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Verse Ventures - A Journey Through Poetry and Literature

A black sports car steadily drives down a highway towards a shipping dock somewhere on the coast of Morocco. Inside, five fruits are silent, quietly going over the plan in each of their minds. In the passenger seat is a reddening aged triangle apple named Johannesburg. His hands are stiff, the sign of an experienced carpenter, and his eyes are tired, the sign of 

“I hope this works,” says the driver, a fresh pear. “It’s our last chance to save grandma.”

Johannesburg, who had his attention fixed on the twinkling moonlight, sniffs and rubs his nose. “Trust in the plan, Pear.”

“What if the ship is empty and we risk our lives for nothing?” exclaims Pear.

A voice from the back seat speaks up. “ I trust my source like I trust my own mother.”

“No one doubts you, Grape,” says Johannesburg. “Pear is nervous—that’s all.”

It was six months ago when Johannesburg received a call from Japan. It was Pear, his brother-in-law, informing him that their grandmother, a sweet and kind raisin, had contracted an unknown virus. The aged apple tried not to panic, but became haunted by the news. A few weeks later, his worst nightmare came true. Their dear raisin grandmother had been diagnosed with the corona virus and had been reacting severely to it. It was from then on that Johannesburg started experiencing sleep difficulties: waking up screaming, tossing and turning in bed, unable to fall asleep. He also stopped eating, unable to stomach anything but dry, plain oats.

Feeling hopeless, Johannesburg had practically given up, surrendering to his sleepless nights, stomach knots and growing depression. Then, late one night, he received a call from Grape, his long-time friend. A trusted source had informed him that a large shipment of gold was scheduled to arrive in one week’s time at Port Morocco. Grape proposed a four-man robbery, saying they could split the gold equally amongst the associates.

Being a Cloud

Johannesburg the Apple

What’s up everyone, in today’s episode, I’m going to focus on a game developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks in 2012 called Dishonored. It’s a pretty nice action-stealth game featuring political conspiracy, vengeance story and black magic in an environment inspired by the best steampunk fictions. Enjoy.

Here is the link to the transcript (including also the game’s webpage): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IPyCE5HZuD9F2vw3fTOzvQYDs6j1dzr_3AH_gaiItac/edit


For gamers out there

Dishonored: even an honorable man can seek vengeance.

Dona Terezinha e Seu Carlos se encontram na rua:

Dona Terezinha: Boa tarde, Seu Carlos! Como o senhor está?
Seu Carlos: Olá, Dona Terezinha! Boa tarde! Eu estou bem, obrigado! E a senhora?
Dona Terezinha: Estou bem também! Obrigada!
Seu Carlos: Estou um pouco apressado hoje  porque preciso buscar minha neta na escola. Foi um prazer vê-la! Até logo!
Dona Terezinha: Igualmente! Seu Carlos! Até logo!


Suas Aulas de Português

Encontro rápido (com transcrição)

Sin duda alguna encontrar a alguien con quién practicar speaking es una tarea un poco complicada, hay tantas opciones allá fuera gratis y de paga pero no sabemos cuál es mejor o cuál nos conviene más ¿Cómo puedo encontrar a alguien para practicar mi speaking?

Es por ello que en el episodio de hoy hablaremos de los mejores recursos que puedes hallar para encontrar a un language partner para practicar tu español, te diremos si es mejor usar aplicaciones de paga o gratuitas y hablaremos de los pros y cons de cada una.

Si deseas leer la transcripción de este podcast para no perderte ni una sola palabra de lo que decimos, puedes hacerlo yendo a este enlace: esdeverdad.com/podcast/language-partner

Es De Verdad

T2 E13 - How to find the perfect LANGUAGE PARTNER for practicing SPEAKING? - ONLINE APPS REVIEW

The story text plz check it on my YouTube channel


Learning Chinese by reading picture book

Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节

In this episode I lead you through a meditation preparation and help you relax your body. Book an English class with me . My teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my full-length podcasts . https://www.streetwisenglish.com

Streetwise English

SWE 87 Relaxation Meditation Practice

CHISTES MEXICANOS

POLICIA

xiǎo hé shanɡ xià le shān，  
小和尚下了山，
kàn jiàn dì lǐ de yù mǐ yòu dà yòu duō，hěn ɡāo xìnɡ。 
看见地里的玉米又大又多，很高兴。
tā zhāi le yí ɡè，zhǔn bèi ná huí sì miào qù。 
他摘了一个，准备拿回寺庙去。
zǒu zhe zǒu zhe，tā kàn jiàn shù shànɡ de táo zi yòu hónɡ yòu dà， 
走着走着，他看见树上的桃子又红又大，
jiù rēnɡ le shǒu lǐ de yù mǐ，zhāi le yí ɡè dà táo zi。 
就扔了手里的玉米，摘了一个大桃子。
tā ɡānɡ yào zǒu，hū rán kàn jiàn dì shànɡ de xī ɡuā yòu dà yòu yuán，  
他刚要走，忽然看见地上的西瓜又大又圆，
ɡāo xìnɡ jí le。
高兴极了。
tā mǎ shànɡ rēnɡ le táo zi，qù zhāi xī ɡuā。 
他马上扔了桃子，去摘西瓜。
xiǎo hé shanɡ bào zhe xī ɡuā huí sì miào，
小和尚抱着西瓜回寺庙去，
qù lù shànɡ kàn jiàn le yì zhī xiǎo tù zi。
路上看见了一只小兔子。
tā rēnɡ le xī ɡuā，qù zhuī xiǎo tù zi。   
他扔了西瓜，去追小兔子。
xiǎo tù zi pǎo jìn shù lín lǐ，xiǎo hé shanɡ méi zhuī shànɡ，
小兔子跑进树林里，小和尚没追上，
zhǐ hǎo kōnɡ zhe shǒu huí sì miào qù le。
只好空着手回寺庙去了。