O Peter é americano e quer arrendar (to rent) uma casa em Lisboa. Liga para uma agência imobiliária para saber o preço da renda (the house rent).

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Telefonema para uma agência imobiliária (real state agency)

啊，是星星吗？ Ah! You mean the stars? 对了，就是星星。 Yes, that's it. The stars. 你要拿这五亿星星做什么？ And what do you do with Five-hundred millions of stars? 五亿一百六十二万七百三十一颗星星。 Five-hundred-and-one million, six-hundred-twenty-two thousand, seven-hundred-thirty-one. 我是严肃的人，我是非常精确的。 I am concerned with matters of consequence: I am accurate. 你拿这些星星做什么？ And what do you do with these stars? 我要它做什么？ What do I do with them? 是呀 Yes. 什么也不做。它们都是属于我的。 Nothing. I own them. 星星是属于你的？ You own the stars? 是的。 Yes. 可是我已经见到过一个国王，他… But I have already seen a king who... 国王并不占有，他们只是进行‘统治’。这不是一码事。 Kings do not own, they reign over. It is a very different matter. 你拥有这许多星星有什么用？ And what good does it do you to own the stars? 它可以使我变得富有。 It does me the good of making me rich. 变富有了你想干什么？ And what good does it do you to be rich? 富了就可以去买别的星星，如果有人发现了别的星星的话。 It makes it possible for me to buy more stars, if any are ever discovered. 小王子自言自语地说：“这个人想问题有点象那个酒鬼一样。” "This man," the little prince said to himself, "reasons a little like my poortippler..."

小王子-The Little Prince-Read in Chinese

小王子第三十章：拥有星星

You will know about some mistakes that you should avoid on your first vacation in Colombia

1. Suponiendo que en todas partes es seguro en Colombia

2. Hailing Cabs en la calle en Colombia

3. Solo Estancia en las Ciudades de Colombia.

4. Dejar tu libro de frases en español en casa

5. Juzgar mal el clima en Colombia

6. Hablando de Pablo Escobar con los locales

7. Dejando su teléfono celular tirado alrededor

8. Visitar Colombia durante el mes pico de vacaciones

9. Ignorar los carnavales en Colombia.

10. Olvidando el transporte público en Colombia

11. Olvidarse de llevar un montón de dinero en efectivo

12. Tratando de verlo todo en dos semanas

Remember that I also teach Spanish on italki, in case you want to book a class with me :)

Colombia

12 errores de novato que debes evitar en tus vacaciones en Colombia

This episode explains the meaning and background of the proverb "All that glitters is not gold"

American English Proverbs

5 - All that glitters is not gold

Discover the haiku, a poetic form that originated in Japan. Learn about the structure and hear an example from Matsuo Basho, who invented haiku in the 17th century! 

The Wandering and Wondering Writers Club

Haiku

Был только двенадцатый час в начале. Тишина громадных комнат, нарушаемая только изредка пением, доносившимся из нижнего этажа, нагоняла зевоту. Бронза, альбомы и картины на стенах, изображавшие море с корабликами, луг с коровками и рейнские виды, были до такой степени не новы, что взгляд только скользил по ним и не замечал их. Праздничное настроение стало уже прискучать. Анна Акимовна по-прежнему чувствовала себя красивою, доброю и необыкновенною, но уже ей казалось, что это никому не нужно; казалось ей, что и это дорогое платье она надела неизвестно для кого и для чего. И ее уже, как это бывало во все праздники, стали томить одиночество и неотвязная мысль, что ее красота, здоровье, богатство – один лишь обман, так как она лишняя на этом свете, никому она не нужна, никто ее не любит. Она прошлась по всем комнатам, напевая и поглядывая в окна. Остановившись в зале, она не могла удержаться, чтобы не заговорить с Мишенькой.

Нескучные истории - Not boring stories

Антон Павлович Чехов. Фрагмент из повести "Бабье царство"

Yon dènye opòtinite pou Malis twonpe abitan yo nan bouk la. 

AN NOU TANDE

If robots do take over the world, this one probably won't be the leader.

Less than 5.8 centimeters tall — a little shorter than a lighter — it has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's smallest humanoid robot.

Humanoid robots look and act like humans. For the Guinness record, they must be able to move their shoulders, elbows, knees and hips, and also be able to walk.

Made by a Japanese student named Mitsuya Tatsuhiko, this one is less than half the size of the previous holder of the world record, which was made by students from Hong Kong.

Tatsuhiko is a postgraduate student at Nagoya Institute of Technology, where he researches crawler robots. Crawler robots don't look like humans, however, and they're used to inspect places that are hard to get to.

Tatsuhiko has been interested in robots since he was a child.

According to Guinness World Records, he built his first humanoid robot when he was 10.

He didn't spend as much time making them during high school, but he has returned to his passion as he has gotten older.

It took him a few tries to get his record-breaking robot right, and he worked hard to make it as small as he could.

He applied for the record with his third attempt while he was in the fourth year of his degree. He said he was very happy to have broken the record.

Tatsuhiko hopes to work with robots when he finishes university, but he'll also keep making them at home as a hobby.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Japanese Student Makes Smallest Humanoid Robot

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