This is the first episode for exploring English through the rich, lively, fiery, and beautiful world of JRR Tolkien's the Hobbit. The best way to ignite your desire to learn more and more words, expressions - the pieces of the English language that you can start to put together in your own fantastic way!

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New words 24-3
 
1. 医院 yīyuàn n. hospital
2. 南 nán n. south
3. 高 gāo adj. tall, high
4. 超市 chāoshì n. supermarket
5. 商店 shāngdiàn n. shop, store
6. 饭馆儿 fànguǎnr n. restaurant
7. 对面 duìmiàn n. opposite (side)
8. 西 xī n. west
9. 学校 xuéxiào n. school
10. 地铁站 dìtiězhàn n. subway station
地铁 dìtiě n. subway
11. 东 dōng n. east

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여러분은 어떤 가수를 가장 좋아하세요?
저는 옛날부터 지드래곤이라는 가수의 팬이었어요.
그리고 또 2NE1이라는 그룹을 정말 좋아했어요.
What song did you often listen to long ago? :)

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盤古開天

很久很久以前，天空和地球之間一片混沌。在這混沌中，有一位名叫盤古的巨人。他身穿一件黑色的長袍，手拿著一把巨大的斧頭。盤古的眼神充滿了智慧和力量。

盤古看到混沌的局面，決定要開天闢地。他揮起斧頭，用力砍向混沌。斧頭劈砍下去，發出震耳欲聾的聲音。經過九天九夜的努力，終於，混沌被盤古劈開了。

當混沌分開時，輕而上浮的是一片無邊無際的天空，重而下沈的則是一片廣闊的大地。天空中，盤古留下了一個個閃亮的星星，它們成為了後來的太陽、月亮和星辰。

盤古站在地上，感受到了無盡的力量。他開始成為了世界的中心，把自己的生命和靈魂融入了大地之中。他的眼淚變成了大海，他的汗水變成了江河湖泊。

隨著時間的流逝，盤古的身體逐漸化為了山川和土地。他的頭髮和鬍鬚變成了森林和草原。他的骨骼化作了高山和峽谷。

盤古開天闢地的故事告訴我們，一切都有一個開始。在混沌中，我們可以發現無限的可能性。只要我們有創造力、勇氣和智慧，就能開創出美麗的世界。


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盤古開天

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In this episode of Streetwise English Podcast, I talk about the Chinese Zodiac and new Year of the Rabbit. My teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! Vocab words 
What's your sign? 你属什么？
Horoscope  星座
Chinese Zodiac 十二生肖
Red Underwear 红色内裤

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 The idiom "to take its toll" means to be damaging or harmful, cause loss or destruction. It is often used to describe the negative effects of something over time, such as a health problem taking its toll on both sides. The phrase is derived from the taking of a toll, like a  tax. It can also be used to describe the negative effects of stress on people, such as the constant stress taking its toll on emergency hospital staff.