Tune into the latest Express to Impress Podcast episode to grow your English vocabulary. You’ll learn 6 great examples of idioms and phrases for a conversation. 

This episode is a follow-up to the previous episode, Connect and Persuade Through Business Storytelling. 

Learning to recognize and use phrases and idioms in English will allow you to communicate better with native English speakers. You won’t feel confused when you hear the phrases and idioms and will keep up with the conversation. 

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Episode originally published January 21, 2022

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Express to Impress

6 Great Examples of Idioms And Phrases For A Conversation

See what we use more often in China for transportation

Blabla Chinese 

09. What Type of Transportation Do You Like？你喜欢什么交通工具

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Praia e Dolce Vita

Vale a pena aprender uma língua só por diversão?

For beginner level learners　
わたしのいろいろなはなし2022　LESSON11　

「また ここに もどってこられますように！」 I hope I come back here again!

★★The aim of this lesson...
だいすきな ばしょの はなしを します。
to talk about the new members!

2)The aim of this lesson, Text, Vocabulary［5：51］ 

★★Text & Vocabulary★★
Please repeat after me...

1．
ちゅうこうせいのとき、イタリア（Italy）のことを　たくさん　きょうかしょで　みました。コロッセオ（Colosseum - Rome ）、ボッティチェリ（Sandro Botticelli）のえを。サンタルチア（Santa Lucia）のうたも　うたいました。それで、ずっと　おもっていました。「いつか　イタリアに　いってみたいなぁ」って。

1）ちゅうこうせい（中高生）〈N〉middle and high school students、初中和高中学生
2）きょうかしょ（教科書）〈N〉textbook、课本
3）いつか〈adv〉Someday、有一天
4）いってみたい（行ってみたい）I‘d like to go （there）、我想去（那里） 
　

2．
２４さいのとき、はじめて　イタリアに　いきました。きょうかしょで　みたものが　たくさんありました。でも、にほんには　ない　やさいの　においや　あじ、まちの　おと、ひとの　こえ、くうき、いろいろなことを　はだで　かんじて、イタリアが　だいすきになりました。

5）はじめて（初めて）〈adv〉first time、第一次
6）やさい（野菜）〈N〉vegetable、蔬菜
7）まち（町、街）〈N〉Town, city、城镇，城市
8）おと（音）〈N〉Sound、声音

9）ひと（人）〈N〉people、人
10）こえ（声）〈N〉Voice、声音
11）くうき（空気）〈N〉Air、空气
12）はだで　かんじます（肌で感じます）Sが　（なに）を　はだで　かんじます〈V〉experience it,　knowlege gained first-hand,　experience gained　first-hand、我直接感觉到了。我感觉到它在皮肤上。


3．
たびの　さいごに、フィレンツェ（Florence）の　きれいなひろばに　いって、ゆうひを　みながら、ねがいました。「またここにもどってくることができますように！」って。いま　イタリアに　すんでいますよ。

13）たび（旅）〈N/する〉Travel、旅行
14）さいご（最後）〈N〉Last、最后
15）ひろば（広場）〈N〉The Plaza、广场
16）ゆうひ（夕日）〈N〉Sunset、夕阳
17）ねがいます（願います）Sが　（どこ・だれ）に　（なに）を　　ねがいます〈V〉I wish、我希望
18）もどってきます（戻ってきます）Sが　（どこ）に　もどってきます〈V〉I'm coming back、我回来了


LESSON11　また ここに もどってこられますように！ I hope I come back here again!
1)［3：51］Introduction of the characters, Please tell me about yourself 
2)［5：51］The aim of this lesson, Text, Vocabulary 
3)［4：37］Sentence pattern and expression 1&2　 
4)［5：12］Text, Applied conversation practice, Extra thinking training　 
5)［8：50］Let's challenge you too!
6)［5：40］Interview...

You can see the text of this lesson on my free website.
你可以在我的免费网站上找到这一课的内容。

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Japanese! わたしの いろいろな はなし

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BOB: We’d like two tickets for the 3:30
show, please.
TICKET SALES: Here you go. Enjoy the movie!
[Inside the theater]
BOB: Would you mind moving over one,
so my friend and I can sit together?
WOMAN: No, not at all.
BOB: Thanks a lot!



LANGUAGE NOTES
• The 3:30 show Movies are shown at different times throughout the day. This refers to 
the movie that starts at 3:30. Notice the emphasis on 3:30.
• Enjoy the movie! Notice how the intonation rises on movie. This is said in a friendly 
way, and is followed by an exclamation point.
• Would you mind is a polite way to ask “Can you do something for me?” Notice the 
verb ends in “-ing.” Compare this structure to “Would you mind if I” plus a verb that 
ends in “-ed” (Would you mind if I opened the window?).
• Moving over one Here “one” is short for “one seat.”
• No, not at all is a way of saying “No, I don’t mind” or “I will be glad to.” Notice the 
answer to “Would you mind” is in the negative form.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 21: At the Movies

Chinese simplified version:
老师告诉大家，我们要常常帮助人。
平平想：“我要怎么做呢？”
平平等红绿灯的时候，看见一位老爷爷想过马路。平平牵着老爷爷的手，一起过马路。
平平去市场的时候，看见一位老奶奶买了很多东西。 平平帮老奶奶拿篮子。
平平看到一位小女孩在哭，她找不到妈妈。 平平带她找妈妈。
平平回家了，告诉妈妈今天他做了什么。
妈妈说：“你真棒！ 你帮助了很多人。”
妈妈又说：“现在可以请你帮我倒垃圾吗？”

Traditional Chinese version:
老師告訴大家，我們要常常幫助人。
平平想：“我要怎麼做呢？”
平平等紅綠燈的時候，看見一位老爺爺想過馬路。平平牽著老爺爺的手，一起過馬路。
平平去市場的時候，看見一位老奶奶買了很多東西。平平幫老奶奶拿籃子。
平平看到一位小女孩在哭，她找不到媽媽。平平帶她找媽媽。
平平回家了，告訴媽媽今天他做了什麼。
媽媽說：“你真棒！ 你幫助了很多人。”
媽媽又說：“現在可以請你幫我倒垃圾嗎？”

English translation:
The teacher told everyone that we should often help people.
Ping Ping thought: "What should I do?"
When Pingping was at the traffic light, he saw an old man. He held the grandfather's hand and crossed the road together.
When Ping went to the market, he saw an old woman with lots of things. He helped her to carry some baskets.
Ping saw a girl crying. She couldn’t find her mom. Ping helped her to look for her mom.
Ping went back home and told his mom what he had done today.
Mom said, “You are so nice! You’ve helped a lot of people.”
Mom said, “Now, can you help me throw the carbage?”

Yasmine's Chinese Reading - elementary

帮助别人最快乐 - Helping others is the happiest thing

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