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Learn Basic Spanish: Las compras y las tiendas (shopping and stores)

jūn wèn guī qī wèi yǒu qī ，
君问归期未有期，
bā shān yè yǔ zhàng qiū chí 。
巴山夜雨涨秋池。
hé dāng gòng jiǎn xī chuāng zhú ，
何当共剪西窗烛，
què huà bā shān yè yǔ shí 。
却话巴山夜雨时。

最美古诗词Chinese poetry

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Intermediate Chinese Listening

Did you know that we can use 'Not + a Superlative' to convey the opposite. In this episode, we discuss this commonly used expression in English.

Listen to the episode and analyse the following examples:
That's not the most efficient way to do it.
That's not the most original idea.
That's not the worst movie I've ever seen.

Don't forget to make your own examples and post them in the Comments Section to grasp this concept fully.

All Things English

Confusing Structures in the English Language - Superlatives

¿Has escuchado alguna vez que los colores transmiten emociones y pueden favorecer o alterar tus decisiones en diferentes aspectos de tu vida? ¿Sabes el significado de cada color y su relevancia en el mundo de hoy? Pues bien, hoy aquí compartiré contigo como los colores pueden jugar un papel importante en la vida cotidiana, en tu vida y tus emociones. ¿Te animas a saber más? Continúa escuchando.

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¿Cómo influyen los colores en la vida cotidiana?

课文五       《影子》
影子在前，
影子在后，
影子常常跟着我，
就像一条小黑狗。
影子在左，
影子在右，
影子常常陪着我，
它是我的好朋友。
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【生字new words】

 影子  yǐng zi   shadow; reflection  前 qián   front  后  hòu  behind;    左zuǒ  left  右 yòu   the right   常常 chángcháng  usually  跟着gēn zhe   to follow
 黑狗  hēi gǒu  black dog   它  tā   it    朋友 péng yǒu   friend


Iris读课本—— Original Chinese Textbook Reading（first to third grade）

课文五：影子  shadow

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Episode 14, Amazon's Whole Foods Hacked

There's an old English saying that goes: "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."

But according to a recent study, "late to bed and late to rise" may actually be better for your brain — though researchers didn't check if it does anything for your health or your wallet.

A study published in BMJ Public Health looked at data from nearly 27,000 people who reported how long they slept, and whether they were a "morning lark" — someone who wakes up early — or a "night owl," who sleeps late.

The participants, aged between 53 and 86, also did cognitive tests that checked their reasoning, memory, and how quickly they could process information.

It was found that night owls performed best on the cognitive tests — ahead of those who described themselves as neither morning people nor night people. And morning larks had the lowest cognitive scores of all.

People's bodies have times when they naturally prefer to sleep. And Raha West of Imperial College London, the study's lead author, said that while it's possible to gradually shift your sleeping times, it's very difficult to completely change from a morning person to a night person.

However, she also said the results just show the trend, and not the truth for every individual.

The authors also noted that their results, which focused on older adults, contrasted with past research on adolescents, which found that young morning larks actually had better health and better mental well-being.

Speaking to The Guardian, Jacqui-Ann Hanley of Alzheimer’s Research UK, who wasn't involved with the study, also said it isn't clear if being a morning person leads to poorer cognitive results in older adults, or if the weaker cognitive abilities that come with aging just make people get up earlier.

The study also found that people generally got better cognitive scores if they reported sleeping between seven and nine hours each night.