Ever had someone else ruining a date between you and your crush? Or just a friend that's ruining the mood between you and another? A third wheel? In Chinese we call that  
 
电灯泡
diàndēng pào

Example:

你今晚和我们一起去看电影吗？

nǐ jīn wǎn hé wǒmen yīqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng ma?

Are you going to the movie with us tonight?

不了，我不想当电灯泡哈哈。

Bùle, wǒ bùxiǎng dāng diàndēngpào hāhā。

Nah, I don't want to be a "light bulb" haha.

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电灯泡

In this brief retelling of the fairy tale about Six Brothers under a magical spell and made to live as Swans, we look at a few different kinds of commonly used phrases so that we can understand them in context.

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I hear this question, “How can I sound more like a native English speaker?” all the time, and I always give the same response. Use the shadowing technique!

Shadowing involves repeating someone's speech immediately after they say it. It's like you're following them as your shadow follows you. The beauty of this technique is that anyone can do it alone. Since most people learning a second language don't have the opportunity to speak with native speakers often, speaking it on your own is the next best thing. This method isn't only for English learning; it will work for all languages!

Tune in to the latest Express to Impress podcast episode to learn how to implement the shadowing technique. Learn about its origins and get tips to implement it effectively.  You’ll be inspired by the stories I share of people who have attained near-native English fluency and pronunciation by using this technique. By the end, you’ll be convinced the shadowing technique is an incredibly powerful English learning tool!

Episode originally published on September 11, 2020.
Transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/english-learning/.

Express to Impress

Introducing the Shadowing Technique for English Learning

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Today's episode is the audio to the Guide to the TOEFL - Reading presentation. In it, you'll learn what the reading section of the Test of English as a Foreign Language requires, as well as hear some sample questions and answers. Download the transcript here: https://lovelangwri.com/2022/06/21/guide-to-the-toefl-reading/

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Guide to the TOEFL - Reading

In this episode of The Streetwise English Podcast I talk Chris Rock's Comedy Special and beef with Will Smith. My teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582
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