Yo-You 与你同行（Diary）

9.18(100+words  difficulty index*** )

除夕 chú xī：Chinese New Year's Eve
除去 chú qù：eliminate；remove；work off
除了chú le：besides；except
烦恼 fán nǎo：be worried
迎接 yíng jiē：move towards；meet face to face
希望 xī wàng：hope；wish；expect
发财 fā cái：get rich；make a fortune
如意 rú yì：as one wishes; as one likes it; according to one's wishes
幸福 xìng fú：happiness；well-being
安康 ān kāng：be hearty and robust；enjoy good health]
顺利 shùn lì：smoothly；successfully]
龙腾虎跃 lóng téng hǔ yuè：dragons rising and tigers leaping，a scene of bustling activity.

今天是2024年二月九日星期五，
jīntiān shì 2024 nián 2 yuè 9 rì xīngqī wǔ，

今天就是除夕了，除夕除夕，除去烦恼，迎接希望。
jīntiān jiùshì chúxī le，chúxī chúxī，chúqù fánnǎo ， yíngjiē xīwàng 。

除了祝福，还希望你开心，除了如意，还希望你顺利，
chúle zhùfú ， hái xīwàng nǐ kāixīn ， chúle rúyì ， hái xīwàng nǐ shùnlì ，

除了健康，还希望你平安，除了发财，还希望你好运，
chú le jiànkāng，hái xī wàng nǐ píng ān ， chú le fā cái ， hái xī wàng nǐ hǎo yùn ，

祝你在新的一年，龙腾虎跃，幸福安康！
zhù nǐ zài xīnde yīnián，lóng téng hǔ yuè，xìngfú ānkāng ！

“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

龙年“除夕[lóng nián chú xī]

PHRASES AND VOCABULARIES USED: 

1. Does this dish contain any allergens?
2. Are there any specific ingredients I should be aware of?
3. Can you tell me if this dish has any nuts or dairy in it?
4. I have dietary restrictions can you inform me about the ingredients used here?


Language Lab: Conversations with Teacher Rose - Unlocking English Fluency

How to about the ingredients or allergens in a specific dish.

Ever forgotten a word mid-sentence or gone completely blank in conversation? You're not alone! In this episode, we explore the neuroscience behind why your brain freezes when speaking English—and, more importantly, what we can do about it!

Brain talk

Blanking in conversation 

[Native speaker] #learnthai #thailanguage #valentinesday

Thai for Everyone with Kru Robert

Ep.17Learn Thai_ How to say “I love you” in Thai 

In dieser Episode erfährst du mehr über die Wiener Heurigen-Tradition und wo du das beste österreichische Essen in Wien genießen kannst.
Außerdem spreche ich in dieser Episode im Wiener Dialekt, wodurch du dich auf deine Zeit in Wien und die Verständigung mit Wienern besser vorbereiten kannst. 

Wiener Geschichten

>DIALEKT< Episode 3: Die Wiener Heurigen

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
3月15日火曜日　天気/雪　気温/2℃

札幌市　Sapporo
・ヒグマの足跡みつかる
・冬眠が終わるのが、いつもより2週間早い
・ヒグマはとても大きい。2メートル。

［単語］
ヒグマ（ひぐま）...北海道に住んでるくま
足跡（あしあと）...歩いたあとの、足の形 Footprints
冬眠（とうみん）...冬の間、眠ること hibernation

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#16〉3月15日火曜日　くまの足跡みつかる！

New Year is the perfect time for people to try new things, like changing their diet or habits. Some people take part in Veganuary, an annual challenge where they avoid eating animal products like meat, dairy, or eggs during January.

Veganuary first started in 2014 as a fun way to explore a vegan lifestyle and see how it feels. Since then, plant-based eating has gained popularity, and it's not uncommon for restaurants to offer at least one vegan option on their menus.

But a study has found that many meat-eaters end up feeling disgusted by meat after trying Veganuary.

Researchers studied 40 meat-eaters before and after Veganuary.

They found that, although most participants went back to eating meat when the month had ended, they felt more disgusted about doing so. And people who ate the least amount of meat during the challenge felt the most disgust afterwards.

A separate 2023 study on 46 Veganuary participants found that they were much less likely to describe themselves as meat-eaters after taking part in the challenge.

Scientists suggest that this change happens because people feel uncomfortable when their actions don't match their beliefs. Many enjoy the taste and convenience of eating meat, but they also feel guilty about the cruelty of factory farming.

So by giving up meat during Veganuary, participants may start to think more about these issues and develop negative feelings toward eating meat.

This research shows that even a short-term change in behavior can change the way you think, says Natalia Lawrence, a scientist from the University of Exeter who worked on the studies.

"Normally, the idea is to educate people first to change their attitudes, and hopefully they end up changing their behaviour," she told The Guardian.

"But if you persuade people to change their behaviour for a month, it seems that these things follow."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Going Meat-Free for a Month Changes Beliefs, Study Finds

COMPRENSIÓN DE LECTURA Y USO DE LA LENGUA.

 Contrato de arrendamiento de vivienda: cláusulas

PRIMERA. El piso objeto del presente contrato es el sito en la calle Toledo, número 4,
que se destinará para uso exclusivo de vivienda del arrendatario y de su familia, con
exclusión de todo otro uso, y que el arrendatario no podrá, por consiguiente, ceder,
realquilar o subarrendar, en todo ni en parte, y en el que no podrá alojar huéspedes sin
permiso escrito del propietario. Si entrare a convivir con el arrendatario una tercera
persona ajena del ámbito familiar directo en primer grado, lo deberá comunicar por
escrito a la propiedad. 

SEGUNDA. El contrato comenzará a regir el día 4 de mayo del presente año,
concertándose el arrendamiento por el plazo de un año. Concluido el periodo
contractual pactado, el contrato se prorrogará por la tácita por períodos de un año,
mientras una de las partes no notifique a la otra, en el plazo de 15 días antes de la
fecha de vencimiento del contrato o de algunas de sus eventuales prórrogas, su deseo
de darlo por terminado. En cualquier caso, si el arrendatario quisiera desistir del
cumplimiento total del contrato, deberá indemnizar al arrendador con una cantidad
equivalente a una mensualidad de la renta en vigor por cada año del contrato que reste
por cumplir. Los periodos de tiempo inferior a un año darán lugar a la parte
proporcional de la indemnización.

