“Burning the Midnight Oil”
Hi there! Have you ever heard the phrase “burning the midnight oil”?
It means working late into the night, often to meet a deadline. 
For instance, “I had to burn the midnight oil to finish my project on time.”
While it shows dedication, remember to balance hard work with rest. 

Mini podcasts about Idioms, Expressions, Vocabulary and so on...

“Burning the Midnight Oil”

A leaf before the eye shuts out Mount Tai (have one's view of the important overshadowed by the trivial)

成语故事-Stories of Ancient Chinese Idioms

一叶障目，不见泰山

Hello world, It's time to Ayachannel :)
Firstly, thank you to everyone who has been taking my lessons always and nice to meet new ppl here!
In this first episode, I'm introducing myself.

【私 の 名前 は あやの です。今年 28歳 に なります。
趣味 は ダンス を すること、家 で のんびり すること です。
でも 旅行 も 好き で、今まで、スペイン、イギリス、ベトナム、タイ、オーストラリア にも 行ったこと が あります。今 1番 行きたい国 は アメリカ と イタリア に 行ってみたい です。よろしく おねがいします。】

・わたし の なまえ は あやのです　ー　My name is OO
・ことし 28さい に なります　ー　I turn 28 this year.
・しゅみ は ダンス を すること、いえ で のんびり すること です。ー　My hobbies are dancing and relaxing at home.
・でも りょこう も すき で、いままで、スペイン、イギリス、ベトナム、タイ、オーストラリア にも いったこと が あります。ー　But I also love traveling and have been to Spain, England, Vietnam, Thailand and Australia.
・いま いちばん いきたい くに は アメリカ と イタリア に いってみたい です。ー　The countries I most want to go to nowadays are America and Italy. 
・よろしく おねがいします。ー　Thank you.

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※The answer to quiz 3 is the first one, Sorry ::(

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＃1 じこしょうかい 【はじめまして、あやの です \(( °ω° ))/】

I hope this is helpful. Let’s learn English together.

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Chinese Learning with Lily

我的家人

The meeting’s over.
You’re walking back when a colleague makes a sharp comment.
You heard it.
You don’t want to argue.
You just need one sentence — to shift the power.

#ChineseLeague
#PictureStory
#Expressions



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A daily reading practice for you for today!

Today's grandparents are joining their grandchildren on social media, but the different generations' online habits couldn't be more different. In the UK the over-55s are joining Facebook in increasing numbers, meaning that they will soon be the site's second biggest user group, with 3.5 million users aged 55–64 and 2.9 million over-65s.

Sheila, aged 59, says, 'I joined to see what my grandchildren are doing, as my daughter posts videos and photos of them. It's a much better way to see what they're doing than waiting for letters and photos in the post. That's how we did it when I was a child, but I think I'm lucky I get to see so much more of their lives than my grandparents did.'

Ironically, Sheila's grandchildren are less likely to use Facebook themselves. Children under 17 in the UK are leaving the site – only 2.2 million users are under 17 – but they're not going far from their smartphones. Chloe, aged 15, even sleeps with her phone. 'It's my alarm clock so I have to,' she says. 'I look at it before I go to sleep and as soon as I wake up.'

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Digital habits across generations P1

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yGpZ42HDHilQoTkUtaFYfSimG8lsT3Eq/view?usp=drivesdk