In this episode, I speak about the phenomenon of the "collateral effect" and how it can help us learn a language.  

Rethinking Language Learning

The collateral effect

-Γεια σας! Θέλω μερικούς καφέδες, παρακαλώ.-Τι θα πάρετε;-Ένα φρέντο εσπρέσο, ένα φραπέ και ένα καπουτσίνο ζεστό, παρακαλώ. -Ωραία, θα φάτε κάτι;-Ναι, μια μπουγάτσα και ένα κουλούρι!-Ορίστε οι καφέδες και το φαγητό! -Ευχαριστούμε! Πόσο κάνει;- Είναι δώδεκα ευρώ και πενήντα λεπτά. Ευχαριστούμε, καλή μέρα! 

Dialogues in Greek 

Nikos grabs coffee and pastries 

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The manipulative crow  preys on a sheep’s smug vanity, to revolting ends—but understandable ones, for a crow. 
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Spanish México

IMPRESINDIBLES DELA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO 4

In this episode we will talk about 【Losing weight】, you will learn how to say 【be on a diet, energy intake】 ect.
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3rd time: listen again 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【减肥】的话题。
说起减肥，我算是个资深的减肥专家了。我从初中开始就开启我的减肥之路，试过各种方法：节食、运动、甚至是吃减肥药。直到这几年，我才开始意识到，不应该盲目减肥。我看回以前的照片，其实一点儿也不胖。按照BMI的标准，我甚至是体重偏轻。我对身材的焦虑都是受外界的声音以及一些扭曲的审美影响。现在我对身体的唯一要求就是健康，再也不把“减肥”两个字挂在嘴边了。
我经常听到身边的朋友说要减肥，不能吃太多，有的甚至晚饭都不吃。那么不吃晚饭真的能瘦吗？我们来听听专家的看法吧。
很多人呢一提起减肥啊都有很多种方法。大家说很简单啊，不就是少吃多动弹嘛，我只要少吃就可以了。单纯不吃晚餐能不能解决问题？初听很简单，说少吃一顿晚餐，那么一定就是能量减少了1/3，时间久了我自然就能够瘦下来。短期内啊，不吃晚饭确实能够减少我们的能量的摄入，但是这样的方法不能够很长久。如果您长期不吃晚饭，就有可能造成代谢率的下降。这个时候身体马上适应性地降低你的基础代谢率，而不能够起到减肥的作用。所以减肥一定是要吃动两平衡，既要适当地少吃，还要坚持积极的身体活动，才能够在保持代谢率的情况下，能够维持减重减脂的效果。
你有减肥的经历吗？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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资深	/	zī shēn	/	senior，veteran
节食	/	jié shí	/	be on a diet
焦虑	/	jiāo lǜ	/	anxiety
扭曲	/	niǔ qū	/	distorted
审美	/	shěn měi	/	aesthetics
把·····挂在嘴边	/	bǎ ····· guà zài zuǐ biān	/	talk about·····all the time
专家	/	zhuān jiā	/	expert
动弹	/	dòng tán	/	move
初听	/	chū tīng	/	first heard······
能量摄入	/	néng liàng shè rù	/	energy intake
代谢率下降	/	dài xiè lǜ xià jiàng	/	metabolic rate decreases
适应性地	/	shì yìng xìng de	/	adaptively
平衡	/	píng héng	/	balance
减重减脂	/	jiǎn zhòng jiǎn zhī	/	losing weight and fat