When our circumstances change, so does our mind. Some people may not be able to see the way things were before, and might not be able to appreciate them. There are many things to take away from this story, not just one.
This is one of the inspirational short stories that left me speechless.


Short Stories with Rose 

the blind girl (change)

Recently Shanghai was on lockdown again, before the lockdown, people were anxious about the food problem. so something about buying food happened here.
In this podcast, I talked about my experience of buying food before lockdown. Hope this lockdown won't be too long.
For more videos can check my youtube channel: Chinese Mandarin Cherry.

Cherry Blablabla｜Chinese&English

Why Do I Regret 抢菜qiǎng cài？｜ Chinese Listening Practice(HSK4-6)

高端的食材往往只需要最简单的烹饪方式。
有一千双手，就有一千种味道，中国烹饪，无比神秘，难以复制，从深山到闹市，厨艺的传授，仍然遵循口耳相传，心领神会的传统方式。
春江水暖，刀鱼最鲜；夏天滋补，笋干炖鸡；秋季肥美，鱼头不容错过；冬季最爱，必是那热腾腾的火锅。

高端的 gāo duān de：high-end
食材 shí cái：food Ingredients
烹饪 pēng rèn：cooking; culinary art
味道 wèi dào：flavor；taste
无比 wú bǐ：incomparable; unparalleled;
闹市 nào shì：downtown area; busy streets
厨艺 chú yì：Cooking skills
传授 chuán shòu：pass on (knowledge, skill, etc.)；teach
口耳相传 kǒu ěr xiāng chuán：teach orally
心领神会 xīn lǐng shén huì：The heart receives and spirit knows it.; understand tacitly
滋补 zī bǔ：tonic;nourish
不容错过 bù róng cuò guò：unmissable
热腾腾的 rè téng téng de：Hot and steaming
火锅 huǒ guō：hot pot


Journey on the Tip of the Tongue“舌尖上的中国话”

Cooking Skills&Seasonal Flavors厨艺&四季味道

In this episode, I continue my conversation with Bryce about playing guitar.

Bryce shares a story about the moment when he felt most like a rockstar.

If you've ever been curious about what it takes to play guitar and you want to learn some relevant vocabulary, this episode may be for you!

This is just Part Two of our conversation. Part One can be found at 008 WHY DOES EVERYONE LEARN THE SAME FIRST SONG ON GUITAR?

FULL TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE ⁠HERE⁠: https://american-idiom.com/f/009-my-brothers-rockstar-moment

***For English learners! – Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 23:34***

Episode Outline:

Bryce's most memorable guitar performance (Starts at 1:20)
Adapting complex songs as a solo guitarist (Starts at 4:32)
Funny story - Always rehearse before performing! (Starts at 8:38)
Playing tabs vs. sheet music (Starts at 10:05)
How to continue progressing as a guitarist (14:45)
Final advice for new guitarists (22:54)


Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 23:34)

get your foot in the door (used at 4:46 and explained at 23:38)
hit a wall (used at 14:49 and explained at 26:07)
reach a plateau (used at 14:49 and explained at 26:07)
be stuck in a rut (used at 20:51 and explained at 26:07)
put all your eggs in one basket (used at 21:32 and explained at 29:45)

Brentoni's English Podcast

009 How to Improve Your Guitar Skills

Listening&Speaking Boost. Elementary Level.

Introduction. What is this?

Un cappuccino dopo le 12?
Alcolici al ristorante?
Mangiare mentre si cammina?

E' tutto collegato alla cultura Italiana del buon mangiare, che sperimenterete quando sarete in Italia per il vostro viaggio. Curiosi di saperne di più e imparare a sopravvivere tra le tante regole non scritte che ci sono qui da noi?
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Spiaggia e Dolce Vita

LE REGOLE DEL BUON MANGIARE IN ITALIA

JIM: Who’s the tall woman next to Barbara?
CHARLES: That’s her friend Mary. Didn’t you meet her at 
Steve’s party?
JIM: No, I wasn’t at Steve’s party.
CHARLES: Oh! Then let me introduce you to her now. Mary, this is
my friend Jim.
MARY: Hi, Jim. Nice to meet you.
JIM: You, too. Would you like a drink?
MARY: Sure, let’s go get one.


LANGUAGE NOTES
• “Who’s” is the contracted form of who is. It is pronounced the same way as “whose” (/
huwz/), but the meaning is different.
• Didn’t you meet her …? Notice that this is a negative question. Charles thought that Jim 
had met Mary before. He is now surprised that Jim does not know Mary, and so he uses a 
negative question to show his surprise.
• I wasn’t at Steve’s party. Notice that the emphasis here is on “at” although prepositions 
normally have weak stress. In this case, “at” means “there” (I wasn’t there).
• Mary, this is my friend Jim. This is a friendly way to introduce two people. It’s 
common to follow this with “Jim, this is Mary.” In this case, Mary says “Hi, Jim” first.
• Nice to meet you. This is a typical response after you’ve been introduced to someone.
• “Sure” is often used in informal conversation to mean “yes.”

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day4: Informal Introduction in English

The UK Government Plans to Build More Houses

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

How to use Shadowing.

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FL3GjPqZi8UhhIIFdEzE6FnegbXsH9fF/view?usp=drivesdk

Antimoon site: https://www.antimoon.com/how/pronunc-soundsipa.htm