Joy to Our World

Oh no, I lost my appetite! 

然后他拿一块有红方格子的手绢擦着额头。
Then he mopped his forehead with a handkerchief decorated with red squares.
我干的是一种可怕的职业。
I follow a terrible profession.
以前还说得过去，
In the old days it was reasonable.
早上熄灯，晚上点灯，
I put the lamp out in the morning, and in the evening I lighted it again.
剩下时间，白天我就休息，夜晚我就睡觉.
I had the rest of the day for relaxation and the rest of the night for sleep."
那么，后来命令改变了，是吗？
And the orders have been changed since that time?
点灯的人说：“命令没有改."
"The orders have not been changed," said the lamplighter.
"惨就惨在这里了！这颗行星一年比一年转得更快，而命令却没有改。”
"That is the tragedy! From year to year the planet has turned more rapidly and the orders have not been changed!"
“结果呢？”小王子问。
"Then what?" asked the little prince.
结果现在每分钟转一圈，我连一秒钟的休息时间都没有了。
Then the planet now makes a complete turn every minute, and I no longer have a single second for repose.
每分钟我就要点一次灯，熄一次灯！

Once every minute I have to light my lamp and put it out!
真有趣，你这里每天只有一分钟长？
"That is very funny! A day lasts only one minute, here where you live!
“一点趣味也没有，”点灯的说，
"It is not funny at all!" said the lamplighter.
我们俩在一块说话就已经有一个月的时间了。
While we have been talking together a month has gone by.
一个月？
A month?
“对。三十分钟。三十天！——晚上好。”于是他又点着了了他的路灯。
"Yes, a month. Thirty minutes. Thirty days. Good evening." And he lighted his lamp again.
小王子瞅着他，他喜欢这个点灯人如此忠守命令。
As the little prince watched him, he felt that he loved this lamplighter who was so faithful to his orders.
这时，他想起了他自己从前挪动椅子寻找日落的事。
He remembered the sunsets which he himself had gone to seek,in other days, merely by pulling up his chair;
他很想帮助他的这位朋友。
and he wanted to help his friend.
“告诉你，我知道一种能使你休息的办法，你要什么时候休息都可以。”
"You know," he said, "I can tell you a way you can rest whenever you want to... "
“我老是想休息。”点灯人说。
"I always want to rest," said the lamplighter.
因为，一个人可以同时是忠实的，又是懒惰的。
For it is possible for a man to be faithful and lazy at the same time.

小王子-The Little Prince-Read in Chinese

小王子第34章：既忠实又懒惰

In our first ever episode we explore the question of how language influences thought. But does it? Well, our expert on the matter Guillaume Thierry believes that it does. And in this video he will tell you all about the experiment that he conducted, which proves it best!

The Age of Humans

Episode 1: Linguistic relativity (Guillaume Thierry's Chinese time perception experiment)

Listen and answer some quiz questions about Petar form Novi Sad for the A1 level. 😊
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje!🤗
If you like this podcast, please contact me for the transcript.📋
See you in class!👋👍


SERBIAN TO GO

Петар из Новог Сада – Petar iz Novog Sada (A1 level)

New Year is the perfect time for people to try new things, like changing their diet or habits. Some people take part in Veganuary, an annual challenge where they avoid eating animal products like meat, dairy, or eggs during January.

Veganuary first started in 2014 as a fun way to explore a vegan lifestyle and see how it feels. Since then, plant-based eating has gained popularity, and it's not uncommon for restaurants to offer at least one vegan option on their menus.

But a study has found that many meat-eaters end up feeling disgusted by meat after trying Veganuary.

Researchers studied 40 meat-eaters before and after Veganuary.

They found that, although most participants went back to eating meat when the month had ended, they felt more disgusted about doing so. And people who ate the least amount of meat during the challenge felt the most disgust afterwards.

A separate 2023 study on 46 Veganuary participants found that they were much less likely to describe themselves as meat-eaters after taking part in the challenge.

Scientists suggest that this change happens because people feel uncomfortable when their actions don't match their beliefs. Many enjoy the taste and convenience of eating meat, but they also feel guilty about the cruelty of factory farming.

So by giving up meat during Veganuary, participants may start to think more about these issues and develop negative feelings toward eating meat.

This research shows that even a short-term change in behavior can change the way you think, says Natalia Lawrence, a scientist from the University of Exeter who worked on the studies.

"Normally, the idea is to educate people first to change their attitudes, and hopefully they end up changing their behaviour," she told The Guardian.

"But if you persuade people to change their behaviour for a month, it seems that these things follow."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Going Meat-Free for a Month Changes Beliefs, Study Finds

Welcome ! ☀️
Because it’s summer — and to keep things feeling light and fun — this podcast channel aims to stay connected to French pronunciation. The episodes are short and straightforward, each focusing on how to pronounce essential French sounds that are tricky or commonly mispronounced.

Today's episode is about the pronunciation of the nasal sound “in”.
➡️ Read the transcript while listening, to link the sounds to the spelling.
➡️ Prepare a paper and a pen, you will need them for the little quiz at the end of the episode.

Have fun !

TRANSCRIPTION :
Bonjour ! Comment ça va ? Pas trop chaud ? Chez moi il fait très très chaud. Mais je vais super bien !

Aujourd’hui on va pratiquer le son nasal en. “en” comme lavande.

“en” peut s’écrire : en / em / an  / am / aon 
Attention ! Ne dis pas : anne / on / in. Tu dis :  en en en

Voici  des exemples.
Répète après moi : pétanque / lavande / océan / vent / sandale / danser / ventilateur / vacances / camping / tente / transat

Super ! Maintenant un peu plus vite : 
Magnifique ! Maintenant le quiz final.
Est-ce que tu entends “en” dans le premier mot ? Le deuxième mot ? Dans les deux mots ? Ou dans aucun des mots ?
Do you hear the sound “en” in the first word ? The second word ? Both of the words ? Or none of the words ?

Prêt ? C’est parti !
1 … 2 … 3 … 4 … 5 … 6 … 7 … 8 … 9 … 10

Et voilà les réponses du quiz se trouvent à la fin de la description. C’est tout pour aujourd’hui. Allez on se revoit au prochain épisode ! A bientôt !

ANSWERS : 
1: ✅ / ✅
2: ❌ / ❌
3: ✅ / ❌ 
4: ❌ / ✅
5: ❌ / ✅
6: ✅ / ✅
7: ❌ / ✅ 
8: ✅ / ✅
9: ✅ / ✅
10: ✅ / ❌

The words of the Quiz :
1: banc / blanc
2: vent / vin
3: transat / glaçon 
4: peinture / tente
5: bonne / camping
6: océan / sandale 
7: pain / pétanque 
8: danser / chanter
9: changer / manger
10: inventer / thym


French Pronunciation to go

Pronunciation of the nasal sound "en"

Profe Sandra

El gato con Botas

Today I’m going to talk about "boshi-techo", "Mother and child health handbook". According to the newspaper, it's the first renewal in forty years. Now I have 2 hand books. One is for my son, and the other is for me. I feel very nostalgic. I tried to look inside them after a long time.

母子手帳　Mother and child health handbook

先日、新聞を読んでいると『「母子手帳」パパも書いてね／４月から約１０年ぶりにリニューアル』という記事がありました。
母子手帳というのは、女性が妊娠すると市からもらう健康手帳のことです。妊娠中から赤ちゃんが生まれて数年の記録を書くことができるようになっています。例えば、妊娠中のお母さんの体の変化、つまり体重やお腹周りのサイズを測って記録するページ、赤ちゃんとお母さんの出産したときの状態、赤ちゃんが生まれてから６歳までの健康状態や予防接種の記録のページなどです。そのほか、子どもの月齢や年齢ごとのアドバイスが書かれた育児のしおりなどがあります。　今、私の手元には２冊の母子手帳があります。一つは私の息子と私のもの、もう一つは私と私の母のものです。　手帳の厚みはぜんぜん違って、息子と私の手帳のほうがかなり分厚いし、表紙もかわいらしいイラストが描いてあります。　でも、これらは　母親になる女性だけが、使っていました。
息子が生まれてからでも、すでに２０年以上が経っています。今、母子手帳は紙からスマホに変わろうとしているようです。そして、母子手帳とは別に父親向け、祖父母向けに別の手帳を作っている自治体もあるそうです。
出産は女性しかできないけど、「子育て」は父親、母親が　いっしょにしましょうということなのかな、と思います。　子どもを育てるのは大変だけど、楽しいことも　うれしいこともたくさんあります。こうして、久しぶりに母子手帳を見ていると、当時のことが昨日のことのように思い出されます。

