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Learning Strategies for Success with Tyler Teacher

In this episode of Hey Alexis!, I’m joined by Jerome as we dive into fun and useful English idioms! We break down expressions like keep in touch, playing with fire, and crash a party—explaining their meanings and how to use them naturally in conversation. Tune in for a lively chat and start adding these idioms to your English toolkit! 🎙️🔥

Thanks to Jerome for being such a great guest!!!

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Hey Alexis!

Idioms in Action: Keep in Touch, Playing with Fire & More (with Jerome!)

这里是one minute Chinese, 中文一分钟，每天都不同！ 我们一起听一分钟，想一分钟，说一分钟，今天的话题是"如果一个东西坏了"？
如果你的衣服破(po4, worn-out)了，或者你的椅子坏(huai4, broken)了，或者是其他修理（xiu1li3, repair）起来比重新(chong2xin1, again)买一个还贵的东西坏了，你会怎么办？我觉得大部分人都把坏的东西丢掉(diu1diao4, discard)了，从现在越来越多的垃圾(la1ji1, rubbish)就可以看出来。
我记得我很小时候，家里的东西很少，只有床，椅子这样简单(jian3dan1, simple)的家具(jia1ju4, furniture)。家用电器就更少了，冰箱洗衣机都没有，也没有很多衣服，所以家里所有坏掉的东西，爸爸妈妈都要想办法把它修好，比如衣服破了，要把它修补(xiu1bu3, patch)起来，虽然穿起来不是很好看。那时候的生活很少浪费(lang4fei4, waste)，环境(huan1jing4, enviroment)很好。我觉得东西坏了，首先是想办法把它修好，而不像现在，丢了，买新的。我更喜欢过去的方式(fang1shi4, way)，喜欢那种珍惜(zhen1xi1,value)东西的感觉，不知道你怎么认为（ren4wei2, thin）呢？


One minute Chinese

如果东西坏了你怎么办？

En este episodio hablo un poco sobre las tradiciones más importantes en Navidad y Año Nuevo en España.

In this episode I talk a little about the most important traditions in Spain during Christmas and New Years.

(You can find vocabulary and more content on my ko-fi page! https://ko-fi.com/minutopodcastsp)

Minuto Español

Navidad y Año Nuevo (Christmas and New Year)

*** This audio is about the happiest and unhappiest countries in the world
**Hope you enjoy listening to it 
*Feel free to send me a message if you have any questions

 خبرهای کوتاه جهان به فارسی   / Short World news in Persian

کشورهای شاد /  The happiest countries

Hello, dear Russian language students and teachers!

Phoebe from "Friends" once said: "Oh, I wish I could come, but I don't want to" 
Фиби из "Друзей" однажды сказала: "Ой, я бы с удовольствием пришла, но не хочу" 

:)

1-minute Survival Russian for Travelling (A1-A2)

Как вежливо отказываться от приглашений_How to politely decline an invitation

Listening to the tape, answer the following question

CHINESE STORIES

Simple Chinese hearing

Spanish México

LAS POSADAS NAVIDEÑAS EN MÉXICO.

This episode is about 【中国学校开学】, you will learn how to say 【Cry loudly,Separation anxiety】 ect. 
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
Step 1: Gist listening. Listen to get the main idea. (more times if necessary)
Step 2: Read the text to find out words you didn't get, then look up the dictionary. 
Step 3: Listen and imitate as much as you can without looking at the text.
Step 4: Write down what you hear if you want to practise writing.
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男：时间来到了9月1号，不仅是中小学，不少地方的幼儿园小朋友们也开学了。幼儿园迎来了整个学习里说是最忙碌的一天。
女：是，大家通常会把这一天称作叫“神兽归笼”。幼儿园呢确实变成了大型的“伤别离”现场。我们也看到网上有很多的视频引发了大家的热议，有网友就开玩笑说：“哇幼儿园开学第一天真的是听取哇声一片。”
男：是小朋友第一次离开家要出个小远门了哈。有嗷嗷大哭的，有含泪一步三回头的，也有搂着爸爸妈妈脖子，挂在身上不愿意下来的。老师呢恨不得长八只手，感觉哄不完，根本就哄不完。
女：其实爸爸妈妈也没好到哪儿去，因为他们的分离焦虑呀可能比孩子们更严重。
男：是，通过大家发布的视频呢我们总结了一下哈，比如说，有这个老父亲送完了萌娃回来一直抹眼泪的，有上一秒嘴上说着“解放了”下一秒却化身壁虎各种趴墙头偷看孩子的。
女：特别理解啊，为人父母的心情。你像幼儿园是孩子离开家庭独立成长的第一步，其实也是爸爸妈妈面临和孩子分离的第一步。这世上大部分的爱都是关乎拥有的，但唯独呢父母对子女的爱却应该是逐步放手的爱。所以啊，对于家长们来说呢，希望大家也要提前做好准备，也给孩子充分的信任和鼓励。
男：是，其实每一次流泪呢也都是孩子成长的一个契机，所以家长们也要相信孩子啊，当他们独立面对陌生环境的时候，将爆发出意想不到的小宇宙。
（来源：抖音“中国之声”）
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忙碌/máng lù/Busy
神兽归笼/shén shòu guī lóng/The beast returns to the cage (referring the kids go back to school )
伤别离/shāng bié lí/Sad about separation
听取哇声一片/tīng qǔ wā shēng yí piàn/hear the sound of cry(original 
verse is 听取蛙（wā,frog）声一片)
嗷嗷大哭/áo áo dà kū/Cry loudly
含泪一步三回头/hán lèi yí bù sān huí tóu/Look back every few steps with tears
搂/lōu/hold...in one's arms
挂/guà/Hang
哄/hǒng/Coax/lull
分离焦虑/fēn lí jiāo lǜ/Separation anxiety
萌娃/méng wá/Cute baby
抹眼泪/mǒ yǎn lèi/Wipe tears
解放/jiě fàng/Liberation
化身壁虎/huà shēn bì hǔ/Turning into a gecko（posture）
趴墙头/pā qiáng tóu/Lean against the wall
唯独/wéi dú/Only
逐步放手/zhú bù fàng shǒu/Gradually letting go
契机/qì jī/Opportunity
爆发出小宇宙/bào fā chū xiǎo yǔ zhòu/Burst into a small universe（referring the kids will show their power）
意想不到/yì xiǎng bú dào/Unexpected