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1. 劳动节  Láodòng Jié  p.n. May Day
2. 号  hào  n. used after numerals to indicate date of month in spoken Chinese
3. 今年  jīnnián  n. this year
4. 复活节  Fùhuó Jié  p.n. Easter
5. 父亲节  Fùqīn Jié  p.n. Father's Day
6. 母亲节  Mǔqīn Jié  p.n. Mother's Day
7. 星期几  xīngqī jǐ  certain day of the week
8. 星期天  Xīngqītiān  p.n. Sunday
9. 圣诞节  Shèngdàn Jié  p.n. Christmas Day
10. 星期二  Xīngqī'èr  p.n. Tuesday

中文每日一练

每日听汉语

Oggi andiamo insieme al bar per prendere un caffè. Tu come lo vuoi? Impariamo come si ordina un caffè in Italia e quali sono i tipi di caffè!

ITALIANO 360°

Puntata 2. PRENDIAMO UN CAFFÉ?

There are many reasons why you should speak about money in the workplace such as salary negotiations, sales and purchasing, accounting, budgeting and resources... the list goes on.

However, whatever the reason there are always some drawbacks to discussing money:

You are talking about your money. The person you are engaging with will be focused on their money. You might need to check the basic assumptions to check that you and your opponent are talking about the same thing as often this is not the case. You need to express different perspectives and points of view on values, inputs and outputs, and ownership, etc., which can be difficult, and sometimes delicate, to do.

SHIFT THE FOCUS FROM PRICE TO VALUE

Talk in a way that places focus on the benefits you can offer your counterpart and not what claims you want to make for yourself personally. What savings can you give, what profits can you enhance? This is also particularly relevant when you are in an interview, as you can show what an economical advantage it would be for you to be hired rather than the next person, as businesses are always interested in those that can help boost business!

BizPod - The Business English Podcast

BizPod Episode 10 - Money, Money, Money!

今期玩估歌仔，錄嘅時候2月21，拖左三個月終於有時間剪，大家聽嘅時候不妨都統計下自己中左幾首，會唔會觸動到你嘅某段回憶

夠鐘煲粥 Congee Time

EP46. 廣東歌青春回憶大亂鬥

How do you say family members in Chinese? Is it more complicated than your language?

Sherri Chinese

EP.5 Family members in Chinese part 2,

I invite you to tune in to hear the rest of my conversation with Listening Expert Cara Leopold with Leo Listening. This time, we talk about how to get used to different accents and speaking speeds and motivate yourself to learn a language for work or school even if you don't want to. You'll also learn what to do if your language learning has stalled, bad habits language learners pick up when learning a language in a traditional classroom setting, reductions and linking, and how to improve your English skills by joining a movie club. Here are a couple of excerpts from our conversation: "The irony is that it's usually the words that you already know that cause the most problems." "People resent it (the English language), and I understand that because it's imposed on a lot of people, and obviously, we can't expect everyone to be excited about learning it. So I totally understand those feelings, which are valid. I think then, if you can't get excited about English, what can you get excited about? What interests you, in general?" 

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Original theme music by Lucas Knutter. 

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/english-language/. 

Join the Express to Impress community on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/express-to-impress/.

Express to Impress

Listening Expert Shares How to Understand More of the English Language

9_Mein Haus. Mein Auto. Mein Boot.

(A)  Eine Fernseh-Werbung aus den 90er Jahren wird in Deutschland auch heute noch oft zitiert: Zwei Männer, die sich aus ihrer Schulzeit kennen, treffen sich nach Jahren wieder und wollen demonstrieren, wie viel sie im Leben erreicht haben. Sie wollen einander IN DEN SCHATTEN STELLEN, indem sie abwechselnd Foto um Foto auf den Tisch legen mit den Worten: „Mein Haus. Mein Auto. Mein Boot.“ Wobei das Boot eine Yacht ist.

(B)  Tatsächlich war es damals ein Zeichen von Wohlstand, ein schönes Haus und ein tolles Auto zu besitzen. Heute trifft das nicht mehr hundertprozentig zu. Junge, hochqualifizierte und gut verdienende Leute ziehen es nicht selten vor, ein Haus oder eine Wohnung zu mieten. Zum einen verlangt ihr Beruf oft dass sie flexibel sind und jederzeit umziehen können, zum anderen ist Wohneigentum in deutschen Großstädten fast UNERSCHWINGLICH geworden. Auch ein eigenes Auto ist nicht mehr für jeden erstrebenswert. Die Suche nach einem Parkplatz gestaltet sich zum täglichen Drama und die Innenstädte sind ein einziger Verkehrsstau. Nicht wenige junge Leute ziehen ein Fahrrad vor: Es ist gesünder, schneller und umweltbewusster. 

(C)  Ein hoher Lebensstandard zeigt sich heute eher in der neuesten digitalen Ausstattung. Auch schöne Reisen in die ganze Welt gehören zu den Wünschen der jungen Generation.  Andererseits spricht natürlich nichts gegen einen tollen Urlaub auf einem Boot.


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9_Mein Haus. Mein Auto. Mein Boot.

How can we improve our English Speaking? What are some strategies that we can use to help us speak English more naturally, more fluently and more accurately? Hear from expert English teachers who share their knowledge on how to speak English more effectively.

Our expert guest Jeff teaches us all about the 'ping-pong' teaching method, to help you improve your speaking with ease!