Hi, and welcome to Reading Long Vowels and Consonant Blends with Teacher Alyse!
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Phonics Long Vowels and Consonant Blends

The Adventures of Captain Underpants” is a popular children's book written by  Dav Pilkey. 

The Adventures of Captain Underpants

Hi, and welcome to Phonics Short Vowels with Teacher Alyse! 
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Phonics Short Vowels

Join me with Captain Seasalt and his curious band of pirates as they explore the 26 Islands of the alphabet. 
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Captain Sesalt & The ABC Pirates

Short Stories by David Sedaris **Content is suitable for Adults** Listen and follow along as I read short stories from Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk and other books by David Sedaris.


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In this episode we will learn some speaking skills at work.
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It is recommended:
Step 1: Gist listening. Listen to get the main idea. (more times if necessary)
Step 2: Read the text to find out words you didn't get, then look up the dictionary. 
Step 3: Listen and imitate as much as you can without looking at the text.
Step 4: Write down what you hear if you want to practise writing.
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大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
今天想和大家聊一聊职场的话题。如果你的领导和你说辛苦了，你应该怎么回答呢？如果你是领导，你更喜欢什么样的回答呢？杨天真是公司的老板，我们来听听她的建议吧。
当领导或者长辈跟你说辛苦了，你该怎么回答才能把这个话聊下去呢？给你几个高情商的应对方案。我们大多数人听到领导说辛苦了，第一反应回答说，唉不辛苦不辛苦。其实呢领导说辛苦了，一方面也是客气，一方面也是你工作的肯定，他也是想表达一种感谢。所以这个答案呢根据你领导的类型，不同类型的领导应该给与不同的回答方案。
第一，你的领导如果比较注重权威，是一个比较有官威的领导。那这种领导呢其实就是要你懂得感恩，知道TA给了你一个工作机会，所以你就回答TA说：“谢谢领导给与这个机会让我锻炼，我确实通过这个机会成长了不少。这点辛苦跟收获比起来其实不算什么，我会好好继续努力的。”那么领导就会有一种大满足的感觉，觉得我果然选对人了。
第二呢就是老师型的领导。有一种领导呢，其实TA是比较好为人师的，很愿意指导你。那么遇到这种领导的时候，你可以这么回答：“谢谢领导的关心。其实呢，我把我这次工作已经总结成文字了，有一些我做得好的地方和一些做得不好的地方。甚至呢，我还想象了一下，可能未来我们能怎么做，有一个方案给您。你要得空的话，可以给我指导指导。”这样呢，领导就会觉得哇这小孩子真不错，既对当下有总结，还对未来有规划，同时很尊重自己的意见。这样你能创造跟领导的进一步的交流机会。
第三呢，还有一种领导是比较和蔼的，喜欢跟员工打成一片。遇到这样的领导呢，你就可以这样回复：“谢谢领导的认可。其实不光我辛苦，所有的小伙伴都挺帮忙的，要不然看在大家这么努力的份上，您请大家搓顿饭吧。”这种调侃式呢，比较受用于这种和蔼的领导。TA会觉得你这个小朋友不贪功，知道团队的作用。那他也许就趁机搞了个团建活动等等。这都是一种比较好的促进和蔼型领导跟大家打成一片，更认可你的方法。以上，你学会了吗？
你觉得哪些方法适合你？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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职场/zhí chǎng/Workplace
长辈/zhǎng bèi/Elders
高情商/gāo qíng shāng/High Emotional Intelligence
应对方案	/yìng duì fāng àn/Solutions
肯定/kěn dìng/Affirmation
权威/quán wēi/authority
官威/guān wēi/bureaucratic airs
锻炼/duàn liàn/anneal (oneself)
好为人师	/hào wéi rén shī/like to lecture other people
指导/zhǐ dǎo/guide,lecture
得空/dé kòng/have time
规划/guī huà	/planning
和蔼/hé ǎi/amiable
打成一片/dǎ chéng yī piàn/play well with others
看在~的份上/kàn zài~de fèn shàng/for the sake of
搓顿饭/cuō dùn fàn/have a meal
调侃/tiáo kǎn/crack a joke
受用于/shòu yòng yú	/be useful for
趁机/chèn jī/take the opportunity to
团建/tuán jiàn/team building

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领导说辛苦了，怎么回？ What is the best way to respond to a leader who says, "Thank you for your hard work"? （Intermediate level）

      Xièxie
A：谢谢！
   Bú xiè
B：不谢！


HSK Standard Course Level 1 Audio of the textbook

Lesson 2 text 1

Hi, and welcome back to Captain Seasalt and the ABC Pirates with Teacher Alyse!
Today, we’re going on an adventure to learn words that start with the letter Q Are you ready? Listen carefully, repeat after me, and then try reading them on your own.

quail, quicksand, Queen Anne’s lace, quiche, quilt, quiver, quesadilla, quarters, quiz, queen, 
queen bee

Great job! Keep practicing, and if you’d like free flashcards to follow along, send me a message. You can also watch this Super Simple Songs Captain Seasalt video on YouTube to learn even more!
See you next time—bye for now!

Letter Q

抽選（ちゅうせん）

私は韓国の歌手、IU（アイユー）が大好きだ。彼女が舞台（ぶたい）挨拶（あいさつ）のために来日（らいにち）することを知り、一度は本物（ほんもの）をこの目で拝（おが）みたい！と思ったので、東京の映画館で行（おこな）われる舞台挨拶のチケットをネットで申し込んだ。抽選販売だったので、当（あ）たるか外（はず）れるかドキドキしたが、結果はハズレだった。IUが来日することなんて滅多（めった）にないから残念（ざんねん）だったが、抽選結果を待つあの時間が楽しかった。彼女が次に来日するときは、抽選でアタリを引（ひ）きたい！