东施效颦[dōng shī xiào pín]：Dongshi/imitate/frown，to look all the uglier by mimicking the beauty 
越国 yuè guó：A state，In the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history
西施 xī shī ：A famous Chinese beauty woman.
东施 dōng sh ：A ugly woman
皱眉 zhòu méi：knit one's brows;frown
捂着 wǔ zhe：Cover;clutch
心口痛 xīn kǒu tòng：heart pain
左邻右舍 zuǒ lín yòu shè： neighbours
 This idiom came to be used to indicate improper imitation that produces the reverse effect.


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东施效颦[dōng shī xiào pín]

Come preferisci viaggiare? In aereo, in treno, in bus...?
Io in treno, ma oggi devo prendere un aereo! Quindi ti parlerò delle parole dell'aereo.

How do you prefer to travel? By plane, by train, by bus...?
I prefer by train, but today I have to take a plane! So I will tell you about the words of the plane.

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Desde que despertamos y miramos el teléfono hasta que apagamos la luz por la noche, estamos rodeados de notificaciones, publicaciones y mensajes. Pero ¿alguna vez te has preguntado hasta qué punto inciden las redes sociales en tu vida? ¿Qué tan dependiente eres de ellas? ¿Cómo te afectan realmente en el día a día? 

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Un vecchio leone decide di procurarsi il cibo ricorrendo all'astuzia. Ma la volpe è più furba di lui.

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Il vecchio leone e la volpe

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In episode 2 of Pauzė, you will learn words and phrases to describe a room using present simple and past simple verb forms. The final part of the episode will focus on comprehension by reading statements and asking simple questions in"Ar...?" structure that requires a Yes or a No answer.

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Episode 2: In my room/ Mano kambaryje 

In last week's podcast episode, How to Use Informational Interviews to Land Your Dream Job, I said informational interviews are the best-kept secret in networking. 

That means they're great, but many people don't know it. So, they don't include informational interviews in their networking efforts. 

Tune in to this week’s episode to more about using “best-kept secret” and five more English phrases and idioms. You'll also get some homework at the end so you can continue to improve your English communication skills. Tune in to continue building your English vocabulary with new idioms and phrases! 

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Episode originally published on October 30, 2020.

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Best Kept Secret and Other English Idioms

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