narrator confides: “I knew what the old man felt, and pitied him, although I chuckled at heart.”

Although Poe was only paid $10 for the story upon its original publication in 1843, his contribution to classic Gothic literary culture and the has been priceless, as the story continues to provoke and disturb fans to this day.