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Matcha & Meditation

The sad story of how one ambitious, but reckless, young executive brought down one of the most respected and oldest merchant banks in the City of London. 

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Great business stories 2: Barings Bank and Nick Leeson

Bare Naked Ladies are a Toronto, Canada rock group popular in the late 1990s and the early part of the new century.  In episode 1, I commented that food, blue, and blew all had the same vowel sound.  Indeed, bare (meaning naked or basic) and bear (the animal) are pronounced the same. In this episode, I am going to guide you through (not throw) the E ear and A air sounds.
Here are the lists of the words in this lesson.  Notice that the spelling of the vowel sound is not consistent.
                                                 Sound 1                                             Sound 2
                                                      ear                                                      air
                                                      beer                                                    bear / bare
                                                      pier                                                      pear
                                                      hear                                                     hair
                                                      tear                                                      tear
                                                      cheers                                                 chairs             


                                     

Accelerate your English Pronunciation with Ralph

E Ear  A Air. 

Listen and repeat:

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

Flashcards free download: https://supersimple.com/free-printables/captain-seasalt-and-the-abc-pirates-q-flashcards/

Video: https://youtu.be/iDZPCH3CVHA?si=uXHuilEUmdnwUB-B

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Letter Q

Výběr zajímavostí o České republice!

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I get asked about idioms all the time. This is the second part of idioms related to efficiency. Sign-up for a class with me today. https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/8543771

All American Podcast 

Idioms (efficiency) part II.

In this episode we will talk about 【Interesting vocabulary about "egg" 】, you will learn how to say 【badass, idiot, be screwed】 ect.
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
1st time: listen without looking at the text.
2nd time: look at the text and write down the new words, later look up the dictionary. 
3rd time: listen again without looking at the text.
4th time: repeat after it without looking at the text.
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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【和蛋有关的有趣的词】。
首先是跟吃有关的“蛋”。我们最经常吃的是鸡蛋，煎蛋、水煮蛋、蒸蛋和茶叶蛋。还有一些家常菜，例如西红柿炒鸡蛋、韭菜炒蛋、蛋炒饭等等。我们也吃鸭蛋，一般是咸鸭蛋。做法是用盐腌制，可以配粥吃，也可以用来做菜。
你可能听过一些带有“蛋”的词，其实是形容人的。第一个，坏蛋，指很坏的人。例如：他是个大坏蛋，总是欺负人。第二个，笨蛋，指很笨的人。例如：你这个笨蛋，这么简单的题都不会做。第三个，倒霉蛋，指的是运气很不好的人。例如：他真是个倒霉蛋，每次去旅游都下大雨。
我们再来看看其他的词，“完蛋”。猜猜是什么意思？要是失去这个客户，我们公司就完蛋了。如果被老师发现, 我们就完蛋了。这里完蛋的意思是，be finished，be screwed。
还有一个词是“零蛋”。例如：这次考试，他考了个零蛋。意思是他考了0分，因为数字0很像一个蛋。有些家长为了吉利，会在孩子考试那天的早餐给孩子准备一根油条，两个鸡蛋，因为放在一起很像100分。
最后，Don't put all your eggs in one basket，你知道中文怎么说吗？“不要把所有的鸡蛋放在一个篮子里”，也可以说“不要孤注一掷。”
你还知道什么和蛋有关的词？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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煎蛋	/	jiān dàn	/	pan fried egg
水煮蛋	/	shuǐ zhǔ dàn	/	boiled eggs
蒸蛋	/	zhēng dàn	/	steamed egg，egg custard
茶叶蛋	/	chá yè dàn	/	egg boiled with salt&tea
家常菜	/	jiā cháng cài	/	home style dishes
西红柿炒鸡蛋	/	xī hóng shì chǎo jī dàn	/	stir-fried eggs with tomato
韭菜	/	jiǔ cài	/	Chinese chives
咸鸭蛋	/	xián yā dàn	/	salted duck eggs
腌制	/	yān zhì	/	pickle
坏蛋	/	huài dàn	/	bad egg，badass
欺负	/	qī fù	/	bully
笨蛋	/	bèn dàn	/	stupid fellow，idiot
倒霉蛋	/	dǎo méi dàn	/	unlucky guy
完蛋	/	wán dàn	/	be finished，be screwed
吉利	/	jí lì	/	good luck
油条	/	yóu tiáo	/	deep-fried dough stick
孤注一掷	/	gū zhù yí zhì	/	put all one's eggs in one basket

Yuli's Chinese Channel

有趣的“蛋” Interesting vocabulary about "egg" （Intermediate level）

➤ Ti è mai capitato di sentirti solo/a anche quando sei in compagnia?
➤ Secondo te felici si nasce o si diventa?
➤ Hai più paura di morire o di non aver vissuto? 

In questo episodio potrete ascoltare riflessioni e citazioni al libro "La Pura Vida", di Gianluca Gotto. È un romanzo ambientato principalmente in Costa Rica, ed è ideale per chi è alla ricerca di un po' di leggerezza nella propria vita e per chi vuole riprendere a sognare. 📖 💭

Buon ascolto! 🎧