专心致志[zhuān xīn zhì zhì]：focus on/heart/devote/heart；
to devote oneself heart and soul to or to give complete attention to 
eg：她专心致志地学习中文 tā zhuān xīn zhì zhì de xuéxí hànyǔ。
        爸爸专心致志地看报纸 bàba zhuān xīn zhì zhì de kàn bàozhǐ 。
鲁国 lǔ guó：Lu state in the Spring and Autumn period in Chinese history.
弈秋 yì qiū：The name of a person
围棋 wéi qí：Go;Chinese draught
高手 gāo shǒu：Past master master-hand ace
徒弟 tú dì：apprentice;disciple;pupil
棋艺 qí yì：skill
大雁 dà yàn：wild goose
丝毫 sī háo：a bit;in the least

乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

专心致志[zhuān xīn zhì zhì]

Recommended to listen repeatedly until you understand. Key words and Commonly used phrases, Please read after me. You can record the phrases you read and send it here, I'll correct the pronunciation for you. Follow me ,you will learn more Chinese.

 Key words and common phrases：
还是、爬山、小心、一条裤子、记得、衬衫、美元、新鲜、太甜了、只有、放着、饮料、或者、很舒服、花园、绿色、参加比赛、拍照片、二年级、聪明、热情、努力、总是、回答、火车站、饿死了、超市、蛋糕、年轻、认真、客人、又大又甜、又年轻又漂亮

Merry's Channel (HSK三）

HSK三 Key words and common phrases (2 ) , Please read after me 请跟我读

Text：
服务员：您好，欢迎光临！请问您几位？
fúwùyuán: nín hǎo, huānyíng guānglín! qǐngwèn nín jǐwèi ？
Waiter: Hello, welcome! May I ask how many of you, please?

客人：两位。
kèrén：liǎng wèi.
Guest: Two people.

服务员：这边请，坐这里可以吗？
fúwùyuán:  zhèbian qǐng, zuò zhèlǐ kěyǐ ma？
Waiter: This way, please. Is it okay to sit here?

客人：可以，谢谢!请给我菜单。
kèrén：kěyǐ，xiè xiè！qǐng gěi wǒ càidān.
Guest: Sure, thank you. May I have a menu, please!

服务员：您想吃点儿什么？
fúwùyuán:  nín xiǎng chī diǎnr shénme ？
Waiter: What would you like to order?

客人：有什么好吃的？
kèrén：yǒu shén me hǎo chī de ？
Guest: What's good?

服务员：请看这些都是我们的特色菜，您可以尝尝。
fúwùyuán: qǐngkàn zhèxie dōushì wǒmen de tèsè cài, nín kěyǐ chángchang.
Waiter: Please see these are our specialty dishes, you can have a taste.

客人：好的，来一个宫保鸡丁，一个麻婆豆腐。
kèrén：hǎode,lái yīge gōngbǎo jīdīng，yīge mápó dòufǔ.
Guest: OK, I'll take a KungPao chicken, a Mapo tofu.

服务员：还要别的吗？
fúwùyuán: hái yào bié de ma ？
Waiter: Anything else?

客人：再来一碗西红柿鸡蛋汤。
kèrén：zài lái yīwǎn xīhóngshì jīdàn tāng.
Guest: A bowl of Tomato and egg soup,please.

服务员：您要什么主食，我们有米饭、面条和饺子。
fúwùyuán: nín yào shénme zhǔshí，wǒmen yǒu mǐ fàn、miàntiáo hé jiǎozi.
Waiter: What staple food would you like? we offer rice, noodles,and dumplings.

客人：来一碗炸酱面吧！
kèrén：lái yīwǎn zhájiàng miàn ba！
Guest: A bowl of  Zhajiangmian !

服务员：好的，要喝点儿什么？
fúwùyuán:  hǎode,yào hē diǎnr shénme ？
Waiter: ok, what would you like to drink?

客人：一瓶可乐，零糖、冰的，谢谢！
kèrén： yī píng kělè, líng táng、bīng de, xièxie！
Guest: A bottle of Cola, zero sugar, iced, thank you!

服务员：请稍等，马上为您上菜！
fúwùyuán: qǐng shāoděng,mǎshàng wèi nín shàngcài ！
Waiter: Please wait a moment, we will serve you immediately!

New words：
位 wèi：measure words for people
可以 kě yǐ：can；may（Indicate permission or agreement）
给 gěi：give（gěi给+sb+sth）
菜单 cài dān：menu
特色 tè sè：specialty
别的 bié de：else
主食 zhǔ shí：staple food
马上 mǎ shàng：immediately
为 wéi：for;to
上菜 shàng cài：Serve the dishes

P.S.：In text 来(lái) doesn't mean to “come”，but is rather a verb for ordering something to eat or drink.

Welcome to visit China ”欢迎来中国!“

L6 去饭馆吃饭[qù fànguǎn chī fàn]～Go for a meal in a restaurant

Transcript 
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Learn English with Stories

The Scholar and the Vampire- Chapter 5

⭐ To make the most of this podcast, transcript and language activities are available in the BLOG section of my website www.explorefrench.com

⭐ How does the French school system works? I will tell you now, in French, first at slow speed, then at very slow speed, and finally at normal speed

⭐ To go further, please check out my regular podcast LEARN FRENCH WITH ANTHONY and visit my website to access plenty of interactive language activities.

Explore France with Anthony

#06 Le système scolaire français

Attila İlhan is a poet lived in between 1925-2005. He has many poems and books. One of the very valuable poets of Turkish literature. He usually writes his poems to anyone, his love poems are usually written for a stranger. Being a poet is also a little bit about being very emotional isn't it?

Şiirler/Poems 

Üçüncü Şahsın Şiiri-Attila İlhan

朋友们你们好！这一集我已经准备了一些自己非常喜欢的零食。它们是我学习汉语过程中的几条心得。我话就不多说了，我们边吃边学吧！


1）给自己定下小目标：
比如说：你每天都会学10分钟的汉语。听起来很短，才十分钟！不过如果你一年365天每天都全心全意地学10分钟，相信我，你会学到很多东西！

2）改变手机语言 ：
一开始，可能会有很多词语你看不懂，但是我们每天随时都要用手机，所以你慢慢会习惯的。

3）模仿本地人的发音和语气：
在看视频，看电视剧或者在听播客的时候，可以暂停一下，模仿他们说的每一句话。这是一个能帮助你练习自然口音的方法。我个人觉得特别有用！

4）自己录音：
学习时，可以录一下你说汉语的声音。这个方法有两个目的。首先，录完就可以自己听，然后跟母语者说的作比较。其次，学习了一段时间后，回头再听就可以感觉到你的进步，鼓励自己！

5）不要怕被笑话：
很多朋友担心自己说错，所以很少开口。你知道吗，你虽然会认识很多生词，但是如果你不说话，那些词你会很容易忘掉的。多多说话不但帮你说得更流利，而且也是学习和复习词语的一个好方式。

最后有一个小小的tip想跟你们分享一下。有不少朋友问了我，如果想轻松地跟中国朋友聊天那应该学习什么内容：我觉得只要是让你感兴趣的内容，你都可以去学。学自己喜欢的，这样会更有意思，学得更快！

希望我的那几个秘诀可以帮助大家提高自己的汉语水平，让你们学习的旅程更简单，更开心！
祝你们新的一年有新的开始，新的收获和成功！

词语：

集 [jí] classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode
过程 [guò chéng]course of events; process; Classifiers: 个 
心得 [xīn dé]what one has learned (through experience, reading etc); tips
目标 [mù biāo] target; goal
比如说 [bǐ rú shuō]
听起来 [tīng qi lai]to sound like
全心全意 [quán xīn quán yì]heart and soul; wholeheartedly
随时 [suí shí]at any time; at all times
习惯 [xí guàn]habit; custom
本地人 [běn dì rén]native person (of a country)
语气 [yǔ qì]tone; manner of speaking 
视频 [shì pín]video
播客 [bō kè]podcast (loanword)
暂停 [zàn tíng]pause (media player)
自然 [zì rán]nature; natural; naturally
口音 [kǒu yīn]oral speech sounds (linguistics)
方法 [fāng fǎ]method; way; means 
有用 [yǒu yòng]useful
录音 [lù yīn]to record (sound) 
声音 [shēng yīn]voice; sound 
目的 [mù dì]purpose; aim; goal
回头 [huí tóu] later
进步 [jìn bù]progress; improvement
鼓励 [gǔ lì]to encourage
笑话 [xiào huà]joke; to laugh at; to mock
开口 [kāi kǒu]to open one's mouth; to start to talk
忘掉 [wàng diào]to forget
方式 [fāng shì]way; manner; style; mode; pattern
内容 [nèi róng]content; substance; details
秘诀 [mì jué]secret know-how; recipe (for success)
提高 [tí gāo]to raise; to increase; to improve
水平 [shuǐ píng]level
旅程 [lǚ chéng]journey; trip
简单 [jiǎn dān]simple; not complicated
开始 [kāi shǐ]to begin; beginning
收获 [shōu huò]to harvest; to reap; to gain; crop; harvest; profit; gain 
成功 [chéng gōng]success; to succeed


解馋小零食

2023年01月8号 - 我是怎么提高汉语水平的？(Intermediate) 

有yǒu一天yī tiān,小明xiǎo míng的de妈妈mā ma带dài小明xiǎo míng去qù看kàn芭蕾舞bā lěi wǔ表演biǎo yǎn。小明xiǎo míng很hěn喜欢xǐ huān看kàn表演biǎo yǎn，所以suǒ yǐ他tā非常fēi cháng高兴gāo xìng。

但是dàn shì他tā看见kàn jiàn演员yǎn yuán们men都dōu踮diǎn着zhe脚jiǎo跳舞tiào wǔ,就jiù问wèn妈妈mā ma：”妈妈mā ma，演员yǎn yuán踮diǎn着zhe脚jiǎo跳舞tiào wǔ多duō累lèi啊a，他们tā men为什么wèi shén me不bù找zhǎo一些yī xiē高gāo一点儿yī diǎnr的de演员yǎn yuán呢ne?”

妈妈mā ma笑xiào着zhe回答huí dá：”傻shǎ孩子hái zi，芭蕾舞bā lěi wǔ就jiù是shì一yī种zhǒng用yòng脚尖jiǎo jiān跳tiào的de舞蹈wǔ dǎo！”

A short and interesting Chinese daily article  for every day

Ballet 芭蕾舞

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TwFd8yU5xTBdv9eq4wBCza-D-7HCF-ch/view?usp=drivesdk