Listen to me read a short news article on the topic of marriage, divorce and the UK law, as part of my Conversational English course

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Divorce & the Law

You can listen to this episode for a quick overview of the themes of Chapter 4 of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. This short podcast episode highlights some of the vocabulary from chapter 4, and it also shares a fun quote. 

Here is the vocabulary covered in this episode: 

1.	demonstration (n.) – the act of showing someone how to do something, or
how something works
2.	resemblance (n.) – the fact that two people or things look like each other or are similar in some other way
3.	indifference (n.) – the feeling of not caring about something or having any particular opinions about it

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Book Club: The Little Prince

Let's Explore The Little Prince: Chapter 4

    Nǐ nǚ’ ér jǐ suì le?
A：你女儿几岁了？
    Tā jīnnián sì suì le. 
B： 她今年四岁了。
 

HSK Standard Course Level 1 Audio of the textbook

Lesson 5 text 2

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Escúchanos a Belem (de Chihuahua) y a mí (de Coahuila), hablar de comida, de salsita, de guisos, de burritos y algo más de acá de México.


Hablando Al Chile

Hablando de algunas comidas mexicanas norteñas 🎧🌯

“—下” is used after a verb to indicate a short action, similar to the reduplicative form of a verb.
The object of the verb can be omitted. 
For example:
wǒ kàn yí xià shū 。 
我看一下书。Let me read the book.

nǐ xiū xi yí xià bɑ 。 
你休息一下吧。You can take a break.

nǐ wèn yí xià lǎo shī 。 
你问一下老师。You ask the teacher.

wǒ tīnɡ yí xià zhè shǒu ɡē 。 
我听一下这首歌。Let me listen to this song.


JOJO CHINESE

Verb+一下

👨‍💻We'll look at what new policies Tesla CEO Elon Musk implemented after purchasing Twitter. Do you concur with him? What are your thoughts? In today's episode, we'll learn some fantastic historical idiom phrases as well as a common expression.Welcome to listen this episode.

👨‍💻今天要来看看特斯拉的执行长，伊隆马斯克买下推特后，他推出了什么新政策。你赞成吗？有什么想法？这一集也会学到一句很厉害且出自于历史的成语以及一个常用的说法。欢迎收听哦。

[00:00] introduction
[02:23] explanation
[08:03] discussion 

来源：https://www.bnext.com.tw/article/72432/twitter-remote-ban-1104
            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKZ9GiqfdlA

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🍔🍟 Hungry for some fast food? Join us in this episode of "Everyday Dialogues" as we explore the process of ordering food at a fast-food restaurant. 🎙️💨

Listen in as the cashier asks the customer a variety of questions, guiding them through the ordering experience. 🗣️📝 

From choosing the perfect meal to answering customization options, this dialogue will help you navigate the fast-food ordering process with ease. 🌭🍕

Tune in and get ready to satisfy your cravings with this interactive and informative episode! 🎧🍔🌟

Everyday Dialogues

🍫 Ordering Fast Food 🍔 

啊，是星星吗？
Ah! You mean the stars?
对了，就是星星。
Yes, that's it. The stars.
你要拿这五亿星星做什么？
And what do you do with Five-hundred millions of stars?
五亿一百六十二万七百三十一颗星星。
Five-hundred-and-one million, six-hundred-twenty-two thousand, seven-hundred-thirty-one.
我是严肃的人，我是非常精确的。
I am concerned with matters of consequence: I am accurate.
你拿这些星星做什么？
And what do you do with these stars?
我要它做什么？
What do I do with them?
是呀
Yes.
什么也不做。它们都是属于我的。

Nothing. I own them.
星星是属于你的？
You own the stars?
是的。
Yes.
可是我已经见到过一个国王，他…
But I have already seen a king who...
国王并不占有，他们只是进行‘统治’。这不是一码事。
Kings do not own, they reign over. It is a very different matter.
你拥有这许多星星有什么用？
And what good does it do you to own the stars?
它可以使我变得富有。
It does me the good of making me rich.
变富有了你想干什么？
And what good does it do you to be rich?
富了就可以去买别的星星，如果有人发现了别的星星的话。
It makes it possible for me to buy more stars, if any are ever discovered.
小王子自言自语地说：“这个人想问题有点象那个酒鬼一样。”
"This man," the little prince said to himself, "reasons a little like my poortippler..."

小王子-The Little Prince-Read in Chinese

小王子第三十章：拥有星星

Today's idiom is to demonstrate how we talk about information which is transparent and very clear, which is designed to make people react.