In this week's episode of English In A Teacup, we are exploring vocabulary related to film. This episode is particularly useful for students preparing the Cambridge exams (B2/C1) where there is often the task of writing a book or film review. To help us along is, of course,  our fine English lady, Miss Finesstocrat, who today will be telling us of her date at the cinema. How did it go? Let’s find out!

ENGLISH IN A TEACUP

EP 4: BARBIE OR OPPENHEIMER?

##여러분! 새해 복 많이 받으세요!!!😄##
Happy happy new year!!!!2022!!
Have you thought about what your New Year's resolutions 2022 might be? 
Have you ever felt frustrated because of what you have done before?
Even though you made a decision, but you ended up failure… 
I am not here to talk about your resolutions. 
I am here to talk about the story of immigrant family who make a new start and face catastrophes like they have never done before!
But they embrace it! How do they get over them? 
92nd Academy awards winning Best Supporting Actress and circa 80 awards winning!
Why don’t you start new year with Minari ?

"새해 결심" 다들 있으시죠? 
그 결심이 오래 가지 않아 좌절한 적은 없으신가요? 
여기, 새로운 출발을 하는 이민 가족이 있습니다.
행복한 새 출발을 기대했지만 찾아오는 좌절들…
과연 이 가족은 어떻게 좌절을 극복했을까요? 
제92회 아카데미 시상식 여우조연상 수상 등 80개 수상에 빛나는 2021년 최고의 영화!
영화 “미나리”로 새해를 출발해 보세요^^

그거 봤어? Did you watch it?

07. Minari, The best movie for New year’s start! (새해에 보면 딱 좋은 한국드라마!)

我们每个人都有自己的姓。姓是标志家族系统的称号，姓也成为一种中国传统文化和历史传承。在中国古代很多部落根据自己的地理位置或者职业等，创造了自己的姓。姓也成为一种中国传统文化和历史的传承。在日常生活中，为了表示尊敬，人们对于初识的人常常会问“您贵姓？”。一般人们都会回答“免贵姓.⋯⋯”。
Everyone has their own surname, which connects them to their ancestors and represents the continuation of the family lineage. In ancient China, surnames already came into existence. Many tribes created their own surnames according to their geographical locations or occupations. And thus their surnames became the carrier of traditional Chinese culture and history. In everyday life today, Chinese people also pay a lot of attention to surnames. For example, in order to show respect when meeting someone for the first time, people often say 您贵姓? (what's your honourable surname?). Usually people will respond with 免贵姓…… (My name is.., without nobility).

Easy Chinese with Sherry

Episode 1<Cultural Knowledge>: Chinese Surnames中国人的姓

Spanish México

¿QUÉ ES EL RECALENTADO EN MÉXICO?

What do you do if you see an object in a plastic bag lying around at a bus stop?

Most people would say: "Don't touch it!"

That's very good advice — most of the time.

But an object that was once found in a plastic shopping bag at a bus stop has just sold for $22.3 million at auction.

It was a painting by a great artist from Venice known as Titian. It's called The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, and it has a long and interesting history.

Although it's thought of as a masterpiece, it's one of the artist's smaller paintings. In fact, it's only 46 centimeters high and 63 centimeters wide.

Titian painted it early in the 16th century, when he was 20.

The painting, which depicts Jesus, Mary and Joseph from the Bible, has been owned by a number of rich and famous Europeans, including Austrian emperors.

It was taken from Vienna in 1809 by French soldiers, although it was later returned to the Austrian capital.

Later, it was bought by a British collector, but it was stolen in 1995.

And for seven years it was lost. After a reward of almost $130,000 was offered to anyone who could find the painting, it turned up at a London bus stop.

It had no frame when it was found by a well known art detective, but it was in quite good condition.

It had been expected to make between $19 million and $32 million at auction in London. The final amount was a new record for a Titian painting.

But that still might not be a good enough reason to go looking in plastic bags at bus stops!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Painting Once Found at Bus Stop Sells for $23 Million

最近家でもやしを育て始めました。
きっかけは私がいつも見ているYoutubeチャンネルでもやしの育て方を紹介しているのを偶然見たからです。その動画を見る限り、もやしを育てるのはとても簡単そうでした。
面倒くさがりの私にもできそうだなと思いました。
実際にやってみると、想像以上に簡単で、毎日もやしの成長を見るのもとても楽しいです。
アジアに住んでいる人にとっては、もやしはどこでも売っていて、手に入れやすいものかもしれません。ドイツでももやしは売っていますが、毎日売っていなかったり、見つけても色が悪かったりします。自分で育てたもやしは新鮮でおいしいです。

みなさんは最近やり始めたことはありますか？
よかったら私のレッスンに来て教えてください。

育て方：そだてかた　how to grow
偶然：ぐうぜん　by chance
〜する限り（かぎり）：as long as
面倒くさがり：めんどうくさがり　a person who often feel lazy
実際にやってみる：じっさいにやってみる　actually try
想像以上に：そうぞういじょうに　more than I imagined
成長：せいちょう growth
手に入れる：てにいれる　you can buy or get

<Today’s Grammer：〜がり>
い-adjective い　＋がり
な-adjective な　＋がり

めんど（う）くさがり：めんど（う）くさい＋がり : a person who often feel lazy
あつがり：あつい＋がり : a person who often feel hot
さむがり：さむい＋がり : a person who often feel cold
怖がり：こわい＋がり : a person who often feel scared

Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

もやしを育て始めました（I started growing bean sprouts）

こんにちは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を楽しく勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

ぼくの日常生活の話を聞くことで、日本語のリスニングをよくしたり、新しい言葉を知ってもらえたらいいなと思います。

みなさんお元気でしょうか。
今日もトルコからPodcastを録っています。


今日は、N3の漢字をやります！
石をやります！　

音読み　せき、しゃく
訓読み　いし、送り仮名はなし

意味は、いし、かたいもの、とかです。

例えば、

・石像ーせきぞう

・隕石ーいんせき

・化石ーかせき


こんな感じですね。
これを使って例文を作っていきましょう！

・日本の神社にはいろんな石像があります。

・世界最大の隕石はアフリカのナミビアにあります。
　8万年前に落ちた隕石。60トンあるそうです。

・日本で恐竜の化石が多いのは福井県です。


こんな感じです。

今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！
ではまた！
