Mona and I discuss my theory that students of ANY language should read Haruki Murakami's novels.

Starting at 17:26, I explain the following vocabulary from the episode:

to get a feel for (something)
on the one hand; on the other hand
down to earth

As always, a full transcript of the episode can be found at www.american-idiom.com

Brentoni's English Podcast

013 - Why Language Learners Should Read Haruki Murakami

به فصل دوم کتاب شیرین شازده کوچولو خوش آمدید.

Once Upon a Time

شازده کوچولو، فصل دوم

Listen to me reading a news article about digital habits and social media from my Conversational English course.

Today's grandparents are joining their grandchildren on social media, but their online habits are very different.

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News article: digital habits & social media

Text：
老师：要去中国旅行，你需要准备什么？yào qù zhōngguó lǚxíng ， nǐ xūyào zhǔnbèi shénme ？
Teacher：What do you need to prepare for a trip to China?

学生：我需要护照、签证、机票、预定酒店。wǒ xūyào hùzhào、qiānzhèng、jīpiào、 yùdìng jiǔdiàn 。
Student：I need a passport, a Visa, an air ticket, and a hotel reservation.

老师：很好，还要带一个行李箱。hěn hǎo, hái yào dài yī gè xínglǐxiāng 。
Teacher：Very good, and don't forget to bring a suitcase.

学生：出发！chū fā！
Student：Let's go!

New words：
1.旅行 (lǚ xíng): Travel
2.需要（xū yào）：Need/require
3.准备 (zhǔn bèi): Prepare
4.护照 (hù zhào): Passport
5.签证 (qiān zhèng): Visa
6.机票 (jī piào): Airfare/Air ticket
7.酒店 (jiǔ diàn): Hotel
8.带dài：Bring/take
9.行李箱 (háng lǐ xiānɡ): Suitcase/trunk

Welcome to visit China ”欢迎来中国!“

L1 旅行准备[lǚ xínɡ zhǔn bèi]～Preparations for a journey

Today we're talking about 2 alternatives for the verb "investigate".
Today's vocabulary
investigate
look into
explore

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I really think you should look into this...

Continuamos aprendiendo vocabulario relacionado a la comida peruana. Esta vez les traigo información sobre la yuca (cassava, mandioca, yucca).

En otros países hispanohablantes, se le conoce como mandioca.

Transcripción y traducción disponible en: https://conpedepatria.blog/2022/09/24/la-yuca

¡Gracias por escuchar!

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9. La yuca peruana (cassava, mandioca)

Chinese story:
《漂亮的学校大门》
“我说不来，又叫我来，这个大门又旧又烂，我不想在这里念书！”一位女学生在大学门口大声地说。

在中国，学生很多，但是大学却不多，所以要考上一所大学不是一件容易的事。这位年轻的女学生非常努力地考上大学，难道只是希望学校有一个漂亮的大门？

大部分的学生都喜欢学校有一个漂亮的大门，当自己的爸爸、妈妈，或者朋友来参观的时候，他才会觉得有面子。

大部分中国的大学都希望有一个漂亮的大门，因为这是一个学校的形象。大学是这样，一般的中学、小学也是这样的。

有漂亮的校门是很好的事，但是如果学生只是因为学校没有漂亮的大门，就不想读大学，这就变成了一件奇怪的事。


English translation:
The beautiful school main gate

I said I don’t want to come. Why you asked me to come here? The main gate of this school is old yet rotten. I don’t want to study here.” A female student shouted in front of a university’s main entrance.
In China, students are too many. But universities are few. Getting an admission to a university is a tough work. This young female student must’ve studied very hard to gain approval for a place. Is it only for a beautiful school main gate?
Many students want their school to have a beautiful main gate. So that when their parents or friends come to visit them, they would feel proud of themselves.
In fact, most universities in mainland China definitely want to have a beautiful main gate which stands for the image of a school. Universities want that, and general high schools and elementary schools want that as well.
It is certainly a good thing to have a great-looking main gate. But if a student doesn’t want to go to a university simply depends on the outward appearance of main gate, this is really a weird thing.

Yasmine's Chinese Reading - intermediate

漂亮的学校大门 The beautiful school main gate

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En este podcast discutiremos qué es el aprendizaje inmersivo y el aprendizaje tradicional para aprender idiomas respectivamente, dándote las ventajas y desventajas de cada uno, cómo los puedes llevar a cabo y saber sus diferencias, para que de este modo puedas saber que estilo de aprendizaje de idiomas es mejor de acuerdo a tus necesidades.

Si deseas leer la transcripción de este podcast para no perderte ni una sola palabra de lo que decimos, puedes hacerlo yendo a este enlace: https://esdeverdad.com/podcast/tipos-de-aprendizaje

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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.