“最初，没有人在意这场灾难，这不过是一场山火，一次旱灾，一个物种的灭绝，一座城市的消失，直到这场灾难和每个人息息相关。”——刘慈欣《流浪地球》

“我一直认为，在这座城市里，我是个局外人，跟你们没有任何关系。可是现在，我亲眼看到了，就知道不管我愿意不愿意，我属于这里了。这场疫灾关系到我们所有人。”——阿尔贝加穆《鼠疫》

“没有人是一座孤岛，能在大海里独居...无论是谁死了，都是我的一部分在死去，因为我是人类一员。”——约翰堂恩《没有人是一座孤岛》

“无穷的远方，无数的人们，都和我有关”————鲁迅



Chilling Chinese 

直到这场灾难与我们息息相关

Spesso quando studiamo una lingua straniera, per ovvie ragioni pratiche, facciamo ampio utilizzo della traduzione, servendoci un dizionario bilingue, (gli amanti dell'analogico) o di un dizionario online (gli amanti del virtuale), o come nel mio caso di entrambi. il più delle volte la traduzione dei singoli elementi da una lingua all'altra funziona, grazie al duro lavoro di linguisti e traduttori, ma ci sono alcune volte nelle quali rendere esattamente lo stesso significato da una lingua all'altra non è così facile... Buon ascolto!

The Italian Miscellaneous Podcast🖐 

社会人(shakaijin) vs Membro della società 

La profe Marta me conto de algunas curiosidades de Polonia. Ella vivió en México y se dio cuenta de algunas diferencias entre estos dos países.

Mucho que decir

No hay cines VIP en Polonia Ft. Marta

Hello Serbian learners! Today I have 5 bits of advice for complete beginners – A0 level.
1.	Learn essential vocabulary. 
2.	Learn the Serbian alphabet. 
3.	Keep it relevant. 
4.	Learn the phrase for "How do you say_____ in Serbian?" 
5.	Be patient with yourself. 
Happy learning! See you in class! :)

SERBIAN TO GO

How to learn Serbian? Bits of advice for complete beginners (A0 level)

Transcript to read and study: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kq7s05kkc18PdvT-37_ZYkFu7gWKEaFr/view?usp=sharing

Book a class with me here: Book a class with me here: Book a class with me: https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/12103910

Lisa's Podcast

Neuralink: Connecting Brains and Computers

In this episode, we talk about the pleasure we get from hearing stories, and I share with you a beautiful tale about the joy that comes from helping others. Listen now, and then read the (shortened) transcript below to check your understanding.

This story takes place in a hospital, many years ago. And there was a room where there were two men, both seriously ill. One of those men was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour a day to drain the fluids from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend of all his time lying flat on his back. He couldn’t see anything, except the ceiling.

The men talked for hours on end. They spoke about their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, where they’d been on vacation, and the things they’d learned in their lives. And every afternoon, when the man in the bed next to the window, could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the wonderful things he could see outside the window.

The man in the other bed would live for those one-hour periods when his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and the colour of the outside world. The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake, the man had said. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Lovers walked arm in arm amid flowers of every colour of the rainbow. Grand old trees graced the landscape, and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As the man by the window described all of this in exquisite detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene.......... 

If you'd like to read the rest of the transcript, send me a message on italki and I will gladly send you a copy. Or better still, book a lesson with me now, so that I can help you on your English learning journey. 

Learn English with Cambridge David

The one about storytelling

Welcome to another episode of Merhaba Türkçe, where we explore the beauty of the Turkish language through real-life dialogues and cultural insights. Today, we’re diving into some of the most memorable phrases from the first episode of the iconic Turkish series, Çukur.

Merhaba Türkçe 

 Learn Turkish with Çukur : Iconic Phrases and Their Meaning

1. 这  zhè  pron. this
2. 是  shì  v. to be
3. 中国人  Zhōngguórén  p.n. Chinese (people)
中国  Zhōngguó  p.n. China
人  rén  n. person, people
4. 法国人  Fǎguórén  p.n. French (people)
法国  Fǎguó  p.n. France
5. 您  nín  pron. you (polite singular)
6. 认识  rènshi  v. to know
7. 很  hěn  adv. very, quite
8. 高兴  gāoxìng  adj. happy, glad
9. 也  yě  adv. also, too
10. 那  nà  pron. that
11. 谁  shuí  pron. who, whom
12. 哪国人  nǎ guó rén  person from which country, what nationality
哪  nǎ  pron. which

中文每日一练

每日听汉语

Here are the three books mentioned in this episode:
Enlightenment Now - Steven Pinker
Superabundance - Marian Tupy, Gale Cooley
Factfulness - Hans Rowling

In this episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about their struggles with reading news and finding a balance between being overly worried and prepared in advance. 
