Today we're looking at the phrase "in lieu" which is a French word, often used in English workplaces. I hope you find it useful!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

I'm sorry, you can't have that. Can I give you this instead?

Escucha este audio-artículo y descubre la ciudad de Granada y buenos trucos para viajar por ella disfrutando de los lugares más auténticos.

VIAJAR POR ESPAÑA  "AUDIOS"

Mi España - La Ciudad de Granada 1

        在前面我们介绍的二十四节气中，现在处于立夏和小满之间，就是农谚所说的：“立夏之后是小满”。 立夏表示春天结束、夏天开始了。这个时节气温将明显增高，雷雨增多，庄稼进入生长旺期。民间有很多应节的活动。

四季人生（The Four Seasons of Life）

立夏之后是小满Grain Buds comes after The Start of Summer

In this episode, Saam and I will be reading *The Day the Crayons Quit* by Drew Daywalt in both English and Farsi. It’s a slightly longer story, so feel free to listen while you’re on the go—whether you’re driving, working out, walking, or doing something relaxing at home.
Hope you enjoy the episode!


Farsi with Zubin 

ٍEpisode 4: The Day the Crayons Quit 🖍️ روزی که مداد شمعی ها دست از کار کشیدند

こんにちは、あかりです。スウェーデンでの引(ひ)っ越(こ)しについて話(はな)します。

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Slow Japanese

Episode #56 - Searching for housing in Sweden

Wishing all of my students and friends a very happy New Year..

English My Way

Poland Happy New year.

Should everyone have the right to make a fool of themselves in a jungle? 

Transcript here (read and study): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nxo2lSitqD7JXEZE9dQjOpeCuIuiCLaT/view?usp=sharing

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Lisa's Podcast

I'm a Celebrity Scandal 

春夏秋冬，你最喜欢哪个季节呢？我们一起来欣赏《四季》……

听优美短文，提升中文阅读和写作

美丽的四季

"In this episode we are going to learn a Real Chinese Conversation【 How's the weather recently?】. 
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Step 1: Listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
Step 2: Check the script to learn one by one. 
Step 3: Listen and repeat after it.
Step 4: Practice until you can perform the dialogue. 
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A: 最近天气太热了，我都不想出门。
zuì jìn tiān qì tài rè le ， wǒ dōu bù xiǎng chū mén 。
The weather has been so hot lately that I don't even want to go out.
B: 多热啊？
duō rè a ？
How hot is it?
A: 每天三十多快四十度。
měi tiān sān shí duō kuài sì shí dù 。
It's 30 something almost 40 degrees every day.
B: 下雨吗？
xià yǔ ma ？
Does it rain?
A: 很少下雨，要是下雨还凉快点儿。
hěn shǎo xià yǔ ， yào shi xià yǔ hái liáng kuai diǎnr 。
It rarely rains, it's cooler if it rains.
B: 也是，不过下雨的话出门也麻烦。
yě shì ， bú guò xià yǔ de huà chū mén yě má fan 。
That's right, but it's troublesome to go out if it rains.
A: 你那边天气怎么样？
nǐ nà biān tiān qì zěn me yàng ？
How's the weather over there?
B: 我这边中午太阳大的时候有点儿热，不过早晚有点儿冷。
wǒ zhè biān zhōng wǔ tài yáng dà de shí hou yǒu diǎnr rè ， bú guò zǎo wǎn yǒu diǎnr lěng 。
It's a little hot when the sun is strong at noon, but a little cold in the morning and evening.
A: 现在多少度？
xiàn zài duō shǎo dù ？
How many degrees now?
B: 现在二十八度。
xiàn zài èr shí bā dù 。
It's 28 degrees now.
A: 那挺舒服的。
nà tǐng shū fu de 。
That's quite comfortable.
B: 是啊，我准备去公园散散步。
shì a ， wǒ zhǔn bèi qù gōng yuán sàn sàn bù 。
Yes, I'm going to take a walk in the park.
A: 好，我们有空儿再聊。
hǎo ， wǒ men yǒu kòngr zài liáo 。
Okay, let's talk when we have time.