cí mǔ shǒu zhōng xiàn ， yóu zǐ shēn shàng yī 。
慈母手中线，游子身上衣。
lín xíng mì mì féng ， yì kǒng chí chí guī 。
临行密密缝，意恐迟迟归。
shéi yán cùn cǎo xīn ， bào dé sān chūn huī 。
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖。
【注释】
1．游子：在古时候泛指远游旅居的人。
2．意恐：担心。
3．寸草心：寸草，比喻子女；心，指小草的茎干，也暗指子女的心意。
4．三春晖：春天灿烂的阳光，此处比喻慈母的恩情。
【译文】
慈爱的母亲用手中的针线，为外出远行的儿子缝制衣裳。
在他临行之前，一针一线密密地缝制着，只因为担心儿子迟迟不能归来。
有谁敢说，子女像小草一样微弱的孝心，
可以报答慈母像春晖一样温暖的恩情呢？

最美古诗词Chinese poetry

yóu zǐ yín游子吟

In this podcast, we will learn the 21 initials in Mandarin. You will get the heck to pronounce them like a Chinese native speaker. When you listen to it, look at the list down beblow.
initals (21)
1 b  p  m  f
2 d  t  n   l
3 g  k  h
4 j   q  x
5 zh  ch  sh  r
6 z   c  s 

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つぎはみんなの日本語14課＿パート２です。「～ています」です。
みなさんは今（いま）なにをしていますか。（What are you doing now?）
1.	わたしは日記（にっき）を書（か）いています。
2.	さとみは勉強（べんきょう）しています。
3.	はるとは朝ご飯（あさごはん）をたべています。
4.	おかあさんは今電話（でんわ）をかけています。
5.	おねえさんはピアノをひいています。
6.	おにいさんは本をよんでいます。
7.	おとうとはプールでおよいでいます。
8.	いもうとはともだちとあそんでいます。

いま、雨（あめ）がふっていますか。
いいえ、ふっていません。
はい、ふっています。
とうきょうは雨がふっています。

雨です。雨がふっています。
アンドリューさんはかさがありません。
かさをかしましょうか。(Shall I lend you my umbrella?)
エミリーさん、日本へ来ました。はじめてです。
迎（むか）えにいきましょうか。(Shall I pick you up?)
エミリーさん、にもつがおおいです。
にもつを持もちましょうか。(Shall I carry your bag?)

わかりましたか。
動詞（どうし）をたくさんべんきょうしました。
て形の練習（れんしゅう）、がんばってください。


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Warum schreiben Menschen Tagebücher? Welche Arten von Tagebüchern gibt es?
Welche berühmten Tagebücher sind uns bekannt?
In dieser Episode erfährst du etwas über dieses sehr persönliche Thema. 


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What do you think is the most expensive place in the world to live? New York? London? Maybe Tokyo?

While Japan has long had a reputation as an expensive place to live, its cities have been getting cheaper in recent years — with some big changes coming just in the last 12 months.

American consulting company Mercer recently released its 2024 Cost of Living City Ranking, which compares the costs of over 200 items in 226 cities around the world. The results are based on a March 2024 survey, and include things like housing and transportation, as well as food, clothing and entertainment.

All five of the world's most expensive cities are unchanged from last year, with Hong Kong and Singapore again in first and second place. These two Asian cities are followed by three Swiss cities: Zurich, Geneva and Basel.

Bern, another Swiss city, has risen from seventh to sixth place, while New York City has fallen one place to seventh.

However, Tokyo has dropped 30 places to 49th — putting it right after San Juan in Puerto Rico. And Osaka has dropped 53 places to 146th — just ahead of Wuhan in China.

However, the biggest drop since last year was for Lagos in Nigeria, which fell 178 places to 225th. And the least expensive city is now Abuja, Nigeria's capital, at 226th.

Mercer wrote that many big drops were caused by changes in exchange rates. Japan's yen dropped to a 34-year low against the US dollar in March — and hit a 38-year low in early July.

The ranking was also affected by inflation — especially in housing prices — as well as increasing political uncertainty around the world.

Mercer says it's important for companies to look at its cost of living ranking when thinking about sending staff to live abroad.




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Japan Tumbles on Expensive Cities Ranking

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