大器物派小用场，表示使用不当。比喻才能很高的人屈就于低职位，不能充分发挥其才智。亦指人事安排不恰当而屈才。材，也作“才”。

成语故事 Idiom story

大材小用

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Daily English Podcast

Daily English Podcast Chapter # 9

七夕（たなばた）

昨日は七夕だった。七夕は７月７日の夜に織姫（おりひめ）と彦星（ひこぼし）が天の川（あまのがわ）で１年に１度会えるという伝説（でんせつ）だ。日本人は中国の「乞巧奠（きこうでん）」という行事（ぎょうじ）をもとに、願い事を書いた「短冊（たんざく）」を笹（ささ）に飾（かざ）り、お祈（いの）りをするという風習（ふうしゅう）がある。本来（ほんらい）、習い事（ならいごと）の上達（じょうたつ）を祈るために行（おこな）われていたそうだ。私はそれを知らずに、大人（おとな）になってからは「物がほしい」や「旅行に行きたい」などと書いた記憶がある。今は短冊にこう書きたい、“中国語がもっと上手（うま）くなりますように！”

izm's room

七夕

Enter the year 2024, where work is changing a lot. Technology and how society thinks are making our jobs different. Let's explore some trends that will shape how we work in 2024.

Lisa's Podcast

2024 Work Trends

En este episodio podrás conocer mas sobre las hermanas March y como se apoyan entre ellas 

también me parece que es un episodio muy emotivo

espero que lo disfrutes.

THE CHARM OF BOOKS

Mujercitas capitulo 1 parte II

Give and receive advice as well as a gift & articles kein/keine VS ein/eine, nein VS nicht VS kein.

Paul is watching TV with his parents. They complain: Paul has no girlfriend, no good job and no money. He should get his act together. They give him a valuable book as a present in order to make his apartment more stylish. That confuses him: Why is the book valuable? And how valuable?

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11: Das Buch | The book

A：我们要不要买几个新的椅子？
B：好啊，什么时候去买？
A：明天下午怎么样？你明天下午几点能回来？
B：三点多。

HSK Standard Course Level 2 Audio of the textbook

Lesson 1 text 3

In this episode you will hear what Daxin prepared for his mother for breakfast. Daxin is really very kind to his sick mother. Enjoy it. 

今天天气很好，是一个晴天。早上七点多，大新叫妈妈起床。起床以后，大新拉着妈妈到了卫生间。大新给妈妈一杯水，让妈妈刷牙。妈妈刷牙的时候，大新就给妈妈梳头。妈妈的头发大部分是白的，是短发，但是不是很短。刷完了压，梳好了头发，大新拉着妈妈来到餐厅。大新已经给妈妈卓好了早饭。大新给了妈妈一个鸡蛋。妈妈不认识鸡蛋，她说是饽饽。大新告诉她这是鸡蛋，大鸡蛋。大新还给妈妈准备了粥和红薯、馒头。大新帮着妈妈吃了早饭，然后，他自己也吃了早饭。大新的早饭和妈妈的早饭一样，看上去很简单，但是很好吃。吃了早饭，大新要带妈妈出去走一走。

jīn tiān tiān qì hěn hǎo ， shì yī gè qíng tiān 。 zǎo shàng qī diǎn duō ， dà xīn jiào mā mā qǐ chuáng 。 qǐ chuáng yǐ hòu ， dà xīn lā zhe mā mā dào le wèi shēng jiān 。 dà xīn gěi mā mā yī bēi shuǐ ， ràng mā mā shuā yá 。 mā mā shuā yá de shí hòu ， dà xīn jiù gěi mā mā shū tóu 。 mā mā de tóu fà dà bù fèn shì bái de ， shì duǎn fà ， dàn shì bù shì hěn duǎn 。 shuā wán le yā ， shū hǎo le tóu fà ， dà xīn lā zhe mā mā lái dào cān tīng 。 dà xīn yǐ jīng gěi mā mā zhuó hǎo le zǎo fàn 。 dà xīn gěi le mā mā yī gè jī dàn 。 mā mā bù rèn shí jī dàn ， tā shuō shì bō bō 。 dà xīn gào sù tā zhè shì jī dàn ， dà jī dàn 。 dà xīn hái gěi mā mā zhǔn bèi le zhōu hé hóng shǔ 、 mán tou 。 dà xīn bāng zhe mā mā chī le zǎo fàn ， rán hòu ， tā zì jǐ yě chī le zǎo fàn 。 dà xīn de zǎo fàn hé mā mā de zǎo fàn yī yàng ， kàn shàng qù hěn jiǎn dān ， dàn shì hěn hǎo chī 。 chī le zǎo fàn ， dà xīn yào dài mā mā chū qù zǒu yī zǒu 。

Story Chinese

24#24

Hello world, It's time to Ayachannel :)

Firstly, thank you to everyone who has been taking my lessons always and nice to meet new ppl here!  In this episode, I'm reading a certain book also I made some quiz for you guys, 
so please try it out after listening :)
Listen to it as listening practice during your travel time or before going to bed.

【Vocabulary】
バレンタインデー ▶︎ Valentine's day 
この時期(じき) ▶︎ This time of year 
本命(Honmei) ▶︎ The favorite / True love / Sweetheart 
手作(Tezuku)り▶︎ Handmade 
留学生 (Ryuugakusei) ▶︎ International Student
一方(Ippou)で ▶︎ On the other hand
当日(Toujitsu) ▶︎ On the day
義理(Giri) ▶︎ Dudy 
夫 (Otto)▶︎ Husband
小中学校(Shyouchuu gakkou) ▶︎ Elementary and junior high schools

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