As I work for a publisher, I'm always using reference books such as dictionaries. But I read a lot for pleasure too, and I particularly like poetry. At home all my books are arranged in alphabetical order (I know that's a bit strange!). I've also got lots of novels from different categories - crime stories, ghost stories, historical novels, murder mysteries, science fiction, etc. - but there is non-fiction as well. I read quite a lot of biographies. My husband says I'm book-crazy.

English Mini Lessons

Types of books

Commonly used phrases, Please read after me.
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*妈妈和女儿
  打电话
 坐出租车
 吃米饭
 下雨了
 买东西
 在医院
 喝茶
 写字
 十块钱
 五本书
 太热了
 看电影 
 读书
 五点零四分



Merry's voice (HSK一）

HSK一， Commonly used phrases, Please read after me.

日子她是怎么来的？
日子她又是怎么去的？
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匆匆 （节选）Part 2

Staying healthy can be difficult — it might mean we don't always get to eat and drink the things we want.

Sometimes we have to sacrifice some sweet things because we know they're not such a good idea!

But how far would you go to make sure you have a healthy diet?

A new survey has found that almost a quarter of people in the UK don't enjoy their meals because they put health before taste.

That means they're choosing to eat meals they don't like just because they're healthy.

However, the survey, by a bread company called Warburtons, also found that 74% of people aged between 25 and 44 aren't quite sure how to eat a balanced diet.

So it's perhaps not a surprise that people are eating meals they don't enjoy!

It's true that foods full of sugar, salt and butter can taste good, but experts say that healthy meals can taste great too.

And we can still enjoy some tasty things as part of a healthy diet.

In fact, some experts say that we shouldn't think of foods as "good" or "bad" — we should be able to enjoy everything in moderation.

This is something that older adults are better at, according to the survey, which included 2,000 people in the UK.

Adults over the age of 65 were most likely to put their enjoyment first when making food. Younger people admitted to eating meals in front of others to look like they're healthy — even if they don't like the food.

English Conversation/Dialogue

Survey: Young Adults Sacrifice Taste for Health in Meals

I Survived The Titanic

Chapter 5


Job Interview Preparation. Suggestion 5. How to sell yourself well in a job interview?

1. Who should you have as your reference? How should you choose a person/people for that?

2. How to convince potential employer that you are the right person? 

These are some points I'll be touching on in this job interview preparation series.

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To Your Success!

Job Interview Preparation | Build Strong Communication Under Pressure

How to sell yourself well in a job interview?

¡Año nuevo, vida nueva! dice la letra de una canción muy popular en mi país, y es porque cada año trae la esperanza de cosas nuevas. En este nuevo episodio del podcast Hablemos de Salud te invito a practicar tu español y conocer cuales son los propósitos de año nuevo mas comunes cuando se busca mejorar la salud

¡Hablemos de salud!

Propósitos en salud para el año nuevo

Un propòsit és un objectiu, una meta que ens posem, és a dir, una cosa que volem fer, com per exemple aprendre un nou idioma o anar al gimnàs. 

En aquest episodi parlem sobre per què tanta gent abandona els seus propòsits d'any nou i quines estratègies podem utilitzar per completar els nostres objectius.