Join me on a short journey to my young life where we will see several common idioms in action that make use of the verb 'to hit'.

A Stone's Throw Podcast

A Snapshot From My Childhood

Bienvenidos al podcast "aprende español hablando". En este sexto podcast, seguiremos aprendiendo más expresiones con ejemplos prácticos. En esta ocasión, aprenderemos varias expresiones relacionadas con las partes del cuerpo.

Aprende español con Manu

Sexto episodio de expresiones idiomáticas. Partes del cuerpo.

one in a million?
What's the meaning of this phrase?
when should you use it?

Build Your English Thinking

04 Watch out for the trap of "idioms"!

¿Qué harías si te subes a una buseta en Bogotá y, sin darte cuenta, terminas en el otro extremo de la ciudad? 

En este episodio, acompaña a Noah, un extranjero que vive su primer “viaje cultural” por Bogotá. Con una mezcla de confusión, humor y expresiones típicas, aprenderás cómo moverse por la ciudad, cómo no parecer perdido, y cómo hablar como un verdadero colombiano. 

¡Un episodio con sabor a calle, a ciudad y a vida real!

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El día que me subí a la buseta equivocada

Hello everyone and welcome to our podcast! Today, we're going to talk about a very famous Mexican artist: Frida Kahlo. Frida is known all over the world for her unique art and fascinating life. 

Quetzal: Explorando la Cultura Mexicana

Episodio 9. Frida Kahlo 

Imagine living without the words "left" and "right", "behind" or "ahead". This is reality in some cases of indigenous Australian languages. But how do they refer to the position of things? Well, this short cut-out from our podcast will tell you.

The Age of Humans

Episode 1: Which direction does time flow?

Text1
学生: 您好！请问，地铁站在哪儿？
xuésheng: nín hǎo！qǐng wèn, dì tiě zhàn zài nǎr ？
Student: Hello! Excuse me, where is the Metro station?

路人: 一直走，第一个十字路口往左拐。
lùrén: yīzhí zǒu,dìyī ge shí zì lùkǒu wǎng zuǒ guǎi.
Passerby: Go straight, and then turn left at the first crossing.

学生: 是银行前边的路口吗？
xuésheng: shì yínháng qiánbian de lùkǒu ma ？
Student:  Is the crossing in front of the bank?

路人: 对！
lùrén: duì !
Passerby: Yes！

学生: 好的，谢谢！
xuésheng:  hǎode，xièxie ！
Student: Ok, thank you！

New words：
走 zǒu：walk
一直 yī zhí：straight
第一 dì yī：first（第dì+num：auxiliary word for ordinal numbers）
十字路口 shí zì lù kǒu：crossing
往 wǎng：towards（～+directions）
左 zuǒ：left
前边 qián bian：ahead/in front
拐 guǎi：turn
地铁站 dì tiě zhàn：railway station；metro station；subway station
银行 yín háng：bank

Text2
学生: 您好！请问，附近 有 洗手间吗？
xuésheng: nín hǎo！qǐng wèn，fùjìn yǒu xǐ shǒu jiān ma ？
Student: Hello! May I ask, is there a restroom nearby?

路人: 有的！
lùrén: yǒu de！
Passerby: Yes！

学生: 怎么走？
xuésheng: zěnme zǒu ？
Student: How can I get there?

路人: 往前走500米，然后往右拐，洗手间在公共汽车站旁边。
lùrén: wǎng qián zǒu 500 mǐ, ránhòu wǎng yòu guǎi, xǐshǒujiān zài gōnggòngqìchē zhàn pángbiān.
Passerby: Walk 500 meters forward, then turn right. The restroom is next to the bus stop.

学生: 知道了，谢谢！
xuésheng: zhīdào le, xièxie！
Student: Got it, thank you!

New words:
怎么 zěn me： how；how could
知道 zhī dào：know
附近 fù jìn：nearby；close to
前 qián：front
右 yòu：right
旁边 páng biān：beside；next to
米 mǐ：metre（Length unit，num+～）
洗手间 xǐ shǒu jiān：restroom；bathroom；toilet
公共汽车站 gōng gòng qì chē zhàn：bus station；bus stop; motor park

Welcome to visit China ”欢迎来中国!“

L8 问路[wèn lù]～Asking the way

Today we're talking about the word "crux". This means the most important or serious part of a matter, problem, or argument.

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This is the most important think you'll hear today.

If you don't already lift weights, it may be time to start. According to researchers from Japan, just 30 to 60 minutes of muscle-strengthening exercise a week is enough to lower a person's risk of early death.

Muscle-strengthening exercise can include activities like push-ups, yoga and walking up steps, among others.

The research was based on 16 previously published studies that had between 4,000 and 480,000 adult participants.

The studies were done in the US, England, Scotland, Australia and Japan. The participants had no serious health issues, and they were monitored for at least two years.

The results, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, showed that those who did between 30 and 60 minutes of strength or weight training a week had a 10% to 20% lower risk of early death from all causes.

This type of exercise was also found to lower the risks of heart disease and cancer by about the same amount.

Participants who reported doing a combination of muscle training and aerobic activity were found to have a 40% lower risk of death from all causes, 46% lower risk of heart disease, and 28% lower risk of death from cancer.

However, after 130 to 140 minutes of muscle training, the positive health effects decreased, and were only seen in issues related to diabetes.

Speaking with CNN, University of Minnesota professor William Roberts, who was not part of the study, said the results are good for people who want to improve their health but don't have much time for exercise.