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聊中西文化，也聊很多东西！
第四期，我们聊聊办公室恋情，你会不会和你的同事谈恋爱呢？

聊聊东西 - Talk to Me in Chinese

004. 和同事谈个恋爱吗？Do you date your colleagues? - ttmiChinese

Kathryn Bigelow has been a director, producer and screenwriter for over forty years. Since 1981, she has made many films in the action film genre, often influenced by Alfred Hitchcock. In 1987 she made Near Dark, which combines elements of the western and horror film genres, and the thriller Point Break in 1991. It wasn't until 2010, though, that she achieved greater fame, when she became the first woman to receive an Academy award for Best Director for The Hurt locker. However, she has always refused to be called a 'woman film-maker'. She has also divided critics: some love her films, while others feel the content is too violent.

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Ascolta alcuni consigli culturali da tenere a mente quando si visita l'Italia.

Italiano Chiaro - Cultura e Tradizioni 

Consigli Culturali

You may sometimes notice people at airports wearing a green lanyard with sunflowers on it. This is usually worn by people who have a hidden disability — disabilities that can't always be seen from the outside, such as learning difficulties or autism.

But soon, you might start noticing the Sunflower lanyard somewhere new: Lego pieces.

The toy company announced on December 3 — International Day of Persons with Disabilities — that it has partnered with Hidden Disabilities Sunflower, the UK company that first created the lanyards in 2016.

Lego is releasing three sets featuring the lanyard: one for its Duplo toys, which are for kids under the age of 8; an airport set for older children; and a set with over 3,000 pieces for adults. The sets will go on sale between January and June 2025.

People will also be able to add the Sunflower lanyard when customizing their own Lego pieces at official Lego stores in parts of Europe and North America.

The Lego Group said it's proud to have created what it calls "the world's first toys to feature the official Sunflower lanyard," and hopes the sets will promote inclusion for people of different ages and with different disabilities.

On Lego's website, Martin Moxness, an adult Sunflower lanyard user, said seeing the lanyard on Lego pieces will help normalize hidden disabilities.

"As a child, this would have been life-changing and would have made me feel seen and accepted," he added.

According to the World Health Organization, one in six people around the world lives with some form of disability, many of them hidden. Disability inclusion is an important part of achieving health for all, it said.

Over 280 airports around the world now recognize the Sunflower lanyard, Hidden Disabilities said.

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Lego Announces New Toys with 'Hidden Disability' Lanyards

Everyone knows the greetings "buon giorno" and "buona sera". However, what's the difference with buona giornata and buona serata?
And how to wish a good journey or happy birthday in Italian? In today's episode there is all you need to know!

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Buona giornata! - 3 minutes Italian

¿Cómo sabes si una clase es "buena"? ¿Cómo sabes si tiene lo necesario para vos? ¿Te motiva? ¿Te entusiasma? ¿Cómo se desarrolla?

Te cuento algunos puntos que para mi son CLAVES en una BUENA CLASE DE ESPAÑOL.

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Clases que hay que elegir tener

Syksy on Suomessa pimeää aikaa, miten kohdata kaamosaika ja mitkä ovat vinkkini kaamosoireisiin? Tervetuloa kuuntelemaan kaamosaiheista jaksoa! Tässä jaksossa pohdin mitä syksy merkitsee, miten pitäisi varautua pimeään marraskuuhun ja mitkä ovat tärkeimmät työkalut jaksamiseen pimeässä Suomessa. 