Shay的中文小课堂

Idioms and Slangs Episode1

Learn about Ramadan and the important vocabulary for this time of the Muslim year. 

Aprende árabe con Radia 

Ramadan 

Can you keep a secret? Well don't spill the beans! Find out what the expression means in today's episode.

Wyn's Way to English

Wyn's Way to English - "Spill the beans"

「だいじょうぶです」は、YES のときも NO のときも つかいます。
どうして いみが かわるのでしょうか？

このエピソードでは、やさしい日本語で
「だいじょうぶです」の ほんとうのいみと、つかいかたを しょうかいします。

かいわですぐつかえる にほんごを いっしょに まなびましょう！

Easy Japanese, Hidden Meanings

When to use Daijoobu desu (だいじょうぶです)

In questo breve episodio parlo di qual è il genere di negozi che amo visitare.

The Italian Miscellaneous Podcast🖐 

La mia relazione con lo shopping 😬😬😬

Lectura de la primera parte del cuento de la escritora mexicana Cristina Rivera Garza.

Cuento de nunca acabar

Episodio 6: El día en que murió Juan Rulfo (Parte 1)

f you're going to exercise, you have to stretch, right?

Well, maybe not.

The answer might depend on your goals, and what you mean by "stretch."

There are different types of stretches.

In what are known as "static" stretches, you hold a single position for perhaps as long as 60 to 90 seconds. These stretches are great for increasing flexibility.

But there are also "dynamic" stretches, where you repeatedly — but carefully — move your joints through their full range of motion.

Expert opinion on how to use these stretches has changed over the years. But it's now generally believed that dynamic stretching is best before you exercise, while static stretching is better after.

As Alisa Bowman writes for the Mayo Clinic, dynamic stretching helps improve blood flow and joint mobility, which gets your body ready to exercise. Studies have even found that dynamic stretching before exercise can improve your performance.

Meanwhile, some research has found that static stretching can temporarily weaken your muscles, which is why it's generally no longer recommended before certain sports — and especially not for high-performance athletes.

Instead, static stretches are typically recommended for helping to relax your muscles after exercise. Since you've been moving and increasing blood flow to your joints and muscles, you'll actually be more flexible, so you'll get more benefit from those stretches.

But while you may have been told that stretching will reduce soreness after you exercise, research has found that it really doesn't make much difference.

You've also probably been told to stretch to avoid injuries. But research doesn't seem to support that either — especially for static stretching.

Writing for WebMD, Sonya Collins says that, as long as you stretch sometime, it's fine if you don't do it around the time you exercise.

In fact, some experts say if you're short on time, it's better to exercise without doing any stretching than to cut your workout short!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Do You Really Need to Stretch When You Exercise?

In this episode we will listen to Lucy Liu's story, you will learn how to say 【ethnic Chinese,widely known】 ect. The material helps you get used to different voice and accent. 
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
Step 1: Gist listening. Listen to get the main idea. (more times if necessary)
Step 2: Read the text to find out words you didn't get, then look up the dictionary. 
Step 3: Listen and imitate as much as you can without looking at the text.
Step 4: Write down what you hear if you want to practise writing.
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大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
今天要介绍的是美国华裔女演员刘玉玲。她在中国也很有名，特别是2019年她出演的《致命女人》吸引了无数中国粉丝。除了最为人所知的演员身份，她其实还是一名画家、慈善家。我们来听听她的艺术故事吧。
她是好莱坞著名的华裔女星，是大热剧集中的致命女人，但很多人不知道刘玉玲其实还是一个现实中肆意洒脱的艺术家。一副作品卖出17万美元，惊艳众人后才被人得知出自她之手。在父母只关注她的好成绩，期待她成为医生或律师的传统教育下成长，她独自下手改写人生。勇闯好莱坞演戏的同时，挤出时间去专门进修艺术，最终成为家喻户晓、留名好莱坞星光大道的亚裔明星和低调独特的灵魂画手。这一切都是源于她内心深处的自我认同和对人生目标的坚定感。她的作品有的张扬大胆，有的细腻柔软，融合着她自由、真实、坦荡的性格和历经世事的人文关怀。她以形态各异的木头雕塑强调个体的自由，72张看似乱涂的水墨画，展现创作的玩心。以色彩迷人、造型大胆的抽象画，挑战禁忌话题，映射着她在一个避讳谈论“性”的家庭中成长的反思。她曾建议每个人都该努力挣钱，为自己建一个“去你的”基金。也曾说“艺术是教育的一部分，也为人类创造更美好的未来。”她所展现的是一位女性抛开外表仍具有的更迷人的美。我想一直活在一个不对自己设限的世界里。无所畏惧，敢于冒险。
希望她的故事能够给你带来力量。我们下期见。
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华裔/huá yì/ethnic Chinese
致命女人	/zhì mìng nǚ rén/deadly Woman（Why Women Kill）
为人所知	/wéi rén suǒ zhī/be known for
慈善家/cí shàn jiā	/philanthropist
大热剧集	/dà rè jù jí/Hit TV series
肆意洒脱	/sì yì sǎ tuō/free and unrestrained
惊艳众人	/jīng yàn zhòng rén/amaze the crowd
勇闯/yǒng chuǎng/adventure bravely
家喻户晓	/jiā yù hù xiǎo/widely known
灵魂画手	/líng hún huà shǒu/painter that puts soul into painting
自我认同	/zì wǒ rèn tóng/self-identification
张扬大胆	/zhāng yáng dà dǎn/bold
细腻柔软	/xì nì róu ruǎn/delicate and soft
坦荡/tǎn dàng/open-hearted and forthright
形态各异	/xíng tài gè yì	/different shapes and forms
禁忌/jìn jì/forbidden
映射/yìng shè/reflecting
避讳/bì huì/be avoided as taboo
抛开/pāo kāi/despite,apart from
无所畏惧	/wú suǒ wèi jù/fear nothing

Yuli's Chinese Channel

Lucy Liu，a low-key artist 刘玉玲，一个低调的艺术家 （Advanced level）

Pequeña historia acerca de un poliglota que tenia la curiosidad sobre algunos idiomas antiguos.