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New Year's Resolutions Around the World

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Dear listeners,

Today, I want to share with you a Lithuanian folktale that has its roots deeply embedded in the past, far predating any traces of written Lithuanian. Eglė Žalčių Karalienė is a tale about sorcery, unpredicted love and involuntary betrayal, that has been passed on verbally for millennia. Rich in mythology and life lessons, I believe it would make a great listen for anyone interested in Lithuania, its culture and language. 

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Lithuanian with Paulius

#5 - Garsiausia Lietuvių Liaudies Pasaka: The Most Famous Lithuanian Folktale

Denk je dat dat onmogelijk is? 🤯
Niet voor wetenschappers! 🧪🔬
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🎓✨ De Universiteit van Nederland (UvNL) ✨📚 - Met oefeningen voor niveau B2.

🧊🌿 Hoe stop je de Nederlandse natuur in een koelkast? – Universiteit van Nederland 🇳🇱🎓

Dnes budu mluvit o přátelích. 
Kdo tě rozesměje když jsi smutný?
🌱 - tyto epizody jsou pomalé a srozumitelné (for beginners A1)

Pocket Czech

6. 🌱 Přátelé 

In 1950s America, smoking was cool, with movie stars like James Dean and Marlene Dietrich making it look stylish. Cigarette companies even claimed smoking was good for you, with one famous advertisement claiming, "More doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette."

But things started to change in 1951, when a British scientist found a link between smoking and lung cancer.

Today, things look very different, and smoking in the US is at its lowest level in 80 years.

In the 1950s, nearly half of US adults smoked. Now, according to a poll from Gallup, only 11% of American adults say they've smoked in the past week — half the number from 10 years ago.

One reason is that more people now see smoking as bad for you, with 79% of Americans agreeing that cigarettes are very harmful.

Another major reason is that fewer young adults are smoking.

Young adults used to smoke the most out of any age group, but now they're the least likely to smoke. In the early 2000s, 35% of US adults under 30 smoked, but today, it's just 6%. Instead, it's the older generation that are the biggest smokers these days, with 18% of adults aged 50 to 64 saying they smoke.

Although smoking may be declining, vaping is becoming more popular.

Vaping, or using e-cigarettes, is less common than smoking, with just 7% of adults saying they vape. But vaping is more popular with young adults, and nearly 1 in 5 of American adults under 30 vape.

And if they keep vaping into middle age — and if young people today start vaping as they grow up — vaping might soon become more common than smoking.

Health experts say even though vaping is less harmful than smoking, it's best to avoid both.

English Conversation/Dialogue

US Smoking Hits 80-Year Low

You can read the podcast here>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wuZHSmm2EAi3MZKvsY6ofkdk9KQ9WnUS/view?usp=sharing

Lisa's Podcast

Seaweed Sofas and Fungi Furniture: Say goodbye to plastic!

In this podcast you will know what Buñuelo is and how it is prepared.

1/2 cucharadita de sal
2 cucharadas de mantequilla blanda sin sal
2 huevos batidos
aceites suficiente para freír
1/4 taza de leche tibia
1/4 taza de azúcar
1 taza de fécula de maíz
2 tazas de queso costeño
1 taza de almidón de yuca
1/2 cucharadita de bicarbonato

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Colombia

¿Que es El buñuelo y como se prepara?

你知道“春节”吗？
nǐ zhī dào “ chūn jié ” ma ？
Do you know about the "Spring Festival"?
春节是中国的新年。
chūn jié shì zhōng guó de xīn nián 。
The Spring Festival is the Chinese New Year.
春是“春天”，节是“节日”。
chūn shì “ chūn tiān ”， jié shì “ jié rì ”。
"chun" means "spring season," and "jie" means "holiday."
你知道春节是什么时候吗？
měi yī nián dōu bù yī yàng ， yīn wèi wǒ men yòng nóng lì 。
It varies every year because we use the lunar calendar.
每一年都不一样，因为我们用农历。
nóng lì ， jiǎn dān de shuō shì nóng yè de rì lì 。
The lunar calendar is simply an agricultural calendar.
农历，简单地说是农业的日历。
chūn jié shì nóng lì xīn nián de dì yī tiān 。
The Spring Festival is the first day of the lunar new year.
春节是农历新年的第一天。
èr líng èr wǔ nián de chūn jié shì yī yuè èrshíjiǔ hào 。
In 2025, the Spring Festival is on January 29th.
2025年的春节是1月29号。
nǐ zhī dào shí èr shēng xiào ma ？
Do you know about the Chinese zodiac?
你知道十二生肖吗？
měi yī nián yǒu yī zhī dòng wù 。
Each year is represented by an animal.
每一年有一只动物。
xiàn zài hái shì lóng nián ， mǎ shàng jiù shì shé nián le 。
It is still the Year of the Dragon, but soon it will be the Year of the Snake.
现在还是龙年，马上就是蛇年了。
rú guǒ nǐ zài shé nián chū shēng ， nǐ de shēng xiào jiù shì shé 。
If you were born in the Year of the Snake, your zodiac sign is the Snake.
如果你在蛇年出生，你的生肖就是蛇。
rú guǒ nǐ zài shé nián chū shēng ， nǐ de shēng xiào jiù shì shé 。
If you were born in the Year of the Snake, your zodiac sign is the Snake.
你可以告诉别人：“我属蛇。”
nǐ kě yǐ gào sù bié rén ：“ wǒ shǔ shé 。”
You can tell others: "My zodiac sign is Snake."
春节的时候中国人做什么呢？
chūn jié de shí hòu zhōng guó rén zuò shén me ne ？
What do Chinese people do during the Spring Festival?
春节一般有一个星期的假期。
chūn jié yī bān yǒu yī gè xīng qī de jià qī 。
The Spring Festival usually has a one-week holiday.
很多人回老家和家人一起过春节。
hěn duō rén huí lǎo jiā hé jiā rén yī qǐ guò chūn jié 。
Many people return to their hometowns to celebrate the Spring Festival with their families.
（Full transcript please check on Youtube Daily Chinese With Yuli ）


