In this episode of Streetwise English Podcast, I talk about the delicious pumpkin pie I never got to taste.  My teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening!

Streetwise English

SWE 112 American Pumpkin Pie Incident

在汉语中，词序和虚词是表达语法意义的重要手段。很多时候变换词序就能改变句子原本的意思。于佑任先生是一位著名的书法家，他的墨宝千金难买。曾经有一段时间于先生住在乡下，居住环境不是很好，总是有人在他的房子附近小便，于是，他写了一句话禁止路人小便。他的秘书拿到这句话，心里冒出了一个主意……

Learning Chinese culture with Miss Zhang

汉字小故事-词序-《不可随处小便》

Teacher Smith has a natural conversation with her good Chinese friend. Take 5 minutes to learn by listening.

LEARN BY LISTENING

Conversation With My Chinese Friend

You just got into bed after a long day, and you're exhausted. You plan to spend a few minutes on your phone — maybe scrolling Instagram or TikTok — and then sleep.

But when you try to sleep, it's not as easy as you thought it would be. You were so tired — what happened?

According to a new study, your phone may be the problem.

The study, done by researchers at New Zealand's University of Otago, involved 85 kids aged 11 to 14. They each spent a week wearing a body camera on their chest starting from three hours before they got into bed.

A second camera was also placed in their bedrooms to monitor their phone use once they were in bed. They also wore a device that tracked their sleep.

The researchers found that 99% of the participants used their phones in the two hours before bed. More than half used their phones while they were in bed, and about a third used their phones after trying to go to sleep.

The results showed that screen time in bed affected participants' sleep — it stopped them from going to sleep for about half an hour, and also reduced the amount of sleep they got.

The impact was larger when participants had a more interactive experience — such as playing a game — or if they used more than one screen. For every additional 10 minutes of this type of screen time, sleep time was reduced by the same amount.

Interestingly, phone use in the two hours before bed had little impact on sleep.

According to lead researcher Bradley Brosnan, the results suggest that, while current guidelines recommend no screen time in the hour or two before bed, keeping phones out of the bedroom might be enough for a better night's sleep.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Keep Screens Out of Bed for Better Sleep

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What's the meaning of this phrase?
when should you use it?

Build Your English Thinking

04 Watch out for the trap of "idioms"!

One of the most important decisions you will make in your life is choosing a life partner. "Choose a partner who will not clip you wings and will allow you to make your own decisions."
It is crucial to having a happy life.



FLO TALKS 

"Choose a partner who will not clip you wings."

Beginner Chinese Listening：我的自行车  My Bicycle

Beginner Chinese Listening

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こんばんは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

今日もN3の文法をします。

〜しかない 、をします。
意味はそれ以外に方法がない、ことを言いたい時に使います。

・こうなったらやるしかない

・このイベントにいくには今日しかない

・今はもうこの色しかない。

・チャレンジするには今しかない。

・自分にはこれしかない。


という感じです。
どうでしょうか。
伝わりますか？

やるしかない、とかはよく使いますね。
今もうほかに方法がない時とか、開き直ってがんばろう！という時に使いますね。

ぜひ声に出して一緒に練習してみてください。
例文もぜひ作ってみてください！

ということで今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！ではまた！

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#261 N3 〜しかない、について！

St Patrick's day is coming and Concorde takes a trip.