In this episode, we will talk about Nelson Mandela. An influential person who freed South Africans of the oppressive Apartheid government. Check out these movies about Mandela: “Invictius”, “Mandela”, “Mandela and Klerk”, “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” and “Endgame”.

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每个人的生命中都有一些很重要的人。有了他们，我们生活缺失的一角才圆满，生活的年轮才不断向前滚动。对你来说，重要的人是谁呢？
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第11课  现在几点
一、听力  第一部分
1. 吃饭    
2. 看电影    
3. 九点  
4. 看书   
5. 北京  

第二部分
6. 男：现在几点？
女：现在五点。
7. 男：你什么时候见李老师？
   女：我下午一点十分去学校见李老师。
8. 男：我想看电影。
女：好啊，下午我有时间，我们一起去。
9. 女：你星期六工作吗？
 男：不工作。
10.女：你什么时候去北京？
男：9月17号去，住三天。

第三部分
11. 我十点去工作，现在在家。
   问：他几点工作？
12. 现在八点，我们九点前去看电影。
   问：他们几点去看电影？
13.  我中午十二点不看书。
问：他十二点看书吗？
14. 我下午喝茶，中午十二点前不喝茶。
问：她什么时候喝茶？
15. 他在北京住三天，星期五回家。
问：他什么时候回家？


HSK1   第11课  现在几点

(Discover how the letters E and I share more than you might expect! In this episode, we break down the long /iː/ (“ee”) and short /ɪ/ (“i”) vowel sounds in British English, explore how both letters can produce the same sound, and practice minimal pairs to help you hear and pronounce them accurately. Perfect for learners looking to refine their English pronunciation and accent.

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In an executive order signed on January 20, President Donald Trump instructed the US attorney general to pause enforcement of the US ban on TikTok for 75 days while his administration decides the platform's future.

US officials and lawmakers have long been concerned that TikTok's ownership by the Chinese company ByteDance poses a threat to national security. Under a federal law passed in Congress last year and upheld by the Supreme Court last week, ByteDance was required to sell the platform to an approved buyer by January 19 or face a nationwide ban.

On the evening of January 18, a few hours before the ban took effect, TikTok became unusable for US users. But it came back online the following day, after Trump said on social media he would order the ban to be paused.

However, Trump's order could face legal challenges because he does not have the power to overturn a law that Congress has passed and the Supreme Court has upheld.

Nevertheless, Trump's order will buy time for ByteDance and TikTok to figure out their next move.

Trump has proposed terms in which the US would have a 50% stake "in a joint venture" with ByteDance, but it was unclear how this would work.

Trump has also not addressed whether he will allow ByteDance to keep controlling the algorithm that controls what users see on TikTok. The algorithm is maintained by ByteDance engineers in China and is one of the main concerns among supporters of the law.

After the law was passed last year, ByteDance fought a legal battle against it for months. ByteDance and TikTok have not said whether they are willing to cut ties with each other within the new 75-day extension period.

On January 21, Trump was asked whether he's installed the app on his phone. The US government has banned it from federal devices due to concerns it could lead to spying by Chinese intelligence agencies.



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In this episode we will talk about 【Symptoms of COVID-19】, you will learn how to say 【dry throat,sore throat,stuffy nose, runny nose】 ect. The material helps you get used to different voice and accent. 
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大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
从2019年的冬天，到2022年的冬天，疫情持续了三年，也管控了三年。上个月底开始，中国各大城市陆续放开管控，感染人数也在不断攀升。疫情三年我身边的朋友没有一个得过新冠，这个星期开始陆陆续续有人阳了。感染后一般会有哪些症状？我们来看下中文怎么说。
发病第1天：症状较轻，可能感到轻微咽干咽痛，身体乏力。第2天：开始出现发热症状，部分年轻人高烧至39℃（摄氏度）左右，同时咽部不适感加重。第3天：症状最重的一天。高热39℃（摄氏度）以上，浑身酸疼乏力，咽痛加剧。第4天：体温的高峰开始下降，很多人从这一天体温降为正常，不再发热。但仍然咽痛咽痒。一部分人开始流（鼻）涕、咳嗽。第5天：体温基本降到正常，但是鼻塞、流涕、咽痛、咳嗽，身体乏力仍然存在。第6天：不再发热。咳嗽、流涕等症状加重，前期病毒导致的呼吸道黏膜破坏，人体通过流涕咳嗽排出坏死的细胞。第7天：所有的症状开始明显好转，核酸很大可能转阴。
药学专家表示，由于每一个人对于病毒的耐受力、自身免疫情况是不一样的，不同的患者症状会有一些差异，一定要对症下药。
专家：每一个患者他的症状可能还是有一些差异的，像有些患者他可能只有发热比较严重这种感觉，有些人可能还伴有全身酸痛，还有一些咳嗽咳痰等等这样的症状。我们还是以自身出现的症状为主。如果是你有这种发热和全身酸痛的情况，我们是可以用一些退热药的，那我们一般是以体温超过38度5为准。那也有些病人可能觉得我的体温还没有超过38度，但是已经非常难受了，其实这个时候也已经可以开始用一些这个退热的药物了。
你得过新冠病毒吗？有哪些症状？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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疫情	/	yì qíng	/	epidemic situation
管控	/	guǎn kòng	/	manage and control
感染	/	gǎn rǎn	/	infect
攀升	/	pān shēng	/	increase rapidly
阳了	/	yáng le	/	get positive
咽干咽痛	/	yàn gān yān tòng	/	dry throat and sore throat
身体乏力	/	shēn tǐ fá lì	/	morbus asthenicus
摄氏度	/	shè shì dù	/	degree Celsius
浑身	/	hún shēn	/	all over the body
加剧	/	jiā jù	/	aggravate
鼻塞	/	bí sāi	/	stuffy nose
流鼻涕	/	liú bí tì	/	runny nose
咳嗽	/	ké sòu	/	coughing
呼吸道	/	hū xī dào	/	respiratory tract
黏膜	/	nián mó	/	mucous membrane
排出	/	pái chū	/	expel
转阴	/	zhuǎn yīn	/	turn negative
耐受力	/	nài shòu lì	/	tolerance
免疫	/	miǎn yì	/	immunity
对症下药	/	duì zhèng xià yào	/	suit the remedy to the case
咳痰	/	ké tán	/	expectorate
退热/烧药	/	tuì rè / shāo yào	/	antipyretics