1. China: The legend of Hua Mulan
2. U.S.: The Black Admiral
3. Russia: Anastasia Romanov

Vocabulary: 
Recruiter: someone who recruits people for something
Ancestral: passed down by the ancestors
Recuperate: to rest and recover
Sacrifice: to give up something for something else
Curator: the person in charge of a museum
Exhibit: something on display at a museum
Portrait: a painting of a person
Stash: something stored in a secret place
So-called: having the wrong name
Came to be: was created or made
Lengthy: long
disperse- to give out

Learn English with Stories

Stories from China, U.S., and Russia

An introduction to a very popular verb "to like" (aimer) in combination with activities and things. We also cover the basics of asking questions.
Happy studying!

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Episode 4: J'aime le français (I like French)

Learn English Through Listening – Perfect for Kids & O-Level Students! 🌟🎙️ "Kickstart your English journey with our playful and engaging podcast! Tailored for young learners.


DIALOGS FOR EVERYDAY USE 🎧📚

Dialogue for Beginners 🎉📚 (Day # 13)

How to introduce yourself? 介绍自己
How to talk about your interests? 我的爱好
Describing your city 我的城市
Sharing your phone number and email 电话号/电邮

New Words 生词：
старый - old，旧/老；
уютный - cozy，暖和；
особенно - especially，尤其；
фильмы - movies，电影；
давайте общаться - let's keep in touch，让我们谈谈。

Виниловые пластинки

Как тебя зовут?

Die Deutschen und das Fahrrad
(A)  Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts war ein Fahrrad ein wertvolles Objekt: Es beförderte seinen Besitzer schnell und ohne große Anstrengung von A nach B und konnte dazu noch Gepäck  transportieren. Vor etwa 50 Jahren begann sich die Rolle des Fahrrads dann zu ändern: Es entwickelte sich mehr und mehr zum Sportgerät. Die meisten Käufer legten Wert darauf, dass es leicht war, viele GÄNGE hatte und gut aussehen sollte es natürlich auch. 
(B)  Seit der Jahrtausendwende gibt es wieder einen neuen Trend: das E-Bike. Das ist ein Fahrrad mit einem kleinen Elektromotor. Im Jahr 2021 wurden in Deutschland von insgesamt 4,7 Millionen Fahrrädern zwei Millionen E-Bikes verkauft, Tendenz steigend. 
(C)  Was macht das E-Bike so beliebt? Erstens ist es umweltfreundlich, zweitens kommt man in den Städten schneller zum Ziel als mit dem Auto und drittens ist die Parkplatzsuche kein Problem. Und abgesehen davon werden die Deutschen immer älter. Mit einem E-Bike sind Senioren mobil, sie haben Bewegung und sind in der frischen Luft. Trotzdem stellt das Fahren kein Risiko dar, auch dann nicht, wenn sie beispielsweise Herzprobleme haben. Die KEHRSEITE DER MEDAILLE ist, dass sich ältere Menschen oft überschätzen und die Unfallrate mit dem E-Bike hoch ist. Elektro-Fahrräder sind selbstverständlich nicht billig, aber ihr Siegeszug ist nicht mehr aufzuhalten.
 

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10_Die Deutschen und das Fahrrad

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
5月17日火曜日　天気/晴れ　気温/18℃ 

札幌市/さっぽろし
大通公園/おおどおりこうえん
・初夏を彩るライラックの花が咲き始めた
・18日からは恒例のライラックまつりが開かれる
・今週末に満開となる見込み

［単語］
初夏/しょか…夏の初め
彩る/いろどる…きれいな色になる
ライラック/らいらっく…花の名前。うすい紫色で、小さい花がたくさん咲く。
恒例/こうれい…いつも決まってすること
満開/まんかい…全部の花が咲く
見込み/みこみ…これから先のことを考える

レッスン待ってます♪


北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#59〉5月17日火曜日　初夏彩るライラックの花

In this episode we are going to learn a Real Chinese Conversation【Take-away lunch】. 
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Step 1: Listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
Step 2: Check the script to learn one by one. 
Step 3: Listen and repeat after it.
Step 4: Practice until you can perform the dialogue. 
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店员(diànyuán, clerk)：欢迎光临，这是我们的菜单，看下想吃点什么？
huān yíng guāng lín ， zhè shì wǒ men de cài dān ， kàn xià xiǎng chī diǎn shén me ？
Welcome, this is our menu, what would you like to eat?
顾客(gùkè, customer): 有推荐的吗？
yǒu tuī jiàn de ma ？
Any recommendations?
店员：喜欢吃猪肉、鸡肉还是牛肉？
xǐ huan chī zhū ròu 、 jī ròu hái shì niú ròu ？
Do you like pork, chicken or beef?
顾客：猪肉吧。
zhū ròu ba 。
Pork please.
店员：叉烧饭是我们的招牌菜，要不要试试？
chā shāo fàn shì wǒ men de zhāo pai cài ， yào bu yào shì shì ？
Rice with char siu is our signature dish, would you like to try it?
顾客：看起来不错，那就一份叉烧饭吧。
kàn qǐ lái bú cuò ， nà jiù yí fèn chā shāo fàn ba 。
It looks good, I will take rice with char siu.
店员：单点二十块钱，加五块钱有一杯饮料。
dān diǎn èr shí kuài qián ， jiā wǔ kuài qián yǒu yì bēi yǐn liào 。
A single order costs 20 yuan, and you can get a drink by adding 5 yuan.
顾客：有什么饮料？
yǒu shén me yǐn liào ？
What drinks are available?
店员：柠檬茶和奶茶。
níng méng chá hé nǎi chá 。
Lemon tea and milk tea.
顾客：柠檬茶吧。
níng méng chá bā 。
Lemon tea please.
店员：打包还是这里吃？
dǎ bāo hái shì zhè lǐ chī ？
Do you want to take away or eat here?
顾客：打包。
dǎ bāo 。
Take away.
店员：打包费一块钱。一共二十六块。
dǎ bāo fèi yī kuài qián 。 yí gòng èr shí liù kuài 。
The take away fee is 1 yuan. A total of 26 yuan.
顾客：付了。
fù le 。
(scaned and)Paid.
店员：请在那边取餐。
qǐng zài nà biān qǔ cān 。
Please pick up the food over there.
顾客：谢谢。
xiè xie 。
Thank you.

Yuli's Chinese Channel

打包午饭 Take-away lunch（Beginner）

Textile waste is an urgent global problem, with only 12% recycled worldwide, according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a fashion sustainability nonprofit.

Nowhere is the problem greater than in China, the world's largest textile producer and consumer, where more than 26 million tons of clothes are thrown away each year, according to government statistics. Most of it ends up in landfills.

The country's clothing industry is dominated by "fast fashion" — cheap clothes made from unrecyclable synthetics. And Chinese e-commerce brands Shein and Temu make the country one of the world's largest producers of cheap fashion, selling in more than 150 countries.

Currently, only about 20% of China's textiles are recycled, according to the Chinese government. And many Chinese consumers are unwilling to buy used items anyway.

Still, among younger Chinese, there is a growing awareness of sustainability and some "remade" clothing businesses have emerged.

Designer Zhang Na's fashion label, Reclothing Bank, sells clothes, bags and other accessories made from materials such as plastic bottles, fishing nets and flour sacks.

The items' labels have QR codes that show their composition, how they were made and the source of the materials.

Reclothing Bank began in 2010 to give "new life to old things," Zhang said of her store in Shanghai. A large used clothes deposit box sits outside the entrance.

Zhang said she has seen sustainability consciousness grow since she opened her store, with core customers in their 20s and 30s.

But recycled garments sold at stores like Reclothing Bank cost much more than fast-fashion brands due to their production methods.

And that's the real problem, said Sheng Lu, professor of fashion and apparel studies at the University of Delaware.

"Studies repeatedly show consumers are not willing to pay higher for clothing made from recycled materials" he said.




Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

26 Million Tons of Clothes Discarded in China Each Year

こんにちは！
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このPodcastは、日本語を勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

今日もN2をやります！
〜ならまだしも、をやります！

〜なら少しはいいけど、ということを言いたい時に使います。


さっそく、例文、いきましょう！
 ・一回ならまだしも、何回も忘れるのは良くないです。

・リスニングだけならまだしも、スピーキングもあるので自信はありません。

・1年ならまだしも、10年は長すぎます。

・親友ならまだしも、初対面の人にそんなこと言うべきではない。



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