A rendition of Charles Baudelaire's poem La Fontaine de sang, from his masterpiece Les Fleurs du Mal (edited by Poulet-Malassis, Paris,1857). It is a sonnet written in alexandrins (the famous french twelve-syllable verse, majestic and slow). The english translation is by William Aggeler (The Flowers of Evil, Academy Library Guild, Fresno, 1954). Enjoy ! 

In the thumbnail : doodled portrait of Jeanne Duval by Baudelaire

Une interprétation du poème La Fontaine de sang de Charles Baudelaire, tiré de son chef-d'œuvre Les Fleurs du Mal (publié par Poulet-Malassis, Paris, 1857). Il s'agit d'un sonnet écrit en alexandrins (le célèbre vers français de douze syllabes, majestueux et lent). La traduction anglaise est de William Aggeler (The Flowers of Evil, Academy Library Guild, Fresno, 1954). Bonne écoute !

Dans la vignette : portrait griffonné de Jeanne Duval par Baudelaire

Hypnose des mots

La Fontaine de sang

Hi！I am Sylvia, your native Mandarin teacher from China！
Today, we will learn an easy part of the Chinese Grammar, 数词 the numbers.
After listening this audio, you will be able to count almost all the numbers in Mandarin~

Here are basic numbers for you:
línɡ 
零   zero
yī 、 èr 、 sān 、 sì 、 wǔ 
一 、 二 、 三  、 四 、 五  (1,2,3,,4,5)
liù 、 qī 、 bā 、 jiǔ 、 shí 
六  、 七 、 八 、 九  、 十  (6,7,8,9,10)
dì yī 
第 一  first
bǎi fēn zhī shí 
百  分  之  十   10%

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Please feel free to leave your comment if you have any questions!
Looking forward to you starting the journey of mandarin learning with me!

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Sylva Mandarin

How do we say numbers in Mandairn?

建议同学们先听，如果有听不懂的地方再看文本。
 听完后，看下面的问题，你能做对吗？请把答案写下来告诉我，我会为你批改 
1）小壁虎为什么要去借尾巴？
      A.它的尾巴被蛇咬断了           B.它羡慕别人的尾巴
      C.它觉得自己的尾巴难看        D.它的尾巴被老黄牛咬断了
2）老黄牛要用尾巴干什么？
     A.走路     B.赶走苍蝇    C.保持平衡       D.抓痒
3）小燕子为什么不借尾巴给小壁虎？
      A.它不喜欢小壁虎     B.它的尾巴太大了   
     C.它也没有尾巴       D.没有尾巴它很难飞
4）根据这段话，可以知道什么？ 
    A.小壁虎没有尾巴了              B.妈妈借给小壁虎尾巴
    C.小壁虎能长出新的尾巴          D.小壁虎的尾巴可以掌握方向


文本：
小壁虎在墙角捉蚊子，一条蛇咬住了它的尾巴。小壁虎一挣，挣断尾巴逃走了。
　　没有尾巴多难看啊！小壁虎想去借一条尾巴。
　　小壁虎爬呀爬，爬到小河边。他看见小鱼在河里摇着尾巴游来游去。小壁虎说：“小鱼姐姐，您的尾巴借给我行吗？”小鱼说：“不行啊，我要用尾巴拨水呢。”小壁虎告别了小鱼，又向前爬去。
　　小壁虎爬呀爬，爬到大树上。他看见老黄牛在树下甩着尾巴吃草。小壁虎说：“黄牛伯伯，您的尾巴借给我行吗？”老黄牛说：“不行啊，我要用尾巴赶苍蝇呢。”小壁虎告别了老黄牛，又向前爬去。
　　小壁虎爬呀爬，爬到屋檐下。他看见燕子在空中摆着尾巴飞来飞去。小壁虎说：“燕子阿姨，您的尾巴借给我行吗？”燕子说：“不行啊，我飞的时候，要用尾巴掌握方向呢。”
　　小壁虎借不到尾巴，心里很难过。他爬呀爬，爬回家里找妈妈。小壁虎把借尾巴的事告诉了妈妈。妈妈笑着说：“傻孩子，你转过身子看看。”小壁虎转身一看，高兴地叫起来：“我长出一条新尾巴啦！”

   

    

Merry's voice (HSK六）

HSK 六《 小壁虎借尾巴》

In this episode, you can learn about household chores.
Simple sentences to ask and answer questions about chores around the house.
So sit back, listen and relax!


Say Hi English! With Teacher Duran.

Household chores: cleaning the house 

This episode is gonna tell you 5 native ways to SAY HI in Cantonese. Come and learn right now!! then you can use them to start a talk with your friends.
这集播客跟你聊聊5个最日常、最地道的粤语打招呼方式！快点学起来跟你的朋友打招呼吧！

#TIPS#
If you wanna get the script of this episode, please subscribe and drop me a message right away!!
如果想获取本集的音频文本，快关注并私信我获取吧！

RealLife Cantonese with Grace(细菌)

How to SAY HI in Cantonese

買い物はネット派？実店舗派？

私は普段（ふだん）、実店舗（じってんぽ）に行って買い物をすることが多い。なんとなく、実物（じつぶつ）を見て手に取り、ものを確認（かくにん）してから買いたいのだが、まったくインターネットを利用しないというわけでもない。オンラインで買うものといえば、酒（さけ）・飲料（いんりょう）・米（こめ）・書籍（しょせき）などだ。私は車を持っていないため、重たいものはオンラインで買う。衣類（いるい）はオンラインで購入（こうにゅう）した経験（けいけん）がたくさんあるが、質（しつ）が悪かったり、サイズ違（ちが）いがあったり、失敗（しっぱい）が多かったので今は極力（きょくりょく）買わない。どちらもメリットがあるから、上手（じょうず）に買い物したいものだ。

izm's room

買い物はネット派？実店舗派？

Learn Chinese with Danny

1.城市还是乡村

Part 2 of 6. 

Jack, a pocket-sized blue book with yellow text and white pages, climbed up the library steps, knocked on the modern glass doors and was let in by the security guard. It was an hour before the library opened to the public. 

“Mornin’ Jack,” said the security guard. “I’ve been dying to see you this morning. Could you whip me up a Frappuccino?” 

Jack’s life swirled around coffee. Not only was it his profession, it was his passion and life’s purpose. The library café had been in his family for six generations. Ever since Jack was capable of walking on his two feet, he was working at the café. In due time, Jack had mastered all aspects of coffee making, from grinding and roasting beans to excellent customer service, and everything in between. His father supervised him closely, making sure their state-of-the-art coffee machine was used properly. When Jack was ready, his mother showed him how to create artistic designs using the frothed milk. 

“You’ll have to wait a bit longer,” replied Jack. “I’ve got some extra housekeeping to do this morning. I’ll get it to you at opening time.” 

The island café was placed in the center of the public sitting area. It was surrounded by seven medium-sized tables. Today Jack had to prepare a new shipment of Columbian beans by grinding them and storing them away. After doing that, he mopped around the seating area and wiped the tables. Finally, Jack sliced some cheese for his most popular item, the cheese bread rolls. 

Jack switched on his beloved coffee machine and listened to it hum as it warmed up. With his hand on the steam wand, Jack caught his reflection in the pressure and temperature dials of the machine. Looking back at him was a newly-discovered shiny white hair. 


Being a Cloud

Jack the Coffee Book

Je te parle de mes activités ce week-end. 

Transcription complète, traduction en anglais et en russe, questions de compréhension
https://docs.google.com/document/d/12GTOegcmUieLaLXCj6tT07i6m7NFHqnnPapzbqGHBcc/edit 

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