It 's very important for professionals to have a clear accent in English. Here, I go over the methodology of accent reduction.

English for IT Pros

Clarifying Your Accent

listening practice ( pronunciation )

뭐 주문할까요?

¿ Qué es la motivación? ¿ Por qué es importante no perderla? 😄 

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La motivación 

-Yıldızbilimcilerin Ziyareti
-Mısır'a Kaçış
-Nasıra'ya Dönüş

The Parts of The Holy Bible - İncil'den Bölümler

Matta 2

We all have colleagues who like to speak their minds. Perhaps we could even call these people aggressive or harsh. However, there are definitely other pieces of vocabulary we could use here. Today we're looking at the word "direct", "to speak one's mind", and "to sugar coat" something.

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

This is terrible work. I can't believe you did this!

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

Negara Indonesia kaya dengan keberagaman. Sebanyak sekitar 5% dari penduduk Indonesia beretnis tionghoa, dan tradisi perayaan tahun baru imlek menjadi salah satu hari raya yang ikut memeriahkan banyak daerah di tanah air Indonesia. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa Indonesia merupakan negara demokrasi yang saling menghargai dan mencintai keberagaman. Sekalipun beragam dalam berbagai latar belakang, tapi Indonesia tetap satu. Itulah "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika," yang menjadi semboyan bangsa Indonesia yang tertulis pada lambang negara. Mari kita mengenal tradisi dari perayaan tahun baru imlek. MERDEKA! 

Indonesia is rich in diversity. About 5% of the population in Indonesia is of Chinese descent, and the tradition of celebrating the Chinese New Year becomes one of the festive occasions that enlivens many regions in the archipelago. This indicates that Indonesia is a democratic country that values and embraces diversity. Despite the diversity in various backgrounds, Indonesia remains united. That is "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika," the national motto of Indonesia written on the state emblem. Let's get to know the traditions of celebrating the Chinese New Year. MERDEKA!

Bahasa with Ira - All about Indonesia

Vol.3 Tradisi Perayaan Tahun Baru Imlek

In this episode, you will hear the prosess of Daxin and his mother's trip from Beijing to Hainan. Enjoy it!

到家了
大新自己开车，从北京，带妈妈去海南。北京到海南非常远，有2600多公里。有的人会问，为什么不坐飞机呢？坐飞机更快，更容易，更轻松。可是，大新觉得开车更安全。因为那个时候还有新冠疫情。坐飞机的话，妈妈可能生病。大新和妈妈从北京出发，第一天和第二天，每天都要走800到900公里，妈妈很累，后来，他们就走得慢一点儿。每次看见服务区，他们就到服务区休息，带妈妈做一些简单的运动，跟妈妈说话。他们一般在车上吃饭。第三天的晚上，因为下雨了，他们在梧州的一个酒店住了一个晚上。第四天，他们到了徐闻港。因为海南是一个岛，所有从中国大陆到海南的人和车都必须从徐闻港坐渡船到海南。等船的人很多，他们等了两个小时才上船。九十分钟以后，他们到了海口。大新和妈妈是最后下船的，因为妈妈的腿脚不方便。他们在海口又休息了一下才在开车回家，他们的家在三亚的亚龙湾，还要开几个小时的车才能到。终于，在第四天下午五点半左右，大新和妈妈到了海南的家。大新觉得妈妈特别棒，这么远的路，妈妈一直有好心情。终于到家了，大新和妈妈都可以好好休息休息了。

dào jiā le 
dà xīn zì jǐ kāi chē ， cóng běi jīng ， dài mā mā qù hǎi nán 。 běi jīng dào hǎi nán fēi cháng yuǎn ， yǒu 2600 duō gōng lǐ 。 yǒu de rén huì wèn ， wèi shén me bù zuò fēi jī ne ？ zuò fēi jī gèng kuài ， gèng róng yì ， gèng qīng sōng 。 kě shì ， dà xīn jué de kāi chē gèng ān quán 。 yīn wèi nà gè shí hòu hái yǒu xīn guān yì qíng 。 zuò fēi jī de huà ， mā mā kě néng shēng bìng 。 dà xīn hé mā mā cóng běi jīng chū fā ， dì yī tiān hé dì èr tiān ， měi tiān dōu yào zǒu 800 dào 900 gōng lǐ ， mā mā hěn lèi ， hòu lái ， tā men jiù zǒu dé màn yì diǎn ér 。 měi cì kàn jiàn fú wù qū ， tā men jiù dào fú wù qū xiū xī ， dài mā mā zuò yī xiē jiǎn dān de yùn dòng ， gēn mā mā shuō huà 。 tā men yì bān zài chē shàng chī fàn 。 dì sān tiān de wǎn shàng ， yīn wèi xià yǔ le ， tā men zài wú zhōu de yí gè jiǔ diàn zhù le yí gè wǎn shàng 。 dì sì tiān ， tā men dào le xú wén gǎng 。 děng chuán de rén hěn duō ， tā men děng le liǎng gè xiǎo shí cái shàng chuán 。 jiǔ shí fēn zhōng yǐ hòu ， tā men dào le hǎi kǒu 。 dà xīn hé mā mā shì zuì hòu xià chuán de ， yīn wèi mā mā de tuǐ jiǎo bù fāng biàn 。 tā men zài hǎi kǒu yòu xiū xī le yī xià cái zài kāi chē huí jiā ， tā men de jiā zài sān yà de yà lóng wān ， hái yào kāi jǐ gè xiǎo shí de chē cái néng dào 。 zhōng yú ， zài dì sì tiān xià wǔ diǎn bàn zuǒ yòu ， dà xīn hé mā mā dào le hǎi nán de jiā 。

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24#26 到家了 Finally home now

2024年六月十号是端午节。跟Karen和柏威一起来看看你对端午节了解多少吧～节目的最后还讲到了美味的粽子。你吃过粽子吗？你喜欢什么馅儿的？告诉我们吧！
