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ADA Twist, Scientist

Learn essential job-interview buzzwords and modern workplace vocabulary to sound confident and professional in English. In this episode, Business Coach James explains key expressions, simple examples, and tips you can use immediately in real interviews and career conversations.

New episodes every Tuesday—follow to keep improving your Business and Professional English.

English Fluency Podcast with Business Coach James

Job Interview Buzzwords: Speak Confident and with fluency in Professional English

Sylvie retourne à la maison pour retrouver Georges. Elle voit de la lumière dans la maison. Elle
s’approche et entre dans la maison. A l’intérieur se trouvent sa famille et ses amis. Ils lui disent
qu’ils sont là pour rechercher Georges. 

Sylvie ne comprend pas. Ils partent à la recherche de Georges, mais ils la laissent toute seule. Elle retourne à la maison et la créature est dans la cuisine. Elle lutte avec la bête. Sylvie découvre que c’est son père qui s’est déguisé. C’est une blague ! 

C’est l’anniversaire de Sylvie. Son cadeau d’anniversaire, c’est la maison du lac qui sera sa maison de vacances.

Read with me  the book : French stories in French - Olly Richards and Richard Simcott

La créature - Chapitre 3 - French stories in French - Olly Richards and Richard Simcott

Hoy quiero compartir con todos ustedes tres frases colombianas, que son muy usadas

Only Spanish 

¡Tres frases colombianas!  🟨🟦🟥

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

Are you focusing all your energy on mastering conversational fluency while leaving grammar or writing in the dust? Sure, it’s tempting to specialize, but here’s the hard truth: putting all your focus on just one element of language learning is risky. Imagine dedicating all your time to conversation, only to wake up one day and realize you’re bored with it. Where does that leave your progress? It’s like betting all your money on one volatile stock—it might pay off, but it’s just as likely to lead to burnout. Research shows that our brains crave variety to stay sharp and engaged (Goldberg, 2001). So why risk stagnation when you can diversify your skills?

💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 44 – Mastering the Art of Language Diversification: Why You Should Never Put All Your Eggs in One Basket

Continuamos aprendiendo vocabulario relacionado a la comida peruana. Esta vez les traigo información sobre el chifle (banana chips).

En otros países hispanohablantes, se le conoce como platanito (España), platanina (Guatemala), mariquita (Cuba) o platanutre
En el audio dije "platanita", pero es en realidad "platanito (España)"

Transcripción y traducción disponible en: https://conpedepatria.blog/2022/09/14/el-chifle/

¡Gracias por escuchar!

Learn Peruvian Spanish

8. El chifle (Peruvian banana chips)

You can READ the podcast here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16R2jxBs7jR3sBsyZ0nJcO65FviGsBzy3/view?usp=sharing


Lisa's Podcast

Theater in Norfolk says it found a stage where William Shakespeare performed.

Sickness is an ever-annoying but everlasting topic in our life. You caught a cold. You got a rash. You ate bad food. How can you describe these common sicknesses in Chinese to your concerned Chinese colleagues or friends. And more importantly, what can YOU say when other people get sick to show care. In this episode, we covered all! Let’s go!

Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)

Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.