In this channel I put Persian short stories. Before I start reading the stories, I introduce some vocabulary existing in the story that could help unblock the meaning. 

سیمرغ (Persian short stories + vocab)

Persian poems from different old and contemporary poets, declaimed by me. 
English translations are not mine. English version of Khayyam's short poems is by Edward Fitzgerald.  

Persian Poetry

同学们可以看着歌词学唱这首经典老歌。
歌词：
你问我爱你有多深
我爱你有几分
我的情也真
我的爱也真
月亮代表我的心
你问我爱你有多深
我爱你有几分
我的情不移
我的爱不变
月亮代表我的心
轻轻的一个吻
已经打动我的心
深深的一段情
教我思念到如今
你问我爱你有多深
我爱你有几分
你去想一想
你去看一看
月亮代表我的心


Merry's voice (HSK四）

HSK 四   歌曲：《月亮代表我的心》

Palabras claves

coeficiente intelectual IQ
pruebas test
mostrar to show
las redes sociales. Social Media
factores psicológicos psychology factors
sueño sleep
anotar to score/ write down

Preguntas

¿Cuáles eran tus formas favoritas de pasar el tiempo cuando eras niño?
¿Cuáles fueron tus mejores materias en la escuela?
¿Quiénes fueron los niños más inteligentes con los que fuiste a la escuela?
¿Alguna vez ha tomado una prueba de coeficiente intelectual? ¿Te interesaría tomar uno?

Me acerco a los videojuegos de la misma manera que me acerco al teatro, al cine, a la poesía oa la pintura. —David 

Cage. ¿Cuáles son sus pensamientos sobre esta declaración?

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Los video juegos pueden aumentar tu IQ

Reading a book in Japanese
''Buying Mittens''   #4　(Written by Nankichi Niimi)
『手袋を買いに』新美南吉・著　第四話

You can practice shadowing, and repeating with this reading and the text below.
Besides, it's helpful to study Kanji. 😊
📚My lessons: https://www.italki.com/ja/teacher/6185061

暗い暗い夜が 風呂敷のような影をひろげて
野原や森を包みにやって来ましたが、
雪はあまり白いので、包んでも包んでも
白く浮びあがっていました。
親子の銀狐は洞穴から出ました。子供の方は
お母さんのお腹の下へはいりこんで、
そこからまんまるな目をぱちぱちさせながら、
あっちやこっちを見ながら歩いて行きました。
やがて行手に ぽっつり あかりが一つ
見え始めました。それを子供の狐がみつけて、
「母ちゃん、お星さまは、
　あんな低いところにも落ちてるのねえ」
とききました。
「あれはお星さまじゃないのよ」
と言って、その時 母さん狐の足は
すくんでしまいました。
「あれは町の灯なんだよ」

【Kanji】

暗い・・・くらい
夜　・・・よる
風呂敷・・ふろしき
影　・・・かげ
野原・・・のはら
森　・・・もり
包みに・・つつみに　
来ました・きました
雪　・・・ゆき
白い・・・しろい
浮かび・・うかび
親子・・・おやこ
銀狐・・・ぎんぎつね
洞穴・・・ほらあな
出ました・でました
子供・・・こども
お母さん・おかあさん
お腹・・・おなか
目　・・・め
見ながら・みながら
歩いて・・あるいて
行きました・いきました
行手・・ゆくて
一つ・・ひとつ
見え始め・みえはじめ
狐　・・・きつね
母ちゃん・かあちゃん
お星さま・おほしさま
低い・・・ひくい
落ちている・おちている
言って・・いって
足　・・・あし
その時・・そのとき
町　・・・まち
灯　・・・ひ


朗読クラブ📚Reading to Japanese language learners 

朗読 『手袋を買いに』その4 Buying Mittens #4 

What can you do to stay consistent with your improvement over the weekend? 

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Consistency Question 

他专心地看着，随后又说：“我不要，这只羊已经病得很重了。给我重新画一只。”
He looked at it carefully, then he said:“No. This sheep is already very sickly. Make me another.”

我又画了起来。
So I made another drawing.
我的这位朋友天真可爱地笑了，并且客气地拒绝道：
My friend smiled gently and indulgently.

你看，你画的不是小羊，是头公羊，还有犄角呢。
“You see yourself,” he said, “that this is not a sheep. This is a ram. It has horns.”
于是我又重新画了一张。
So then I did my drawing over once more.

这副画同前几副一样又被拒绝了。
But it was rejected too, just like the others.
这一只太老了。我想要一只能活得很长的羊。
This one is too old. I want a sheep that will live a long time.

我不耐烦了。因为我急于要检修发动机，
By this time my patience was exhausted, because I was in a hurry to start taking my engine apart.
于是就草草画了这张画，并且匆匆地对他说道：
So I tossed off this drawing. And I threw out an explanation with it.
这是一只箱子，你要的羊就在里面。
This is only his box. The sheep you asked for is inside.


这时我十分惊奇地看到我的这位小评判员喜笑颜开。他说：
I was very surprised to see a light break over the face of my young judge:


这正是我想要的，你说这只羊需要很多草吗？
That is exactly the way I wanted it! Do you think that this sheep will have to have a great deal of grass?
为什么问这个呢？
Why?
因为我那里地方非常小
Because where I live everything is very small.
我给你画的是一只很小的小羊，地方小也够喂养它的。
“There will surely be enough grass for him,” I said. “It is a very small sheep that I have given you.”
他把脑袋靠近这张画。“并不像你说的那么小。瞧！它睡着了”
He bent his head over the drawing:“Not so small that– Look! He has gone to sleep.


就这样，我认识了小王子。
And that is how I made the acquaintance of the little prince.

小王子-The Little Prince-Read in Chinese

小王子第五章：结识小王子

Beispiele zu den typischen Klängen der tschechischen Sprache.

Tschechisch im Auto

Tschechisch AUSSPRACHE

Make mistakes - it's good for you. The Method Of Paradoxical Intention. Episode 400

If you have anxiety, fear of speaking, worry about making mistakes when speak English, listen to this recording. It can revolutionalize your development!

What is Paradoxical Intention?

Paradoxical intention is a therapeutic technique, primarily developed by Viktor Frankl, that involves intentionally doing or wanting the very thing you are trying to avoid. 

The idea is to break free from the anxiety or fear that fuels the unwanted behavior or symptom.

Here’s the core concept:

The Problem: You’re struggling with a particular issue, and the more you try to fight it, the worse it seems to get..
The Paradoxical Approach: Instead of fighting the problem, you intentionally try to create or exaggerate it. 
The Paradoxical Approach: Instead of fighting the problem, you intentionally try to create or exaggerate it. 

That's it in a nutshell. If you want to go deeper into it, please read the works of Victor Frank - Logotherapy and be amazed on how it can potentially help you in your success in life!

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Make mistakes - it's good for you. The Method Of Paradoxical Intention. Episode 400

Barbecue is a much-loved part of American food culture, with different areas having their own special flavors and cooking styles. From the Carolinas to Texas, there's a lot to learn about how barbecue styles are different across the country — and what better place to learn than at a museum!

Planned to open next spring in Kansas City, Missouri, the Museum of BBQ says it will be the world's first museum dedicated to teaching visitors about the history and culture of the cooking style.

"Barbecue is a feast for your senses," says food writer Jonathan Bender, who is opening the museum with chef Alex Pope. "Here in one of the BBQ capitals of the world, we're creating a place where you can immerse yourself in the stories of barbecue."

The museum will have rooms based on different barbecue styles, and what it calls "the main American regions of barbecue" — the Carolinas; Memphis, Tennessee; Texas; and Kansas City.



There will also be an oversized pot of "barbecue beans" for kids to play in, and a gift shop where visitors can buy things like barbecue spices, sauces and aprons.

Bender says the museum will be a place "where barbecue comes alive."

Kansas City is one of the barbecue capitals of the world, home to more than 100 local barbecue restaurants and many barbecue competitions. The city's barbecue style is famous for its "burnt ends" — charred pieces of slow-cooked beef brisket — often served with a thick, sweet, tomato-based sauce.

But the best styles and flavors are often debated among lovers of the cooking style — which is something the museum may help to encourage among its visitors!

"Barbecue isn't just food. It's culture," Bender told CNN Travel. And the founders hope visitors will come away from the museum with a new appreciation for barbecue and the community it creates.