Build Your English Thinking

00 Why I made this program?

In this podcast, I cover the history and meaning of the following idioms:
   * to be taken aback
   * by and large
   * to be left high and dry

For a transcript, please see https://www.difficultenglishexplained.com/nautical-idioms-part-1/.

Difficult English Explained

Nautical Idioms in English, Part 1:  What Do they Mean and Where Did They Come from?

越来越少中国年轻人愿意结婚，生子。这是为什么？这对社会会有什么影响？在这集播客里，Karen和柏威聊了他们对结婚和成家的看法。


Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

婚姻与家庭：越来越少中国年轻人愿意结婚？Marriage and family: fewer young people in China want to get married?

Breve biografia da revolucionária brasileira e "heroína dos dois mundos" Anita Garibaldi.

Português Pindorama

Anita Garibaldi

Nick looks at a number of reasons to help answer this question for the IELTS test. 

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

Why do some adults read books written for children?

Simple conversations are perfect for breaking the ice, and they are perfect for beginners. Talk about everyday situations like shopping, traveling, and dining out.


🗣️ Daily Life Dialogues

I dialogue between two friends and the choice of career (Chapter # 2)

In this podcast you will know what Natilla is and how it is prepared.

5 tazas leche entera o baja en grasa
canela al gusto
1/2 taza azúcar blanca
1/2 taza azúcar morena
1 1/8 tazas fécula de maíz
1 cda mantequilla
1/2 taza coco rallado (opcional)
canela en polvo o dulce de mora (opcional) para servir.

Remember that I teach Spanish on italki, you can book a class for more information you can look at it on my profile :)

Colombia

¿Que es la Natilla y como se prepara?

In this episode we will talk about 【friends】, you will learn how to say 【precious,everlasting,rely on】 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, then look up the dictionary. 
3rd time: listen again without looking at the text.
4th time: shadow reading without looking at the text.
https://www.purpleculture.net/chinese-english-dictionary/
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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【朋友】的话题。
提到朋友，很多人会第一时间想到美剧Friends，中文是《老友记》。这是一部陪伴很多人青春的经典美剧，很多中国人通过看《老友记》学习英语。我记得上大学的时候，大家经常在宿舍看美剧，其中《老友记》是最受欢迎的。我们喜欢它，是因为我们羡慕他们那样珍贵的友情和爱情。
在中国有一首关于友情的歌，很多人去KTV都会唱。那就是《朋友》，我们来听一下吧。
《朋友》
朋友一生一起走，那些日子不再有
一句话，一辈子
一生情，一杯酒
朋友不曾孤单过，一声朋友你会懂
还有伤，还有痛
还要走，还有我

朋友是我们生命中很重要的存在，在中文里面有很多关于朋友的古话。“在家靠父母，出门靠朋友。”意思是我们在家里的时候有父母照顾我们，我们可以依靠父母。我们离开家的时候，有朋友帮助，我们可以依靠朋友。
小时候，我们会在给朋友的卡片上写“友谊天长地久”，希望我们的友谊永远都在。长大后我们发现，不是所有的友谊都能天长地久。因为人是会变的，可能我们生活的环境不一样了，可能我们的想法不一样了。不管怎么样，我们都应该好好珍惜每一段友谊。
你最好的朋友是谁呢？你们认识多久了？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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提到 tí dào   mention
美剧 měi jù   US TV Series
陪伴 péi bàn   to company
羡慕 xiàn mù    envy
珍贵 zhēn guì   precious
KTV  Karaoke
不曾 bù céng   never
存在 cún zài    existence
依靠 yī kào   rely on
天长地久    tiān cháng dì jiǔ    everlasting