The story of the creation of the social media giant, Instagram, and why it was acquired by Facebook for what seemed at the time like a ridiculously large sum of money. 

The Bumper Book of Great English Stories

Great Business Stories 1: Why did Facebook buy Instagram

Let's make Japanese sentences together.   If you make a sentence in Japanese, write it in the comment section! I will correct your sentences! 

【Today's  topic】
About Kansai Dialect and Osaka Dialect
関西弁(かんさいべん)と大阪弁(おおさかべん)について。
『なんでやねん』
標準語(ひょうじゅんご)では「おかしいでしょ」「なんでだよ」の意味(いみ)です。

『せやねん』『そうやねん』
標準語(ひょうじゅんご)では「そうだよね」の意味(いみ)です。

『ちゃう（chau)』
標準語(ひょうじゅんご)では「違(ちが)う」の意味(いみ)です。

❔チャウチャウの早口言葉(はやくちことば)❔

scene:場面(ばめん)
チャウチャウという犬(いぬ)について、大阪弁(おおさかべん)で、二人(ふたり)のひとが、会話(かいわ)しています。

聞(か)き取(と)れますか？

あれ、チャウチャウ、ちゃう？
いや、ちゃう、ちゃう。
チャウチャウやろ。
チャウチャウ、ちゃうん、ちゃう。



標準語(ひょうじゅんご)にすると↓↓↓

「あれ、チャウチャウじゃない？」
「いや、違う、違う。」
「チャウチャウでしょ。」
「チャウチャウと違うんじゃない。」

Japanese teacher Noriko’s room

関西弁(かんさいべん)と大阪弁(おおさかべん)について。About Kansai Dialect and Osaka Dialect

The shepherd boy shouts "Wolf!" When he gets bored.

Bedtime Story

 The Boy Who Cried Wolf

听众朋友你们好，欢迎来到茶时话中文，我是Penny。这是一个纯中文话题节目，我来和你用中文聊聊生活中有意思的话题，同时学习一些汉语词汇。让我们一边喝茶一边聊起来吧。

今天的话题是，你喜欢住在大城市，还是小城市呢？在我看来，它们。大城市有很多精彩的活动，也非常的包容。包容的意思就是，大城市能理解各种各样的人。相对来说，小城市就没有那么包容。因为小城市甚至乡村居住的人们见识比较少。而大城市的人们见多识广，如果你有比较小众的爱好，大城市的人见怪不怪，小城市的人可能会对你另眼相看呢。

大城市的压力也比较大。相比小城市，人们更难在大城市生存，因为生活水平高，消费也贵。在中国的大城市比如北京、上海和广州，消费可以非常的高，而收入却有高有低。为了生存，人们必须有很强的赚钱能力。小城市就比较安逸了，消费不高，生活节奏不快，人也随和。

你喜欢大城市还是小城市呢？欢迎留言，感谢收听，希望你喜欢，我们下次见。

各有利弊 gè yǒu lì bì  （each has pros and cons）
包容 bāo róng (contain, inclusive, tolerate)
见识 jiàn shí (experience, knowledge, insight, sense)
见多识广 jiàn duō shí guǎng （see the world; know all the answers;）
小众 xiǎo zhòng （Minority; minority of the population; niche）
见怪不怪 jiàn guài bú guài （Surprising; acquaint; Get Used to; to face dangers calmly）
另眼相看 lìng yǎn xiàng kàn （regard sb. with special respect or new views）
消费xiāo fèi （consume; consumption）
收入 shōu rù (income)
赚钱能力 zuàn qián néng lì (ability to make money)
安逸 ān yì (at ease, coziness, ease)
生活节奏 shēng huó jiē zòu （the pace of life）
随和 suí hé  (easygoing)


茶时话中文 Tea Time Chinese

茶时话中文 - 大城市还是小城市

Today, I’m bringing you a tip that’s all about the magic of taking breaks—because sometimes, the best way to move forward is to pause. I know it might sound counterintuitive, but research shows otherwise. Pausing isn’t about slacking off; it’s a strategic tool that can supercharge your learning journey.

💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 41 – Hit Pause to Power Up: The Easiest Weapon to your Language Learning!

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日本人なら誰でも知っている「ちびまる子ちゃん」について話しました😆日常の話なので、日本語の勉強にもおすすめですよ💗

SeikaのPodcast🎧

Ep.37 📝「ちびまる子ちゃん」を知っていますか？🎒😆

Close your eyes and enjoy a relaxing meditation in English while at the same time learning body parts in Ukrainian (+music)
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Vocabulary:
Я гото́вий/гото́ва - I'm ready
Голова́ - head
Лі́ве о́ко, пра́ве о́ко - left and right eye
о́чі - eyes
Лі́ве ву́хо і пра́ве ву́хо - left ear and right ear
ву́ха - ears
ніс - nose
гу́би - lips
обли́ччя - face
ши́я - neck
Лі́ве плече́ і пра́ве плече́ - left and right shoulder
пле́чі - shoulders
Лі́ва рука́ і пра́ва рука́ - left arm/hand and right arm/hand
ру́ки - hands, arms
па́лець - finger, toe
па́льці - fingers, toes (to differentiate we can add "пальці рук",   "пальці ніг")
гру́ди - chest/breasts 
живі́т - belly, stomach
сідни́ці - buttocks
нога́ - leg, foot
но́ги - legs, feet

Everything is going to be Ukraine!

Episode 7: relaxing meditation (in Eng+body parts in Ukr)

CHISTES MEXICANOS

ENFERMEDADES SECRETAS.

Walnuts Could Help Students with Stress, Says Study

University isn't all sleeping, parties, and video games — many students find it a stressful time, with exams and the beginning of adult life.

But a recent study has suggested that there's a food that could help with some of that stress — walnuts.

Walnuts are known to be a healthy snack. They contain healthy fats and proteins, which are good for the body and the mind.

They may not be the most exciting food for young adults to snack on in a world of pizza and burgers, but they could have a positive effect both on academic stress and on the health of the body.

That's according to researchers from the University of South Australia, who had 80 students take part in their study.

One group of students was asked to eat about half a cup of walnuts every day for 16 weeks. They could eat them as a snack or add them to meals at any time of the day.

The other participants were told not to eat nuts for those 16 weeks.

The researchers found that academic stress was having a negative effect on student's mental health, on the amount of protein in their bodies, and — in female participants — on the diversity of bacteria in their guts.

But these things all improved among those who had been eating walnuts.

Larisa Bobrovskaya, one of the study's authors, said not only are walnuts good for students, they're an easy thing to add to lots of different meals.

However, she also said just having something extra to eat might have made the students feel better, so more research is needed.