There's no reason for you to hold yourself back when you're not sure whether you're fluent already or not! Give it a try and talk with some other people next time you hear foreigner converse in English. Also, don't forget to listen to these 5 benefits of speaking in English in this podcast episode! See you in my online classroom. ^^

All About English and How You Learn It!

5 Benefits of Trying to Speak Your Foreign Language

主要介绍“1. 够可以的 2. 一口咬定 3. 话里话外”三个汉语习惯语的意思及用法

A Course in Chinese Colloquial Idioms

How to use 1. 够可以的 2. 一口咬定 3. 话里话外 in Chinese Colloquial Idioms

In this episode, you will hear a real story happened last week in Texsus. Alice's car was stolen by someone. Enjoy the story.

Story Chinese

爱丽丝的车被偷了Alice's car was stolen by someone.

みなさんは、好きな音がありますか？
今回は、音についてお話しします。

Do you have a favorite sound?
I will talk about my favorite sound this time.

Plain Japanese Podcast やさしい にほんご ポッドキャスト

#13 わたしの好きな音 My Favorite Sound

В этом выпуске я рассуждаю, почему люди выбирают есть дома или в ресторанах и кафе. Приятного прослушивания!
Словарь:
голодный = hungry
приём пищи = eating
пища = еда
готовка = cooking
оторваться (СВ) от экрана ноутбука = to look away from the screen, to take one’s eyes off from the screen
поставить музыку = to put music
вынужден = has to
свойственно (+Dative) = to be peculiar to
пробка = a traffic jam
считает в уме = to do mental arithmetic
произведение искусства = a masterpiece
смена обстановки = change of scenery
незамысловатый = простой
принарядиться (СВ) = to dress up
привередливый = fastidious
обслуживание = service


Привет, это Наташа!

Еда дома и вне дома

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Language Power-Up: Business English & IELTS Mastery

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孙子说：一般用兵作战，要动用战车一千辆，辎重车一千辆，集结全副武装的士兵十万人，还要千里迢迢运送军粮。这样国内外的各种费用开支，招待使节、策士的费用，维修作战器械的胶、漆等材料费用，保养战车、甲胄的支出等，每天都要耗费巨大。做好了这些准备后，十万大军才能出动...

《孙子兵法Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ》The Art of War

《孙子兵法》05

In this American English language podcast I talk about the different types of USB cables. Which is better, USB cables or Bluetooth wireless connection? 
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Streetwise English

SWE36 USB Cables vs. Bluetooth wireless connections

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.