We look at  song lyrics from a song called "Runaway Train". 
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cj7Dvn4QeYSyL_Lj1q0hVGWfjLDSScwI/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=110349065595350655627&rtpof=true&sd=true

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Song Study: Runaway Train

朋友：
  从屡次来信看，你的心境近来似乎很不宁静。烦恼究竟是一种暮气，是一种病态，你还是一个十八九岁的青年，就这样颓唐沮丧，我实在替你担忧。
  一般人欢喜谈玄，你说烦恼，他便从“哲学辞典”里拖出“厌世主义”“悲观哲学”等等堂哉皇哉的字样来叙你的病由。我不知道你感觉如何？我自己从前仿佛也尝过烦恼的况味，我只觉得忧来无方，不但人莫之知，连我自己也莫名其妙，哪里有所谓哲学与人生观！我也些微领过哲学家的教训：在心气和平时，我景仰希腊廊下派哲学者，相信人生当皈依自然，不当存有慎喜贪恋；我景仰托尔斯泰，相信人生之美在宥与爱；我景仰布朗宁，相信世间有丑才能有美，不完全乃真完全；然而外感偶来，心波立涌，拿天大的哲学，也抵挡不住。这固然是由于缺乏修养，但是青年们有几个修养到“不动心”的地步呢？从前长辈们往往拿“应该不应该”的大道理向我说法。他们说，像我这样一个青年应该活泼泼的，不应该暮气沉沉的，应该努力做学问，不应该把自己的忧乐放在心头。谢谢罢，请留着这副“应该”的方剂，将来患烦恼的人还多呢！

 letter channel (start from《给青年的十二封信》,by 朱光潜)

（二）谈动 part 1 

This May, I want to plant a seed in your brain. I will water this seed during the month of May. This seed is - TO WRITE - in English.

The thought I want to water, nourish and feed - for you, this month - is the idea that this month, this MAY - you START TO THINK about writing in ENGLISH. 

May this May be the month that you begin to write! That is my wish for you. 

Until next time! 

Hear and There

7. May we write in English this May

今天给大家读一个成语故事 - 盲人摸象

中文故事

盲人摸象

An action in progress can be expressed by adding the adverb “在”、“正” or “正在” before a verb or by using the modal particle “呢” at the end of a sentence. For example
wǒ zài shuì jiào 。  wǒ zài shuì jiào ne 。 
我在睡觉。=我在睡觉呢 。
tā zhènɡ liàn xí kǒu yǔ 。  tā zhènɡ liàn xí kǒu yǔ ne 。 
他正练习口语。=他正练习口语呢。
dà wèi zhènɡ zài chī fàn 。  dà wèi zhènɡ zài chī fàn ne 。 
大卫正在吃饭。=大卫正在吃饭呢。

The negative form is“没(在)+Verb/Verb Phrase”, without “呢”at the end of the sentence. For example:
wǒ méi zài kàn shū 。 
我没在看书。

JOJO CHINESE

正在……呢

Слушаем сказку и отвечаем на вопросы 

Russfriend  (all about russia) 

Сказка о рыбаке и  рыбке  часть 6

皆さんはカルチャーショックを受けたことがありますか。
日本は南北に長い国なので、地域によって気候や文化などが違います。
今回は北海道で生まれ育ったフミが道外で感じたカルチャーショックについて話します。

Have you had any experience with feeling culture shock?
Japan is a long country that extends north to south, so even within Japan, the climate and the culture differ depending on the region. 
This time, Fumi, who was born and grew up in Hokkaido talks about his experience.

♤ キーワード
・ショックを受ける（ショックをうける：be shocked）
・柑橘類（かんきつるい：citrus fruit）
・庭木（にわき：garden tree）
・街路樹（がいろじゅ：roadside tree）

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ
1. フミさんが道外で感じたカルチャーショックは？
2. アヤさんのおばあちゃんの家の庭には何の木があった？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え
1. 今年、桜の開花が一番早かったのはどこ？
→ 福岡
2. アヤさんが春を感じるきっかけは？
→ 桜の開花

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 02：カルチャーショック

In an executive order signed on January 20, President Donald Trump instructed the US attorney general to pause enforcement of the US ban on TikTok for 75 days while his administration decides the platform's future.

US officials and lawmakers have long been concerned that TikTok's ownership by the Chinese company ByteDance poses a threat to national security. Under a federal law passed in Congress last year and upheld by the Supreme Court last week, ByteDance was required to sell the platform to an approved buyer by January 19 or face a nationwide ban.

On the evening of January 18, a few hours before the ban took effect, TikTok became unusable for US users. But it came back online the following day, after Trump said on social media he would order the ban to be paused.

However, Trump's order could face legal challenges because he does not have the power to overturn a law that Congress has passed and the Supreme Court has upheld.

Nevertheless, Trump's order will buy time for ByteDance and TikTok to figure out their next move.

Trump has proposed terms in which the US would have a 50% stake "in a joint venture" with ByteDance, but it was unclear how this would work.

Trump has also not addressed whether he will allow ByteDance to keep controlling the algorithm that controls what users see on TikTok. The algorithm is maintained by ByteDance engineers in China and is one of the main concerns among supporters of the law.

After the law was passed last year, ByteDance fought a legal battle against it for months. ByteDance and TikTok have not said whether they are willing to cut ties with each other within the new 75-day extension period.

On January 21, Trump was asked whether he's installed the app on his phone. The US government has banned it from federal devices due to concerns it could lead to spying by Chinese intelligence agencies.



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Trump Pauses US TikTok Ban for 75 Days

在这集播客里， Karen和柏威聊了中国传统哲学和宗教的Trivia，比如：孔子是哪里人？阴阳是哪个宗教的概念？等等。一起来看看吧！

