On my channel, I will introduce China from traditional culture, food, history, celebrities, and the evolution of Chinese characters. Let you fall in love with China while learning Chinese.

天灵灵地灵灵来了Abracadabra’s coming 

Today you’ll hear and learn how to say ‘instead of’ (a noun or verb) in Saudi Arabic.

New terms:

Instead
Sentences:

Instead of eating chocolate, I ate an orange.
Instead of sleeping, I went out.
I want to go to England instead of France.

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How to say ‘instead of’ in Saudi Arabic

成语故事

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In this episode, we’ll explore the subtle difference between “目标” (goal) and “目的” (purpose) in Chinese. Are they really the same thing? Let’s break down the meanings and usage of these two words and clarify when to use each one. Tune in to learn more and enhance your Chinese vocabulary！

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目标，目的，the same thing?

Walt Disney is known for creating some of the most beloved children's movies in history. But his path to success wasn't a direct one.

Born in Chicago in 1901, Disney's journey began in 1923, when he moved to California to make cartoons. He made a series of silent cartoons called Alice Comedies, which became successful and led to the founding of the Walt Disney Studio.

In 1927, Walt Disney created a new cartoon character called Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, and made 26 short films with him in just one year.

However, when Disney asked for more money to continue making them, he discovered that his distributor had secretly hired his animators to make Oswald cartoons without him. Worse still, Disney didn't own the character of Oswald — the distributor did.

This setback forced Disney to create a new character. And that's how he came up with his most famous creation — Mickey Mouse. Mickey first appeared in the 1928 movie Steamboat Willie, and became an instant hit.

Disney then made the world's first full-color cartoon, 1932's Flowers and Trees, winning him an Oscar for Best Short Subject.

Building on these successes, Disney began working on his first full-length movie in 1934 — Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Over 300 people were involved in making the movie, including animators and artists. It went four times over its budget, and some dubbed the movie "Disney's Folly," believing it would fail.

But it didn't — when it was released in 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs became the highest-grossing film of all time, although it lost that title two years later to Gone with the Wind.

Walt Disney passed away in 1966, but his legacy lived on. His company continued to release successful animated movies like The Little Mermaid and The Lion King, and now also creates successful computer animated films like Frozen and Moana.



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

From Setbacks to Success: The Story of Walt Disney

Here's today's news. Please share your thoughts at the end when I ask a question.
You can check the script at the link provided.

今日(きょう)のニュースです。最後(さいご)に質問(しつもん)をしますので、感想(かんそう)を聞(き)かせください。スクリプトはリンクで確認(かくにん)できます。

■暑さ指数を調べて生徒が熱中症にならないようにする - Check the heat index to prevent students from getting heatstroke -
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/k10014512741000/k10014512741000.html

NEWS for beginners - Native Japanese Accent -

暑さ指数 - Heat Index -

Here are some useful tips given by teacher Smith. Listen carefully!

LEARN BY LISTENING

Solutions To English

Escucha este audio-artículo y descubre la provincia de Jaén y buenos trucos para viajar por ella disfrutando de los lugares más auténticos.

VIAJAR POR ESPAÑA  "AUDIOS"

Mi España - La Provincia de Jaén.

Estoy segura de que sabes que la capital de España es Madrid. Pero ¿sabes que no siempre ha sido así? En el episodio de esta semana te hablo de algunas otras ciudades españolas que también han sido capital.

Espero que, como siempre, disfrutes del episodio y aprendas algo nuevo. Si es así, no te olvides de dejar una valoración a este podcast para ayudarme a llegar a más personas.
