We love to proudly wear clothes with a cool fashion label - it says something about who we are. However, we shouldn't read too much into a fashion label, in other words, imagine the brand name defines us literally, particularly if it has a ridiculous name! I did see a printing mistake on a tshirt once, that said "Foodball" instead of "FooTball"!

The Social Evolutionary

Stupid Fashion Labels

春节是中国传统节日中最盛大的节日，也是最重要的节日。人们会在家中张贴“福”字，也会吃“年糕”，有些地区还会贴上年画……人们利用这些谐音文化为自己在新的一年里讨个吉利。除此以外，中国传统婚姻中也保持了一些传统，这些传统有很多都蕴含着谐音文化。比如，中国的新娘子在结婚的时候，要跨过“火盆”，意味着“日子红红火火”；新人睡的被子底下塞满了花生、枣子、桂圆等食物，意味着”早生贵子“。

Learning Chinese culture with Miss Zhang

讨吉利的谐音——婚俗和民俗中的谐音文化

In this episode you will learn HSK 2-5 ,vocabulary.

HSK2

Made Chinese easy

Hello everyone, welcome in that new episode of Let’s Check Out the News. In today’s episode I’ll comment about an article named: “Everyone has the same dream: Mount Fuji grapples with rise in tourism”, published in The Guardian.
Thanks for tuning in, enjoy.

Useful vocabulary:
Over-tourism
To touch on something
To underestimate
Admission fee
Twisted ankle
Bruises
Something that manifests itself
Underequipped 
Underprepared
A pilgrimage 
Detrimental
Feasible
Work overload
To swarm something

Let's check out the news

Do you want to visit mount Fuji? Well, before you go...

JAMES:  Good morning, Professor Austin, how are you doing?
PROFESSOR AUSTIN: Good morning, James. I am doing well. And you?
JAMES: I’m great, thank you. This is my friend Emma. She 
is thinking about applying to this college. She has a 
few questions. Would you mind telling us about the 
process, please?
PROFESSOR AUSTIN: Hello, Emma! It’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m more 
than happy to speak with you. Please stop by my office 
next week.
EMMA: It’s a pleasure to meet you, professor. Thank you so 
much for helping us.
PROFESSOR AUSTIN: Don’t mention it. Hopefully, I will be able to answer 
your questions!

LANGUAGE NOTES
• The greetings good morning/good afternoon/good evening are used at different times 
of the day to greet people. “Good evening” is often used after 6 p.m. or generally when 
the sun has set.
• “Good night” is not a greeting: It is used when leaving a place or group of people. 
Thank you and good night!/Good night, and see you tomorrow.
• When people meet in the United States, it is customary for them to shake hands. A 
handshake should be firm and usually lasts for about two to three seconds — which 
allows enough time to say “Nice to meet you.”
• “Don’t mention it” is another way of saying “You’re welcome.” The phrase “You are 
welcome” is more formal. However, responses such as Don’t mention it./No problem./
Happy to help. are informal ways of responding to a thank you.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day1: Formal Greeting in English

Привет! Voici une histoire de visite chez le médecin. J’utilise la méthode TPRS comme d’habitude. 

Днём Катя была у врача. Врач поставил диагноз и назначил лечение. Вот как это было.  
- Здравствуйте! Что у вас болит?
- У меня болит горло.
- У вас есть кашель?
- Нет, кашля нет. 
- Вам трудно дышать?
- Да, немного.
- Насморк?
- Нет, насморка нет.
- Есть температура?
- Да, утром температура была 38 градусов. Сейчас 37.
- Голова болит?
- Да, у меня очень болит голова.
- Я думаю, у вас грипп. Я выпишу вам рецепт и дам больничный. Оставайтесь дома 5 дней и принимайте лекарства. Через 5 дней приходите ко мне на повторный приём.
- Спасибо, доктор!

Vocabulaire
поставить диагноз - diagnostiquer
назначить лечение - prescrire un traitement
кашель/кашлять - une toux / tousser
дышать легко - il est facile de respirer 
дышать трудно – avoir la difficulté à respirer
насморк – avoir le nez qui coule.
температура выше нормы - température au-dessus de la normale
рецепт - une ordonnance 
больничный лист - le congé de maladie

По-русски легко!

Короткие истории. 14. У врача.

过山车（刘育贤）
上天了，入地了，滕云了，驾雾了，过山车，下山了，我变成，流星了。

Read Rhymes With Shirley

过山车

『日本語能力試験」対策＿日本語総まとめN3（語彙）』アスク出版 テキストを読んでいきます。 １回に1日ずつ読んでいきます。 今日は、第5週６日です。

N3合格

N3 語彙　第5週6日目

I am talking about a simple and interesting way to express the situation in which we completely forget about the surrounding reality, because our interest and attention are occupied with something else!