Chapter 12: The Drunkard

The Little Prince meets a man who drinks to forget his shame. 💭

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Once Upon a Time

شازده کوچولو، فصل دوازدهم

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日本語って短く略（りゃく）すのが多いんだけど、今日それを考えてたのね。そしたら結構 略してる言葉がたくさんあって、発音するのが難しいな～とか長いな～とか思ってる人がいたら本当使ってほしい！

Japanese is often abbreviated in short sentences, and I was thinking about that today. I found a lot of words that are abbreviated.I really want people to use them if they find them difficult to pronounce or too long!


まず、タイトルにも書いてるんだけど、「ポケモン」ね。これって「ポケットモンスター」の略なの。そして「マクドナルド」は「マック」っていうんだけど、大阪の人は「マクド」っていうよ。「マクドナルド」の発音が難しかったら「マックどこですか？」って言えばOKだよ。

First of all, the title says it all: "Pokemon”. It stands for "Pocket Monster”. And "McDonald's" is called "Makku," but people in Osaka call it "makudo”. If you have difficulty pronouncing "McDonald's," say, "Where is Makku?(Makku wa doko desuka?) It's OK if you say.


あと「ケンタッキーフライドチキン」は「ケンタ」、「ユニバーサルスタジオジャパン」は「ユニバ」、「スターバックス」は「スタバ」....うーん、あと、、、コンビニの「セブンイレブン」は「セブン」、「ファミリーマート」は「ファミマ」、「ローソン」は...略しません！「ローソン」は「ローソン」だよ！

And "Kentucky Fried Chicken" is "Kenta", "Universal Studios Japan" is "Yuniba", and "Starbucks" is "Sutaba". .... Ummm...also...convenience stores "7-Eleven" is "Seven", "Family Mart" is "Famima", "Lawson" is... They don't abbreviate! Lawson is "Lawson"!


あと「タピオカを飲む」は「タピる」、「あー、なるほどね」は「あーね」とかも言うよ！

We also say "tapiru" for "drink tapioca (Tapioka wo nomu)" and "ah, I see(a—, naruhodone)" for "a–—ne"!


あとあとアイスクリームの「バスキン・ロビンス(Baskin-Robbins)」ってあるじゃん？もし日本で「バスキン・ロビンスどこですか？」って言っても日本人わからないんだよね。「サーティーワン(31)どこですか？」ってきいたらわかるよ！

And there is also an ice cream shop called "Baskin-Robbins", right? If you ask, "Where is Baskin-Robbins?(Baskin-Robbins wa doko desuka?)" in Japan, the Japanese don't understand. If you ask "Where is Thirty One?(Thirty One wa doko desuka?)", The Japanese will understand!


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Ep.7 Pocket Monsters=Pokémon

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PingpingChinese E01：Third Tone Rule

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Drills in Chinese Pinyin_  syllables with compound finals

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In this episode we will talk about 【Target, action, time】, you will learn how to say 【procrastination, idle one's time away】 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。
好久没有跟大家分享了，因为过去几个月我非常忙。我去了很多地方，一边工作一边旅行。因为太忙了，有很多想做的事情一直没有时间做。如果你也跟我一样，在生活和工作中有拖延症，那今天的内容可能对你有一些帮助。我们来听一听吧。
我特别喜欢这三个定律啊，简洁高效，快速变优秀。
第一个叫萨盖定律。戴一块手表的人能够准确的知道时间，但戴两块手表呢，很可能就不知道是几点了。一个阶段的目标应该是明确的，想要太多信息太乱，只会打乱自己的节奏。
第二个，48小时定律。假如你有了一个决定了，但是没有在48个小时内去做，那大概率就不会再做了。拖延非常消耗我们的耐心和热情，想做什么就在48个小时之内去做掉，不要让美好无疾而终。
第三个，帕金森定律。一项任务呢，可以在10个小时完成，也可能4个小时就做完了，换句话来讲啊，暑假作业总是拖到最后一刻，工作和学习，也总是拖到最后一刻才搞定。给自己设定一个最后的期限，更专注更高效，把原本蹉跎掉的时间拿来享受生活。这多好呀。
你听出来没有，这三个定律分别是关于目标、行动和时间。优秀的人都会掌握好这三件事。加油！
你学中文的目标是什么呢？快行动起来吧。我们下期见。（音频来自李筱懿）
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拖延症 / tuō yán zhèng / procrastination
定律 / dìng lǜ / (scientific) laws
简洁 / jiǎn jié / concise
萨盖定律 / sà gài dìng lǜ / Sagay's Law
打乱节奏 / dǎ luàn jié zòu / disrupt the rhythm
大概率 / dà gài lǜ / with high probability
无疾而终 / wú jí ér zhōng / to result in failure, to come to nothing
帕金森定律 / pà jīn sēn dìng lǜ / Parkinson's Law.
换句话来讲 / huàn jù huà lái jiǎng / In other words
拖到最后一刻 / tuō dào zuì hòu yí kè / Procrastinate until the last minute
(最后)期限 / qī xiàn / deadline
蹉跎岁月 / cuō tuó suì yuè / idle one's time away

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目标、行动、时间 Target, action, time （Advanced level）

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#178〉4月3日月曜日　天気/晴れ　気温/8℃ 

札幌市/さっぽろし
WBC/だぶりゅ　びー　しー
わーるど・べーすぼーる・くらしっく
・2日大学の入学式があった
・WBCの監督が新入生を激励
・「最後まで自分を信じ、挑戦し続けてください」

［単語］
入学式/にゅうがくしき…入学する時にあるパーティーみたいなもの
監督/かんとく…仕事やスポーツをする時に、いろいろ決める人
新入生/しんにゅうせい…新しい学生
激励/げきれい...がんばってください！と言うこと
信じる/しんじる…本当だと思う
挑戦/ちょうせん…大変なことをしてみること

レッスン待ってます♪

