美国上周初请失业金人数增幅超过预期，但这可能并不意味着就业市场状况出现实质性转变。目前就业市场依然紧张。鉴于劳动力市场的动荡，雇主可能不愿裁员，因为雇主仍关注员工的留任问题。总体而言，未来几周的不确定性将很大，因为与假日相关的典型季节性模式与依然异常紧张的劳动力市场相冲突。科技行业的裁员人数有所增加，比如推特、亚马逊和Meta。然而，预计这不会对劳动力市场和整体经济造成重大拖累

财经早咖啡【财经新闻】【Business News】

美国申请失业金人数增加超过预期

我的家里有四口人：爸爸、妈妈、妹妹和我。
Wǒ de jiā lǐ yǒu sì kǒu rén: bàba, māma, mèimei hé wǒ。

我爸爸是一名中学数学老师，他对学生很热情，并且很有耐心。我小时候也去过爸爸的学校，他一直都很受学生的欢迎；
Wǒ bàba shì yī míng zhōngxué shùxué lǎoshī, tā duì xuéshēng hěn rèqíng,bìngqiě hěn yǒu nàixīn。Wǒ xiǎo shíhòu yě qù guò bàba de xuéxiào, tā yīzhí dōu hěn shòu xuéshēng de huān yíng。
 
我的妈妈是个普通工人，但她工作认认真真，多次拿到优秀工作者的称号。回到家里，妈妈还会照顾爸爸、妹妹和我的生活，即使我现在长大了，但仍然很喜欢与妈妈一起聊天儿；
Wǒ de māma shì gè pǔtōng gōngréng, dàn tā gōngzuò rèn rèn zhēn zhēng, duō cì nádào yōuxiù gōngzuòzhě de chēnghàoà。Huídào jiā lǐ, māma hái huì zhàogù bàba, mèimei hé wǒ de shēnghuó, jíshǐ wǒ xiànzài zhǎngdà le, dàn réngrán hěn xǐhuān yǔ māma yīqǐ liǎotiānr。

 妹妹是一名大学生了，样子甜甜的，特别喜欢唱歌, 她连洗澡都在唱歌。每到大家的休息日，她总要我们当她的粉丝，听她唱一个下午。
Mèimei shì yī míng dà xuéshēng le, yàngzi tiántián de , tèbié xǐhuān chànggē，Tā lián xǐzǎo dōu zài chànggē。Měi dào dàjiā de xiūxī rì, tā zǒngyào wǒmen dāng tā de fěnsī, tīng tā chàng yī gè xiàwǔ

我爱我的家人。工作之余，总喜欢跟他们呆在一起，聊聊天，逛逛街，吃吃饭。
Wǒ ài wǒ de jiārén。 Gōngzuò zhī yú, zǒng xǐhuan gēn tāmen dāi zài yīqǐ, liáo liáo tiān, guàng guàng jiē, chī chī fàn。


There are four people in my family: father, mother, sister and I.  

My father is a middle school math teacher. He is very warm and patient to his students.  I went to my dad's school when I was young, and he was always popular with the students;  
 
My mother is an ordinary worker, but she works seriously and has won the title of excellent worker for many times.  Back home, my mother will take care of my father, my sister and me. Even though I am older now, I still enjoy chatting with my mother.  

My sister is a college student, like sweet, especially like singing, she even take a shower are singing, every day to everyone's rest, she always want us to be her fans, sing an afternoon.  
 
I love my family. After work, I always like to stay with them, chatting, shopping and eating.  





Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

我的家人   My family    Wǒ de jiā rén    (HSK2-3)

Tässä jaksossa kerron, miten voit esitellä itsesi suomeksi. Se ei ole ollenkaan vaikeaa! Enjoy :)

Heippa hei!

Esittelyt

The chemist asked me about my symptoms. I had a high temperature1, as well as a cough and a sore throat , plus my neck was very painful

I went to see my doctor for a check-up because I felt extremely tired and lacked energy. At times I felt confused, and my husband thought I looked very pale too.

I ate some fish which didn't taste good, and it gave me an upset stomach. 

English Mini Lessons

Illness

In this podcast we are going to learn the sounds of the letters

-Letra C: before e , i like in thing, everywhere else like K 
for example : 
celeste
casa
-Letter CH: like cherry
for example : chocolate- Chile
-Letter G: before a, o, u is pronounced soft, as in English good
for example : gato
In the combination gue, gui is not pronounced u and g is pronounced soft.
for example: Miguel
Before e, i is pronounced strongly like ch in German "Bach" (creek)
for example: gelatina- magia
-Letter J : like Ch in "Bach"(creek)
for example : jugo- jirafa
-Letter LL: like in  you 
for example: llave- lluvia 
-Letter Ñ: like in cognac
for example: niño
-Letter Y: like in you and at the end of the word ,like i
for example: ayer-hoy
-Letter Z: like in thing.  
for example zorro. 
-Letter R : strong at the beginning of a word or when it is double(like perro) soft between vowels and before consonants (like in pero but)
for example: rosa- carro -Perú.
-Letter Q: like k 
for example: queso 
Vocabulary: 
celeste: sky blue / casa: home/ chocolate: chocolate/Chile:Chile / gato: cat/ Miguel:Miguel /gelatina:jelly / magia:magic / jugo:juice/ jiraja: giraffe/ llave:key/ lluvia:rain/ niño:child/ ayer:yesterday/ hoy:to day/ zorro:fox/ rosa:pink/ carro:car/Perú:Perú/ queso:cheese/

Spanish  for Beginners

Pronunciación en Español.

Travelling is one of the best ways to unwind, discover new places and flavours and, why not, learn a language. So, in this episode of Your Spanish Journey, I'll talk about five breathtaking places that, in my opinion, you should visit if you are planning to travel to Latin America.

Your Spanish Journey

Five breathtaking places to visit in Latin America

Spiritüel yolculuğunuzda sık yapılan hataları öğrenin ve ruhsal evriminizi hızlandırın! Bu podcastta, gelişiminizi engelleyen yaygın hataları ve bunlardan nasıl kaçınacağınızı keşfedeceğiz. Ruhsal yolculuğunuzda daha sağlıklı ve bilinçli adımlar atmak için dinleyin.


İlham Koçu

Spiritüel Yolculukta Sık Yapılan Hatalar Nelerdir? - Ruhsal Gelişiminizi Engellemeyin!

This Real English Conversations Podcast! will help you surround yourself with English in your daily life, creating an immersive language-learning experience. Curtis & Amy discuss the benefits of language immersion, such as improved fluency, cultural understanding, and increased confidence in real-world communication. By tuning in to this episode, you'll gain the tools and inspiration to take your English to the next level through language immersion. Whether you're commuting, exercising, or simply relaxing at home, this episode will guide you toward a more immersive language learning journey. 

Don't wait any longer to take your English to the next level -
book a lesson with Curtis today on Italki!

Just click this link: https://www.italki.com/teacher/4672521/english. Your fluency is waiting for you!

Real English Conversations Podcast

English Language Immersion | Real English Conversations Podcast on Italki

“Почему мы устаём от видеозвонков?”. Есть целое исследование, его результатами я делюсь в этом подкасте. Приятного прослушивания!
Словарь:

вдохновлён (+ Instr.)= is inspired by
сталкиваться/ столкнуться с (+ Instr.) = to face
попадать в кадр = to be on camera
оценивать себя = to evaluate oneself
зацикленность на себе = self-obsession
воспринимать = to perceive
перемещать = to move, to shift
раздаточный материал = handout
взгляд устремлён = look is focused on
навык доведён до идеала = the skill is brought to the perfection
распространённый = widespread
вовлечённость = involvement
достойно выглядеть =  to look decent
мозговой штурм =  brainstorming