Surrounded by forest, a candlelit house serves up a delightful festive celebration



The Short And Sweet English Learning Podcast

A fairytale Swedish Christmas

Learn how to express feeling proud and satisfied in Korean.
This word describes a quiet sense of achievement after doing something well.

Key expressions:

오늘 목표를 다 해서 뿌듯해요.
(I feel proud that I achieved everything today)
결과를 보니까 뿌듯해요.
(I feel satisfied seeing the result)

Question:
When do you feel proud of yourself?

Korean in Real Life Moments

EP.8 — 뿌듯하다

Halo semua! Bagaimana akhir minggu kalian? 
Saya punya kabar gembira! Sepupu saya berbadan dua! Ya, Kalian tidak salah dengar. Berbadan dua. Haha.. “Berbadan dua” artinya “hamil”. Di Bahasa Inggris artinya “pregnant”, di Bahasa Jepang artinya “妊娠している”。Ini adalah kehamilan pertama sepupu saya, jadi dia sangat berhati-hati menjaga kesehatan badannya. Dia sedikit khawatir, tentang virus dan lainnya. Ya, Saya harap semuanya baik dan tahun depan saya bisa pergi ke Indonesia untuk bertemu dengan keponakan saya yang baru! 
Apa kalian sedang merasa senang hari ini? Apa kalian punya kabar gembira? Selamat bekerja dan beraktivitas ya! Sampai jumpa lagi! 


Akhir minggu

Berbadan dua

小王子仍然还不满足，
The little prince was still not satisfied.
他说，对我来说，如果我有一条围巾，
"If I owned a silk scarf," he said,
我可以用它来围着我的脖子，并且能带走它。
I could put it around my neck and takeit away with me.
我有一朵花的话，我就可以摘下我的花，并且把它带走。
If I owned a flower, I could pluck that flower and take it away with me.
可你却不能摘下这些星星呀！
But you cannot pluck the stars from heaven.
我不能摘，但我可以把它们存在银行里。
No. But I can put them in the bank.
这是什么意思呢？
Whatever does that mean?
这就是说，我把星星的数目写在一张小纸条上，
That means that I write the number of my stars on a little paper.
然后把这张小纸条锁在一个抽屉里。
And then I put this paper in a drawer and lock it with a key.
这就算完事了吗？
And that is all?
“这样就行了。”商人说。
"That is enough," said the businessman.
小王子想道：“真好玩。这倒蛮有诗意，可是，并不算是了不起的正经事。”

"It is entertaining," thought the little prince. "It is rather poetic. But it is of no great consequence."
关于什么是正经事，小王子的看法和大人们的看法非常不同。
On matters of consequence, the little prince had ideas which were very different from those of the grown-ups.
我有一朵花，我每天都给她浇水。
I myself own a flower, he continued his conversation with the businessman, which I water every day.
我还有三座火山，我每星期把它们全都打扫一遍。连死火山也打扫。谁知道它会不会再复活。
I own three volcanoes, which I clean out every week (for I also clean out the one that is extinct; one never knows.
我拥有火山和花，这对我的火山有益处，对我的花也有益处。
It is of some use to my volcanoes, and it is of some use to my flower, that I own them.
但是你对星星并没有用处…
But you are of no use to the stars...
实业家张口结舌无言以对。
The businessman opened his mouth, but he found nothing to say in answer.
于是小王子就走了。
And the little prince went away.
在旅途中，小王子只是自言自语地说了一句：“这些大人们真是奇怪极了。”
"The grown-ups are certainly altogether extraordinary," he said simply, talking to himself as he continued on his journey.

小王子-The Little Prince-Read in Chinese

小王子第32章：不起的正经事

If you or your partner are a foreigner, is it frustrating, or sad, that your children don't speak the language, apart from maybe a few words?

The Social Evolutionary

We are Bilingual. So why aren't our kids?

数字 shù zì numbers        21  èr shí yī    twenty one     22   èr shí’èr     twenty two   23   èr shí sān   twenty-three    24   èr shí sì   twenty-four   èr shí wǔ   twenty-five   

零基础汉语---zero basic Chinese

第十课 lesson 10

This episode introduces three idioms that use the word hat. Listen to the examples to hear how to use them. Please send me a message if you would like a copy of the audio script.

Idiom Corner

Greenland's prime minister has said that the people of the mineral-rich Arctic territory don't want to be Americans.

However, he understands the US President-elect Donald Trump's interest in the island given its strategic location, and he's open to greater cooperation with Washington.

The comments from the Greenlandic leader, Múte B. Egede, came after Trump said that he wouldn't rule out using force or economic pressure in order to make Greenland — a semiautonomous territory of Denmark — a part of the US.

Trump said that it was a matter of national security for the US.

Egede acknowledged that Greenland is part of the North American continent, and "a place that the Americans see as part of their world." He said he hasn't spoken to Trump, but that he's open to discussions about what "unites us."

"Cooperation is about dialogue. Cooperation means that you will work towards solutions," he said.

Egede has been calling for independence for Greenland, presenting Denmark as a colonial power that hasn't always treated the Indigenous Inuit population well.

"Greenland is for the Greenlandic people. We do not want to be Danish, we do not want to be American. We want to be Greenlandic," he said.

Trump's desire for Greenland has caused anxiety across Europe. The US is a strong ally of the European Union, and many Europeans were shocked by the suggestion that an incoming US leader could even consider using force against an ally.

Greenland has a population of 57,000. But it is a vast territory possessing natural resources that include oil, gas, and rare earth elements, which are expected to become more accessible as ice melts because of climate change.

It also has a key strategic location in the Arctic, where Russia, China and others are seeking to expand their interests.

Greenland, the world's largest island, lies closer to the North American mainland than to Denmark. 

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Greenland Open to Cooperation with US, Says Leader

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元の記事/ Original Article↓
https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/entry/story_jp_62a3f981e4b06594c1c8d1b2

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0:00 オープニング
0:36 記事全文
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☆語彙
一見（いっけん）すると
せめて
胴体（どうたい）
見（み）間違（まちが）え
新種（しんしゅ）
懐疑的（かいぎてき）

☆引用記事
ハフポスト日本版編集部. “謎の生き物が動物園のカメラに…正体予想で憶測飛び交う。市は「手を貸して」と情報募る”. HUFFPOST. 2022-06-11. https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/entry/story_jp_62a3f981e4b06594c1c8d1b2