I interview my friend Sofie and she shares some tips for learning strategies and improving your accent. This is the second half of our conversation. Please check out the first half as well (English Advice from a Pro - Part One).

In the second half of the episode (starting at 16:24), I explain the following phrases:

to make up ground (appears at 5:45)
at the end of the day (appears at 7:22)
to pick up (appears at 14:05)

Brentoni's English Podcast

012 - English Advice from a Pro (Part Two)

Transcript: https://www.patreon.com/posts/zhong-wen-shi-95740701?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Lily´s Chinese 中文世界

20240103中国省级行政单位

Рассказ о том как люди покупают много продуктов и других товаров, опасаясь того что скоро они станут дороже! Покупаете ли вы сразу много продуктов, или делаете запасы на короткое время?

Russfriend  (all about russia) 

Скоро подорожает

"Broad strokes" is an idiom that means in general terms rather than in detail. We use it when talking about our understanding, or perhaps how far along a project is. I hope you enjoy today's short discussion of this business English idiom.

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

Become an artist with this business English idiom!


   a. Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth - To be born into a wealthy or privileged family.
      Example: "He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, never having to worry about money."
   b. Strike gold - To discover or achieve something highly valuable or successful.
      Example: "She struck gold when she found the rare antique at the flea market."
   c. Win hands down - To win easily or without much effort.
      Example: "The experienced team won hands down in the basketball tournament."
   d. Make a killing - To make a large profit or financial gain.
      Example: "He made a killing by investing in the stock market."
   e. Luck of the draw - Outcomes determined purely by chance.
      Example: "Who gets the biggest office is just luck of the draw."


IELTS Podcast 雅思博客

Luck and success idioms:

Simple, basic sentences in French with Chinese translation.
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法语简单句   

Easy podcasts

French for beginners

Bonjour à tous!

Je décris ma journée, mes activités et mes horaires.

Bonne écoute!

French with Séb

L'emploi du temps - A1

就（jiù）：emphasizes that the speaker thinks that the event occurs too early, too fast or too smoothly; 
才（cái）：emphasizes that the speaker thinks that the event occurs too late, too slowly or too difficultly.

For example:
bā diǎn shànɡ kè ， 
八 点   上    课 ， 
dà wèi qī diǎn bàn jiù lái le ， 
大 卫  七 点   半  就  来  了 ， 
mǎ kè bā diǎn shí fēn cái lái 。 
马 克 八 点   十  分  才  来  。 

zuò huǒ chē shí ɡè xiǎo shí cái dào běi jīnɡ ， 
坐  火  车  十  个 小   时  才  到  北  京   ， 
zuò fēi jī yí ɡè bàn xiǎo shí jiù dào le 。 
坐  飞  机 一 个 半  小   时  就  到  了 。 

JOJO CHINESE

就jiù&才cái

https://anchor.fm/azumi/episodes/Azumis-Easy-Japanese-Small-Talk-463-Japan-urges-nationals-to-evacuate-from-Russia-e1ff592