Another unexpected short story by the world-famous British writer. This story will be read in one episode.  

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The Butler - by Roald Dahl

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Каждое время года чудесно по-своему, и у каждого есть своя прелесть и свои особенности. 
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Another simple dialogue between Charlotte and Pierre.

Charlotte rencontre Pierre

2 - Une boîte de chaussures

*This story contains graphic and explicit material it is not recommended for children, only for mature audiences*

Today’s story The Cow and the Turkey addresses issues of greed and revenge. I hope you enjoy it. 

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The cow was notoriously cheap, so it surprised everyone when she voted yes for the secret Santa
scheme. It was the horse’s suggestion, and she backed it immediately, saying, “I choose the turkey.” The pig, who considered himself an authority on all things gifty, cleared his throat. “That’s not actually the way it works,” he said. “It’s secret, see, so we each draw a name and keep it to ourselves until Christmas morning.” “Why do you always have to be like that?” the cow asked, and the duck sighed, “Here we go.” “First you ask me to give someone a Christmas present,” the cow continued, “and then you tell me it has to be done your way. Like, ‘Oh, I have four legs so I’m better than everyone else.’ ” “Don’t you have four legs?” the pig asked. The cow loosed something between a moan and a sigh. “All right, just because you have a curly tail,” she said.


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zì xiānɡ máo dùn  
自相矛盾
cónɡ qián，yǒu ɡè rén zài jiē shɑnɡ mài bīnɡ qì。 
从前，有个人在街上卖兵器。
tā ná zhe máo shuō： 
他拿着矛说：
“zhè zhī máo， 
“这支矛，
shì tiān xià dì yì fēnɡ lì de máo， 
是天下第一锋利的矛，
tā nénɡ jī chuān zuì jiān ɡù de dùn pái。” 
它能击穿最坚固的盾牌。”
tā yòu ná qǐ dùn shuō： 
他又拿起盾说：
“zhè ɡe dùn pái， 
“这个盾牌，
shì tiān xià dì yì jiān ɡù de dùn， 
是天下第一坚固的盾，
shì jiè shànɡ méi yǒu yì zhī máo nénɡ ɡòu cì dé chuān tā。” 
世界上没有一支矛能够刺得穿它。”
yǒu rén wèn： 
有人问：
“yònɡ nǐ de máo cì nǐ de dùn， 
“用你的矛刺你的盾，
huì zěn me yànɡ ne？” 
会怎么样呢？”
mài bīnɡ qì de rén huí dá bù chū lái le。 
卖兵器的人回答不出来了。
hòu lái，rén men jiù yònɡ “zì xiānɡ máo dùn” 
后来，人们就用“自相矛盾”
lái bǐ yù yí ɡè rén de yán xínɡ qián hòu xiānɡ hù dǐ chù。
来比喻一个人的言行前后相互抵触。

词语：
矛(máo) ：spear 
盾(dùn)  ：shield
刺(cì)  ：to stab
锋(fēnɡ) 利(lì)  ：sharp
坚(jiān) 固(ɡù) ：hard,solid

CHINESE STORY中文故事

自相矛盾

Eccoci con una seconda mini storia in italiano facile per aiutarti a comprendere sempre meglio questa lingua meravigliosa.

Here we are with a new mini story in Italian to help you learn this wonderful language.

Oggi trovi anche il transcript!
Today you will find the transcript!

C'era una volta un ragazzo di nome Luca. Luca viveva in un piccolo villaggio ai piedi di una montagna. Amava passare il suo tempo libero a camminare nei boschi e a esplorare nuovi posti. Un giorno, mentre era in giro per i boschi, incontrò una volpe molto simpatica. La volpe era curiosa e decise di seguire Luca ovunque andasse.

Luca era molto felice di avere la volpe come sua amica e la portava con sé dovunque. Insieme, esplorarono le montagne e visitarono bellissimi laghi. Un giorno, durante una delle loro passeggiate, incontrarono un uomo anziano che sembrava avere bisogno di aiuto.

L'uomo chiese a Luca e alla volpe se potevano aiutarlo a portare alcuni pesi fino alla sua casa, che si trovava sulla cima della montagna. Luca e la volpe accettarono di aiutare l'uomo e insieme portarono i pesi fino alla sua casa.

Il signore era molto grato per l'aiuto di Luca e della volpe e decise di offrirgli una cena come ringraziamento. Durante la cena, l'uomo raccontò loro storie meravigliose sulle montagne e sulla natura che li circondava.

Da quel momento in poi, Luca e la volpe visitavano spesso l'uomo sulla cima della montagna e passavano del tempo con lui. Luca imparò molto dalle storie dell'uomo e apprezzò ancora di più la bellezza della natura.

E così, Luca e la volpe continuarono a esplorare i boschi e le montagne insieme.

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Mini storia in Italiano 2 - 3 minutes Italian

・秋田弁での告白の仕方について紹介　”あなたのことが好きです。付き合ってくれませんか？”
・「おめのごと好きだ、つきあってけねが？」意味と発音の仕方について
・「おめのごと、しったげ好きだ」意味と発音の仕方について
・注意！東北地方以外の人には伝わらないかもしれない
・まとめ

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もしも告白するとき、秋田弁で何て言う？Learning Tohoku dialect

Text1
学生: 您好！请问，地铁站在哪儿？
xuésheng: nín hǎo！qǐng wèn, dì tiě zhàn zài nǎr ？
Student: Hello! Excuse me, where is the Metro station?

路人: 一直走，第一个十字路口往左拐。
lùrén: yīzhí zǒu,dìyī ge shí zì lùkǒu wǎng zuǒ guǎi.
Passerby: Go straight, and then turn left at the first crossing.

学生: 是银行前边的路口吗？
xuésheng: shì yínháng qiánbian de lùkǒu ma ？
Student:  Is the crossing in front of the bank?

路人: 对！
lùrén: duì !
Passerby: Yes！

学生: 好的，谢谢！
xuésheng:  hǎode，xièxie ！
Student: Ok, thank you！

New words：
走 zǒu：walk
一直 yī zhí：straight
第一 dì yī：first（第dì+num：auxiliary word for ordinal numbers）
十字路口 shí zì lù kǒu：crossing
往 wǎng：towards（～+directions）
左 zuǒ：left
前边 qián bian：ahead/in front
拐 guǎi：turn
地铁站 dì tiě zhàn：railway station；metro station；subway station
银行 yín háng：bank

Text2
学生: 您好！请问，附近 有 洗手间吗？
xuésheng: nín hǎo！qǐng wèn，fùjìn yǒu xǐ shǒu jiān ma ？
Student: Hello! May I ask, is there a restroom nearby?

路人: 有的！
lùrén: yǒu de！
Passerby: Yes！

学生: 怎么走？
xuésheng: zěnme zǒu ？
Student: How can I get there?

路人: 往前走500米，然后往右拐，洗手间在公共汽车站旁边。
lùrén: wǎng qián zǒu 500 mǐ, ránhòu wǎng yòu guǎi, xǐshǒujiān zài gōnggòngqìchē zhàn pángbiān.
Passerby: Walk 500 meters forward, then turn right. The restroom is next to the bus stop.

学生: 知道了，谢谢！
xuésheng: zhīdào le, xièxie！
Student: Got it, thank you!

New words:
怎么 zěn me： how；how could
知道 zhī dào：know
附近 fù jìn：nearby；close to
前 qián：front
右 yòu：right
旁边 páng biān：beside；next to
米 mǐ：metre（Length unit，num+～）
洗手间 xǐ shǒu jiān：restroom；bathroom；toilet
公共汽车站 gōng gòng qì chē zhàn：bus station；bus stop; motor park

Welcome to visit China ”欢迎来中国!“

L8 问路[wèn lù]～Asking the way

In this podcast, we go on to talk about the various forms of transportation we use as well as the pros and cons of each.