Hi, and welcome to Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. This novel centers around a colony of escaped lab rats, the rats of NIMH. They live in a technologically sophisticated and literate society mimicking that of humans. They come to the aid of Mrs. Frisby, a field mouse who seeks to protect her children and home from destruction by a farmer's plow.

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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 

Introduction to Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH


This is 3 episode of Tongue Twisters/Скороговорки/Fjalëshpejta in Albanian language for level A2 to advanced. These episodes may help a lot practicing the pronunciation of hard sounds in Albanian language and also to have fun. 
Lets enjoy it! 

Tongue Twisters

Tongue Twisters/Скороговорки/Fjalëshpejta 

Let's see what  {  Let's play it by ear } means:

It means:

Let's see  what happens and we will make decisions  
let's go with the flow  because we are unsure of the plan
we will make decision on the go
we don't need to make our decision final now  because we don't know what's gonna happen next, so we will see what happens  and make decisions based on the events !!!

English for Work with James

Episode 13 : Let's play it by ear 

MASCHILE vs. FEMMINILE
In italiano esistono parole che hanno significati diversi al maschile e al femminile. Oggi vediamo
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IL MENTO vs. LA MENTA - A2
Il mento è la parte inferiore del viso che si trova sotto la bocca.
Può essere tondo, appuntito, pronunciato o delicato 
Ad esempio: Luca aveva una piccola cicatrice sul mento. 
INVECE
la menta è una pianta aromatica dal profumo fresco e dal sapore intenso
Viene usata in cucina, nelle tisane, nei cocktail, nei dolci, nei piatti salati e persino nei prodotti cosmetici.
Ad esempio: adoro bere il tè alla menta dopo i pasti.
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Proviamo ad usarli nella stessa frase
Luca si toccava il mento con aria pensierosa, mentre masticava una foglia di menta fresca.
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Ora tocca a te, scegli la parola corretta: il mento o la menta?
Mi sono sporcata il _______ con la salsa al pomodoro




SHORT ITALIAN LESSONS - Slow Italian

IL mentO e LA mentA

Have you been promoted at work for your great ideas? 

While we all have good ideas, sadly, most of them never see the light of day. People keep their ideas to themselves for many reasons. Perhaps they don’t like speaking up in meetings or feel overburdened by work and don’t want to invite more work. Maybe they’ve brought up ideas at work before, and others didn’t seem interested or even discouraged them. After all, most people don’t recognize the potential of an idea at first.

But of course, we all benefit from good ideas. In the workplace, they can lead to the creation of entirely new products and services, an easier way to do something, time saved, or countless other benefits.

Tune in to this episode of the Express to Impress podcast to find out how to present ideas successfully.  You’ll advance your career in no time! 

Episode originally published January 22, 2021.

Express to Impress

How to Present Ideas Successfully

Μέσα Μαζικής Μεταφοράς 

it's all Greek to me!

Public Transport 

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日本の家庭には必ずバスタブがあり、毎日お湯を入れて浸かる人が多いです。
でも、私の家にはバスタブがないので、最近まで毎日シャワーだけでした。
でも、ドイツの冬は長く、寒いので、お風呂に入れないのはとても辛いです。
だから、このお風呂をアマゾンで見つけて買いました。
このお風呂はビニールでできていて、空気を入れて使います。
使わないときは空気を抜いて小さく折りたたんで、置いておくことができます。
お風呂に入ると、下半身が温まるのでうれしいです。
このお風呂の欠点はお湯がすぐにぬるくなることです。
みなさんはお風呂に入るのが好きですか？

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お風呂：おふろ(ofuro)　bath
家庭：かてい (katei)　home
お湯：おゆ (oyu)　hot water
浸かる：つかる (tsukaru)  soak 
辛い：つらい(tsurai)   tough
ビニール：びにーる(biniiru)　plastic, vinyl
空気：くうき(kuuki)  air
（空気を）入れる：いれる(ireru) 　inflate
（空気を）抜く：ぬく(nuku)　take the air out
小さく：ちいさく (chiisaku)  small
折りたたむ：おりたたむ(oritatamu)  fold
置いておく：おいておく(oiteoku) 　leave it
下半身：かはんしん(kahannshin) 　lower body
欠点：けってん(ketten)  weak point


Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

私のお風呂について

In this episode we will talk about 【challenge】, you will learn how to say 【language barrier,cultural difference,dynamic】 ect.
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
1st time: listen without looking at the text.
2nd time: look at the text and write down the new words, then look up the dictionary. 
3rd time: listen again without looking at the text.
4th time: shadow reading without looking at the text.
https://www.purpleculture.net/chinese-english-dictionary/
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大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
今天想和大家聊一聊【挑战】的话题。
你的生活中，遇到过的最大的挑战是什么呢？我想了一下我自己的经历，有两件事情我觉得是很大的挑战。
第一件事情是，大三的时候我去日本留学。大一大二的时候我学习非常努力，最后通过了面试，拿到了去日本当一年交换生的机会。那是我第一次出国，在那以前，我从来没有坐过飞机。在紧张和害怕中，我开启了日本留学之旅。到了日本以后，因为文化差异，语言障碍和学习压力，我遇到了很多的挑战。但是人往往是在困难中成长的，这一年我经历了很多，也成长了不少。
第二件事情是，我决定从兼职的中文老师变成全职的。在这之前，我在一家日本公司上班。我很喜欢我的同事，但是我对我的工作不是很有激情。我给学生上课的时候就很不一样了，我更开心，也更有活力。决定辞职是一个很大的挑战，因为我要考虑很多的事情。例如，收入是不是稳定？我是不是喜欢在家办公？最后我还是决定辞职了，因为我觉得可以做自己喜欢的工作是一件很幸运的事情，我应该好好抓住这个机会。
你现在的生活有什么挑战呢？我觉得我最大的挑战是做好时间管理，因为我想要做的事情太多了。我每天要给学生上课，我还做中文播客，做中文学习视频。我还想做更多的学习资料，帮助我的学生学好中文。这需要时间，我应该耐心点，一点点做。
关于挑战，你有什么故事？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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交换生	jiāo huàn shēng	exchange student
开启······之旅	kāi qǐ ······ zhī lǚ	Start the journey of······
文化差异	  wén huà chā yì	  cultural difference
语言障碍	  yǔ yán zhàng ài    language barrier
往往	wǎng wǎng	often, tend to
兼职	jiān zhí	part-time
全职	quán zhí	full-time
有活力	yǒu huó lì	dynamic
抓住机会	   zhuā zhù jī huì	seize the opportunity
耐心	nài xīn	patient

Yuli's Chinese Channel

挑战 challenge（Intermediate and advanced level）

The phrase Eye-watering,  Freddie Mercury's House, Edvard Munch's grave and Madonna.

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aA01sA3LPUlGVQBqGbRe3kvMcCBr_1C8/view?usp=drivesdk