Hobbies! Another great small talk topic. In today’s episode, we took a deeper dive in some sentence structures you can use to ask ‘how often’ and ‘for how long’, as well as the differences between 一般 and 平时。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.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

Hobbies! Another Great Small Talk Topic! And Differences of 平时 and 一般

the video related: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVfqrbXuNWs&t=41s


French Conjugation For All

Verbe Jouer à (Conjugaison) / Verb To Play (Conjugation)

Hi, everyone! A new season has started! It's about my sister's baby and how we're taking care of him. Have fun!

Keywords
・赤ちゃん（あかちゃん）　baby
・世話をする（せわをする）to take care of
・手伝う（てつだう）　　　to help, to assist
・生まれる（うまれる）　　to be born

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たつきのにほんご

Baby at Home (Beginner)

This episode introduces three idioms that use the word fish. Listen to the examples to hear how to use them. Please send me a message if you would like a copy of the audio script.

Idiom Corner

Fish 

Learn interesting new vocabulary and their mythological origins of the language we use today!

Vocabulary List:
Echo
Nemesis
Hubris
Retribution 
Narcissus/ Daffodil
Narcissism/ Narcissist 



Beneath the Lexicon with Anna

Vocabulary from Myth

**阅读材料：**
张先生是一位热爱旅行的摄影师。他去过很多国家，拍摄了许多美丽的风景照片。张先生尤其喜欢去山区，因为他觉得那里的风景既宁静又壮观。上个月，他去了中国的黄山，为了捕捉最美的日出，他凌晨四点就起床了。虽然很累，但当他看到那金黄色的阳光慢慢升起，照亮了整个山谷，他觉得一切努力都是值得的。

**问题：**

1. 张先生为什么喜欢去山区拍照？
   A. 因为那里的风景简单
   B. 因为那里的风景宁静而壮观
   C. 因为那里的风景颜色丰富
   D. 因为那里的风景容易拍摄

2. 张先生为了拍摄日出做了什么准备？
   A. 凌晨四点起床
   B. 携带了很多装备
   C. 购买了专业相机
   D. 邀请朋友一起去

3. 张先生对看到的日出景象有何感受？
   A. 觉得非常失望
   B. 觉得非常累
   C. 觉得非常满意
   D. 觉得有些无聊

每日汉语练习

摄影师张先生

Today's piece of vocabulary is the phrasal verb to "reel off" which means to repeat a list of things from memory quickly and easily.

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

Reeling off some vocabulary for you!

When you think about rainforests, you might think of somewhere with a tropical climate — somewhere like the Amazon or the Congo.

But in fact, a very large rainforest can be found in a country famous for its dreary weather: the UK.

The Eden Project, an attraction in southwest England, calls itself the world's largest indoor rainforest.

Sometimes referred to as the "Eighth Wonder of the World," the Eden Project was created in 2001 from an old clay pit. It's famous for its two enormous biomes, which are designed to look and feel like rainforests and tropical regions from all over the world.


Collage of the Eden Project's iconic biomes seen from the inside and outside.
The Rainforest Biome is about 16,000 square meters in size, and is full of plants found in tropical climates, like sugarcane, pineapples and bananas.

There are rare and unusual plants too, like the titan arum — a flower famous for its terrible smell that only blooms around once a year.

The Mediterranean Biome is a little smaller at 6,540 square meters, but has plants from the Mediterranean and regions with similar climates, such as California, South Africa and Australia.

The Eden Project is not just a place for people to look at plants, though — there is an environmental message behind the attraction, and it aims to teach visitors about the importance of looking after the environment.

As well as activities and workshops that teach visitors about the importance of living sustainably, the Eden Project even offers courses for a university degree!

And there's plenty of other things to see and do, too.

Throughout both biomes, visitors can find art and installations which focus on important topics like climate change.

And every year, the Eden Project hosts the Eden Sessions, a series of outdoor music concerts. Famous artists such as Amy Winehouse, Elton John and Oasis have performed at the Eden Sessions in the past.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

The Eden Project: The UK's Indoor Rainforest

"Less is more," they say. And a new social media trend is supporting this idea by encouraging people to stop buying new things, and use what they already have.

"Underconsumption core" content shows people using items and wearing clothes they've had for a long time, instead of buying new things often promoted by influencers.

In the last decade or so, social media has become the home of influencer marketing, where popular content creators use their platforms to promote products to their followers.

This might be anything from showing clothes they've recently bought to opening — or "unboxing" — new products and reviewing them.

According to Statista, 28% of TikTok users bought products influenced by celebrity content in 2022. But some people are growing tired of being told what to buy.

Diana Wiebe, a TikTok creator and self-named "de-influencer," went viral in 2023 when she posted a video of herself reacting to an influencer shopping at Target, an American discount retail chain.

In the video, Wiebe can be seen calling almost every item she sees "garbage," adding, "You don't need that." Many TikTok users supported her message in the comments.

Talking to Atlanta-based Scripps News, Wiebe explained that the new trend is "a direct rejection of overconsumption."

Another TikTok creator, Sabrina Pare, is sharing the same message to her 250,000 followers through videos showing her using items she's had for years, as well as reusing old materials and wearing secondhand clothes.

The content shows followers how underconsumption saves money and is better for the environment.

A 2017 report estimated that 83 million metric tons of shoes and clothing was thrown away in 2015, and that could increase to 134 million metric tons by 2030.

While Wiebe told Scripps News that companies making new products may have the biggest impact on the environment, she added, "If we consume less, they're not going to produce as much, and hopefully there will be less waste as well."