President Donald Trump spoke at a U.S.-Saudi investment forum in Riyadh.
The White House announced Saudi Arabia’s commitment to invest $600 billion in a series of deals with the U.S. Trump said during the speech that he will order the cessation of sanctions against Syria.

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Short & Sweet Daily Business English News

Episode 6,  $600 billion Saudi investment in U.S.

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Dà 	Wèi: 	Lǎobǎn, 	zhèɡe 	èrshǒu 	zìxínɡchē 	zěnme 
大 	卫： 	老板， 	这个 	二手 	自行车 	怎么 
mài? 
卖？ 
Lǎobǎn: 	Sānbǎiwǔshí 	yuán. 
老板： 	350 	元。 
Dà 	Wèi: 	Tài 	ɡuì 	le! 	Zhè 	shì 	shénme 	páizi 
大 	卫： 	太 	贵 	了！ 	这 	是 	什么 	牌子 
de 	zìxínɡchē? 
的 	自行车？ 
Lǎobǎn: 	Dōu 	shì 	mínɡpái. 	Kěyǐ 	zài 	ɡěi 	nǐ 
老板： 	都 	是 	名牌。 	可以 	再 	给 	你 
piányi 	yìdiǎnr, 	èrbǎi 	yuán. 
便宜 	一点儿， 	200 	元。 
Dà 	Wèi: 	Chēzi 	zhèr 	yǒudiǎnr 	máobinɡ. 
大 	卫： 	车子 	这儿 	有点儿 	毛病， 
Wǒ 	bù 	xiǎnɡ 	yào 	le. 
我 	不 	想 	要 	了。 
Lǎobǎn: 	Zhèɡe 	mǎshànɡ 	kěyǐ 	xiū 	hǎo. 
老板： 	这个 	马上 	可以 	修 	好。 
Nǐ 	shuō 	ɡe 	jià 	bɑ. 
你 	说 	个 	价 	吧。 
Dà 	Wèi: 	Zuìduō 	yìbǎi 	kuài. 
大 	卫： 	最多 	100 	块。 
Lǎobǎn: 	Hǎo 	bɑ. 
老板： 	好 	吧。 


日常用语

二手市场

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As a pessimist, you might view language learning as hard work—and you’re not wrong.
Language acquisition requires effort, repetition, and managing confusion.

Here’s the beautiful part: Pessimists tend to manage disappointment better than idealists.
When you anticipate difficulty, you're less likely to be devastated by it.

In psychological terms, this creates cognitive resilience—the ability to stay in the game even when things go wrong. You expect challenges. You face them head-on. You recover faster because you weren’t expecting ease.

You might never say, “I’m going to be fluent in a year.” That’s okay.
But you might say, “I’m going to keep learning, even if progress is slow.”
And that is the spirit of persistence.
Don’t try to change who you are. Just learn to steer with it.
Pessimism doesn’t mean you’re giving up—it means you’re prepared to endure.
And that, my dear listener, is what long-term success looks like.


111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 65 - How Pessimism Builds Resilience in Language Learning

**This story contains graphic and explicit material it is not recommended for children, only for mature audiences**

In this episode The vigilant rabbit is appointed security guard by the anxious creatures of the forest. At the end he cuts off the unicorns horn.

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Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk ( Adult 18+) 

The Vigilant Rabbit

NHK WEB EASY の記事(きじ)「共通(きょうつう)テスト」について、標準語(ひょうじゅんご)でゆっくり読(よ)んでいます。
I red NHK WEB EASY news articles slowly with standard JApanese language.
You can use it for your shadowing and listening lessons.

I AM YOUR JAPANESE TUTOR

【beginner-intermediate】NHK WEB EASY 1.29

SALESPERSON: Can I help you?
GLORIA: Yes, I’m looking for a sweater — in a size medium.
SALESPERSON: Let’s see … here’s a nice white one. What do 
you think?
GLORIA: I think I’d rather have it in blue.
SALESPERSON: OK … here’s blue, in a medium. Would you
like to try it on?
GLORIA: OK … yes, I love it. It fits perfectly. How much is it?
SALESPERSON: It’s $50. It will be $53, with tax.
GLORIA: Perfect! I’ll take it.

LANGUAGE NOTES
• Can I help you? or “May I help you?” is what a salesperson normally says to greet 
a customer.
• I’m looking for a here means “I don’t know exactly which one I want.”
• Size medium. Clothing usually comes in small, medium and large sizes. Some 
women’s clothing comes in number sizes, usually ranging from 2 to 16.
• Let’s see … An expression used when a person wants to think something over, to 
make a choice or decision, or to look for something.
• I’d rather have it in here means “I don’t like this exact one. I would prefer it in a 
different” color/size/material, etc.
• Would you like to …? is a polite way to ask “Do you want to …?”
• Try it on means to test the fit or appearance of a garment by putting it on. “Try on” is a 
separable phrasal verb, so the object “it” goes between “try” and “on.”
• How much is it? means “How much does it cost?” Notice that the main sentence 
stress falls on “is” in this question.
• I’ll take it means “I will buy it.”