English with Uncle Billy

Traditions of Brazil

哄堂大笑[hōng táng dà xiào]：roar/house/big/laugh；The people of the whole house burst out [into] laughter.
唐朝 táng cháo：Tang Dynasty.
冯相 féng xiàng: the name of a person
官员 guān yuán：Government official
靴子 xuē zi：boots
同僚 tóng liáo：associate;colleague;fellow-officials
惊奇 jīng qí：wonder; be surprised



乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

哄堂大笑[hōng táng dà xiào]

Mưa phùn bay, hoa đào nở.
Ông trồng cây táo xuống đất. Bé tưới nước cho cây. Mưa tưới nước cho cây. Mặt trời sưởi nắng cho cây.
Con Gà Trống đi qua nói to:
– Cây ơi! Cây lớn mau!
Thế là những chiếc lá non bật ra.
Những con Bươm Bướm bay qua cũng nói to:
– Cây ơi! Cây lớn mau!
Thế là cây ra đầy hoa.
Một hôm, ông, bé, Gà, Bươm Bướm cùng nói to:
– Cây ơi! Cây lớn mau!
Thế là những quả táo chín ngon lành hiện ra.
Bé giơ áo ra, những quả táo chính ngon lành rơi đầy vào lòng bé

*Hope you enjoy this story
Hope to see you in my Vietnamese class
Thank you*

Vietnameseonlineclass.com

Đọc truyện Tiếng Việt- Thứ 4 hàng tuần - #3 Truyện Cây Táo

설날 is the Korean New Year.
Practice listening by listening to podcast introducing you about 설날!

Korean Listening Practice

Episode 설날 advanced version

In this episode, let’s explore how to express “sort of” and “kind of” in Chinese! You’ll learn how native speakers use phrases like “有点儿”, “算是” in everyday conversations to express uncertainty, hesitation, or just a bit of something......These small words can make your Chinese sound much more natural — kind of like a native!

Learn Chinese and Have Fun!

How to Say “Sort of” or “Kind of” in Chinese?

Сегодня читаем отрывок из романа Бориса Акунина “Азазель”. Очень важные слова леди Эстер о талантах и сокровищах внутри каждого из нас.

Слова из эпизода: путь - path, way; глубоко́ - в том числе “очень, сильно” - deeply, profoundly, highly, strongly; убеждённый - уверенный - convinced, dedicated; неповтори́мо - inimitably, uniquely; боже́ственный дар - divine gift; стреми́ться - упорно добиваться - seek, aspire, aim; обнару́жить - найти, заметить - discover; вы́пестовать - вырастить с заботой и любовью, воспитывать - foster; ге́ний - genius; ре́дкость - rare; повезти́ - get lucky; сложи́ться - образоваться - set; обстоя́тельство - circumstance; подтолкну́ть - push; музыка́нт - musician; среда́ - окружение, обстановка - environment, surroundings; пита́ть - снабжать питанием, насыща́ть - nourish; зало́женный - inherent, incorporated; крестья́нин - peasant, farmer, countryman; скве́рный - гадкий, недостойный, (разг.) плохой - bad, nasty; пасту́х - shepherd; развлека́ющий - entertaining; коро́ва - cow; игра́ - play, act, performance; ду́дочка, ду́дка - музыкальный инструмент - fife, quill; солдафо́н - грубый, некульту́рный человек из военных - martinet; безда́рный - без таланта, дара - talentless; офице́рик - пренебрежительно об офицере - officer; обожа́ть - очень любить, восхищаться - adore, worship; таи́ть - скрывать, держать в тайне - conceal; сокро́вище -  treasure, jewel; на́добно - надо, нужно, необходимо - need to; докопа́ться - (разг.) дойти, узнать - dig down.

Пишите в комментариях, какие книги или каких авторов вы хотите почитать вместе со мной? 

И помните, что чтение по-русски углубляет ваши знания языка! Хороших вам книг, друзья!

Reading Russian

Отрывок из "Азазель" Б. Акунин

You will know of some book of Colombian literature

1.  Cien años de soledad – Gabriel García Márquez:

2. El renacuajo paseador, Rinrín renacuajo – Rafael Pombo:

3. María – Jorge Isaacs:

4. Delirio – Laura Restrepo:

5. Satanás – Mario Mendoza:

6. El olvido que seremos – Héctor Abad:

Remember that I teach Spanish on italki, you can book a class for more information you can look at it on my profile :)

Colombia

6 libros de la literatura colombiana que no puedes dejar de leer

Why do high earners seem to accomplish more with less effort? It comes down to understanding leverage. In this episode of FLO TALKS, we break down why wealthy individuals actively avoid low-leverage activities and how shifting your focus toward high-impact opportunities can transform your career, income, and business communication.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

What "low-leverage" vs. "high-leverage" activities look like in everyday work.

How to spot tasks that waste your time and energy without generating long-term returns.

Key vocabulary and phrases to discuss strategy, delegation, and growth in English.

KRISTEL TALKS

Rich Kids avoid low leverage opportunities

IELTS SPEAKING PART 3 - TOPIC: NEWS & MEDIA.

In this podcast I'll cover 2 questions which were asked in IELTS speaking test part 3.

1. How do most people get their news in your country?

2. Do you believe everything you read in the newspapers?

How did you answer the 2 questions yourself? Can you record your voice and share? I'd love to hear it!

