In order to help foreign students understand the meaning and usage of Chinese colloquial idioms, give concise explanations and examples here.

A Course in Chinese Colloquial Idioms

En este episodio hablaremos sobre el sistema tradicional de aprendizaje de idiomas en las escuelas, colegios y universidades.

 ¿Por qué muchos de nosotros hemos tenido una mala experiencia aprendiendo un idioma en el sistema tradicional? 

Discutiremos los problemas que hay a la hora de intentar aprender un idioma en el sistema tradicional.

Spanish en Contexto 

1 - El sistema tradicional de aprendizaje de idiomas y sus fallas 

如何在粵語中表達不知所措，非常困惑？

粵爾

“𢲷晒頭”/“R晒頭”

今天，我们将跟随小王的足迹，通过他的旅行故事来提升我们的汉语听力和阅读理解能力。准备好了吗？让我们开始吧！

小王是一个非常喜欢旅行的人。每年，他都会去不同的地方旅游。去年，他去了北京和上海。他在北京参观了故宫和长城，还品尝了北京烤鸭。在上海，他去了外滩和南京路，感受了现代都市的繁华。今年，他计划去西安，因为他想看看兵马俑和大雁塔。

 问题：
1. 小王每年都会做什么？ 
2.小王去年去了哪些地方？ 
3.他在北京做了什么？ 
4.上海给小王的印象是什么？ 
5.今年小王计划去哪里？
6.他为什么想去那里？


每日汉语练习

小王的旅行故事

Describe a time you were very busy.

You should say: 

When it was.
Why you were so busy.
How you managed it.
And explain how you felt about being so busy.





“ One of the busiest times I experienced was about 3 months ago, when I had to finish a very important and difficult assignment in order to graduate in my major, business management. 

I had only 2 weeks to complete this paper, and if I didn't meet the deadline, I would automatically fail my finals, as well as being unable to graduate, so it was of great importance to me. I also had a part-time job at this time, which took up a lot of my time and didn’t actually leave much time to complete my paper. 

The assignment was also very challenging, certainly  no walk in the park  and I needed to do a lot of research as well as collect a lot of data before I could even start to brainstorm ideas on how I would complete it. This meant I had to burn the midnight oil, and pull a few all nighters to be certain of having it finished to meet the deadline.

Although I didn’t exactly enjoy being so busy and under so much pressure, I felt very proud and satisfied to have completed the assignment after working all the hours god sent me. I was on cloud nine when I received my grade and discovered I got a straight A for the paper, and could now look forward to graduating.


Thank you…”


IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a time you were very busy - IELTS speaking part 2

Understanding the most common English prefixes and suffixes is a great way to build your vocabulary. This post covers the prefix "be-" and the suffix "-en" in English verbs. For the full text, check out:

https://www.difficultenglishexplained.com/the-prefix-be-and-the-suffix-en-making-english-verbs/


Difficult English Explained

The Prefix “be-” and the Suffix “-en” — Making English Verbs

In this dialogue, you will practice:
+ How to borrow something from your friend.
+ Express wishes, obligations, capabilities and possibilities.

Difficult words: (tones are marked as number 1-4 according to their names)
+ 手动挡 shou3dong4dang3: manual transmission
+ 停车场 ting2che1chang3: parking lot
+ 进步 jin4bu4: to improve

我们说 - 我们学 Practical Conversations

Can I borrow your car? 可以借你的车吗？

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4-Year-Old Signs Book Deal to Publish Poems
A 4-year-old boy from the UK has signed a book deal to publish his collection of poems.

Nadim Shamma-Sourgen was discovered by poet and teacher Kate Clanchy, who won the 2020 Orwell Prize for political writing. Clanchy knew Shamma-Sourgen's mother, who teaches the study of poetry at the University of Reading.

Clanchy began sharing Shamma-Sourgen's poems on Twitter, where they became popular with her followers. Speaking to The Guardian, Clanchy said that she didn't share them because they were like an adult's poems, but because they were so much like a child's way of thinking.

The young poet has now signed a book deal with Walker Books, a children's book company, making him one of the youngest writers to get a book deal.

According to Guinness World Records, Dorothy Straight from the US is the youngest female to publish a book. She wrote a book in 1962 when she was 4 years old. It was published in 1964.

The youngest male writer is Thanuwana Serasinghe from Sri Lanka, who wrote a book when he was 4 years and 9 months old. It was published nine days before his 5th birthday.

In an interview with Sky News, Shamma-Sourgen's mother said that he's still learning to read and write, so he speaks his poems out loud and she writes them down for him.

"I like writing poems especially about nature. I feel happy that my poems will be in a book," Shamma-Sourgen told The Guardian. As well as nature, Shamma-Sourgen's poems talk about things like love, being lonely and bugs in his garden.

The book of poems will be published in summer 2021.