In this episode, I will guide you as you envision the language community you want to have meaningful interactions with. Make sure to have a notebook or journal in hand to write down your vision. 

Meaningful Language Learning

Creating a Language and Community Vision

yī jiàn zhōng qíng

指男女之间一见面即产生爱情。亦借指对人或事物一看见就发生了很深的感情。

Chinese idioms (中国成语)

一见钟情

This is a reading from the Aozora Bunko "Nezumi no yomeiri (Mouse's marriage)" with some expressions changed to easy Japanese for learners of Japanese.
The reading is followed by explanations of the story and vocabulary. Please use it to study Japanese listening comprehension.

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青空文庫「ねずみの嫁入り」より、日本語学習者向けに一部の表現をやさしい日本語に変えて、朗読しています。
朗読の後にストーリーや語彙の解説があります。日本語のリスニングの勉強にお役立てください。

OYASUMI にほんご

#3　Mouse's marriage（Nezumi no yomeiri）

Don't go planting trees in the middle of the night.
And don't try to be funny with the police!

"The Last Tree" video, in English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74GrgmcWqtA
"El Último Árbol" video in Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEKk35Rddak

The Social Evolutionary

Stopped for going Green

Skills and abilities are only useful if you are in the right place at the right time. Otherwise, they go to waste.

Short Stories with Rose 

The Right Place

Who is Sanad and how did Raneem meet him? A review of verb be and the present tense - Episode 4
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In this bilingual podcast we read a Standard Arabic text together, translate it and comment on some vocabulary, grammar points and cultural insights. Arabic Zone- Esma’ni helps you practice your Arabic listening skills while doing other activities such as driving, exercising or doing chores.
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4- Raneem Meets Sanad


Wánɡ 	Yīlè： 	Nǐhǎo， 	wǒ 	xiǎnɡ 	dìnɡ 	qù 	Xī'ān 
王 	一乐： 	你好， 	我 	想 	订 	去 	西安 
de 	wǎnɡfǎnpiào. 
的 	往返票。 
Shòupiàoyuán： 	Nín 	yào 	shénme 	shíhou 	de 	piào? 
售票员： 	您 	要 	什么 	时候 	的 	票？ 
Wánɡ 	Yīlè： 	Jīntiān 	wǎnshɑnɡ 	chūfā， 	xià 
王 	一乐： 	今天 	晚上 	出发， 	下 
xīnɡqīyī 	huílɑi. 
星期一 	回来。 
Shòupiàoyuán： 	Jīnɡjì 	cānɡ 	háishì 	shānɡwù 	cānɡ? 
售票员： 	经济 	舱 	还是 	商务 	舱？ 
Wánɡ 	Yīlè： 	Jīnɡjì 	cānɡ。 	Yǒu 	dǎzhé 	piào 	mɑ? 
王 	一乐： 	经济 	舱。 	有 	打折 	票 	吗？ 
Shòupiàoyuán： 	Jīnwǎn 	bādiǎn 	Nánfānɡ 	Hánɡkōnɡ 
售票员： 	今晚 	八点 	南方 	航空 
Gōnɡsī 	de 	hánɡbān 	dǎ 	qī 	zhé. 
公司 	的 	航班 	打 	七 	折。 
Wánɡ 	Yīlè： 	Hǎo 	de,jiù 	yào 	zhè 	yì 	bān.Qǐnɡ 
王 	一乐： 	好 	的，就 	要 	这 	一 	班。请 
ɡěi 	wǒ 	yí 	ɡè 	kàochuānɡ 	de 	zuòwèi. 
给 	我 	一 	个 	靠窗 	的 	座位。 
Shòupiàoyuán： 	Hǎo 	de, 	ɡěi 	nín 	dēnɡjīpái. 	Qǐnɡ 
售票员： 	好 	的， 	给 	您 	登机牌。 	请 
zài 	sì 	hào 	dēnɡjīkǒu 	dēnɡjī. 
在 	4 	号 	登机口 	登机。 
Wánɡ 	Yīlè： 	Xièxie. 
王 	一乐： 	谢谢。 


日常用语

乘飞机

“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

Today we're talking about a professional piece of vocabulary that we can use to talk about ourselves in a critical way, especially in the form of a jokes. This is "self-deprecating". Take a listen to today's episode of the podcast for a full explanation and I hope you find it useful!

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