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I wrote this crazy anecdote that I lived with my friend Nicolas. In order not to make it longer than it already is, I divided it into 2 parts. This 1st one is about how we went on vacation without knowing that we were not going to return to our destination, thanks to the coronavirus. Cancelled tickets, chaotic airports, and an exotic country .
In the 2nd: how we got a ticket to get out of there, how they didn't want to put us up anywhere and how I ended up in Ezeiza (Argentina's main airport) on top of a bus with people I didn't know.
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Viajes, viajes y mas viajes 🚲

ABOUT HOW I LIVED IN AUSTRALIA, WENT ON HOLIDAY IN SRI LANKA AND ENDS UP IN ARGENTINA: CHRONICLE OF A PANDEMIC - Part 1.

Learn Mandarin from a short story. You can also watch the video about this story here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIaxmrfa97M

Learn Mandarin with Mandy

E01 小猫钓鱼【The Kitten Goes Fishing】

"Green Eggs and Ham" is a fun book by Dr. Seuss. It's about Sam-I-Am who tries to get someone to eat green eggs and ham. The story is easy to understand, with funny rhymes and colorful pictures. It teaches that trying new things can be a good adventure. Even if English isn't your first language, you'll enjoy this silly story!


Story Time for Kids with Teacher Amanda

Episode 4: Green Eggs and Ham

From fast-food counters to Michelin-starred restaurants, the hamburger is much loved in the Western diet, but where did it come from?

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a hamburger as both "ground beef" and "a sandwich consisting of a patty of hamburger" on a bun. Although these might be the simplest forms of a hamburger, the sandwich is often eaten with other things added, such as lettuce, cheese, sauces and even other meats.

But this popular food didn't start out with all the extras. In fact, it's thought that one of the earliest forms of the hamburger was closer to a steak tartare — raw minced steak mixed with egg.

While a recipe from the Roman Empire suggests the earliest version of this meal, some believe that it came from Mongolian horsemen, who would place beef under their saddles while riding, so that by the end of the day it was tender enough to eat raw.

However, others say these riders placed meat under their saddles only to help heal their horses' sores, and any meat prepared this way would be too dirty to be edible.

A later version is thought to have come from the German city of Hamburg, where chefs around the 17th or 18th century cooked minced beef with onions and breadcrumbs. This came to be known in English as the "Hamburg steak," and made its way to the US during the 19th century, where it was later called the "hamburger."

Although it isn't known who first thought to put this minced meat on bread, adding a bun made the hamburger popular as a sandwich in the US. The first fast-food hamburger chain — named White Castle — was opened in 1921, and still sells its famous square-shaped hamburgers to this day.

Now, hamburgers can be found worldwide thanks to popular American fast-food restaurants such as McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's. In 2012, PBS reported that an estimated 50 billion hamburgers are eaten in the US alone every year.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

From Rome to Rochester: The History of the Hamburger

Te contamos cómo se dicen algunas expresiones en inglés (USA) y Español (Argentina).
Te hablamos en INGLÉS y te hablamos en ESPAÑOL.

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Expresiones idiomáticas en Inglés y Español, junto a JESSIE.

In this episode we are going to learn how to make a request in a restaurant. 
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Step 1: Listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
Step 2: Check the script to learn one by one. 
Step 3: Listen and repeat after it.
Step 4: Practice until you can perform the dialogue. 
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1、这个菜不要辣，谢谢。
zhè gè cài bú yào là ， xiè xiè 。
No spice in this dish, please.
2、可以少辣吗？
kě yǐ shǎo là ma ？
Can it be less spicy?
3、不要下葱，谢谢。
bú yào xià cōng ， xiè xiè 。
No green onion, please.
4、你好，请给我一个勺子。
nǐ hǎo ， qǐng gěi wǒ yí gè sháo zi 。
Hello, would you pleae give me a spoon.
5、你好，请给我一把叉子。
nǐ hǎo ， qǐng gěi wǒ yì bǎ chā zi 。
Hello, would you pleae give me a fork.
6、你好，请帮忙加点儿水。
nǐ hǎo ， qǐng bāng máng jiā diǎn ér shuǐ 。
Hello, would you pleae help me add some water.
7、你好，请上一下米饭。
nǐ hǎo ， qǐng shàng yí xià mǐ fàn 。
Hello, would you pleae serve the rice.
8、你好，麻烦加一碗米饭。
nǐ hǎo ， má fán jiā yì wǎn mǐ fàn 。
Hello, please help to add a bowl of rice.
9、你好，麻烦给下菜单，我们要加菜。
nǐ hǎo ， má fán gěi xià cài dān ， wǒ men yào jiā cài 。
Hello, would you please bring the menu. We'd like to add something.
10、你好，我们的甜品可以上了。
nǐ hǎo ， wǒ men de tián pǐn kě yǐ shàng le 。
Hello, our desserts can be served now.
11、你好，这两个菜请帮我们打包。
nǐ hǎo ， zhè liǎng gè cài qǐng bāng wǒ men dǎ bāo 。
Hello, could you pack these two dishes for us, please?
12、你好，麻烦给我们两个打包盒。
nǐ hǎo ， má fán gěi wǒ men liǎng gè dǎ bāo hé 。
Hello, could you give us two takeout boxes, please.
13、你好，麻烦帮我们催下菜。
nǐ hǎo ， má fán bāng wǒ men cuī xià cài 。
Hello, can you hurry up the order for us, please?
Remarks:
1. Instead of calling the waiter/waitress ”服务员“，“你好” sounds more friendly.
2. 麻烦 means troublesome/bother, it's polite to use it when you are asking for a favour. 

Yuli's Chinese Channel

提出要求（在饭馆）Make a request in a restaurant（Beginner）

Un frère très méchant
Léo joue au ballon.
- Je peux jouer avec toi ? demande sa sœur Fanny.
- Non ! répond l’ourson. Un peu plus tard, Léo joue aux quilles.
- Je peux jouer avec toi ? demande encore Fanny.
- Non !
- Tu es vraiment méchant ! crie la petite ourse. Furieuse, elle jette sa poupée contre le mur. Crac ! La poupée se casse en trois morceaux !
- Ma poupée ! sanglote Fanny.
Léo ramasse le jouet et dit :
- Je le recollerai !
Alors l’oursonne s’exclame :
- Finalement, tu n’es pas si méchant que ça !

Des Milliers D'histoires

Histoire 16 - Un frère très méchant

The character "目- Mù " is a pictographic character depicting an eye.

It has multiple meanings and usages, Today we are gonna take a look at some of the main points:

Frist, As an Independent Word, It refers to 
1.眼睛- Yǎn jing - eyes, The organ of vision.

2.看 - Kàn - look, Derived from the function of the eye, it means to observe with the eyes.
Example:	
他目不转睛地看着比赛。- Tā mù bù zhuǎn jīng de kàn zhe bǐ sài 。
-He watched the game without blinking.
目睹了整个过程 - Mù dǔ le zhěng gè guò chéng 
- Witnessed the whole event 

Compound words

1.目光 - Mù guāng - Vision: A person's gaze or attention.
Example: 		
他的目光炯炯有神。- Tā de mù guāng jiǒng jiǒng yǒu shén 。
- His eyes are piercing.

2.目的-Mù dì - Purpose: Goal, intention.
Example:		
他的目的是通过考试。- Tā de mù dì shì tōng guò kǎo shì 。 
- His purpose is to pass the exam.

3.题目-Tí mù - Title/ question
Example: 	
作文的题目- Zuò wén de tí mù - The essay title 

4.目录 - Table of contents
Example:	
这本书的目录- Zhè běn shū de mù lù 
-The book's table of contents

5.项目- Xiàng mù - Item/ project
Example:	
工作中的重要项目。-Gōng zuò zhōng de zhòng yào xiàng mù 。 
-Important projects at work

Idioms and Fixed Phrases

"目不暇接 - Mù bù xiá jiē" : Describes an overwhelming number of things to see.

The Chinese idiom "目不暇接- Mù bù xiá jiē" translates to "too much to see" in English. It is often used to describe a situation where there are so many things to see that one's eyes don't have enough time to rest on any single thing. 

In a more general sense, it can be used to express the idea of being overwhelmed by numerous sights or activities happening all at once. 

Another common translation is "a feast for the eyes," emphasizing the abundance and variety of visually appealing elements.
