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第五天，还是羊的事，把小王子的生活秘密向我揭开了。
On the fifth day again, as always, it was thanks to the sheep–the secret of the little prince's life was revealed to me.
好像默默地思索了很长时间以后，得出了什么结果一样，他突然没头没脑地问我：
Abruptly, without anything to lead up to it, and as if the question had been born of long and silent meditation on his problem, he demanded:
羊，要是吃小灌木，它也要吃花罗？
A sheep–if it eats little bushes, does it eat flowers, too?
“它碰到什么就吃什么”，我说。
"A sheep," I answered, "eats anything it finds in its reach."
连有刺的花也吃吗？
Even flowers that have thorns?
有刺的也吃！
Yes, even flowers that have thorns.
那么刺有什么用呢？
Then the thorns–what use are they?
我不知道该怎么回答。
I did not know.
那会儿我正忙着要从发动机上卸下一颗拧得太紧的螺丝。

At that moment, I was very busy trying to unscrew a bolt that had got stuck in my engine.
心里很着急，我发现机器故障似乎很严重，
I was very much worried, for it was becoming clear to me that the breakdown of my plane was extremely serious.
饮水也快完了，担心可能发生最坏的情况，
And I had so little drinking-water left that I had to fear for the worst.
那么刺有什么用呢？
The thorns–what use are they?
小王子一旦提出了问题，从来不会放过。
这个该死的螺丝使我很恼火，
我于是就随便回答了他一句：“刺么，什么用都没有，这纯粹是花的恶劣表现。”
And I answered with the first thing that came into my head: "The thorns are of no use at all. Flowers have thorns just for spite!"
噢！
Oh!
可是他沉默了一会儿之后，
There was a moment of complete silence.
怀着不满的心情冲我说：“我不信！”
Then the little prince flashed back at me, with a kind of resentfulness: "I don't believe you!"
花是弱小的、淳朴的，它们总是设法保护自己，
Flowers are weak creatures. They are naive. They reassure themselves as best they can.
以为有了刺就可以显出自己的厉害。
They believe that their thorns are terrible weapons.
我默不作声。
I did not answer.
我当时想的，“如果这个螺丝再和我作对，我就一锤子敲掉它。”
At that instant I was saying to myself: "If this bolt still won't turn, I am going to knock it out with the hammer."
小王子又来打搅我的思绪了。
Again the little prince disturbed my thoughts.
你却认为花…
“嗷，不，”我哭着说，“算了吧，算了吧！我什么也不认为！”
我是随便回答你的。
I answered you with the first thing that came into my head.
我可有正经事要做。
Don't you see–I am very busy with matters of consequence!

小王子-The Little Prince-Read in Chinese

小王子第15章：螺丝的烦恼

In this podcast you will learn how to say:
Hi: سلام، دورود
How are you: خوبی؟ حال شما چطوره؟
What's up: چه خبر
All good: سلامتی
I'm good: خوبم
good morning: صبح بخیر
good afternoon: عصر بخیر
good night: شب بخیر

Thank you: ممنون، مرسی


Sweet Farsi

simple greeting 

この前UNIQLOにいって、「ダブルフェイスシャツジャケット」を買ったの。あれすごいかるいし、かわいいし、かたちもいいしほんとおすすめだよ。 なんか、デザイナーのジルサンダーとUNIQLOがコラボレーションして「+J」っていうの作ったらしんだけど、その中のひとつが「ダブルフェイスシャツジャケット」なんだよね。 

I went to UNIQLO the other day and bought a "Double-Faced Shirt Jacket". It's very light, cute, and has a nice shape. The designer Jil Sander and UNIQLO have collaborated to create a brand called "+J". One of the items is the "Double Face Shirt Jacket.

私、全然知らなかったんだけど、10年以上前にジルサンダーとUNIQLOコラボしていたらしいの。 で、2020年秋にまたコラボレーションが突然復活したみたいなんだけど、服のうばい合いがエグくてびっくりしちゃった！ 2020年ってもうコロナがはやってたのにー、店の中に人がたくさんいる写真がSNSにアップされたり、ニュースになったりしたんだよね。でもたぶん、今回の2021年冬のコレクションがジル・サンダーとの最後のコラボレーションらしいよ。 

 I heard that Jil Sander and UNIQLO collaborated over 10 years ago, but I didn't know about it. The collaboration was suddenly revived again in the fall of 2020, but it was a battle. Even though the corona was not over, pictures of many people in the store were posted on social media and made the news. The Winter 2021 collection was probably the last collaboration between Jil Sander and UNIQLO.

私が買ったジャケットなんだけど、これは2021年冬のコレクションのもので、まだお店にのこってたんだよね。で、もともと14900円だったのがセールしてて、12900円からの7990円からの5990円からの4990円になってて、だから、10,000円引きで買うことができたのー！めっちゃ安くない！？

The jacket I bought this time was from the Winter 2021 collection, and it was still in the store. The price was 14,900 yen → 12,900 yen → 7,990 yen → 5,990 yen → 4,990 yen! I was able to buy it with a discount of 10,000 yen. Isn't it so cheap?!

海外のUNIQLOはちょっとわかんないんだけど、日本のUNIQLOって、全部じゃないけど金土日は結構安くなるからほんと、おすすめ！もし、日本に来た時にUNIQLOに行くんだったら、絶対金土日に行ったほうがいいよ！ 

I don't know about other countries, but in Japan, UNIQLO offers discounted prices on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays for some items, but not all. If you are going to go to UNIQLO when you come to Japan, it is better to go on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.

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ガチ日本語 - Everyday Japanese -

Ep.1 UNIQLO「+J」

En este episodio, nos sumergimos en la historia y el misterio detrás del nombre de España. Desde las antiguas crónicas fenicias hasta las interpretaciones romanas de Hispania, exploramos las teorías lingüísticas, culturales y geográficas que dieron lugar al nombre de nuestro país. ¿Tiene algo que ver con conejos, como algunos dicen? Acompáñanos en este viaje etimológico entre ruinas, mapas antiguos y mucha curiosidad.

Entre tapas y eñes con Escudero

Episodio 10. ¿De dónde viene el nombre de España?

I podcast secondo San Luca

Il mangiare per gli italiani

Transcription
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Lily's Chinese 对话

20240203长城

PATTY: I’m really excited for Aunt Mary’s surprise birthday party
this afternoon! Aren’t you?
SUSAN: Yeah! How old is she?
PATTY:  She’ll be 55 on May 14 [fourteenth].
SUSAN: Wow! I didn’t know that my mom was older — she’s going
to be 57 on September 2 [second]. Anyway, Aunt Mary’s 
going to be so surprised to see us all here!
PATTY: I know! But we still have to get all the food set up before 
she gets here … OK! We’re all ready now. Shh! She’s here!
ALL: Surprise!


LANGUAGE NOTES
• I’m really excited … Notice the emphasis on “really.” “Really” is used to emphasize the 
adjective “excited” here.
• Birthday party Notice that the normal stress for a compound noun falls on the first 
element of the compound.
• Aren’t you? This negative tag is used to show that the speaker expects a positive 
answer. Patty assumes that Susan is also looking forward to the party.
• She’ll be 55 Notice that “55” is stressed here. This detail answers the question “How 
old is she?”
• Fourteenth Notice that we use “th” for ordinal numbers, starting with 4 [but first, 
second and third]. The stress is on the second syllable [fourTEENTH]. Compare this with 
“fortieth: 40th” [FORtieth].
• She’s going to be ... Notice how this is pronounced like “gonna be.” Instead of four 
syllables “go/ing/to/be” there are three syllables “ga/na/be.”