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Moekoの日本語ベラベラtimeEpi28: 満員電車はたのしい？【Japanese Podcast: listening practice】

Neste episódio vamos falar de um tipo de luta popular no Brasil!

Portuguese Audios for Intermediate Advance B2 -Áudios em Português para Intermédios Avançados B2

Lúcia está aprendendo a lutar

Fox or Tiger? Who is the king of the forest？

成语故事

狐假虎威

ɡǔ shí hòu，yǒu yí ɡè jiào yánɡ shí de xué shēnɡ，
古时候，有一个叫杨时的学生，
tā hěn xǐ huān dú shū，xué xí fēi chánɡ nǔ lì。
他很喜欢读书，学习非常努力。
yǒu yì nián dōnɡ tiān，xià qǐ le dà xuě，tiān qì hěn lěnɡ。 
有一年冬天，下起了大雪，天气很冷。
zhī qián，yánɡ shí ɡēn lǎo shī chénɡ yí yuē dìnɡ le qǐnɡ jiào wèn tí，
之前，杨时跟老师程颐约定了请教问题，
wèi le zūn shǒu yuē dìnɡ， 
为了遵守约定，
tā hé tónɡ xué yì qǐ dǐnɡ zhe hán fēnɡ hé dà xuě， 
他和同学一起顶着寒风和大雪，
lái dào le chénɡ lǎo shī jiā。 
来到了程老师家。
chénɡ lǎo shī jiā bìnɡ bù jìn， 
程老师家并不近，
dào le lǎo shī jiā shí， 
到了老师家时，
zhènɡ shì chénɡ lǎo shī shuì wǔ jué de shí jiān。
正是程老师睡午觉的时间。
wèi le bù dān wù chénɡ lǎo shī xiū xi，
为了不耽误程老师休息，
yánɡ shí hé tónɡ xué jiù zhàn zài lǎo shī de mén qián děnɡ hòu。 
杨时和同学就站在老师的门前等候。
xuě yuè xià yuè dà，yuè lái yuè lěnɡ。 
雪越下越大，越来越冷。
tā men yě bù dònɡ yáo，
他们也不动摇，
rénɡ rán nài xīn de děnɡ zài mén wài。 
仍然耐心地等在门外。
děnɡ lǎo shī xǐnɡ le hòu， 
等老师醒了后，
fā xiàn tā men liǎnɡ rén zhàn zài xuě dì li，
发现他们两人站在雪地里，
mánɡ jiào tā men jìn wū li lái。
忙叫他们进屋里来。
lǎo shī shuō：“wǒ yǐ wéi xuě xià de nà me dà，  
老师说：“我以为雪下得那么大，
nǐ men bú huì lái le。 
你们不会来了。
méi xiǎnɡ dào nǐ men què nà me shǒu shí shǒu yuē， 
没有想到你们却那么守时守约，
zhēn shì hǎo yànɡ de！”
真是好样的！”
hòu lái rén men jiù bǎ zhè ɡe ɡù shì jiào zuò“chénɡ mén lì xuě”，  
后来人们就把这个故事叫做“程门立雪”，
lái xínɡ rónɡ rén shuō huà suàn shù、shǒu yuē。
来形容人说话算数、守约。

Vocabulary：
约定（yuē dìng）：appointment;appoint
请教（qǐng jiào）：to consult
遵守（zūn shǒu）：abide by
耽误（dān wu）：to delay
动摇（dòng yáo）：to vacillate
耐心地（nài xīn de）：patiently
好样的（hǎo yàng de）：good job
说话算数（shuō huà suàn shù）：Keep your word

CHINESE STORY中文故事

程门立雪

... Но лето, лето особенно упоительно в том краю. Там надо искать свежего сухого воздуха, напоенного — не лимоном и не лавром, а просто запахом полыни, сосны и черемухи; там искать ясных дней, слегка жгучих, но не палящих лучей солнца и почти в течение трех месяцев безоблачного неба.
Как пойдут ясные дни, то и длятся недели три-четыре; и вечер тепел там, и ночь душна. Звезды так приветливо, так дружески мигают с небес.
Дождь ли пойдет — какой благотворный летний дождь! Хлынет бойко, обильно, весело запрыгает, точно крупные и жаркие слезы внезапно обрадованного человека; а только перестанет — солнце уже опять с ясной улыбкой любви осматривает и сушит поля и пригорки: и вся страна опять улыбается счастьем в ответ солнцу.
Радостно приветствует дождь крестьянин: «Дождичек вымочит, солнышко высушит!» — говорит он, подставляя с наслаждением под теплый ливень лицо, плечи и спину.
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Нескучные истории - Not boring stories

Отрывок из романа Ивана Гончарова "Обломов"

Сегодня я встала в 7 утра. Светит солнышко, воздух очень свежий и я хочу выйти погулять. 
Я позавтракала в 10 утра. Обычно я не завтракаю утром, но сегодня я решила позавтракать. 
Сегодня у меня выходной и поэтому у меня есть время на мои дела. 
Я буду читать, вязать, слушать музыку, спать и может быть, я выйду погулять. Сейчас мне нужен покой потому что я упала, когда каталась на роликах. Да, я купила себе ролики! Но мне нужно научиться кататься и научиться падать. 


My diary in Russian

Солнечный день 🌤 sunny day

In Chinese, there are a lot of ways to say washroom. Like ‘洗手间、厕所、卫生间’and so on. The ones Crystal often used are ‘洗手间’and ’卫生间’.‘洗手间(xi3 shou3 jian1)’ is like washroom in English, literally meaning ‘the room to wash hands’.’卫生间(wei4 sheng1 jian1)’’s literal meaning is hygiene room. The usage of these two is almost equally as frequent. The other one is ‘厕所(ce4 suo3)’, like the toilet in English. But I don't use it so often, to girls it's coarse.

OK, let's learn this Chinese together! ‘Excuse me, Where's the washroom?’-“请问，洗手间在哪儿？”’请问(qǐng wèn)’ is often used when you ask questions to others—for example,  asking for directions, asking the time. It's like Excuse me in English. “洗手间(xǐ shǒu jiān)”means toilet, “洗手间”. In“在哪儿(zài nǎr)”, “在” means ‘at’, “哪儿“means where “在哪儿” is “where is”。 So, “Excuse me, where is washroom” in Chinese is ”请问，洗手间在哪儿(qǐng wèn, xǐ shǒu jiān zài nǎr?)

Crystal Gao's Chinese Language Journey

3. 洗手间在哪儿？/ Where’s the washroom? 

Today we're talking about two words which are very easily confused. I hear so many people using the word "teach" when they mean to use the word "learn" and the other way around too. So hopefully today's podcast will help you understand the difference. I hope you find it useful!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

I think you'll learn something from this podcast 

Narrator: Queen Elizabeth the First was born in 1533. Her father, King Henry the Eighth, was disappointed that his second wife Anne Boleyn had not produced a son and he had Anne’s head cut off when Elizabeth was only two years old. Elizabeth received the same education that a son would have and studied classical and modern languages, history and religion.

Narrator: When Henry died in 1547, Elizabeth’s younger brother Edward briefly became king, but on his death in 1553, her older sister Mary took over. Mary was a Catholic and wanted to bring England back into the Catholic faith after her father had broken with the Catholic Church and the Pope in Rome. She tried to achieve this by force and had 300 Protestants burnt at the stake. When “Bloody Mary” died childless in 1558, Elizabeth became queen.

Narrator: The first challenge Elizabeth faced was to bring the country together after the religious conflicts it had experienced during Mary’s rule. The Church of England that she set up occupied a middle ground between the Catholic and Protestant faiths and allowed some freedom in people’s personal beliefs as long as they attended church regularly. This saved England from further violence, although there were constant threats from both sides.

Narrator: Elizabeth was very skilled at presenting an image. She had many pictures of herself painted wearing expensive clothes and jewelry as well as makeup to make her face look pale, sometimes showing herself as a goddess or other figure from classical myths. She traveled around the country regularly on horseback so she could see and be seen by her people, who were very loyal to her.

Narrator: Elizabeth never married. Many men both at home and abroad wanted to marry her, but she played them off against each other. This meant she could avoid taking sides in various domestic and foreign political and religious conflicts, but it also meant that when she died, there would be no clear heir. She saw herself as married to the country...