The BBC recently exposed how TikTok profits from livestreams of families begging in refugee camps. 

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New words:
عملاق (عمالِقة): giant 
تبَرّع، يتبَرَّع: to donate
التبَرُّع (تبرُّعات): donations
مشرَّد: homeless
منصّة: platform 
طلّ، يطلّ: to visit, to put the head out, to appear
طِلَّ! Visit me
شحَد، يشحَد: to beg 
شحّاد (شحّادين) : beggar
بث، يبِـث: to broadcast
البثّ: broadcasting
طلّع، يطلّع مصاري: to make money 
مُتَبرِّع: donor 

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Intro music credits: Coma-Media

 Café Beirut - Advanced

وين راحو المصريات  | Where has the money disappeared?


第15课  新年就要到了

一、听力  第一部分
1. 明天我要去火车站买票。
2. 新年快要到了，我想和朋友一起去旅游。 
3. 她在公共汽车上呢，我们等她一会儿吧。
4. 今天天气不太好，有点儿阴。
5. 王方是我妹妹，她的歌唱得非常好。

第二部分
6. 女：你好！我的车出问题了，你们能来帮我看一下吗？
男：好的，请告诉我您在哪儿。
7. 男：都六点了，你怎么还不回家？
女：我在想晚饭吃什么呢。
8. 男：这是你妹妹让我买的火车票，你能帮我给她吗？
女：没问题，我一会儿就给她。
9. 女：快要下课了，还有哪位同学有问题？
男：老师，我想问一个问题。
10. 男：你的狗怎么不吃东西了？
女：它这几天病了。

第三部分
11. 男：新年快要到了，你准备做什么？
   女：我听说北京很不错，我想和妈妈一起去北京旅游。
   问：女的去过北京吗？
12. 男：你不是想回家过新年吗？买票了没有？
女：还没有呢，明天我就去火车站买。
   问：女的想买什么票？
13. 女：都等了半个小时了，公共汽车怎么还没来？
男：上班时间路上车多，再等一会儿吧，就快来了。
   问：公共汽车来了没有？
14. 男：快要下雪了，我觉得比昨天更冷了。
女：没关系，我穿的衣服比昨天多。
问：今天天气怎么样？
15. 女：儿子，多吃菜啊。
   男： 好，您做的菜比饭店的还好吃。
问：他们最可能在哪儿说话？

hsk2    第15课  新年就要到了

“什么？” 王后对魔镜大喊，
“谁比我更美？” 
“白雪公主。” 魔镜说。
"What?" the queen shouted at her mirror.
"Who is more beautiful than I am?"
"Snow White," the mirror said.

王后非常生气。
“大家都说白雪公主很美！
说她很善良，很完美！
我可不信！” 
The queen was very angry.
"Everyone says Snow White is so pretty!
She's so nice, so perfect!
I don't believe it!"

那天晚上，王后在村庄里和猎人见面。
猎人带着一把斧子。
王后在他耳边说了几句悄悄话。
然后给了他一些金币。
That night the queen met a hunter in the village.
He carried an ax.
The queen whispered in his ear.
Then she gave him some gold coins.

Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

白雪公主与七个小矮人（猎人-1） Snow White and the seven Dwarfs    (中级）

Привет!

В этом выпуске подкаста мы поговорим о погоде, о том, какая бывает погода в разные времена года.

Полезная лексика в этом выпуске:
- выше нуля - above zero
- ниже нуля - below zero
- лепить снеговика - make a snowman
- кататься на санках - to sledge
- птицы - birds
- купаться - to swim
- загорать - to sunbathe
- наслаждаться природой - to enjoy nature
- дождь льёт как из ведра (idiom) - it's raining cats and dogs
- урожай - harvest
- радость - joy

Приятного прослушивания!

Speak fluent Russian A1-A2

Выпуск 3. Погода в разные времена года

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Lily's Chinese 对话

20240116罗曼罗兰致高尔基的信

"The Mouse and the Snake" is a short story by David Sedaris that explores themes of fear, vulnerability, and the unexpected connections between strangers. In the story, Sedaris recounts an incident from his childhood when he found a dead mouse in his family's pool. Initially repulsed, he decides to dispose of it by throwing it over the fence into a neighbor's yard. However, when he goes to retrieve it later, he discovers that a snake has coiled itself around the mouse, preparing to eat it.

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk and other stories from David Sedaris ( Adult 18+) 

The Mouse and the Snake 

The Witcher, ett fantastiskt spel (The Witcher 3) som jag älskar och gärna vill prata mer om. Och då säsong två kom ut relativt nyligen pratar jag om den också. Häng med!

Easy Swedish with Viktoria

Ep. #8 - The Witcher

Hey iTalkiers, this is Chadwick.

Thanks for listening today.

I am going to answer a question which may appear on a test like the IELTS.

And that question is this:  Do you enjoy outdoor activities?

The short answer to that question is yes.

I do enjoy activites that take place outdoors.

The longer answer needs to be unpacked, or explained a bit more in detail.

To begin with, I am not a fan of winter activities.  I used to be, but not so much anymore.

I was never really keen on skiing, but I used to enjoy snowboarding.

But, those days are gone, and I would much rather be cozied up next to the warm fire during those long cold winter months.

And now when it comes to spring, summer, and fall... I am all in.

Anyone who knows me or follows my Instagram (organicenglishus) knows that I am an avid gardener.

Avid means that I show a keen interest, or am enthusiasitic about, in this case, gardening.

I could spend all day playing in the dirt and watching things grow.

During the warmer months of the year, I also enjoy Hiking the North Country Trail, or paddling around a quiet lake with my wife.

So, yeah, spring, summer and winter are amazing.

Winter time, not so much.

How about you?

Do you enjoy outdoor activites?

Leave a comment and let me know what you think.

Thanks for listening, and please subscribe.

Organic English

006 Do you enjoy outdoor activities?

妈妈mā ma在zài图书馆tú shū guǎn工作gōng zuò。她tā每měi天tiān早上zǎo shàng六liù点diǎn起床qǐ chuáng，起床qǐ chuáng后hòu给gěi我wǒ和hé爸爸bà ba做zuò早饭zǎo fàn，然后rán hòu我们wǒ men一起yī qǐ吃chī。七qī点diǎn半bàn，她tā会huì先xiān送sòng我wǒ去qù学校xué xiào，然后rán hòu再zài去qù工作gōng zuò。图书馆tú shū guǎn九jiǔ点diǎn开门kāi mén，她tā常常cháng cháng差chà一刻yī kè九jiǔ点diǎn到dào图书馆tú shū guǎn门口mén kǒu。中午zhōng wǔ妈妈mā mā会huì在zài图书馆tú shū guǎn的de食堂shí táng吃饭chī fàn。晚上wǎn shàng我们wǒ men一起yī qǐ在zài家jiā吃chī晚饭wǎn fàn，有时候yǒu shí hòu一起yī qǐ看kàn电视diàn shì。这zhè是shì我wǒ妈妈mā ma的de一yī天tiān。


图书馆 [tú shū guǎn] library
每 [měi] Every
早上 [zǎo shàng] Morning
起床 [qǐ chuáng] get up
后 [hòu] after
给 [gěi] for, to
早饭 [zǎo fàn] breakfast
然后 [rán hòu] Then
一起 [yī qǐ] Together
半 [bàn] Half
先 [xiān] First
送 [sòng] send
再 [zài] Again
开门 [kāi mén] open the door
常常 [cháng cháng] often
差 [chà] short, lack
一刻 [yī kè] a quarter
到 [dào] to arrive,to reach
门口 [mén kǒu] doorway
食堂 [shí táng] canteen
吃饭 [chī fàn] Have a meal
晚上 [wǎn shàng] night
晚饭 [wǎn fàn] dinner
有时候 [yǒu shí hòu] sometimes