A biligual reading of the first page of a Marguerite Yourcenar's Oriental Short Stories (1935) ; 
translated by Alberto Manguel in collaboration with the author. 

Lecture bilingue de la première page des Nouvelles Orientales (1935) de Marguerite Yourcenar ; 
traduite par Alberto Manguel en collaboration avec l'autrice.

Hypnose des mots

Nouvelles orientales - Marguerite Yourcenar

In questo primo episodio vi leggo una delle mie poesie preferite, intitolata "Ho sceso, dandoti il braccio, almeno un milione di scale". L'autore della poesia è Eugenio Montale (1896-1981).
L'argomento trattato in questa poesia è l'amore provato da Montale per sua moglie, scomparsa da poco. L'amore si mischia al dolore e al malinconico ricordo di quella che è stata la loro vita quotidiana.

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Ho sceso, dandoti il braccio, almeno un milione di scale

5 Steps to Business Habit Stacking

STEP 1
Identify 1-3 key habits you want to focus on developing that will have the biggest positive impact on your business. These should be habits that are relatively easy to implement but provide high value such as daily planning, delegating tasks or networking. Focus on habits that are specific, measurable actions you can take each day to make progress towards your goals.

STEP 2
Choose an existing daily habit you already have as an anchor. This could be making your bed, taking your vitamins or checking email. The anchor habit should be something quick and easy you already do daily. Picking an anchor you already do each morning or evening will help cue the new habits without adding extra effort.

STEP 3
Immediately follow your anchor habit with one of the key habits you identified. For example, if your anchor is checking email in the morning, follow it with taking 10 minutes to plan your day. Doing the new habit right after the anchor will help the cues become associated over time.

STEP 4
Repeat the key habit daily, right after your anchor habit, until it becomes a routine. It may take 21-30 days for a new habit to stick so be patient and consistent. Don't try to build multiple habits at once. Staying focused on one habit at a time will help it to form more successfully without overload.

STEP 5
Once the first key habit is a routine, add the second by stacking it after your anchor and initial habit. For example, your routine is now check email > plan your day > delegate one task. Continue stacking until all your key habits are locked in. Stacking new habits onto existing routines helps you develop multiple productive habits efficiently.

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5 Steps to Business Habit Stacking

Let's talk about the Monday dread and how British people's attitudes to work have changed

Lisa's Podcast

Monday Monday

[Native speaker] for Thai beginning learner #learnthai 

Thai for Everyone with Kru Robert

Learn Thai _ How to say 'How are you 'in Thai 

¡Bratislava! Una nueva ciudad, nuevos lugares, nueva gente y claro, nuestros protagonistas seguro que van a vivir situaciones divertidas. Escucha la historia para conocerles más y descubrir esta maravillosa ciudad :)

¿Quieres la transcripción o charlar conmigo sobre esto? ¡No dudes en contactar conmigo! ;)

Audiolibros de Joan

Viajando por Europa. Capítulo 5.

Recitation for Japanese learners.
You can practice shadowing,
and repeating with this reading.
シャドーイングやリピーティングにもどうぞ。
(the text below.　本文は下部にあります。）

📚My lessons:
https://www.italki.com/ja/teacher/6185061

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『羅生門』 第六話　芥川龍之介・著
'Rashomon' #6
Written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa

どうにもならないことを、どうにかするためには、
手段を選んでいるいとまはない。
選んでいれば、築土の下か、道ばたの土の上で、
飢死にをするばかりである。
そうして、この門の上へ持ってきて、
犬のように棄てられてしまうばかりである。
選ばないとすれば――下人の考えは、
何度も同じ道を低徊した揚句に、やっとこの局所へ
逢着した。しかしこの「すれば」は、
いつまでたっても、結局「すれば」であった。
下人は、手段を選ばないということを肯定しながらも、
この「すれば」のかたをつけるために、
当然、その後に来るべき
「盗人になるよりほかに仕方がない」
ということを、積極的に肯定するだけの、
勇気が出ずにいたのである。



【漢字】

手段　　　しゅだん
選んで　　えらんで
築土　　　ついじ
下　　　　した
道ばた　　みちばた
土の上　　つちのうえ
飢死　　　うえじに
門　　　　もん
持って　　もって
犬　　　　いぬ
棄てられ　すてられ
考え　　　かんがえ
何度も　　なんども
同じ　　　おなじ
低徊　　　ていかい
揚句　　　あげく
局所　　　きょくしょ
逢着　　　ほうちゃく
結局　　　けっきょく
肯定　　　こうてい
当然　　　とうぜん
その後　　そのあと
盗人　　　ぬすびと
仕方　　　しかた
積極的　　せっきょくてき
勇気　　　ゆうき
出ず　　　でず


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朗読 『羅生門』第六話 Recitation 'Rashomon' #6

関西弁3

俺は関西弁、マルコさんは英語

1.形容詞　HLL 3文字  または　HLH

あつい、さむい、たかい、やすい、

なー形容詞　HLL(H)または　HLL(L)

げんき(な)、きれい(な)


形容詞　HHLL 4文字 または　HHLH

つめたい、こそばい、かわいい, うれしい


過去形  HHLH (HHLLH) 5文字

あつかった、さむかった、たかかった、やすかった、

過去形　HHHLH (HHHLLH) 6文字

つめたかった、こそばかった、かわいかった

HLL LH  丁寧形

あついです
さむいです
たかいです
やすいです
げんきです
きれいです

HHLL LH  丁寧形

つめたいです
こそばいです
かわいいです
うれしいです



2.疑問形、辞書系　　＋[ん]
HLHH
あついん、さむいん、やすいん、たかいん
HLLLH
げんきなん、きれいなん
HHLLH
つめたいん、こそばいん、かわいいん、
うれしいん

3.練習
きょう　あついん？　LL HHLH
きのう　さむかったん? HLL HHLLHL (H)
それ　やすいん? LL HLLH

さいきん げんきなん？　
HHHH     HLLLH?

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Vol.20 We Talked about Kansai Direct 3. 関西弁3

CONNIE: Oh! What a beautiful cat. What do you think?
GARY: I think I’d rather get a dog. Dogs are more loyal than cats.
CONNIE: Yes, but they’re so much work! Would you be willing to walk 
it every single day? And clean up after it?
GARY: Hmm. Good point. What about a bird? Or a fish?
CONNIE: We’d have to invest a lot of money in a cage or a fish tank. 
And I don’t really know how to take care of a bird or a fish!
GARY: Well, we’re obviously not ready to get a pet yet.
CONNIE: Yeah, you’re right. Let’s go grab some coffee and talk 
about it.


LANGUAGE NOTES
• Oh! What a beautiful cat “Oh!” is used to show surprise or excitement. “What a …” is 
an expression that means “I think this is a very …” “What a(n) …” is followed by an 
adjective, which is usually emphasized. Notice the emphasis on “beautiful” here.
• Dogs are more loyal than cats. Two things are being compared here (dogs and 
cats). Notice the structure of the sentences: (noun/s) plus “is/are more” plus 
(adjective) plus “than” plus (noun/s). The nouns and the adjective are content words 
here, so they are all emphasized.
• Every single day Notice that each word here is stressed. The speaker wants to make 
a point, so she emphasizes each word equally. “Every single day” is a lot!
• Good point here means “I agree with you.”
• Take care of This phrase is used with animals, people and things. It can mean 
“watch a child while her parents are away,” “feed and house someone or 
something,” or “make sure things work properly.” (I always take care of my baby 
brother./ I take care of my bird by feeding it and cleaning its cage./ I need to take 
care of the broken sink.)
• Yeah, you’re right. Notice the pronunciation of this expression — the words all 
blend together here. This casual expression is used to agree with someone that you 
know well.