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-Sit back, relax & play an English podcast
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5-minute English Tea Time

"I JUST want to be fluent in English!" How many times have you said this to yourself, your friend or teacher? 
This podcast is for you! I'll be sharing answers & tips about fluency & how to reach it.

I Just Wanna Be Fluent in English!

Join your host, Sal, for an exciting introduction to "TV Talk English," the podcast that helps you learn American English through popular TV episodes. In this first episode, discover how classic shows like Seinfeld, Friends, and How I Met Your Mother can make learning English fun and practical. Begin your TV learning journey with us today and get ready to dive into future episodes filled with laughter and language learning!

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TV Talk English

Introduction to "TV Talk English"

In this episode we will talk about 【Cross legs】, you will learn how to say 【sitting position,collapse on the sofa,numbness in the legs】 ect.
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大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
今天想和大家聊一聊【跷二郎腿】的话题。
跷二郎腿，就是坐下来的时候一条腿跷起来放到另外一条腿上面。那么，为什么叫“二郎腿”呢？古代传说里面有一个人物叫做“二郎神”，一些地方的庙里面有二郎神像。二郎神的坐姿就是这样子，所以把这种坐姿叫做“跷二郎腿”。很多人都有跷二郎腿的习惯，这是为什么呢？跷二郎腿好不好呢？我们来听一下吧。
翘二郎腿是很多人都有的习惯。当坐下放松的时候，腿不自觉就翘了起来。这是为什么呢？爱翘二郎腿，不能简单粗暴地用某个科学发现来解释。不过它和身体舒服感、心理状态、习惯等都有一定关系。其实翘二郎腿和葛优瘫一样，是身体本能追求舒服姿势的表现。人是一种喜欢折腾的动物，喜欢不断变换姿势来维持肌肉的张力。翘二郎腿时能放松一条腿的肌肉群，并让腿部和足底肌肉更轻松一点。当人们坐下时，翘二郎腿可以调节中心，感觉做坐起来更稳当。另一方面，跷二郎腿能防女人走光，让男人看上去更有范。夏天穿短裙的女性坐下来后，跷二郎腿的姿势可以有效地防止走光。而颜值高的男性坐下来跷二郎腿，也会显得更有魅力。
但经常跷二郎腿其实会影响到健康，让我们腰酸背痛，并会带来脊柱侧弯的风险。翘二郎腿时，人们难免会将重心偏向一侧，导致盆骨旋转和髋关节紧张。时间一长肌肉力量不平衡，就会带来体态改变等问题。
有谣传说，二郎腿翘多会影响到生殖健康，提早出现退化性关节炎，变成o型腿，导致静脉曲张，高血压。小姐姐在这里郑重地辟谣，这其实并不是翘二郎腿会带来的危害。
那如何翘二郎腿才是正确的，危害小的呢？那就是不要长时间一直翘，翘起来腿麻了都不管不顾，直到天荒地老。腿麻了就换换腿
翘，时间久了就站起来活动活动。毕竟久坐也不利于身体健康。除此之外，只要你自己感受是舒适的，想怎么翘就可以这么翘。
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庙/miào	/temple
坐姿/zuò zī /sitting position
不自觉/	bù zì jué	/unconscious
简单粗暴	/jiǎn dān cū bào/simple and rough
葛优瘫/gě yōu tān/the Ge You slouch（collapse on the sofa）
折腾/zhē téng/toss about, restless
张力/zhāng lì/tension (of the muscle)
稳当/wěn dàng/secure,firm
防走光/fáng zǒu guāng/avoid wardrobe malfunction
有范/yǒu fàn/stylish
腰酸背痛	/yāo suān bèi tòng/have a pain in the back
脊柱侧弯	/jǐ zhù cè wān/scoliosis
难免/nán miǎn/difficult to avoid
盆骨旋转	/pén gǔ xuán zhuǎn/pelvic rotation
髋关节/kuān guān jié/hip joint
体态/tǐ tài/body posture
谣传/yáo chuán/rumour
生殖/shēng zhí/reproduction
退化性关节炎	/tuì huà xìng guān jié yán/Degenerative arthritis
静脉曲张	/jìng mài qū zhāng/Varicose veins
辟谣/pì yáo/Refuting rumours
不管不顾	/bù guǎn bù gù/disregard
天荒地老	/tiān huāng dì lǎo/till the end of time
腿麻/tuǐ má/numbness in the legs

Yuli's Chinese Channel

跷二郎腿 Cross legs （Advanced level）

Hi everyone! 
This is an introductory talk about ways in which you can learn English (or any other foreign language) in a fun and engaging way, without resorting to grammar books, textbooks or traditional language learning exercises. This is not to say that grammar and exercises aren't useful, but it's a way of showing students around the world that progress in a foreign language is also possible through the media and other online resources.

INFORMAL Learning of English: How to MAXIMISE your language learning experience. 

Introduction

 لكن مُولاَيْ السلطان كِيدِيرْ حْتَّى يَمْيَّزْ بِينْ الصَّالَحْ وْالطَّالَحْ، حار الْمَلِكْ فْأَمْرُو وْشَاوَرْ لَلاَّ شَامَة..
قالت لَلاَّ شَامَة : هَذَا عرسي أَمُولاَيْ السَُّلْطَانْ، خليني نختار شرطي.
فْوَاحَدْ الدُّوََّارْ بْعِيدْ عَالْمْدِينَة وْصَلْ الْخْبَرْ، وْالنَّاسْ بْحَالْ إِلَى مَاسَمْعُوشْ، حِيثْ لاَفَارِسْ فِيهُمْ وْلاَوْزِيرْ، الْكُلّْ معدوم وْفَقِيرْ، اللي حرتو النهار يحصدو الليل، لَكِنْ وَاحَدْ الشَّابْ مِنْ شبان الدُّوَّارْ كَانُوا اسمه أَمِيرْ، حيث كَانْ أمِيرْ باخلاقو وشهامتو، سْمَعْ الْخْبَرْ وْبَاتْ لِيلُو سَهْرَانْ ؛ عْلاَشْ مَنْكُونْشْ أَنَا هُوَ؟
فِالصْبَّاحْ التَّالِي، قَرَّرْ يَقْصَدْ الْمْدِينَة خَاطْبْ رَاغْبْ، وْعْيَاوْ صْحَابُو مَايَمَنْعُوهْ، حِيثْ بَانْ لِيهُمْ كَيْقَلَبْ عْلَى قْطِيعْ الراس،
 لاَ ابُ عْنْدُه وْلاَ سَاسْ، يْتِيمْ مَايْكْسَابْ غِيرْ ذْرَاعُو وْحب الناس
شَقْ أمِير طْرِيقُو وَسْط الغَابَة مَا حَابْسَاهْ شَمْسْ وْلاَ ضْبَابَة، وْفِي الطّْرِيقْ تْلاَقَا بِفَارْسْ مِنْ فُرْسَان الْقْصَرْ، جالْسْ لوحْدُو ويْدِيهْ عَلى خدُّو.. قَربْ مْنُّو أمِيرْ وْسَوّْلُو :
  حْكِيلِي أَسِيدْ الْفُرْسَانْ حكَايْتَكْ. شفتك مهموم 
جاوبُو الفَارَسْ وبَاقِي حاطّْ يْدِيهْ على خَدُّو :
 الْبَارْحْ أَمُولاَيْ مْشِيتْ لْقْصَرْ خَاطَبْ كِجْمِيعْ الْفُرْسَانْ، لَكِنْ لَلاَّ شَامَة مَابْقَاتْ طَالْبَة لاَ فَارِسْ وْلاَ وَاحَدْ مِنَ الْعِيَان.
حَارْ أمـِيرْ فْكْلاَمْ الْفَارِسْ وْقَالْ :
 يَاكْ هَذَا شَرْطْ الْخَاطْبْ، وَاشْ صَدَقْتْ وْلاَ أَنَا كَاذْب؟
جَاوْبُو الْفَارِس
 كُنْتِي صَادْقْ، أمَّا دَابَا، لَلاَّ شَامَة طَلْبَتْ نَجْمَة مْنْ السّْمَا.. وْاللِّي قَالْ قْدَرْتْ وْمَا قْدَرْشْ جَازَاتُو بْقْطِيعْ رَاسو
وقف أمِير وْتْعَجَّبْ لِلشَّرْط الْجْدِيدْ وْقَالْ فْنَفْسُو : الْفُرُوسِيَّة ٱحْنَا مَّالِيهَا، أمَّا نَجْمَة مِنْ السّْمَا شْكُونْ اللِّي يَقْدَرْ عْلِيهَا؟


Darija with karima 

حكاية نجمة لالة شامة (الجزء 2) 

In this episode, I'm talking about two things all humans do…sleep and dream!  All over the world people seem to be sleeping less than ever before...Listen to some top tips to help you get lots of beauty sleep and sleep like a baby! 
To view the full script and vocabulary key, click the link: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uQO2KXTZagFmXifvGyJ4ZVYQI_-HaavetqDnJ0qaGDo/edit?usp=sharing

UK TALKS WITH LIZ

EPISODE 7: SLEEP AND DREAMING

Colloquial expressions from Mexico & Argentina

Mucho que decir

CHISTES MEXICANOS

MEXICAN JOKS.

Adjectives for Cyber Monday (with transcript)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qloBP6lsVzHX556FYGn6RQVFdkzZ_ti8/view?usp=drivesdk