Intermediate Chinese Listening：帮助睡眠的食物  The food that helps sleep

Intermediate Chinese Listening

In this episode, I explain how to ask your friends "True!" or  "Exactly!" in Japanese. Just one phrase. But you have to use a natural one. Check it out!

Takeshi's 2 minutes Japanese!

How do you say "True!" in Japanese?

Today we discuss the idioms:

• to be GREEN
• in the RED
• to BLACK out
• the BLACK sheep

The Jerome Meadows Experience

Getting in the Red and Blacking Out (Color Idioms)

En este episodio les cuento una situación muy fea que viví en carne propia mientras iba a buscar a mi hija al jardín de infantes. Todavía me acuerdo y me da escalofríos...

Argentina en carne propia

El viejo con el carrito de bebé

八月正正係朱古力，雞胸，雪條三個人步入社會嘅一週年紀念。打工一週年，三位各自有咩感想呢？已經步入社會又或者即將步入社會嘅聽眾，對返工又會有咩感受呢？快啲黎聽下我地嘅分享啦！

夠鐘煲粥 Congee Time

EP6. 慶祝成為社會人一週年（上)

En este episodio aprenderas nuevas frases, palabras y expresiones utiles para dar o pedir opiniones con un nivel avanzado de español.

Spanish Shortcut

EP 30. DAR OPINIONES NIVEL AVANZADO

When there’s been a miscommunication, we must spell it out to make our message crystal clear.

Tune in this week to learn how to use Spell (it) Out, Crystal Clear, and three other idioms and phrases in English. This episode is part two of How to Write a Winning Resume by Adding Measurable Achievements. Using idioms and phrases will make you sound more natural in English. As always, you’ll get some homework at the end so you can continue to improve your English communication skills.

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Episode originally published June 17, 2021

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter

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Express to Impress

List‌ ‌of‌ ‌Idioms‌ ‌and‌ ‌Phrases‌ ‌to‌ ‌Boost‌ ‌Your‌ ‌Vocabulary‌ ‌

You may have heard the phrase “beating a dead horse”, which refers to continuing an effort that is no longer useful. But how do you know when your study methods, goals, or mindset are the dead horse? And when should you move on?

Let’s explore how to detect when something isn’t working, how to adjust your approach, and most importantly—how to avoid wasting energy on language learning methods that will never work for you.

🐴 The Dead Horse Theory in Language Learning
The Dead Horse Theory suggests that if a strategy no longer works, stop using it. But here’s the catch—most of us don’t realize we’re on a dead horse until it’s too late.
We keep pushing through outdated learning strategies, believing that more effort will eventually yield results. We blame ourselves for not being “smart enough” or “motivated enough,” when in reality, we might just be riding the wrong horse.

Here’s where self-awareness and rational decision-making come into play. How can you tell if you’re stuck beating a dead horse in your language journey?

