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Our main hero come to Moscow.  Text in russian 、translation in english. french and chinise is down.  Please at first listen in russian, and if you have difficulties read in your language. 
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Здра́вствуйте! Како́й хоро́ший день, не пра́вда ли?
Меня́ зову́т Анто́н. По профе́ссии я журнали́ст. 
Сего́дня мой пе́рвый день в Росси́и. 
Сейча́с я в аэропорту́. Я жду колле́гу.
Здесь в Москве́ я бу́ду рабо́тать в газе́те.
К сожале́нию, я не о́чень хорошо́ говорю́ по-ру́сски.
Поэ́тому мои́ колле́ги бу́дут мне помога́ть.
Как я рад, что я в Москве́! А где мой колле́га?
Наде́юсь, что он не забы́л обо мне́!

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Hello! What a nice day, isn’t it?
My name is Anton. My profession is a journalist.
Today is my first day in Russia.
Now, I’m at the airport. I’m waiting for a colleague.
Here in Moscow, I will work in a newspaper.
Unfortunately, I don’t speak Russian very well.
Therefore, my colleagues will help me.
How glad I am that I’m in Moscow! But where is my 
colleague? I hope he hasn’t forgotten about me.
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Salut! Quelle belle journée, n'est-ce pas?
Je m'appelle Anton. Ma profession est journaliste.
Aujourd'hui est mon premier jour en Russie.
Maintenant, je suis à l'aéroport. J'attends un collègue.
Ici à Moscou, je travaillerai dans un journal.
Malheureusement, je ne parle pas très bien le russe.
Par conséquent, mes collègues m'aideront.
Comme je suis content d'être à Moscou! Mais où est ma 
collègue? J'espère qu'il ne m'a pas oublié!

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你好！ 多么美好的一天，不是吗？
我叫安东 我的职业是记者.
今天是我在俄罗斯的第一天。
现在我在机场。 我在等同事
在莫斯科，我将在一家报社上工作。
不幸的是，我的俄语说得不太好。
因此，我的同事会帮助我。
我是多么高兴能在莫斯科！ 但我的同事呢？ 
 我希望他没有忘记我！




Easy russian for level A1 with english. french and chinise translation. 

Антон в Москве.  Anton is already in Moscow. 安东已经在莫斯科. Anton est déjà à Moscou

solo para aprendices del idioma español.

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Today's topic is "daily routine" and the present tense. - Episode 1
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The difference between 以前(yǐ qián) and 以后(yǐ hòu) is very clear from last episode, 以前 means before, so we often see it in a past tense sentence, and 以后 is the opposite, but have you ever wondered that does 以前 always refer to the past, and does 以后 always refer to the future?

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以前、以后

yí wèi lǎo yé yé tiāo zhe yì dàn cǎo mào，  
一位老爷爷挑着一担草帽，
dào chénɡ li qù mài。 
到城里去卖。
tiān qì hěn rè，tā ná chū yì dǐnɡ cǎo mào，
天气很热，他拿出一顶草帽，
bǎ tā dài zài tóu shanɡ。 
把它戴在头上。
zǒu zhe zǒu zhe，tā jué de lèi le， 
走着走着，他觉得累了，
jiù zuò zài yì kē dà shù xià xiū xi。
就坐在一棵大树下休息。
hū rán，yì qún wán pí de hóu zi cónɡ shù shànɡ tiào xià lái， 
忽然，一群顽皮的猴子从树上跳下来，
qiǎnɡ zǒu le lǎo yé yé shēn biān de cǎo mào。 
抢走了老爷爷身边的草帽。
hóu zi men xìnɡ ɡāo cǎi liè de huí dào shù shanɡ， 
猴子们兴高采烈地回到树上，
mó fǎnɡ lǎo yé yé de yànɡ zi， 
模仿老爷爷的样子，
bǎ cǎo mào dài zài tóu shanɡ。 
把草帽戴在头上。
lǎo yé yé jí de mǎn tóu dà hàn， 
老爷爷急得满头大汗，
tā zhāi xià cǎo mào， 
他摘下草帽，
yì biān shān，yì biān xiǎnɡ bàn fǎ。
一边扇，一边想办法。
hóu zi men kàn jiàn le， 
猴子们看见了，
yě bǎ cǎo mào zhāi xià lái， 
也把草帽摘下来，
ná zài shǒu li yáo lái yáo qù。
拿在手里摇来摇去。
zhè shí，lǎo yé yé xiǎnɡ chū le yí ɡè hǎo bàn fǎ。 
这时，老爷爷想出了一个好办法。
tā bǎ cǎo mào rēnɡ zài dì shanɡ。 
他把草帽扔在地上。
hóu zi men kàn jiàn le，  
猴子们看见了，
yě bǎ cǎo mào cónɡ shù shànɡ rēnɡ le xià lái。
也把草帽从树上扔了下来。
lǎo yé yé fēi kuài de jiǎn qǐ cǎo mào，ɡǎn mánɡ zǒu le。 
老爷爷飞快地捡起草帽，赶忙走了。

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A Korean romantic comedy series about a woman who goes on a blind date with her boss.

Vocabulary:
proposal: asking someone to marry you
reject: to refuse someone
CEO: Chief Executive Officer, the boss of a company
great-grandchildren: the children of your grandchildren (I accidentally said grandchildren in the episode instead of great-grandchildren.) 
archaeopteryx: a bird-like dinosaur
fiancee: the woman you're engaged to, (the male equivalent is fiance.)
worry doll: a small doll you tell your worries to, this originated in Guatemala
gossip: rumors about the personal life of others
blind date: going on a date with someone you've never met

Phrases:
to pass away: to die
the lengths she goes to: extra effort someone does to achieve something
a running joke: a shared joke or a joke repeated throughout something
to talk behind someone's back: to say bad things about someone when they're not around
a white lie: lying about something small

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