A short introduction describing the intent of my podcasts and the content of podcasts to follow.

Inleiding tot Afrikaanse potgooie

A summary of the history of Afrikaans, the world's youngest language.
'n Opsomming van die geskiedenis van Afrikaans, die wêreld se jongste taal.

History of Afrikaans / Geskiedenis van Afrikaans

in this video, you will listen to some vocabulary about the puzzle game, useful expression , how to play a puzzle game in a relaxing way.

Story learning Chinese with Annie

my new game我的新游戏-----comprehensible input for intermediate--chinese listening practice

We will be discussing learning languages on an app, Lets check it out! Thanks for the support!




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The Language Bro

Episode 5: Can you learn a language on an app?

La pronunciación, prosodia y fonñetica pueden hacer la diferencia de cómo los demás nos escuchan. No te pierdas esta reflexión...

AUDIO-ARTÍCULOS (Nivel B2-C1)

La fonética... la fon-ética

In this week's episode of English In A Teacup, we are exploring vocabulary related to film. This episode is particularly useful for students preparing the Cambridge exams (B2/C1) where there is often the task of writing a book or film review. To help us along is, of course,  our fine English lady, Miss Finesstocrat, who today will be telling us of her date at the cinema. How did it go? Let’s find out!

ENGLISH IN A TEACUP

EP 4: BARBIE OR OPPENHEIMER?

How much do you understand my standard Tohoku dialect? 
東北地方の方言で昨日行ってきた花火のイベントについて、皆さんに語りかけます。
最初は日本人があまりにも少なくて、イベントの日にちを間違ってしまったかと友達と不安になった私ですが、夜暗くなるにつれて、人が多くなってきました。そしていよいよ花火が始まりました。ランタンと共に見る花火は豪華で美しくてとても大きく、感動しました。
世界の平和を祈って空に浮かべたランタン、そして花火。皆さんに私の楽しかった気持ちが伝わるとうれしいです(*^。^*)

Nihongo tokidoki Inaka hougen with Megumi Na

Let's try listening this interesting episode! 東北地方の方言でみなさんに語りかけます！花火のイベントについて

op universities in California like Stanford and the University of Southern California will no longer be able to favor the relatives of alumni and school donors during the application process.

That's after state governor Gavin Newsom signed a law banning all private nonprofit colleges from giving preference to so-called "legacy" applicants and those with links to donors.

Newsom said the law already applied to public universities in the state. The law will now apply to all universities from September 2025.

The governor said: "In California, everyone should be able to get ahead through merit, skill, and hard work. The California Dream shouldn't be accessible to just a lucky few, which is why we're opening the door to higher education wide enough for everyone, fairly."

California is the second US state to ban both public and private universities from favoring legacy applicants. Maryland was the first, earlier this year, although the state's top school — Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore — had already ended the practice independently.

Virginia, Illinois and Colorado have banned public universities from giving preferential treatment to those with links to former students or donors.

Admissions to US universities are very competitive. And legacy admissions policies give an advantage to applicants whose — often wealthy, often white — family members previously attended the university, or who have donated money to the school.

A 2022 study looked at one unnamed US university and found that, over a 16-year period, 34% of legacy applicants were accepted — compared to just 14% of non-legacy applicants.

A group representing private colleges in California said it was "uncomfortable" with the state getting involved in the universities' admissions processes, but said the institutions would follow the new law.



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

California Bans 'Legacy' College Admissions

Hi and wecome to todays Podcast I’m Cher and today I will be talking about habits. We all know that habits are essential to our health. Let’s face it managing our health and staying disciplined is not sexy but it is important. By building habits we create a routine and an environment that makes a healthy lifestyle automatic.

Matcha & Meditation

Habits

啊！小王子，就这样，我逐渐懂得了你那忧郁的生活。
Oh, little prince! Bit by bit I came to understand the secrets of your sad little life.
过去相当长的时间里你唯一的乐趣就是观赏那夕阳西下的温柔晚景。
For a long time you had found your only entertainment in the quiet pleasure of looking at the sunset.
这个新的细节，是我在第四天早晨知道的。
I learned that new detail on the morning of the fourth day,
你当时对我说道：“我喜欢看日落。我们去看一回日落吧！”
when you said to me: "I am very fond of sunsets. Come, let us go look at a sunset now."
“可是得等着…，”我说，“等什么？”
"But we must wait," I said. "Wait? For what?"
等太阳落山。

For the sunset. We must wait until it is time.
开始，你显得很惊奇的样子，
At first you seemed to be very much surprised.
随后你笑自己的糊涂。
And then you laughed to yourself.
你对我说：“我总以为是在我的家乡呢！”
You said to me: "I am always thinking that I am at home!"
确实，大家都知道，在美国是正午时分，在法国，正夕阳西下，
Just so. Everybody knows that when it is noon in the United States the sun is setting over France.
只要在一分钟内赶到法国就可看到日落。
If you could try to France in one minute, you could go straight into the sunset, right from noon.
可惜法国是那么的遥远。
Unfortunately, France is too far away for that.
而在你那样的小行星上，你只要把你的椅子挪动几步就行了。
But on your tiny planet, my little prince, all you need do is move your chair a few steps.
这样，你便可随时看到你想看的夕阳余辉…
You can see the day end and the twilight falling whenever you like...
“一天”，你对我说，“我看见过四十三次日落”。
"One day," you said to me, "I saw the sunset forty-four times!"
过一会儿，你又说：“你知道，当人们感到非常苦闷时，总是喜欢日落的。”
And a little later you added: "You know –one loves the sunset, when one is so sad."
“一天四十三次，你怎么会这么苦闷？”我问。
"Were you so sad, then?" I asked, "on the day of the forty-four sunsets?"
小王子没有回答。
But the little prince made no reply.