Why are there so many accents across the UK?

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nǐ hǎo ， wǒ xiǎnɡ mǎi yùn dònɡ kù 。 
你 好  ， 我 想    买  运  动   裤 。 
zhè ɡe kuǎn shì yǒu shén me yán sè de ？ 
这  个 款   式  有  什   么 颜  色 的 ？ 
wǒ ké yǐ shì yi shì hēi sè mɑ ？ 
我 可 以 试  一 试  黑  色 吗 ？ 
zhè ɡe mǎ zi tài dà le ， qǐnɡ ɡěi wǒ xiǎo yì mǎ de 。 
这  个 码 子 太  大 了 ， 请   给  我 小   一 码 的 。 

Hi, I'm looking for sweatpants.
What colors do you have in this style?
Can I try on black one?
This size is too big. Give me a smaller size, please.



Laura cheng Chinese

Laura Chinese language points for buying clothes 1

In this episode we take a closer look at Chapter 7 of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

The following vocabulary is highlighted in this podcast episode: 

abruptly (adv.) – suddenly
naïve (adj.) – innocent; lacking experience
reassure (v.) – to make less worried or fearful; to comfort
unique (adj.) – one of a kind
sobbing (v.) – to be crying

Thank you for listening! Next time, we’ll have a look at Chapter 8. Until then, may you find beauty in the simple wonders around you, just like our Little Prince.

Book Club: The Little Prince

Let's Explore the Little Prince: Chapter 7

In this story, an hourglass named Timer comes alive and is able to time travel. This is Part 5 of 6.  

Waking up at 5am, his most precious time of day when his genius flows like a mighty waterfall, Henry looked out his laboratory window and saw a magic moment: a baby chick was hatching from its egg. This was a sign, today Henry would complete his greatest invention. 

It looked like a simple household object, fairly inconspicuous, except for its futuristic black appearance. It had two chambers, one on the top and one on the bottom; the bottom was filled with yellow sand. They were connected by a narrow passage in which the sand flowed through. If an ordinary person had seen it, they would have believed it was an ordinary hourglass. 

But there was nothing ordinary about this hourglass. It was Henry’s latest attempt at engineering a time machine. 

Henry poured the remaining yellow sand into the top chamber and watched it fall to the bottom. He then tightly attached its cap. Taking a step back, Henry was overwhelmed with both exhilaration and trepidation. At that moment, a strong gust of wind came in through an open-window and scattered several documents across the floor. 

Henry flipped the hourglass and watched the yellow grains of sand travel through the narrow passage. As they hit the bottom, the grains changed to dark red. Henry looked out the window and saw the proud rising sun, a symbol of a new day. He watched as it slowly went back behind the mountains. He watched as the scattered documents flew up onto his desk and organized themselves as they previous were. He saw the baby chick return to its egg and the egg reassembled itself. 

Finally, the last grain of sand hit the bottom. Henry had traveled thirty minutes back in time. 

Being a Cloud

Timer the Hourglass

aprendiendo con Carolina

Every new year, lots of people make a promise to do something new or better -  a New Year’s Resolutions.
Angela reads the basic text from this lesson, (transcript available when you take this lesson).

This topic is also available for intermediate and higher-level learners.



English with Angela -  conversation 

TASK 65 - NEW YEAR, NEW YOU

En este segundo episodio de esta edición “Especial Navidad” hablo sobre la Lotería de Navidad en España. El día de hoy también es conocido como el sorteo de “El Gordo”, y es una tradición muy antigua en la que los españoles gastan mucho dinero.
Escucha para aprender un poco más sobre el origen, las costumbres que rodean el sorteo y los premios entre otras muchas cosas.


Blanca to go 

Especial Navidad 2-El Gordo.

こんばんは！Atsushiです。
北海道はどんどん寒くなってきました。
日によって変わりますが、日が沈むと寒いですね。

ということで、今日は車のタイヤについて、話します。
みなさんの国では、冬になったら、車のタイヤを変えますか？日本は、西日本ではほとんど必要ありませんが、北海道や東北、日本海側など、冬に雪が降る場所では、スタッドレスタイヤに変える必要があります。

先週、タイヤを交換しました。
これで、道路が少し凍っていたり、雪が積もっていたりしても大丈夫です。

ノーマルタイヤだと滑ってしまって、事故になります。だから、必ず変える必要があります。

僕は鳥取に住んでいた時にも、冬はスタッドレスタイヤに変えていたので、少し慣れています。ですが、北海道の冬ははじめてなので、少し不安ですね。

この千歳、という場所は、1.2月の平均気温が-12℃ぐらいまで下がるようです。雪はそんなにたくさんは積もらない、らしいです。

今年はせっかく北海道で冬を過ごすので、楽しみたいと思います！


ということで、今回はスノータイヤに変えました！という話でした。最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！

ではまた！

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#132 スタッドレスタイヤに変えました、について

We examine the song Lyrics, the Cranberries. 