Today we're talking about the word "cursory" and how to use it at work.  

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This podcast contains very little detail.

Мы говорим об отпуске на работе и о том, как попросить у начальника отпуск.

Molodets! Подкаст по изучению английского языка и американской культуре для носителей русского языка

Molodets (3.3) Время отпуска и время болезни

Hi, Guys, I bet you all have a driving license. You might be "an old driver" already!!!
But in Chinese, it means something different. Today, we will talk about it. 

比如：your friend (Tom)  is very good at flirting with girls. 
你可以说 ：Tom是一个老司机。 (Tom is an old driver.)

你是个老司机吗？哈哈，欢迎大家来分享！

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"Old driver" special meaning in Chinese. Are you an old driver "老司机“ ? Let's talk about it!

speaker:   陈丹青  Chén Dānqīng   艺术家、作家、文艺评论家。
代表作品：《西藏组画》，参与了2008年北京奥运会开幕式的策划设计活动。
Chén Dānqīng (born 11 August 1953, Shanghai, China) is a Chinese-American artist, writer, and art critic. He is well known for his realist paintings of Tibetans. Chen participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games opening ceremony with planning and design.
script: 
我从现在年轻人的表达当中我没有看到个性，我看到的是共性。我很少很少看到一个年轻人，给我有个性的表达，让我一惊。我*，这话，他这么说？这么看？我几乎看不到。语言都趋同，表达方式趋同，词语趋同。我不觉得今天的孩子比我们那会儿孩子更有个性，真的一点没有。为什么？还是因为你们每个人有个手机，有一个网络。网络和整个的媒体在教你们怎么说话。然后你们统一性越来越强。
表达   biǎo dá fāng shì；the way they speak
个性   gè xìng；personality 
译文translation:
I can't see the personality in the expressions of young people now, what I see is the commonality. I seldom see a young man who gives me a speech of personality that surprises me. Which can makes me think ‘Why did he say that? Why did he have this idea?’ I can barely see it. Languages are the same, the way they speak are the same, and words are the same. I don't think the young people now have stronger personality than our times, really not at all. Why? That’s because each of you has a cell phone, the Internet and the entire media is teaching you how to speak. Then you guys become more and more unifie.   


One Minute Chinese—— Celebrity speeches & interviews with Chinese & English script

04.陈丹青：手机让每个人变得一样 Chen Danqing:Mobile phones make everyone the same

声母：
a   love
o   cook
e   quick
 i    sheep
u 

拼音

拼音  第一课

1 ) In the beginning of this episode you'll learn or review the verb " être " ( to  be ) et " avoir " ( to have ) in the present tense .

2 )  you 're also  going to learn the rules for feminin and masculin gender for adjectives  . when do we pronounce the final consonant ? + vocabulary to describe people . 

3 ) Also we'll se what is a false friend or faux-ami ? 

get ready ? Prêt (e) ? 
Let's go ! C'est Parti !  

ÊTRE:
je suis
tu es
il/elle est
nous sommes  
vous êtes
ils/elles sont

 

AVOIR
j' ai
tu as
il/elle a
nous avons
vous avez
ils/elles ont


𝗗𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗔𝗜𝗦 ? 😉

𝐥'𝐞̂𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 : 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 . 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 

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

Bienvenidos de nuevo, esta vez vamos a hablar sobre un encantador lugar en Colombia llamado Monpox, es un encantador sitio famoso por su encanto colonia y su grandiosa naturaleza, por favor, no te pierdas este maravilloso lugar y espero que puedas practicar mucho español al escuchar nuestro pódcast.   