Practica tu listening con este bonito cuento... ¡Prepárate para expandir tu mente y descubrir un nuevo mundo a través de tus auriculares!

Practice your listening with this beautiful story... Get ready to expand your mind and discover a new world through your headphones!

Hablar por hablar (Listening)

Martín y Sofia: un cuento para practicar tu listening 

In this episode, you can notice the simple way to interact while hearing someone telling a story, using “然后呢？”. In this case, "然后呢？" means "and then?".  

今天我到外面走走，没想到发现了一大堆蚂蚁正在搬一只死了的虫子。
它们有的拉着脚，有的拉着头，还有的拖着身子 ，
几乎把整个虫子都围住了。可是虫子却一点儿也不动 。
不过，蚂蚁们也没有放弃，依然竭尽全力地拉着。 
最后在蚂蚁们坚持不懈的努力下，终于把虫子拖回了家。
蚂蚁这种坚持不懈的精神值得我们学习吧? 

Difficult words:

•  没想到 
[ méi xiǎng dào ]
didn't expect

•  身子 
[ shēn zi ]
body; pregnancy; health

•  几乎 
[ jī hū ]
almost; nearly; practically

•  围住 
[ wéi zhù ]
to surround; to gird

•  虫子 
[ chóng zi ]
insect; bug; worm; Classifiers: 条 

•  放弃 
[ fàng qì ]
to renounce; to abandon; to give up

•  竭尽全力 
[ jié jìn quán lì ]
to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost

•  终于 
[ zhōng yú ]
at last; in the end; finally; eventually

•  坚持不懈 
[ jiān chí bú xiè ]
to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end

•  精神 
[ jīng shén ]
spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; Classifiers: 个 

•  值得 
[ zhí de ]
to be worth; to deserve




我们说 - 我们学 Practical Conversations

Ant-蚂蚁 (Intermediate)  

Do you struggle to keep conversations going in English? Do people lose interest when you speak? The problem might not be your grammar—it's your storytelling.

In this episode of The Everyday English Podcast, host Mohammad Riaz explains why storytelling is the secret weapon for sounding natural, confident, and engaging in English. You'll learn why native speakers use stories constantly, how to structure a simple story in 3 easy steps, and practical phrases to keep your listeners hooked.

Whether you're at a party, in a meeting, or just chatting with friends, these tips will transform the way you speak. Hit play and start telling stories that people actually want to hear!

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"Master the Art of Storytelling in Everyday English"

ヨーロッパではサマータイムが始まりました。時間が1時間進んだので日本とドイツの時差は7時間になりました。
サマータイムとは太陽が出ている明るい時間を有効に使うための制度です。
しかし、サマータイムに対する反対意見もたくさんあり、EUは2021年でサマータイムを廃止することにしました。しかし、なぜか今年もサマータイムを続けるそうです。
私は海外にいる生徒とのオンラインレッスンがあるので、サマータイムが始まる前は時間がずれていないかどうかとても心配になります。ヨーロッパに住んでいる人の中には「ここ数日寝不足です」という人もいるかもしれません。私も昨日と今日よく眠れませんでした。
みなさんはサマータイムについてどう思いますか？

時差：じさ　time difference
~を有効（ゆうこう）に使（つか）う：make good use of~, make the most of ~, use effectively
反対意見：はんたいいけん　opposite opinion
廃止（はいし）する：abolish
なぜか：for some reason
時間がずれる：time doesn’t match up
寝不足：ねぶそく　lack of sleep

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サマータイム (Summer Time)

One Minute English Practice Daily: Your Ideal Teacher.

Who is your ideal teacher?

What makes them so significant?

How should you look for your ideal teacher?

What is your 'choosing' strategy for your ideal teacher?

These are some questions to assist you in thinking more in English daily and more similar questions in the podcast.

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聊中西文化，也聊很多东西！
第九期，我们来聊一聊性格，你是一个内向还是外向的人呢？

聊聊东西 - Talk to Me in Chinese

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Today we have two idioms that both mean the same thing. They mean to ignore someone while they're doing something wrong, or maybe just to pretend not to notice. They are to "turn a blind eye" and to "look the other way". I hope you enjoy today's short episode!