New words 
 
1. 哪些  nǎxiē  pron. which (plural)
2. 传统  chuántǒng  adj. traditional
3. 节日  jiérì  n. festival
4. 春节  Chūn Jié  p.n. Spring Festival
5. 元宵节 Yuánxiāo Jié  p.n. Lantern Festival
6. 中秋节 Zhōngqiū Jié  p.n. Mid-Autumn Festival
7. 几  jǐ  num. what
8. 月  yuè  n. month; moon
9. 日  rì  n. day; sun
10. 农历 nónglì  n. Chinese lunar calendar
11. 情人节 Qíngrén Jié  p.n. Valentine's Day
12. 年  nián  n. year
13. 天  tiān  n. day; sky
14. 星期四 Xīngqīsì  p.n. Thursday
星期  xīngqī  n. week


中文每日一练

每日听汉语

"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

Talking about certainty (being sure about something) in Saudi Arabic is very straightforward.

Here you’ll hear a Saudi (Najdi) native speaker demonstrate how it’s done.

New words:

Sure
Not sure
For sure/certainly
Sample sentences:

I’m sure you’ll pass your exam.
Are you not sure about this (it)?
For sure. We’ll do that.

Aprende árabe con Radia 

Talking about certainty in Saudi Arabic

通过这篇播客，我们知道了有一些动物它进化成黑白相间的样子是有些原因的。但绝不是单一的原因造成的。比如说斑马它的黑白相间的颜色可以让蚊虫产生视觉上的错觉，而不再叮咬它。比如说熊猫它黑白相间的颜色可以很好的隐藏，不被捕猎者发现。

Nina的碎碎念

为什么有些动物是黑白相间的？

欧洲央行将在12月连续第三次加息75个基点，以回应管委会中更为鹰派的声音。我们认为，欧洲央行将推迟作出开始减持巨额债券决定的日期，或将日期定在2023年第二季度末或第三季度初，以回应管委会中较为鸽派的声音。
此外，欧洲央行将为减持债券或量化紧缩制定广泛的指引，包括设定每月到期债券数额上限，最初设定为每月100亿至200亿欧元。
尽管欧洲央行仍处于依据数据的模式，但似乎有可能进一步加息，而且幅度可能会放缓。


财经早咖啡【财经新闻】【Business News】

北欧联合银行：欧洲央行将连续3次加息75个基点；

¡Bienvenidos a un nuevo episodio, aquí Un Latino de Compras en Polonia!  Vamos mientras me acompañas a comprar los ingredientes básicos para preparar huevos pericos! 

Talk Time with Jhon!

Un Latino de Compras en Polonia!  ( Audio solo para practicar Español - Avanzado ) 

Jorge is shopping at a clothing store.

Salesperson (Lily):
This jacket fits you really well! Would you like to size up and try a bigger size?

Customer (Jorge, confused):
Size up? You mean bigger size?

Lily (nodding):
Yes, exactly! "Size up" just means trying a larger size than the one you have.

Jorge (scratching his head):
Hmm… Size up? You mean, when I grow bigger?

Lily (laughing):
Haha, no, no! "Size up" just means trying a bigger jacket. Not growing, just a bigger size!

Jorge (still confused):
So… Size up means I wear bigger clothes, but I don’t grow taller?

Lily (smiling):
Yes! "Size up" means getting a bigger size of the same jacket. You don’t need to grow taller for that!

Jorge (nodding, still unsure):
Okay, okay, I try bigger size jacket. I think I understand!

Jorge (curious):
By the way, your English is really good. How do you speak so well?

Lily:
Well, I took speaking lessons with Teacher Smith on italki! She’s amazing for improving English.

Jorge:
Really? How I book  lesson with her?

Lily:
It’s super easy, just click on her profile on italki and book a speaking lesson!

Jorge:
Wow, easy? I book it now!

LEARN BY LISTENING

Have You Ever Sized Up?

This is the first episode for exploring English through the rich, lively, fiery, and beautiful world of JRR Tolkien's the Hobbit. The best way to ignite your desire to learn more and more words, expressions - the pieces of the English language that you can start to put together in your own fantastic way!

The World of Storytelling

The Hobbit and Swimming into English!

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qW0czLUTvEC9Lo6KVQj1WChgnWu8IJAz/view?usp=drivesdk