Today we're talking about the verb to "iterate" and the noun "iteration". I hope you find this podcast useful!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

I've lost count of what iteration we're on now!

This is a review of my chapter 4  in my book Expect the Unexpected, about living in a foreign country.  This chapter is about a weekend with my dad back in 1972. In this story, I learn several lessons which follow through the book.

Expect the Unexpected

Another Weekend of Hunting

Today we're talking about the idioms "free rein" and "carte blanche" 

For instance, "the architect given carte blanche to design the store", or "you have free rein to hire anyone you want".

You're free! Do whatever you want!

El otro día me crucé con un artículo que mencionaba que los hurtos en bares y restaurante habían aumentado, y me pareció un tema cuiroso por lo que he decidio comentarlo en el episodio de hoy.

Espero que disfrutes el episodio y te sirva para mejorar tu español. Después de escucharlo, no te olvides de dejar una valoración en la plataforma desde donde lo estés escuchando, ya que eso me ayuda un montón a correr la voz y que otros estudiantes encuentren el episodio más fácilmente.


Blanca to go 

147- Objetos robados en bares y restaurantes 

Acesta este al doilea episod din podcastul 5 Minute de limba romana! Astăzi vom vorbi despre diferitele sensuri în care poate să fie utilizat verbul „a face”. Audiție plăcută!

5 Minute de Limba Română

Episodul 2: A face cu ochiul sau a face cu mâna?

zuò jǐnɡ ɡuān tiān 
坐井观天
qīnɡ wā zuò zài jǐnɡ li。
青蛙坐在井里。
xiǎo niǎo fēi lái le，luò zài jǐnɡ yán shɑnɡ。
小鸟飞来了，落在井沿上。
qīnɡ wā wèn xiǎo niǎo：“nǐ cónɡ nǎr lái yɑ？”
青蛙问小鸟：“你从哪儿来呀？”
xiǎo niǎo huí dá shuō：“wǒ cónɡ tiān shànɡ lái，
小鸟回答说：“我从天上来，
fēi le yì bǎi duō lǐ，kǒu kě le，
飞了一百多里，口渴了，
xià lái zhǎo diǎnr shuǐ hē。” 
下来找点儿水喝。”
qīnɡ wā shuō：“pénɡ you，bié shuō dà huà le！ 
青蛙说：“朋友，别说大话了！
tiān bú ɡuò jǐnɡ kǒu nà me dà， 
天不过井口那么大，
hái yònɡ fēi nà me yuǎn mɑ？” 
还用飞那么远吗？”
xiǎo niǎo shuō：“nǐ nònɡ cuò le。 
小鸟说：“你弄错了。
tiān wú biān wú jì，dà dé hěn na！”
天无边无际，大得很哪！”
qīnɡ wā xiào le，shuō： 
青蛙笑了，说：
“pénɡ you，wǒ tiān tiān zuò zài jǐnɡ li， 
“朋友，我天天坐在井里，
yì tái tóu jiù nénɡ kàn jiàn tiān。 
一抬头就能看见天。
wǒ bú huì nònɡ cuò de。”
我不会弄错的。”
xiǎo niǎo yě xiào le，shuō： 
小鸟也笑了，说：
“pénɡ you，nǐ shì nònɡ cuò le。 
“朋友，你是弄错了。
bú xìn，nǐ tiào chū jǐnɡ lái kàn yí kàn bɑ。”
不信，你跳出井来看一看吧。”

CHINESE STORY中文故事

坐井观天

Listen to me reading a news article from 2019 about tourism from my Conversational English course.

A Thai beach made famous in a movie called 'The Beach' is to remain closed following a sharp rise in visitor numbers which severely damaged the environment.

Listen to English with Pip

News article: Thai beach closed temporarily due to tourism

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