Hello Families, It's time for another storytime. If your child loves dragons and tacos this book is for them. If you liked this podcast consider checking out my other two story times. 

I am accepting new enrollments. I hope to meet your children soon.

Story Time with Teacher Vanessa

Dragons Love Tacos By Adam Rubin

Poema de Federico García-Lorca del Romancero Gitano

POEMAS DE FEDERICO GARCÍA-LORCA

MUERTE DE ANTONIO EL CAMBORIO

摆烂 (bǎi làn) literally means “to let things rot” or “to give up.” It’s a slang term used to describe a passive attitude when someone gives up trying to fix a difficult situation and just lets it go.

Learn Chinese with Hot Topics

摆烂 (bǎi làn)

Happy New Year! 🎍 A new year has begun. Have you decided on your "New Year's Resolutions" yet?

In this episode, I talk about my two main goals for the year:

Podcast Consistency: I aim to create and upload episodes twice a week, more than I did last year. Let me know what topics you'd like to hear about!

Swimming: I’ve started going to a local sports center twice a week. Currently, I can swim about 15 meters using the breaststroke, but my goal is to reach 50 meters! 🏊‍♂️

Swimming is great for health and fitness. I’d love to hear your resolutions too—please share them in the comments!

かいわのためのポッドキャスト-Japanese for conversation-

あけましておめでとうございます

皆さんは記憶力がいいですか？
皆さんの一番古い記憶はいつのものですか？
今回はアヤが記憶力のいい幼馴染について話します。

Do you have a good memory?
How far can you look back on your childhood days?
This time, Aya talks about her childhood friends who have good memory.

♤ キーワード
・記憶力（きおくりょく：memory）
・幼馴染（おさななじみ：childhood friend）
・市民プール（しみんプール：public pool）

♧  理解度チェッククイズ
1. アヤさんとアヤさんの幼馴染はいつから友達？
2. 昔の話をされたときのアヤさんの反応として会話の中に出てくるオノマトペは？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え
1. けがをしたときに使う、茶色いテープのようなものは？
→ 絆創膏、カットバン、サビオなど
2. 一時的にメモをしたり何かを覚えておいたりするために使う文房具は？
→ 付箋（ふせん）

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 05：アヤの幼馴染

Today we're talking about a very important phrasal verb, and also one that I hope you never have to use! Today's podcast is about layoffs.

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

I hope you never need to use this word!

大家好，我是潘妮，欢迎来到古典智慧拾贝。在这里，我主要与大家分享中国古代的思想家的智慧。

今天这句话来自老子的《清静经》，是老子道家的智慧。

上士不争，下士好争。意思是有上等智慧的人，是没有争夺的心的，只有最下等最没有智慧的人，才一天到晚与人争夺。

我第一次看到这句话的时候，非常震撼。因为我们现代人，大部分都已经习惯了在各种场合与人争一个高低。不管是争夺有限的物质，还是在意见和他人不一样的时候争强好胜，都是古代圣贤最不会做的事情。老子不愧是圣人，只有不与人争，才能保持清静的心，保持一种自在和自由。这其实是传统中国文化的核心部分。

对此，你是怎么想的呢？谢谢你的收听，我们下次见。

Hello everyone, my name is Penny, welcome to this channel. In this channel, I will share with you wisdoms of Chinese thinkers and philosophers from the past.

Today's phrase comes from Lao Tzu, from the wisdom of Taoism. 

The highly respected men don’t argue and contest, the lowly respected men like to argue and contest. It means that people with superior wisdom do not compete or fight, and only least intelligent people compete with others all the time.

The first time I saw this sentence, it was a shock. Because most of us modern people have been used to competing with people on various occasions. Whether it is competing for limited material resources, or competing to win when opinions differ, these are the last things that ancient sages do. Only by not fighting with others can we maintain a quiet mind and keep our hearts truly free and at ease. This is actually a core part of traditional Chinese wisdom.

What do you think about this? Thanks for your listening and see you next time.

Wisdom From the Past 古典智慧拾贝

古典智慧拾贝 - 上士不争

A: 他（tā）是（shì）谁（shuí）？
B: 他（tā）是（shì）我（wǒ）同（tónɡ）学（xué）。
A: 她（tā）呢（ne）？她（tā）是（shì）你（nǐ）同（tónɡ）学（xué）吗（ma）？
B: 她（tā）不（bú）是（shì）我（wǒ）同（tónɡ）学（xué），她（tā）是（shì）我（wǒ）朋（pénɡ）友（you）。
