This episode is about the book Dreamrunner, by Clare Jay. It's about a family being torn apart by the dad's violent nightmares. 

Vocabulary:
repressed memory: a memory from the past which the mind has hidden away
traumatic event: a violent and shocking event that has a huge, negative effect on a person's life
sleepwalking: when someone walks around while they're sleeping
nightmare: a scary dream

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Book: Dreamrunner

Être accro, qu’est-ce que ça veut dire ?
« Être accro » vient du mot accroché. On imagine quelqu’un qui ne peut plus se détacher d’une chose, comme s’il était collé, piégé, suspendu. En langage familier, cela veut dire être dépendant de quelque chose.

Exemple concret :

Je suis accro au chocolat. → Cela veut dire que tu ne peux pas t’en passer, tu en as envie tout le temps.

Il est accro à son téléphone. → Il passe ses journées dessus, comme si c’était vital.

Elle est accro aux séries. → Dès qu’elle commence une saison, impossible de décrocher.

Mais attention, « être accro » ne s’utilise pas seulement pour des objets ou des habitudes. On peut aussi être accro à une personne.

Il est complètement accro à son copain. → Il ne pense qu’à lui.

Il y a une nuance intéressante : « être accro » peut être positif ou négatif.

Positif : Je suis accro au sport, ça me fait du bien.

Négatif : Je suis accro aux jeux vidéo, ça prend tout mon temps.

Dans le langage courant, on trouve aussi des variantes :

Un accro → un nom qui désigne une personne dépendante. Exemple : C’est un accro du café.

Accrocher → verbe plus neutre, mais parfois utilisé dans l’idée de séduire ou captiver. Exemple : Ce film m’a vraiment accroché.

Alors la prochaine fois que tu sens que tu ne peux pas te passer d’une chose… demande-toi : « Est-ce que je suis juste passionné, ou est-ce que je suis carrément accro ? »

Des extraits en français avec Aymaro

Être accro

Pedro Paulo Pereira Pinto, pequeno pintor português, pintava portas, paredes, portais. Porém, pediu para parar porque preferiu pintar panfletos. Partindo para Piracicaba, pintou prateleiras para poder progredir. Posteriormente, partiu para Pirapora. Pernoitando, prosseguiu para Paranavaí, pois pretendia praticar pinturas para pessoas pobres. Porém, pouco praticou, porque Padre Paulo pediu para pintar panelas, porém posteriormente pintou pratos para poder pagar promessas. Pálido, porém perseverante, preferiu partir para Portugal para pedir permissão para papai para permanecer praticando pinturas, preferindo, portanto, Paris. Partindo para Paris, passou pelos Pirineus, pois pretendia pintá-los. Pareciam plácidos, porém, pesarosos, percebeu penhascos pedregosos, preferindo pintá-los parcialmente, pois perigosas pedras pareciam precipitar-se principalmente pelo Pico, porque pastores passavam pelas picadas para pedirem pousada, provocando provavelmente pequenas perfurações, pois, pelo passo percorriam, permanentemente, possantes potrancas. Pisando Paris, pediu permissão para pintar palácios pomposos, procurando pontos pitorescos, pois, para pintar pobreza, precisaria percorrer pontos perigosos, pestilentos, perniciosos, preferindo Pedro Paulo precaver-se. Profundas privações passou Pedro Paulo. Pensava poder progredir pintando, porém, pretas previsões passavam pelo pensamento, provocando profundos pesares, principalmente por pretender partir prontamente para Portugal. Povo previdente! Pensava Pedro Paulo… Preciso partir para Portugal porque pedem para prestigiar patrícios, pintando principais portos portugueses. Passando pela principal praça parisiense, partindo para Portugal, pediu para pintar pequenos pássaros pretos. Pintou, prostrou perante políticos, populares, pobres, pedintes. Paris! Paris! Proferiu Pedro Paulo. -Parto, porém penso pintá-la permanentemente, pois pretendo progredir *não coube todo o texto, caso queria integrar, me mande uma mensagem que lhe passo! 

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Thai for Everyone with Kru Robert

Ep.14 Learn Thai reading in 2 minutes EP1 _ She goes to the zoo. เธอไปที่สวนสัตว์ 

In this episode, I’ll share some interesting knowledge about the double names of tomato! Along the way, you'll not only discover the origins and meanings of these names but also learn some handy new vocabulary：

番茄 (fān qié)
中文解释：一种果实为红色或黄色的蔬果，通常用于烹饪或沙拉。
英文解释：Tomato, a fruit with red or yellow flesh, commonly used in cooking or salads.

西红柿 (xī hóng shì)
中文解释：与番茄相同，但这个名字多用在中国北方，指的是这种植物。
英文解释：Another name for tomato, more commonly used in northern China.

植物 (zhí wù)
中文解释：一种生活在土地上的生物，通常有根、茎、叶和花。
英文解释：Plant, a living organism typically having roots, stems, leaves, and flowers.

柿子 (shì zi)
中文解释：一种果实为橙色，味道甜美的果实。
英文解释：Persimmon, a sweet, orange-colored fruit.

学名 (xué míng)
中文解释：生物的科学名称，通常为拉丁文，包含属名和种名。
英文解释：Scientific name, a Latin-based name for a species, consisting of genus and species.

通俗叫法 (tōng sú jiào fǎ)
中文解释：人们日常生活中对事物的非正式或非专业称呼。
英文解释：Common name, the informal or non-scientific name used in everyday life.

天南海北 (tiān nán hǎi běi)
中文解释：指各地，尤其是指遥远或分散的地方。
英文解释：From all corners of the world, used to describe far or scattered places.

西红柿炒蛋 (xī hóng shì chǎo dàn)
中文解释：一种经典的中国家常菜，主要材料为西红柿和鸡蛋。
英文解释：Stir-fried tomatoes and eggs, a classic Chinese home-cooked dish made with tomatoes and eggs.

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How do you call it? 番茄or西红柿？

From a job seeker to a value-giver. How do I be offered a position instead of begging for one?

Those who don't listen to this recording may create these kinds of feelings and thoughts in HR managers minds: failure attitude, lack of impression, inability to persuade, lack of sales skills, and continuous doubts.

Will you hire a person that gives you these impressions?

Can you relate to this statement: "I feel like begging for a job instead of offering my services?".

Have you heard people do this? Or even yourself?

It seems that they forget they have experience, value, solved cases, success stories, etc.

It seems that a job interview process clutters their imagination with 'what has to be done' in a job interview suggested by Google, but they forget who they are and what they stand for.

Can you relate to it?

It's like your 5–10–20 years of experience don't matter any longer.

Why did you throw it away? Why have this attitude, and what can it cause during a job interview?

Dive into the recording now and benefit from one of my students, Arina; she was the one that inspired me to record this success secret for you.

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From a job seeker to a value-giver. How do I be offered a position instead of begging for one?

First we subtract accent, and then we add. I cover how to take on the American sound.

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