Want to use more common sayings while speaking in English?  Tune into the latest Express to Impress Podcast episode to learn ten common sayings for everyday conversations. 

This episode is a follow-up to the previous episode, Word Choice in Journalism and Business with Steven Youngblood. If you haven’t checked out that episode yet, you won’t want to miss it! 

When you use these common sayings in everyday conversations, you’ll connect better with native English speakers. 

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Read the transcript here: https://www.express-to-impress.com/common-sayings/
Original theme music by Lucas Knutter


Express to Impress

10 Common Sayings in American English

Practicamos frases y preguntas simples sobre esta clase. 

¿Qué?
¿Cómo?
¿Dónde?

...

A1.1. Español básico para principantes. 

Clase 3. Pronombres interrogativos.

In this video, I talk about why anime with long titles have become popular recently.
I also explain the growing popularity of “Narou-kei anime,” such as “Tensura” and “Re:Zero”!
ダンまち、転スラ、リゼロ、このすば…最近どうして、長いタイトルのアニメが人気なのかについて話します。最近人気の「なろう系アニメ」についても説明しています！


ANIME ・MANGA TALK | アニメ・マンガトーク | Japanese listening practice N4-N3

[Japanese listening practice]どうして人気？長いタイトルのアニメ｜Why Are Anime with Long Titles So Popular?

他专心地看着，随后又说：“我不要，这只羊已经病得很重了。给我重新画一只。”
He looked at it carefully, then he said:“No. This sheep is already very sickly. Make me another.”

我又画了起来。
So I made another drawing.
我的这位朋友天真可爱地笑了，并且客气地拒绝道：
My friend smiled gently and indulgently.

你看，你画的不是小羊，是头公羊，还有犄角呢。
“You see yourself,” he said, “that this is not a sheep. This is a ram. It has horns.”
于是我又重新画了一张。
So then I did my drawing over once more.

这副画同前几副一样又被拒绝了。
But it was rejected too, just like the others.
这一只太老了。我想要一只能活得很长的羊。
This one is too old. I want a sheep that will live a long time.

我不耐烦了。因为我急于要检修发动机，
By this time my patience was exhausted, because I was in a hurry to start taking my engine apart.
于是就草草画了这张画，并且匆匆地对他说道：
So I tossed off this drawing. And I threw out an explanation with it.
这是一只箱子，你要的羊就在里面。
This is only his box. The sheep you asked for is inside.


这时我十分惊奇地看到我的这位小评判员喜笑颜开。他说：
I was very surprised to see a light break over the face of my young judge:


这正是我想要的，你说这只羊需要很多草吗？
That is exactly the way I wanted it! Do you think that this sheep will have to have a great deal of grass?
为什么问这个呢？
Why?
因为我那里地方非常小
Because where I live everything is very small.
我给你画的是一只很小的小羊，地方小也够喂养它的。
“There will surely be enough grass for him,” I said. “It is a very small sheep that I have given you.”
他把脑袋靠近这张画。“并不像你说的那么小。瞧！它睡着了”
He bent his head over the drawing:“Not so small that– Look! He has gone to sleep.


就这样，我认识了小王子。
And that is how I made the acquaintance of the little prince.

小王子-The Little Prince-Read in Chinese

小王子第五章：结识小王子

Family members
我的家
我 家 人 有 还有 爱 也
爸爸 妈妈 爷爷 奶奶 妹妹
Questions: 我家有几口人？我家谁最小？

Simple Chinese

My family

みなさんは大阪へ行ったことがありますか？わたしはすごく久しぶりに行ってきたのですが、、、、とても素敵な街でした！おすすめです😍

SeikaのPodcast🎧

Ep.8 「大阪（おおさか）」へ行ってきました🍴☕️

Spain has said it wants to introduce a tax of up to 100% on property purchases for anyone from outside the European Union (EU) who is not a resident in the country.

That could mean a lot of potential buyers from places like Asia, the UK and the US being priced out of the market.

And that's exactly the idea.

Many Spaniards have said that they can't afford to buy property because of the number of homes being bought by foreign buyers.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez recently shared the plan, saying that in 2023, 27,000 apartments and houses around Spain were bought by people from outside the EU.

He said these buyers didn't purchase the homes to live in, but to make money from them.

Spain is a popular vacation destination for people around the world, and many like to buy holiday homes for themselves.

But other buyers put their properties on the short-term rental market, using sites like Airbnb.

This has meant that there are fewer homes for local people to buy. The shortage of properties in popular areas has seen prices increase, with many locals unable to afford higher prices.

Sánchez also said he wants to increase taxes on landlords who rent their properties with companies like Airbnb.

However, the prime minister's plans may not become law; for now they're just ideas.

British people who spoke to the BBC after hearing the news weren't happy with these plans.

Michele Hayes from Manchester, who has been looking at properties in Spain, said: "How many working Spanish people want to live in holiday homes in these tourist areas anyway?"

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Spain Considers 100% Tax for Foreign Property Buyers

¿Qué valores temporales puede tomar un verbo en imperfecto de subjuntivo?

1. pasado / futuro
2. pasado / presente 
3. presente / futuro
4. pasado / presente / futuro

Mucho que decir

Imperfecto de subjuntivo

Is your past job experience getting lost in translation? On this episode of The Global Professional Podcast, we teach you how to reframe your accomplishments to resonate with international and remote-first employers. Learn how to quantify your results using the STAR method, highlight the hidden adaptive skills in every role, and curate your career history into a compelling narrative that proves your global competence.

