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      今天是3月26日 星期六 我的城市天气阴 
      每个周六我都会去爬山(pa2 shan1) hiking。我的城市有几座挺不错的山，因为他们都不是很高，离市中心(shi4 zhong1 xin1) city center也不远，你可以从一座山上，再从另外一座山下来，下来之后，还在城市里，很方便。虽然是城市里的山，但植物(zhi2 wu4) plant都长的很好，很天然(tian1 ran2) natural的那种，而且许多山上是可以看到大海的，风景(feng1 jing3) scenery很好。
       我的城市里有不少爱好爬山的人，他们为这些山设计了几十条路线(lu4 xian4) route，真的很棒awesome。比如我今天去的这一条，它是几百年前的茶tea马horse古(gu3) old道(dao4) road。茶马古道阿，就是古时候(gu3 shi2 hou4) in ancient time的路，几百年前专门(zhuan1 men2) specially给运输(yun4 shu1) convey茶叶(cha2 ye4) tea leaves的马走的，所以叫做茶马古道。
       茶在中国是最重要的商品(shang1 pin3) commodity之一，可以卖到国内国外，所以茶马古道是过去的人赚钱(zhuan4 qian2) make money养家(yang3 jia1) raise one’s family的重要工具, 和我们现在的亚马逊(ya3 ma3 xun4) Amazon和淘宝(tao2 bao3) Taobao是一样的。
我们附近有很多地方出产(chu1 chan3) in produce茶叶，但是茶叶大多都长在山多的地方，山路不好走，只能靠马才能把茶运出去，马力气大，也能走很难走的路。所以，从千百年前，过去的人就修了很多专门运茶的山路，都在深山老林(shen1 shan1 lao3 lin2) remote, thickly forested mountains里，大部分是用石头做成的。走在茶马古道上，有时候你可以看到整齐(zheng3 qi2) regular的石头台阶(tai2 jie1) stairway，但大部分时候已经看不清楚了，因为过了太长的时间，已经被土和树叶盖住(gai4 zhu4) covered by了，但正是因为这样若隐若现(ruo4 yin3 ruo4 xian4) idiom* appear indistinctly，这些路看起来很有味道(wei4 dao4) special feelings。
       过去卖茶真的很难，这路太难走，一不小心会掉下去，山上可能还会有危险的动物，但是，好的东西永远会被人发现，无论多么困难。
       今天爬山，我觉得能量(neng2 liang4) energy满满，和大自然在一起让人特别开心。真正贵的东西经常是不要钱的,比如蓝天，空气，花朵。我拍了很多茶马古道的照片，很想和你分享，欢迎你来找我聊天。

中文小天地 Little Chinese world

Episode 3: Hiking on ancient tea horse road

In this episode you will learn how to ask want。

HSK2

Learn how to ask want :要

¿Las quesadillas llevan queso o no? Esta es una de las preguntas más polémicas que puedes encontrar en México, y sin duda es un tema que puede hacernos discutir por horas y terminar exactamente donde empezamos, es decir, sin una respuesta certera.
Como ya sabes las quesadillas son un platillo cultural mexicano que ha existido por siglos, pero también puede ser un tema de discusión en todas partes del país.
En este podcast aprenderás por qué esta pregunta nos divide como mexicanos, por qué podemos discutirlo por horas y qué ha sido lo que ha provocado toda esta polémica mexicana.

Si deseas leer la transcripción de este podcast para no perderte ni una sola palabra de lo que decimos, puedes hacerlo yendo a este enlace: https://esdeverdad.com/podcast/quesadillas-con-queso/

Es De Verdad

T2 E5 - ¿Las quesadillas llevan queso? Gastronomía mexicana

안녕하세요! 2023년 7월 26일 수요일 한국어강사 세이디예요. 찾아온 무더위로 지치는 계절 여름! 더위를 가시게 해 여름 하면 떠오르는 음식 중 하나가 바로 빙수인데요. 요즘에는 여러 종류의 빙수가 있지만, 대표적이고 전통적인 빙수는 역시 팥빙수지요. 팥빙수는 한국의 여름 디저트로, 얼음과 달콤한 팥 앙금, 과일, 떡 등을 함께 먹는 음식이에요. 얼음을 다져서 그 위에 다양한 재료를 올려서 먹는데, 시원하고 달콤한 맛이 일품이에요. 한국에서는 팥빙수를 전문으로 판매하는 가게나 카페 혹은 빵 집에서도 쉽게 찾아볼 수 있어요. 가수 윤종신의 노래 “팥빙수”도 많은 사람들의 인기를 받았죠. 이 노래를 들으면 한국인들의 팥빙수에 대한 남다른 애정을 느끼실 수 있어요. 그럼 한번 들어보실까요~

# 새 단어: 
무더위 : heat wave， 暴暑
지치는: exhausting, 令人疲惫的
계절: season, 季节
여름： summer, 夏天
대표적인 representative, 代表性的 
전통적인:  traditional, 传统的
여러 종류의: various kinds of, 各种各样的
재료: ingredients, 食材
팥빙수: Patbingsu (red beans shaved ice), 红豆刨冰
일품이다: excellent, 一流
얼음: ice, 冰块
팥앙금: red bean paste， 豆沙馅
달콤하다： sweet, 甜
인기를 받다: gain popularity, 受欢迎
남다른: special, 特别的 

因炎热的天气, 疲惫的季节夏天！ 一说起消暑就会想起的食物， 其中之一就是刨冰！ 虽然现在有很多种刨冰，但是代表性的传统刨冰还是红豆刨冰。 刨冰是韩国的夏季甜点，是冰块和甜甜的红豆馅、水果、年糕等一起吃的食物。 把冰块剁碎后在上面放各种材料吃,凉爽甜蜜的味道是一流的。 您可以轻松地找到专门销售红豆冰的商店、咖啡厅和面包店。歌手尹钟信的歌曲《红豆冰》也受到了许多人的喜爱。如果听这首歌，您就可以感受到韩国人对红豆冰的特别热爱。

With the arrival of scorching summer, the exhausting season is coming! One of the foods that comes to mind when you think of summer that makes you feel hot is shaved ice. Nowadays, there are many types of shaved ice, but the representative and traditional one is definitely patbingsu. Patbingsu is a Korean summer dessert that is a food made by eating ice and sweet red bean paste, fruits, rice cakes, etc. together. Crushed ice is put on top of various ingredients, and the cool and sweet taste is irresistible. You can easily find stores, cafes, and bakeries that specialize in selling patbingsu. The song "Patbingsu" by singer Yoon Jong Shin has also been popular among many people. If you listen to this song, you can feel the special love of Koreans for patbingsu.

Learn Korean with Sadie

🍧팥빙수🍧/ 红豆刨冰 / Red beans shaved ice

Learn to ask and answer questions for a work interview in Spanish!

Super Basic Spanish

Episodio 11: Entrevista de trabajo (work interview)

Imagine you meet someone in Brazil and they ask about your day or what time you usually do things. After this episode, you’ll be ready to answer.

Bonus: Verb "Ser" ("To be") conjugated in the present tense (Presente do Indicativo)

Target audience: English-speaking beginners
Length: ~11 minutes

Music used in the podcast
Song: Brazilian Sunsets, by Ketsa
Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/
Free to use with attribution


Braziliant

🎙️Episode 5: Daily Routine and Telling the Time in Portuguese

"I know a lot of words but I can't recall them while speaking." If this is a sentence you've uttered as a Language Learner, this episode is a must for you. 

Acquiring New Vocabulary in collocations is a great way to make sure you move from Passive Retention of words to Active Use.



All Things English

Vocabulary Acquisition - Introduction to Collocations

In this podcast you will learn how to say:
Hi: سلام، دورود
How are you: خوبی؟ حال شما چطوره؟
What's up: چه خبر
All good: سلامتی
I'm good: خوبم
good morning: صبح بخیر
good afternoon: عصر بخیر
good night: شب بخیر

Thank you: ممنون، مرسی
