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Russian Language: a Real Breakthrough

Learn ESL idioms, phrasal verbs and more with this short story about Benny, who is desperate to start his career in organised crime!

The Mr Vocab Podcast

Benny Joins The Mafia

五十步笑百步 [wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù]：fifty/pace/laugh at/hundred/pace. One who retreats fifty paces mocks one who retreats a hundred. 
梁惠王liáng huì wáng：King Hui of Liang state in the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history
孟子 mèng zǐ：Mencius who was a thinker, politician, educator in the Spring and Autumn Period.
河内hé nèi 、河东 hé dōng：Ancient place names.
收成 shōu chéng：crop;harvest
灾害 zāi huāng：disaster
邻国 lín guó：neighbouring state or country 
道理 dào lǐ：principle;truth;reason
打仗 dǎ zhàng：fight; go to war; make war
交锋 jiāo fēng：clash;meet
丢盔弃甲 diū kuī qì jiǎ：hrow away one's shield and armour；fly pellmell
打比方dǎ bǐ fang：to make an analogy
嘲笑 cháo xiào：laugh at ; mock
逃跑 táo pǎo：escape，run away
胆小怕死 dǎn xiǎo pà sǐ：Cowardly and afraid of death
This idiom means that people should not criticize someone for something, because you have done the same thing or have the same fault.

乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

五十步笑百步 [wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù]

Juliana y yo platicamos sobre la música que se escuchaba en Brasil y México en 60s y 70s.

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Música de los 60s y 70s Ft. Juliana (Brasil)

This week we go over our favorite artists & bands from Canada & Japan and quickly learn our favorite domestic bands are often not so popular outside our countries, unless they have a song in an anime apparently.

今週のポッドキャストでは、僕たちが個人的に好きなカナダと日本のアーティストやロックバンドについて、ふれてみました！話していると、アニメの主題歌じゃないかぎり、お互いの国のアーティストやロックバンドがあまり有名じゃないことに、すぐに気づきました！

Koryuu Podcast/交流ポッドキャスト

Your Canadian/Japanese Friends' Favourite Artists & Bands You Should Know/知っておくとお得かも！？カナダと日本の音楽アーティストたち

Reviewing Japanese Grammar via Genki1

Let's Review Lesson 2, Genki 1

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Crocodile’s heart

In this episode for upper-intermediate and advanced English learners, I’ll talk about vocabulary and idioms related to sleep. 

It’s a topic that can come in especially handy if you find yourself engaging in small talk, especially since so many of us are sleep-deprived.

The idioms we’ll cover are:
-hit the hay/hit the sack
-to sleep like a rock/to sleep like a baby
-out like a light
-to catch some Zs
-to sleep on it/to sleep on something

 (Music by Lesfm from Pixabay)