In this episode of Kevin’s film review podcast, I dive into 15 classic and cult movies I've watched recently – from gritty Westerns starring John Wayne, to 80s action hits with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and masterpieces like Full Metal Jacket by Stanley Kubrick.
🎥 Films discussed:
Diablo (2025, Scott Adkins)
Big Jake (1971, John Wayne)
Eraser (1996, Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Dark Command, Tall in the Saddle, Allegheny Uprising
Crossfire Trail (Tom Selleck)
Captain Horatio Hornblower (Gregory Peck)
Union Pacific (Cecil B. DeMille)
Dodge City (Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland)
Kidnapped (1971, Michael Caine)
Full Metal Jacket (1987, Stanley Kubrick)
Cop Shop (2021, Gerard Butler)
The Tin Star (Henry Fonda, Anthony Perkins)
The Overlanders (1946, Chips Rafferty)

🎙️ With thoughts on IMDB ratings, storytelling, production values, and actor trivia, this episode is perfect for film buffs and retro movie lovers.

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Kev's English Podcast: Episode 30: 15 Must-Watch Films from John Wayne to Kubrick – Movie Chat with Kevin

3 minutes listening practice 3分钟听力练习

CHAO's HSK Listening Capsule（Intermediate）|A Daily Dose to Sharpen Your Ears|CHAO的HSK听力胶囊（中级）

CHAO‘s HSK Listening Capsule（Intermediate）HSK3-3快乐的星期天Happy Sunday

本音频主要用于初学者韵母跟读，可参照文本进行跟读。
a 发达 打靶 喇嘛 刹那 ⼤妈 哪怕
o 漠漠 薄膜 磨破 泼墨 默默 压迫
e 客⻋ 合格 合辙 隔阂 ⾊泽 特赦
i 体系 吉利 击毙 利益 基地 提议
u 互助 露⻣ ⿎舞 朴素 读书 粗鲁
ü 序曲 曲剧 絮语 旅居 语句 ⼥⼉
er⽽且 ⽿朵 ⽿机 偶尔 ⼉童 幸⽽
-i（前）此次 ⾃私 恣肆 ⼦嗣 私⾃
-i（后）知识 值⽇ ⽀持 实质 ⻝指
ai 彩排 开采 爱戴 外来 灾害
ei 肥美 ⿊霉 北⾮ 配备 ⿊煤
ao 毫⽑ 稻草 包抄 招考 冒号
ou 欧洲 透漏 佝偻 漏⽃ 守侯
ia 戛戛 下家 恰恰 掐下 家鸭
ie 结业 贴切 铁鞋 斜街 节烈
ua 耍滑 挂花 花袜 挂画 搜刮
uo 国货 硕果 阔绰 堕落 过错
üe 决绝 缺略 雀跃 约略 雪⽉
iao 萧条 叫嚣 飘渺 逍遥 苗条
iou 优秀 ⽜油 琉球 求救 久留
uai 怀揣 摔坏 外快 外踝 徘徊
uei 回归 追随 汇兑 ⽔位 回味
an 灿烂 肝胆 泛滥 展览 汗衫
en 珍本 愤懑 认真 深沉 振奋
in ⾟勤 临近 亲近 殷勤 拼⾳
ün 军训 均匀 ⾳韵 星云 英俊
ian 连绵 简便 艰险 减免 偏⻅
uan 专款 婉转 贯穿 专断 宽缓
üan 源泉 圆圈 渊源 全选 轩辕
uen 春笋 温顺 昆仑 温存 论⽂
ang 党章 沧桑 当场 帮忙 螳螂
eng 整⻛ 登程 丰盛 ⻛筝 更正
ing 英明 姓名 情形 命令 蜻蜓
ong 隆重 空洞 从容 童⼯ ⼯农
iong 炯炯 茕茕 熊熊 汹涌 歌咏
iang 想象 亮相 响亮 降⾹ 湘江
uang 双簧 矿床 状况 装潢 狂妄
ueng ⽼翁 ⽔瓮 蕹菜 蓊郁 渔翁


普通话入门拼音

The correct pronunciation of pinyin韵母跟读

我wǒ不会bù huì借jiè给gěi朋友péng yǒu一yī大dà笔bǐ钱qián。不是bù shì因为yīn wèi不bù想xiǎng帮助bāng zhù朋友péng yǒu，是shì因为yīn wèi我wǒ觉得jué de我们wǒ men的de友谊yǒu yì更gèng珍贵zhēn guì，友谊yǒu yì是shì无价wú jià的de。我wǒ不bù想xiǎng我的wǒ de朋友péng yǒu因为yīn wèi不能bù néng还huán钱qián而ér避开bì kāi我wǒ。如果rú guǒ他tā因为yīn wèi我wǒ不bù借jiè钱qián而ér避开bì kāi我wǒ，那nà可能kě néng他tā觉得jué de我们wǒ men的de友谊yǒu yì不如bù rú那些nà xiē钱qián。所以suǒ yǐ我wǒ不会bù huì借jiè钱qián给gěi朋友péng yǒu，但是dàn shì我wǒ会huì把bǎ钱qián送sòng给gěi朋友péng yǒu，不能bù néng拿ná回huí钱qián也yě没关系méi guān xì。

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嗨，大家好！欢迎来到今天的播客，我是你们的中文学习向导小韩老师。你是不是偶尔会好奇，那些方块字里藏着怎样的故事？今天，就来聊聊中文，带你看看学中文有多有趣！

先讲讲中文里的象形字，这可是中文的一大特色。比如“日”字，你看它方方正正的，就像天空中圆圆的太阳。再看“月”，弯弯的形状，是不是和天上的月亮很像？学会这些象形字，就像打开了一扇通往古老中国的大门，能看到古人是怎么观察世界、创造文字的。
 
中文的发音也很有意思。就拿四个声调来说，同样是“ma”这个音，第一声是“妈”，叫妈妈的时候用；第二声“麻”，想到麻麻辣辣的美食；第三声“马”，是奔跑的骏马；第四声“骂”，可别轻易用啦。一个音，四种意思，是不是很神奇？掌握了声调，中文就有了抑扬顿挫的美感。
 
再讲讲中文里好玩的成语。“一马当先”，简单四个字，却能生动地描绘出一个人冲在最前面，勇往直前的样子。学会用成语，能让你的表达瞬间变得高大上，还能了解背后的历史故事和文化内涵。
 
如果你担心学中文很难，别害怕！只要从简单的开始，每天学一点，积少成多，很快就能开口说中文啦。就像搭积木，一块一块，慢慢就能搭出漂亮的城堡。而且，学习中文可不只是学语言，还能了解中国的美食、电影、节日，认识好多新朋友。
 
想不想试试？现在就跟着我一起念：“你好”，这是打招呼的方式。简单吧？快来加入中文学习的大家庭，开启这场充满惊喜的语言冒险！期待在italki和你一起探索中文的奇妙世界！

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「形容詞」の練習をしましょう！
Today's Drills are adjectives.
Let's practice declensions of いadjectives and なadjectives.
Repeat and practice both A and B parts:)

A：元気ですか
B：はい 元気です
　   いいえ 元気じゃないです

A：好きですか
B：はい 好きです
　  いいえ 好きじゃないです

A：忙しいですか
B：はい 忙しいです
　   いいえ 忙しくないです

A：おいしいですか
B：はい おいしいです
　   いいえ おいしくないです

A：昨日は大丈夫でしたか
B：はい 大丈夫でした
　  いいえ 大丈夫じゃなかったです

A：昨日は忙しかったですか
B：はい 忙しかったです。
　  いいえ 忙しくなかったです

＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
幸せです・なります
→  幸せになります

静かです・なります
→  静かになります

寂しいです・なります
→   寂しくなります

暖かいです・なります
→　暖かくなります

＊＊＊＊＊＊＊

大変です・去年の試験
→ 去年の試験は大変でした

有名です・なりました・リーさん
→ リーさんは有名になりました

元気じゃないです・昨日・私
→ 昨日私は元気じゃなかったです

寒いです・昨日の朝
→ 昨日の朝は寒かったです。

忙しくないです・今朝
→ 今朝は忙しくなかったです

悲しいです・なりました・卒業式の後
→ 卒業式の後、悲しくなりました。

＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
卒業式（そつぎょうしき）：graduation ceremony
〜の後（あと）：after
幸せ[な]（しあわせ）：happy, fortunate

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語ドリル (Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Drills)

3. 形容詞の基本　/ Adjective practices for beginners

Host: Welcome back to the podcast everyone. I’m joined today by Naseem, an IT consultant from 
Delhi and Deepa, an HR consultant from Bangore. Today we’ll be discussing the increase in the number of people moonlighting and what the future holds for companies and workers. So, Deepa, I’ll ask you first: What has created this problem?

Deepa: Well, as with many places around the world, during the pandemic, there was a big increase in the number of people working from home and also economic instability. So, at the same time, we had more people working without any supervision and people were more worried about being able to make a living. So, the increase in online moonlighting was a consequence of that situation really.

Naseem: That’s certainly what happened to me. At the time, you read about all of these companies that were *laying off * their staff and there wasn’t much you could do about it if it happened to you. So suddenly working for just one company seemed like a bad idea. I have a family to feed: three boys and a girl. I felt a lot of insecurity and was terrified of losing money, or maybe even worse, my house. So, I took two jobs.

Host: What effect did that have on you and your family?

Naseem: It gave us some comfort, financially, as I started making more money than I had before the pandemic. But I was also working very long hours each day. I saw the children every day of course, but I couldn’t spend any real time with them as I had to work from almost as soon as I got up, until late in the evening. My wife was working as well, so it was quite hard to manage everything. When the crisis was averted, we had gotten used to having the extra money, so although I cut back on my hours in both jobs, I still continued to work at both.

Host: Do you see anything wrong with doing what you are doing?

Naseem: Not at all. I’m a professional and I work hard at both jobs. My main job is in IT as you mentioned, but my second is in design. 




English Conversation/Dialogue

MOONLIGHTING 

Don't keep saying a task is difficult! Diversify your vocabulary with the help of this podcast episode! You can always book a lesson with me on my profile. ^^ - Your teacher Kadir

All About English and How You Learn It!

Talk about 'formidable tasks' and use multiple other adjectives too!

In this episode, I’ll introduce the two “New Years” in China — New Year’s Day (元旦) and Chinese New Year / Spring Festival (春节).
I’ll share some common and practical Chinese New Year wishes that can be used for both occasions, along with their meanings and usage tips~