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这里是one minute Chinese, 中文一分钟，每天都不同！我们一起听一分钟，想一分钟，说一分钟，今天的话题是好事还是坏事？
很久以前，有个老人叫塞翁。他住在长城外面。有一天，塞翁养（yang3, raise）的马(ma3, horse)跑了。他的邻居(lin2ju,neighbour)们都为他感到(gan3dao4,feel)难过(nan2guo4,sad)。
“也许(ye3xu3,maybe)这会是件好事呢！”塞翁却这么说。
几个月后，塞翁的马自己跑回了家，还带了一匹好马回来。人们都很羡慕(xian4mu4, envy)他，和他说，你太幸运(xing4yun4,lucky)了。
塞翁却说：“也许这不是什么好事呢！”
没多久，塞翁的儿子就喜欢上了骑(qi2, to saddle)马，一天他从马上掉了下来，摔断(shuai1duan4, to break by falling)了腿。邻居们都替(ti4, stand in for)塞翁难过。
“也许这会是件好事呢！”塞翁却说。
一年后，战争(zhan4zheng1, warfare)爆发(bao4fa1, break out)了，年青人都必须参军(can1jun1,join the army)去打仗(da3zhang4, to fight)。死了很多人。塞翁的儿子却因为摔断了腿不能去当兵(dang1bin1,be a soldier)，而保住了性命(xing4ming4,life)。
这个故事说的就是一句很有名的中国成语(cheng2yu4,pharse)：塞翁失马，焉知非福(sai1weng1shi1ma3, yan1zhi1fei1fu2, the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best)：意思是塞翁丢失了马，这有可能是一件幸运的事。在日常生活里，我们可以这样说，虽然你失去了之前的工作，但是你找到了一份更好的工作，这可真是塞翁失马呀。你有相同的经历吗，欢迎来和我分享。


One minute Chinese

Bad thing, or good thing? 中国成语-塞翁失马

Learn the best vocabulary related to food, especially meals and restaurants. 

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Describing meals and restaurants (pre-intermediate)

四月四日清明节[sì yuè sì rì qīng míng jié]
This day is Pure Brightness, one of the 24 solar terms, and also it as the Tomb Sweeping Day for Chinese people to be devoutly offered sacrifices to ancestors and visited the ancestors‘ tombs.
人间 rén jiān：the world
万物生长 wàn wù shēng zhǎng：the growth of all things.
清洁 qīng jié：cleaning
明净 míng jìng：pure and bright
节气 jié qì：the 24 solar terms
传承 chuán chéng：impart and inherit
哀思 āi sī：grief; sad memories
纪念 jì niàn：commemorate; mark:
责任 zé rèn：duty; responsibility:
感恩 gǎn ēn：feel grateful; be thankful:

“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

四月四日清明节[sì yuè sì rì qīng míng jié]

Learn how to use the common English idiom "A Dime a Dozen" on the latest episode of Stairway to English!

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Don't buy that! They're a dime a dozen! Learn how to use the English idiom "A Dime a Dozen"

会 (huì) means "to be able to" or "to know how to." It is used to describe a specific skill or ability that someone has. For example:
我会说中文。 (Wǒ huì shuō Zhōngwén.) - I can speak Chinese.
可以 (kěyǐ) means "to be allowed to" or "to have permission to." It is used to describe whether someone is allowed or permitted to do something. For example:
你可以坐这里。 (Nǐ kěyǐ zuò zhèlǐ.) - You are allowed to sit here.
能 (néng) means "to be able to" or "to have the ability to." It is used to describe a general ability or capability that someone has. For example:
我能做这件事。 (Wǒ néng zuò zhè jiàn shì.) - I am able to do this.
In general, 会 is used to describe a specific skill or ability that someone has, while 可以 is used to describe whether someone is allowed or permitted to do something, and 能 is used to describe a general ability or capability that someone has.

Difference between A and B in Chinese with Shanmei

会 (huì) VS 可以 (kěyǐ) VS 能 (néng) 

Exploramos eufemismos, disfemismos y palabras tabú, y cómo el lenguaje refleja valores sociales, cultura y normas en la comunicación cotidiana y pública.

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Short story 「手ぶくろを買いに《 Buying Mittens》ep1」
This story is written by Nankichi Nīmi.
He is a Japanese author of children's literature.
Although his life was only 29 years, he left us with many stories to tell.

This episode is JLPT-N3 level.

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