Hey everyone! Happy September 1st! Today I talked about some events in September — remember Nagatsuki and the Autumn Equinox!みなさまごきげんよう、今日は9/1!9月の行事について話したよ。「長月」「秋分の日」覚えてね！

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Moekoの日本語ベラベラtimeEpi22: 9月の行事【Japanese Podcast: listening practice】

This episode is about 【Tourism boom：Foreigners visiting China】, you will learn how to say 【urbanized,visa-free,travel tips】 ect. 
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
Step 1: Gist listening. Listen to get the main idea. (more times if necessary)
Step 2: Read the text to find out words you didn't get, then look up the dictionary. 
Step 3: Listen and imitate as much as you can without looking at the text.
Step 4: Write down what you hear if you want to practise writing.
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男：有一位在中国的外国博主的视频，最近得到了外交部的点赞。
外交部：很高兴看到外国朋友们在中国享受美景、美食，亲身感受生动真实的中国。
男：就是那位带着一家老小在中国那个"啊，city不city啊？好city啊"。人家博主回应了，说这个city就是城市化的意思。
女：唉呦，人家是真的挺了解的。
男：对中国是真正的了解。我们来看一下数据。国家移民管理局今天发布了一个数据，今年上半年全国各口岸入境外国人1463.5万人次，同比增长152.7%。
女：其中通过免签入境的是854.2万人次，同比增长190.1%，预计今年下半年外国人来华的热度将持续地升温。
男：唉，你看就这个"city不city"这个用法啊，这就很中西合璧。以前咱们老说叫中式英语（Chinglish），现在你这个这叫什么呢？英式汉语。我觉得这种用法本身就是两种文化碰撞的一种火花了。
女：并且我也在想外国博主的city梗在咱们中国网友这圈里玩得也挺火的，还真的有一种地球村的村民常来常往，我到你们家做客，来，咱们拉拉家常这种热闹劲儿。
男：而且最近大家也都看到新闻了，说现在你只要在这个国外的视频平台上挂上中国旅行的关键词就能收获大量的观看。说明啥？说明大伙儿都想看看中国。
女：特别是来了吧，都说好，来了还想来。说明的的确确值得来啊。
男：咱们出国之前其实经常也会在短视频上搜索攻略，那外国朋友来之前你想他也得是一样的想法吧。
女：那肯定。
男：所以我觉得我们的文化是那么不同，但是我们又是那么相同。
（来源：抖音“中国之声”）
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博主 / bó zhǔ / Blogger
外交部 / wài jiāo bù / Ministry of Foreign Affairs
点赞 / diǎn zàn / give sb/sth a like
城市化 / chéng shì huà / urbanized
移民管理局 / yí mín guǎn lǐ jú / Immigration bureau
口岸 / kǒu àn / Port of Entry
入境 / rù jìng / enter a country
同比增长 / tóng bǐ zēng zhǎng / Year-on-year growth
免签 / miǎn qiān / Visa-free
～热度升温 / rè dù shēng wēn / the boom is heating up
中西合璧 / zhōng xī hé bì / a combination of Chinese and Western elements
碰撞 / pèng zhuàng / collide 
火花 / huǒ huā / spark
梗 / gěng / joke，punchline
圈 / quān / Circle
拉家常 / lā jiā cháng / chit-chat
热闹劲儿 / rè nao jìn r / lively atmosphere
关键词 / guān jiàn cí / Keywords
攻略 / gōng lüè	/（travel） tips



Daily Chinese With Yuli

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A review on the verb "Gustar" and the way to use it.

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The Missing Element in All Types of Interviews

In a job interview, make your case fast and be sure your suit is pressed, too. But it's not what the recording is about :) 

You might laugh, but it takes a few seconds for an experienced HR manager to decide on the outcome of the interview.

One of my students from China working as a general manager for a luxury firm said, "Oh, Anatoly, I watch for the words they use; if they have a victim mentality, the chances of them succeeding with us are low.". 

What are you going to do now after reading this?

I mean, I hear these remarks by my students who are top managers—they don't want to hear any kind of whining or complaining about the past. All they care about is how successfully you are going to assist and support the company's evolution and growth!

The winner's attitude is what they are looking for, and to be honest, it's a rare-case scenario.

If you check with yourself, what do you like? A complainer? A thrilled and excited individual? Are you happy about the changes, or does the future seem dark and gloomy?

Top managers got themselves trained to pick those nuanses, and so do I, as I've had top performers as my students for 8 years, and I did close to 21 thousand meetings with them—it's evident!

Let me know if this text was an eye-opener for you. I would be for me!!! 

If you want  me to listen to your speech and share some recommentations of how to improve your English performance - be my guest, book my classes now!



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The Missing Element In All Types of Interviews

1.지문
여자: 이번 주 금요일에 한국어 시험이 있대요.
남자: 정말요? 그럼 지금부터 공부 열심히 해야겠어요.
여자: 네, 특히 듣기 부분이 좀 어려워요.
남자: 맞아요. 우리 내일 같이 연습할까요?

지문
직원: 어서 오세요. 뭐 드릴까요?
손님: 비빔밥 하나하고 김치찌개 주세요.
직원: 네, 음료는요?
손님: 물만 주세요. 계산은 나중에 할게요.

한국어 토픽 듣기 

토픽 2급 듣기 문제

Hosting alone this week, Brent explains the origins and typical usage of the phrase OFF THE HOOK.

Brentoni's English Podcast

041 - off the hook

Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)


Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.


Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

后悔！Regrets!

（1）“点”and“分”are used to express time in Chinese, observing the principle of “the bigger unit preceding the smaller unit”.
“点”means “o’clock”, indicating a whole hour. For example：
9:00 →九点(jiǔ diǎn)
11:00 → 十一点( shí yī diǎn)
2:00 →两点(liǎng diǎn )

*Note: The counterpart of 2 o'clock in Chinese is “两点(liǎng diǎn)” instead of “二点(èr
diǎn)”.

（2）If it is not a “whole-hour” time, “分” is used. The pattern is “……点……分”. For example:
5:30→五点三十分(wǔ diǎn sān shí fēn) 
11:10→十一点十分(shí yì diǎn shí fēn) 
2:05→两点零五分(liǎnɡ diǎn línɡ wǔ fēn)
 
（3）To distinguish atime before noon from one afternoon, the pattern“上午(morning)点(……分)”or“下午(afternoon)……点(……分)”is used. For example:
8:00am→上午八点(shànɡ wǔ bā diǎn) 
5:25pm→下午五点二十五分(xià wǔ wǔ diǎn èr shí wǔ fēn) 

JOJO CHINESE

Expression of Time

If there is one valuable lesson about humility and personal development that I learned from the book of Ryan Holiday, "it is the fact that for you to improve, you have to accept the fact that you are not as good as you think."  TRAIN like a NEWBIE in everything.