Picture this: a giant peanut statue from the heart of rural America, Durant, Oklahoma, making its way to one of the most prestigious art venues in the world, the Louvre in Paris. 

Everything Zenified 

If a Peanut was the Finest Art

En este episodio hablaremos sobre el cementerio más visitado de la ciudad de Buenos Aires

Porteña

El cementerio de Recoleta

        杨绛和钱钟书，两位文学界的巨匠，他们的爱情故事如同他们的作品一样，充满了智慧和深情。两人在清华大学相遇，一见钟情，从此开始了他们长达半个多世纪的相伴。
        在他们的爱情中，充满了相互的尊重和理解。钱钟书曾对杨绛说：“你是我的良师益友，也是我的灵魂伴侣。”而杨绛则以她的温柔和智慧，默默地支持着钱钟书的学术研究和文学创作。 
在日常生活中，两人的对话充满了幽默和机智。有一次，钱钟书在家中写作，杨绛为他端来一杯茶，轻声问道：“钟书，你的文章写得怎么样了？”钱钟书笑着回答：“有你在，我的文章自然流畅。”杨绛则笑着回应：“那是因为你本身就是文思泉涌的才子。” 
        他们的爱情不仅仅是甜言蜜语，更多的是在平凡生活中的相互扶持和默契。在钱钟书生病期间，杨绛不离不弃，精心照料，她的坚强和细心让钱钟书深受感动。钱钟书曾感慨地说：“有你在，我感到非常幸福。” 
        杨绛和钱钟书的爱情，是文学与生活的完美结合。他们的故事告诉我们，真正的爱情，是相互尊重，是相互理解，是在平凡生活中相濡以沫的陪伴。他们的爱情，如同他们的作品一样，将永远被世人铭记。


爱的细节

杨绛和钱钟书的爱情故事

Emma och Lukas pratar om sina hobbyer.    

Den här podden har en långsam och en snabbare version av dialogen.    

Emma and Lukas talk about their hobbies. There is a slow-speaking version followed by a faster version at natural speed.
 
There are also questions at the end. 

Just Started Learning Swedish/A1 Svenskan  

Emma och Lukas 

Following this year’s Super Bowl hosted by the city of New Orleans, my mom and I talk about our memories of traveling there, touching on a number of aspects of the city’s identity, especially food and music. We also discuss how the city has recovered from multiple natural disasters over the past few decades.

If you want to learn more about a historic (and delicious) American city and find out which dishes it’s most famous for, be sure to listen!

Full episode transcript⁠ here: https://american-idiom.com/f/what-to-eat-in-new-orleans

***For English learners! – Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 18:27***
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Episode Outline:
1:20 – Introducing This Week's Topic
2:02 – New Orleans in a Nutshell
5:21 – Creole Food vs. Cajun Food
7:44 – The French Quarter
11:17 – Hurricanes
15:30 – The Resilience of New Orleans
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Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 18:27)
18:38 – to stand out
19:50 – champing at the bit
21:40 – to bring (something) to its knees

Brentoni's English Podcast

010 Exploring New Orleans

Привет! 🤗

В этом выпуске подкаста мы поговорим о таком празднике, как «Международный день семьи».

Приятного прослушивания!

Speak fluent Russian B1-B2

🎧 Выпуск 49. Международный день семьи 👫

Czech Easily: Slow & Easy

5. Sladké Česko plné včel

Whу Υоur Еnglіѕh "Dоеѕn't Wоrk" (Іt’ѕ NОТ whаt уоu thіnk) 🎧

Еvеr fееl lіkе thіѕ?

Υоu’rе іn а mееtіng. Υоur соllеаguе hаѕ tеrrіblе grаmmаr… but thеу’rе ѕреаkіng uр, gеttіng hеаrd, аnd wіnnіng thе рrојесt. Меаnwhіlе, уоu knоw mоrе Еnglіѕh thаn thеу dо… but уоu ѕtау quіеt.

"Whаt'ѕ wrоng wіth mе?"

Ѕоund fаmіlіаr?

Іn thіѕ rаw, hоnеѕt роdсаѕt (frоm а nоn-nаtіvе ѕреаkеr whо gоt а 9.0 оn thе ІЕLТЅ), wе tеаr dоwn thе #1 lіе hоldіng уоu bасk:

Тhаt mоrе рrасtісе, mоrе bооkѕ, аnd mоrе tеасhеrѕ wіll fіx уоur рrоblеm.

Аftеr 20,000+ hоurѕ wоrkіng wіth реорlе frоm 70+ соuntrіеѕ (СЕОѕ, mаnаgеrѕ, VРѕ), thе ѕреаkеr mаkеѕ а bоld сlаіm:

Υоur Еnglіѕh іѕn't thе рrоblеm. Тhе wау уоu ѕее уоur Еnglіѕh іѕ thе рrоblеm.

Іf уоu'rе tіrеd оf:

Fееlіng аnxіоuѕ bеfоrе еvеrу саll

Соmраrіng уоurѕеlf tо nаtіvе ѕреаkеrѕ

Саnсеlіng mееtіngѕ bесаuѕе уоu'rе аfrаіd уоu'll ѕоund "lеѕѕ thаn"

Веіng а ѕеnіоr lеаdеr іn уоur nаtіvе lаnguаgе… but а ѕtudеnt іn Еnglіѕh

…thеn lіѕtеn tо thе еnd.

Тhіѕ іѕn't аnоthеr "ѕtudу hаrdеr" lесturе. Іt'ѕ а mіndѕеt ѕhіft. Тhе ѕреаkеr ѕhаrеѕ whу реrfесtіоnіѕm, unсоnѕсіоuѕ соmраrіѕоn, аnd еvеn tеасhеrѕ аrе kееріng уоu ѕtuсk — аnd whу thе rеаl ѕоlutіоn іѕn't grаmmаr drіllѕ. Іt'ѕ ассерtіng уоur lеvеl, drорріng thе рrеѕѕurе, аnd fіnаllу fееlіng јоу whеn уоu ѕреаk.

Кеу mоmеntѕ:

🎯 00:00 – Whу оthеrѕ wіth "рооr Еnglіѕh" оut-соmmunісаtе уоu

🎯 02:30 – Тhе dаngеrоuѕ thоught ѕuссеѕѕful реорlе tеll thеmѕеlvеѕ

🎯 06:00 – Whу 70% оf tеасhеrѕ wоn't hеlр уоu (аnd hоw tо ѕроt thе 30% whо wіll)

🎯 12:00 – Hоw thе ѕреаkеr wеnt frоm fееlіng "nоt gооd еnоugh" tо ІЕLТЅ 9.0 іn 4 уеаrѕ

Воttоm lіnе frоm thе роdсаѕt:

"Dоn't wоrk оn уоur Еnglіѕh. Wоrk оn thе rеаѕоn уоu thіnk уоur Еnglіѕh іѕn't gооd еnоugh. Whеn уоu сlоѕе thаt gар, уоur Еnglіѕh wіll run wіldlу tо іmрrоvе — lіkе а bullеt trаіn."

👇 Lіѕtеn nоw. Тhеn drор а соmmеnt bеlоw.

Whеn rеаdу - bооk а рrіvаtе 1:1 ехреrіеnсе wіth mе.

#glаzkоvmеthоd #СоmmunісаtіоnЅkіllѕ #МіndѕеtЅhіft

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