Remember to sound interested  when meeting someone new. 
It’s as important as eye contact and shaking hands. 
Pay attention to your intonation.

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BULGARIAN

Daily routine in Bulgarian

jūn wèn guī qī wèi yǒu qī ，
君问归期未有期，
bā shān yè yǔ zhàng qiū chí 。
巴山夜雨涨秋池。
hé dāng gòng jiǎn xī chuāng zhú ，
何当共剪西窗烛，
què huà bā shān yè yǔ shí 。
却话巴山夜雨时。

最美古诗词Chinese poetry

夜雨寄北

La mia città è una città speciale, unica al mondo, ma anche molto simile a tutte le altre. Si trova nel nord-est della penisola italiana, sul Mare Adriatico. Si chiama Venezia. Ci sei mai stato/a?
Venezia è una città molto, molto antica. Ancora oggi possiamo camminare tra i palazzi d’epoca, visitare le chiese medievali, andare a vedere le opere d’arte nei musei. Per questo motivo ci sono sempre tanti turisti, d’estate e d’inverno, in primavera e in autunno.
In tutte le altre città del mondo ci sono strade asfaltate e macchine, autobus e tram. A Venezia, invece, ci sono i canali: i canali sono dei corsi d’acqua salata. Invece delle macchine, ci sono le barche.
Nelle città normali le persone camminano sui marciapiedi; a Venezia camminiamo sui ponti.
Per andare al lavoro o a scuola andiamo alla fermata ad aspettare il vaporetto. I vaporetti sono autobus sull’acqua.
Nonostante tutto questo, Venezia è una città come le altre: c’è un ospedale, ci sono le università e le scuole. Ci sono i supermercati, i mercati e i negozi di alimentari. Ci sono due cinema dove possiamo guardare i film con gli amici e tanti ristoranti dove mangiare cibo delizioso.
C’è anche un famoso festival del cinema e un celebre festival d’arte e architettura.
Viviamo in belle case antiche e trascorriamo le giornate come le persone di tutte le città del mondo: lavoriamo o studiamo, andiamo in palestra o a fare yoga, passeggiamo o andiamo al bar con gli amici.
Ci sono solo due parchi pubblici, purtroppo un po’ piccoli, perché a Venezia non c’è spazio per costruirne di più grandi. Ma non importa, perché alcune delle altre isole della laguna sono immerse nel verde.

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第十章：变老
我的朋友带着他的小羊已经离去六年了。
Six years have already passed since my friend went away from me, with his sheep.
我之所以在这里尽力把他描写出来，就是为了不要忘记他。
If I try to describe him here, it is to make sure that I shall not forget him.
忘记一个朋友，这太叫人悲伤了。
To forget a friend is sad.
并不是所有的人都有过一个朋友。
Not every one has had a friend.
再说，我也可能变成那些大人那样，只对数字感兴趣。
And if I forget him, I may become like the grown-ups who are no longer interested in anything but figures...
也正是为了这个缘故，我买了一盒颜料和一些铅笔。
It is for that purpose, again, that I have bought a box of paints and some pencils.
像我这样年纪的人，
It is hard to take up drawing again at my age,
而且除了六岁时画过闭着肚皮的和开着肚皮的巨蟒外，别的什么也没有尝试过，现在，重新再来画画，真费劲啊！
when I have never made any pictures except those of the boa constrictor from the outside and the boa constrictor from the inside, since I was six.
当然，我一定要把这些画尽量地画得逼真，
I shall certainly try to make my portraits as true to life as possible.
但我自己也没有把握。
But I am not at all sure of success.

一张画得还可以，另一张就不像了。
One drawing goes along all right, and another has no resemblance to its subject.


还有身材大小，我画得有点不准确。在这个地方小王子画得太大了些，另一个地方又画得太小了些。
I make some errors, too, in the little prince's height: in one place he is too tall and in another too short.


对他衣服的颜色我也拿不准。
And I feel some doubts about the color of his costume.
于是我就摸索着这么试试那么改改，画了个大概。
So I fumble along as best I can, now good, now bad, and I hope generally fair-to-middling.
我很可能在某些重要的细节上画错了。
In certain more important details I shall make mistakes, also.
这就得请大家原谅我了。
But that is something that will not be my fault.
因为我的这个朋友，从来也不加说明解释。
My friend never explained anything to me.
他认为我同他一样。
He thought, perhaps, that I was like himself.
可是，很遗憾，我却不能透过盒子看见小羊。
But I, alas, do not know how to see sheep through the walls of boxes.
我大概有点和大人们差不多。
Perhaps I am a little like the grown-ups.
我一定是变老了。
I have had to grow old.

小王子-The Little Prince-Read in Chinese

小王子第十章：变老

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Active Listening: Demonstrate genuine interest in what the interviewer is saying by actively listening to their questions and comments. Maintain eye contact, nod occasionally, and respond thoughtfully to show that you value their input.

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Υоu undеrѕtаnd еvеrуthіng іn mееtіngѕ — but ѕtіll ѕtау ѕіlеnt?

Τhіѕ ѕhоrt роdсаѕt іѕ fоr mіd-lеvеl ІТ & Рrоfеѕѕіоnаl рrоfеѕѕіоnаlѕ іn іntеrnаtіоnаl tеаmѕ whо fееl ѕtrеѕѕеd ѕреаkіng Еnglіѕh whеn іt’ѕ tіmе tо соntrіbutе.

Іf уоur thіnkіng ѕlоwѕ dоwn, уоur mеѕѕаgе ѕоftеnѕ, оr thе mоmеnt раѕѕеѕ bеfоrе уоu ѕреаk — thіѕ mау аlrеаdу bе аffесtіng hоw уоur оwnеrѕhір аnd lеаdеrѕhір роtеntіаl аrе реrсеіvеd.

Lіѕtеn іf уоu’vе еvеr lеft а mееtіng thіnkіng:

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動画（どうが）：video
コンテンツ：content 
視聴者（しちょうしゃ）：viewer
SNS：social media
いいね：like 
～を前提（ぜんてい）に　：on the premise that
ひきつける：to attract 


今はインスタグラムやtiktokなどを見るとたくさんの語学コンテンツが出てきます。
そこでたくさんの事を勉強できるんですが、6年日本語教師をしている私の意見は、それらの40％は間違いであったり説明不足であったりします。
今私もSNSのアカウントを持って動画をアップしているんですが、たくさんの人がフォローすると言うことと良いコンテンツを作ると言うことは結構違います。人気インフルエンサーは、日本語の先生の経験のない達が多分ほとんどです。
短い動画の視聴者（しちょうしゃ）はとにかくスクロールダウンをして次の動画、次の動画を見ています。だから最初の3秒でおもしろい事を言って視聴者をひきつけなければいけません。
「〇〇って言わないで！その日本語、日本人は使いませんから！」、最初の3秒でこれ言われると、おもしろそうで見てしまいますよね。でもこのような動画、日本人が実際によく使っている日本語を「使わない！」と言って紹介しているものが多いんです。一番ひどいもので、「月曜日、火曜日、....日曜日、これは日本人は言いません！月、火、水、木、金、土、日、と言います！」と言っていた人がいました。彼女はすごいフォロワーがいて、その動画にはたくさんの”いいね”がついていました。これはウソです。日本人は月曜日、火曜日、～~曜日、と言います。
あと「教科書日本語ｖｓリアル日本語！」とかもです。これも教科書で習う、日常で実際に使われている日本語を、「本当はあまり使われていません！」という動画をたくさん見たことがあります。
これも一番ひどかったのが、教科書日本語「使う」、リアル日本語「いじる」です。「いじる」は「つかう」の意味にもなる時がありますが、英語の”use”の意味にならない時の方が多いんです。
あと、カジュアルかフォーマルか、どんな時に使うのか全然説明がないもの、その動画の先生の発音が、ゆっくり話しすぎてとても悪いもの、たくさん見てきました。
もちろん中には良いものもありますし、短い動画をみながら勉強というのも楽しいと思うんです。でもこういうものを見ている生徒さんたちは「たくさん間違った情報もある」ということを前提に見ないと後で大変な目にあうかもしれないということを頭に置いておいてください。
そして短い動画で勉強するのは”たまに”、にしてください。短い動画に慣れると考える力をなくします。
では、勉強がんばってください。



