你的生日是什么时候？
nǐ de shēng rì shì shén me shí hòu ？

我的生日是 12 月 15 日
wǒ de shēng rì shì 12 yuè 15 rì

日常中文（Daily Chinese）

When is your birthday ?  你的生日是什么时候？

PODKAZT DE JUAN

ENTRENANDO EL OIDO.

Oi gente, aqui é a Aneleh, sua tutora de português favorita. No podcast de hoje, vou contar para vocês a lenda do folclore brasileiro chamada "A Lenda do Lobisomem". No final, trarei algumas palavras com seus significados em inglês para ajudar caso vocês tenham dificuldade com o vocabulário. 
Se quiser acompanhar o script do podcast é só clicar nesse link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-RYqS_VH9Dzah9766T4F_FpqXSjX9b6eL7FsyJylSGg/edit?usp=sharing
Vamos lá?
Hey guys, this is Aneleh, your favorite Portuguese tutor. On today's podcast, I'm going to tell you the legend of Brazilian folklore called "A Lenda do Lobisomem". In the end, I will bring some words with their meanings in English to help if you have difficulty with vocabulary.
If you want to follow the script of the podcast, just click on this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-RYqS_VH9Dzah9766T4F_FpqXSjX9b6eL7FsyJylSGg/edit?usp=sharing
Let's go?

Portuguese Drops 

Lendas do Brasil - A lenda do Lobisomem

In questo episodio parliamo con un pizzico di umorismo (e un po' di stereotipi) di alcune differenze ambientali, sociali, culturali ed economiche tra le varie aree geografiche italiane.

Il dolce far niente

2. L'Italia del nord, del sud, del centro e le isole

Capitale historique, star fromagère, destination volcans, Clermont-Ferrand nous vend du rêve. Si vous aussi, vous ne vous faites toujours pas à la rentrée, faites vos valises, on part ce week-end en voyage 😉

Douce France

Clermont-Ferrand, à l'ombre des volcans 

In this episode we will talk about 【Mental internal friction】, you will learn how to say 【suspicion,life circumstance,stop loss】 ect. The material helps you get used to different voice and accent. 
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
1st time: listen without looking at the text.
2nd time: look at the text and write down the new words, later look up the dictionary. 
3rd time: listen again without looking at the text.
4th time: repeat after it without looking at the text.
大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
今天想和大家聊一聊【精神内耗】的话题。当今的社会人们的压力越来越大，精神内耗这个词也更频繁地出现在社交网络。所谓精神内耗，一般是指心理健康范畴中的消极情绪，包括焦虑、紧张、困惑、后悔、多疑等等。精神内耗严重的人，通常会想太多，要求太高，然后产生一种无形的压力。关于精神内耗，我们来听听罗翔老师是怎么解读的。
只要人生存在就一定会有损耗的存在，但是问题就是在说这个内耗它得在一个合理的区间。就刚才余华老师说的是你得找到这样一个出口。这个内耗不会彻底把你给耗死，对吧？这个内耗呢，它会让你在危险中碰到了一种机遇，所以可能还是得有一种积极的眼光去进行看待。因为说实话很多时候环境我们改变不了，但是呢，也许你看待环境的眼光呢，能够做一个选择，做一个乐观的一种选择。因为人生不就这样嘛，累的时候就得睡一睡，躺平当然得躺了。难道你晚上睡觉的时候不躺平吗？站着睡觉吗？不可能嘛，对吧？躺平有时，积极有时，休息有时，然后工作有时。所以在某种意义上，就很多时候我们不是停留在想，而一定要去做。你其实想的话你损耗会很大的，那个CPU占的能量会特别大，也许啊。那做的时候呢，可能就会慢慢地让自己变得平静。因为人生它就是非常地复杂，而且每个人所碰到的境遇它其实是不一样的。为什么我们说我们去阅读，我们要阅读人类伟大的一些作品，也就是探究不同的人在不同的情境中会做一些什么样的选择。我们很难给出一个普遍化的结论，我们只是觉得作为人的话呢，他一定要拥有一种智慧去进行选择。大家都非常熟悉啊，尼布尔所说的一段话，就是对于可不能改变的人请给我力量让我去接受；对于可以改变的，给我勇气让我能够改变；但更重要的是要让我们能够拥有这种智慧去区分刚才两者的不同。如果是一些根本无法改变的，你跟它耗耗耗也耗不了。但是如果有些事情是我们可以去改变的，那我们为什么不跟它耗一下呢？谁怕谁呀，对吧？那更重要的可能还得拥有这种智慧，要区分哪些可耗哪些不可耗。你要跟可耗的去耗，跟不可耗的你就别跟它耗下去了，对不对？有的时候它得及时止损啊，对吧？
你有精神内耗吗？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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内耗	/	nèi hào	/	internal friction
频繁	/	pín fán	/	frequently
社交网络	/	shè jiāo wǎng luò	/	Social Networks
范畴	/	fàn chóu	/	category,scope
焦虑	/	jiāo lǜ	/	anxiety
困惑	/	kùn huò	/	confusion
多疑	/	duō yí	/	suspicion
眼光	/	yǎn guāng	/	 in a( positive) light,way
躺平	/	tǎng píng	/	lie flat,be a couch potato
损耗	/	sǔn hào	/	loss,depletion
境遇	/	jìng yù	/	life circumstance
探究	/	tàn jiū	/	explore
尼布尔	/	ní bù ěr	/	Reinhold Niebuhr
耗	/	hào	/	get stuck with,waste time on sth/sb.
智慧	/	zhì huì	/	wisdom
止损	/	zhǐ sǔn	/	stop loss

Daily Chinese With Yuli

精神内耗 Mental internal friction （Advanced level）

Hello! Achieving a band score of 7 in the IELTS speaking test is definitely a challenging but achievable goal for students. To help you reach this target, here are some tips and strategies to consider:


1. Practice regularly: Consistent practice is key to improving your speaking skills. Try to engage in daily conversations in English, watch English movies or TV shows, and listen to English podcasts to enhance your speaking abilities.


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Remember, achieving a band score of 7 in the IELTS speaking test requires dedication, practice, and a positive attitude. Keep working hard and believe in your abilities! Good luck!

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Tips for achieving IELTS band score 7 in your speaking test

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Habit stacking, a concept popularized by James Clear in his book “Atomic Habits,” can be a powerful tool in business negotiations. It involves pairing a new habit with an existing one to create a sequence of behaviors that lead to a desired outcome. With practice, habit stacking can help negotiations become more natural and impactful.

Identify Core Habits: Start by pinpointing habits that are already part of your negotiation routine, such as reviewing key documents like contracts or setting clear meeting agendas in advance of discussions. These foundational habits form the base of your negotiation process.

Stack New Behaviors: Attach new habits that enhance negotiation skills, like practicing active listening techniques or rehearsing persuasive yet empathetic language with a colleague, to these core habits. Layering in complementary behaviors builds negotiation acumen over time.

Create Triggers: Use the completion of one habit as the trigger or cue to smoothly start the next habit in the sequence. For instance, after reviewing all pertinent documents, you might then take 10 minutes to practice delivering your opening pitch out loud.

Maintain Consistency: Repeat this full habit stack sequence consistently, whether daily or weekly, to solidify the new negotiation habits. Performing the behaviors together and over time will make them almost automatic. Over several months, this approach can lead to more effective, impactful and confident negotiations.

By using habit stacking to systematically improve your negotiation techniques, you can achieve better outcomes and build stronger long-term business relationships. With practice, your negotiations will become more natural and impactful.

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