Ever wonder why we can’t get things done unless there’s some kind of pressure or obligation? 

In this Korean Podcast episode, I open up about my own struggles with procrastination and the battle against endless distractions. Even as someone who’s always made to-do lists, planned in Google Sheets, and used every productivity app, I still fail to execute without some external force.

The Jung Studio

Korean Podcast | Why do we struggle to take action unless there’s some external push?

ROMANCES DE RAFAEL DE LEÓN

PENA Y ALEGRÍA DEL AMOR

speaker: 
            莫言 Mò Yán 中国当代作家，首位中国籍诺贝尔文学奖获得者
          Chinese novelist and short story writer, Mo was the first Chinese who awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. 

代表作： 《红高粱家族》《生死疲劳》《丰乳肥臀》《檀香刑》《蛙》
Notable works: 	Red Sorghum Clan,Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out, Big Breasts & Wide Hips, Sandalwood Death, Frog
 
script:
      我刚刚有了微信，我会用了。我在微信里面也看到了很多莫言创作的，但不是我写的，非常好的作品。在北京有一次吃晚饭，有一个非常漂亮的优雅的一个女士就说“莫言老师，我要朗读一首你的诗歌献给你，《你若懂我该有多好》”她朗读得声情并茂，是吧。目光里边就是闪闪的含着泪光。我听了也很感动，是吧。后来他读完了，我就说如果是我写的该有多好。

translation: I only just downloaded Wechat, and I can use it now. I've seen a lot of nice works on Wechat credited to Moyan, but actually a lot of them weren't written by me. Once, I was at a dinner party in Beijing, during the dinner a very beautiful and elegant woman said to me ‘Moyan laoshi*,I will read one of your masterpieces for you—'It would be wonderful if you really understood me’ She reads with the full force of her emotions. I can see her eyes begin to well up with tears, and I was touched. When she finished reading, I said to her 'It would be wonderful if it was me that had written that'.

*here ‘laoshi’is not teacher,refers to respectful title for masters of their field*


One Minute Chinese—— Celebrity speeches & interviews with Chinese & English script

01.莫言：网上很多莫言的文章，如果是我写的该多好Moyan :a lot of articles  online credited to Moyan, but actually a lot of them weren't written by me.

。。。。。。用兵作战的策略，最高明的是开战之前就已经用谋略使敌人屈服；其次是运用外交手段取得胜利；再次才是用武力去夺取胜利；攻打敌人的城池是最差的策略。。。。。。

《孙子兵法Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ》The Art of War

《孙子兵法》08

¡La inmersión está sobrevalorada! Mientras le proveamos a nuestro cerebro de 3 cosas (con estrategia y calidad), el proceso de adquisición tendrá lugar. Déjame explicarte.

Preguntitas (sobre el aprendizaje de idiomas)

Ep. 4 - ¿Es posible alcanzar el nivel C1 viviendo en un país que no habla ese idioma? 

Nick helps you think about this topic today...

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

Should schools focus more on academic subjects or practical life skills? 

В этом выпуске подкаста мы поговорим об осени, которая наступает через несколько дней. Мы обсудим, чем можно заняться в осенние вечера, а также где найти вдохновение осенью. 

Полезная лексика в этом выпуске:
- на носу (идиома) - скоро/в скоро времени
- вечера при свечах - зажигать свечи вечерами
- шум дождя - звук, когда идем дождь
- шелест листьев - звук, когда ветрено, и листья шуршат на деревьях
- укутаться в плед - накрыться пледом
- дары осени - осенний урожай
- промокнуть под дождём - стать мокрым, когда идёт дождь

Приятного прослушивания!

Speak fluent Russian B1-B2

Осень на носу

La noche del 24 de diciembre, Nochebuena, algunos niños españoles reciben sus regalos. Pero, no todos los niños los reciben de la misma persona. Dependiendo del lugar en el que vivas, vas a tener personas diferentes que te van a visitar para darte los regalos.

Blanca to go 

Especial Navidad 2.5-Quiénes reparten regalos en España 

This episode is about the adventurous hobby  'of beachcombing' also known as metal detecting.

You can learn new vocabulary, definitions, and factual information based on tides and sea refuse. 

refuse
noun: unwanted waste material, especially material that is regularly thrown away from a house, factory, etc.:
Garden/kitchen refuse

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