In this bilingual podcast we read a Standard Arabic text, translate it and comment on some vocabulary and  grammar points as well as some cultural insights. 

Arabic zone - Esma'ni

No todo es color de rosa para los inmigrantes. 

El otro lado de la moneda

El lado oscuro de la inmigración

大家晚上好啊，我是丹霞。您现在收听的是中文台词频道，今天的台词出自电影《后来的我们》，由周冬雨和井柏然主演。

"能在北京生活对我来说一直是一个梦，在北京 好像每天都能遇到新鲜事儿，遇上有趣的人，所有的梦想都能实现。虽然挣的钱不多，空气和水也没有家乡的好，但是我得试过了 才甘愿回到小城市，去过结婚生子、柴米油盐、平淡的下半生，我一定得坚持下去，北京，谁怕谁!" 
   ——电影《后来的我们》/<Us and Them>

    
新鲜Xīnxiān  fresh, new
挣钱zhèng qián  earn money, make money
甘愿gān yuàn  willingly, readily
柴米油盐chái mǐ yóu yán fuel, rice, cooking oil and salt -- daily necessities, daily common life
平淡píng dàn flat, ordinary, insipid


Chinese Lines 中文台词

05. 北京，谁怕谁！Beijing, I'm not afraid at all！——《后来的我们Us and Them》

元の記事/ Original Article↓
https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/entry/story_jp_6329104de4b0bfdf5e197398

☆目次
0:00 オープニング
1:09 記事全文
3:38 ハンターハンター、冨樫先生について

☆語彙
大風呂敷(おおぶろしき)を広(ひろ)げる
致命的(ちめいてき)
こだわりがある
昇華(しょうか)する
曲線(きょくせん)
名作(めいさく)
スッキリ
展開(てんかい)
休(やす)み休(やす)み
回収(かいしゅう)する

☆引用記事
ハフポスト日本版編集部. “『HUNTER×HUNTER』コミックス37巻が4年ぶりに発売。冨樫義博さんが明かした休載理由とは？”. HUFFPOST. 2022-09-20. https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/entry/story_jp_6329104de4b0bfdf5e197398

"After 5" by Japanese Teacher

“Why was HUNTER×HUNTER on hiatus? ”「『HUNTER×HUNTER』コミックス37巻が4年ぶりに発売。冨樫義博さんが明かした休載理由とは？」

こんにちは、あかりです。2023年(ねん)、はじめてのエピソードです。あけましておめでとうございます！

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Slow Japanese

Episode #45 - The beginning of a new year

just a cute little recipe

New words 生词：

Лапша удон - udon noodles, 面条;
Куриное филе - chicken fillet, 鸡柳;
Сладкий перец - sweet pepper, 甜椒;
Стручковая фасоль - string beens, 绿豆;
Чеснок - garlic, 蒜;
Соевый соус - soy sauce, 酱油;
Кунжут - sesame, 芝麻

Пряник

Удон с курицей и овощами

Recientemente visité Grecia y quedé enamorado de su belleza. ¡Viajemos juntos!

Viajando con Facundo

Explorando la Magia de Grecia: Atenas, Santorini y Delfos

元の記事/ Original Article↓
https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/617141

☆目次
0:00 オープニング
0:57 Introduction
2:26 不安な時
3:37 “書き出す＝脳によい効果をもたらす“
6:36 ノートに書く
9:36 “クラインとボールズの研究結果”
13:53 ワーキングメモリ
19:23 “感情を魔物化させないために”
21:51 書き出すことは一石二鳥

☆語彙
不安(ふあん)に駆(か)られる
プレッシャーをかける
注目(ちゅうもく)
資質(ししつ)
対処(たいしょ)する
前提(ぜんてい)
砕(くだ)く
漠然(ばくぜん)
進化(しんか)
危機感(ききかん)
回避(かいひ)する
弊害(へいがい)
一石二鳥(いっせきにちょう)
実践(じっせん)する

☆引用記事
堀田秀吾. “｢どうしようもない不安｣を科学的になくす超対策”. 東洋経済ONLINE. 2022-09-30. https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/617141

“How to cope with anxiety: scientific method”「｢どうしようもない不安｣を科学的になくす超対策」

If you see someone sitting alone in a restaurant, you might assume they're waiting for someone, or perhaps they're grabbing a quick lunch on their break.

But more and more people around the world are purposely dining alone.

Japan has a special word for this: ohitorisama, which refers to people confidently doing things alone without worrying about what others think.

A recent survey found that 23% of Japanese people eat out alone, up from 18% in 2018. And in the US, solo dining reservations have risen 29% over the last two years, according to restaurant reservation site OpenTable.

OpenTable CEO Debby Soo thinks remote work is one reason for the increase, with people looking for a break from their home offices.

The increasing popularity in solo dining comes as more people are living alone. In 2019, the Pew Research Center found that 38% of US adults ages 25 to 54 were living without a partner, up from 29% in 1990. In Japan, single households now make up one-third of the total; that’s expected to increase to 40% by 2040, according to government data.

Growing interest in solo travel — particularly among travelers ages 55 and over — is also leading to more meals alone.

But Soo thinks there could be more to it than that.

"I think there's a broader movement of self-love and self-care and really … enjoying your own company," Soo said.

As a result, many restaurants are redoing their seating, changing their menus and adding other special touches to appeal to solo diners.

But some aren't always happy to seat one diner. A Michelin-starred London restaurant caused a stir last year when it started charging solo diners the same price as two customers. The restaurant, which has 34 seats, offers an eight-course menu costing about $280 per person.

Other restaurants say it's worth seating one person because solo diners will often come back and eat there again.