分享自己碰到的新鲜、有趣的事情，在欣赏新鲜事儿中学习中文。Share new and interesting things and learn Chinese by appreciating new things.

新鲜事儿（Anecdote）

        本栏目听众是有一定的中文基础，希望继续提高水平的成人。素材是我本人在最近五年的中文教学中，积累并重新整理和挑选出来的一些常用的话题，加上适时更新的网络文章和贴子。 播客每周一次。Adults， commonly used topics

四季人生（The Four Seasons of Life）

儿化音发音：
玩儿；花儿；饭馆儿；板擦儿；冰棍儿；小勺儿；一点儿；花卷儿

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儿化音-Rhotic Accent

Compartimos con ustedes una versión adaptada por Amigos Spanish, del famoso cuento "Algo muy grave va a suceder en este pueblo" para niveles intermedios (B1-B2) de Gabriel García Márquez.

https://www.argentina.gob.ar/sites/default/files/algo_muy_grave_marquez.pdf


AMIGOS SPANISH PODCAST

Algo muy grave va a suceder en este pueblo - Gabriel García Márquez

A lot of my students make mistakes in the Past Simple when they're having a conversation. I think this is so unnecessary because it really is simple. To be fluent in English, you need to go back to the simple tenses and learn them really well. Build the foundation of your English speaking on a strong Past Simple and Present Simple foundation. Happy listening!

English for IT Pros

The Past Simple -- Get it Right :)

The number of couples getting married in South Korea increased by almost 15% between 2023 and 2024.

That's the biggest percentage increase in marriages since the government began collecting this data in 1970.

More than 222,000 couples got married in South Korea in 2024. That's good news for a country with one of the world's lowest birth rates.

The government has been trying to encourage people to get married and have children to help boost the country's shrinking population.

It may just have worked. However, not all young people are convinced that marriage is the right thing for them.

According to The South China Morning Post, many young people in the country are still choosing an "unmarried lifestyle" for personal and financial reasons.

Some said that getting married and doing things like buying a home and having children are too expensive.

Others felt they would be more likely to find happiness on their own.

The government data also showed that the number of marriages between South Koreans and foreign nationals has increased for the third year in a row.

There were almost 21,000 of these marriages last year. That's an increase of more than 1,000 from 2023, although still not quite as high as it was before the coronavirus pandemic.

Almost three out of 10 foreign husbands were from the US. And about a third of foreign wives were from Vietnam, while many others were from China and Thailand.

The number of divorces among couples of different nationalities also decreased last year, according to Yonhap News Agency.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Big Rise in Number of Marriages in South Korea

Useful language when expressing agreement and disagreement.

Agreeing with a positive statement
Me too.
So do / am / can I.

Agreeing with a negative statement
Me neither.
Neither do / am / can I.

Disagreeing with a positive statement
Really? Not me.
I don’t /can’t
I’m not

Disagreeing with a negative statement
Really? I do / am / can.

For example:
I live in apartment in the city. So, do I.

I’m so sleepy. So am I.
I love cheese. Me too!
I really don’t like mushrooms. Neither do I. 

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Everyday English with Teacher Alyse

Expressing agreement and disagreement

Today we are going to listen to the story of Navratri which signifies the triumph of good over evil.

open the doorway to the heart of India with hindi

Navratri a festival of india

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#165〉2月24日金曜日　天気/晴れ　気温/-3℃ 

札幌市/さっぽろし
滝野すずらん丘陵公園/たきのすずらんきゅうりょうこうえん
・クロスカントリースキーの記録会
・小学生から80代までの110人あまりが参加
・10人ずつが1組になって、30秒毎にスタート


［単語］
クロスカントリースキー/くろすかんとりーすきー…走るスキー。山からすべるスキーではない。
記録/きろく..時間などを残すこと
80代/はちじゅうだい…80才から89才
あまり…いじょう


レッスン待ってます♪

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#165〉スキーの記録会

In today's podcast for ESL learners we look at:

1. Our weekly lesson and daily affirmation
2. The letter of the law
3. Two news reports about our schools.


