Each week I read an interesting news article from the BBC. Listen along to the words and pronunciation and I will also share with you the link to the story so that you can read along as well. This week's news article can be found here: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63725212

The Breaking News Podcast

Cost of living: New Zealand steps up fight against soaring prices

xiǎo ér chuí diào
 
小 儿 垂 钓
 
táng hú lìng néng
唐·胡令能
 
péng tóu zhì zǐ xué chuí lún
蓬 头 稚 子 学 垂 纶，
cè zuò méi tái cǎo yìng shēn
侧 坐 莓 苔 草 映 身。
lù rén jiè wèn yáo zhāo shǒu
路 人 借 问 遥 招 手，
pà dé yú jīng bù yìng rén
怕 得 鱼 惊 不 应 人。


A Child Fishing
By Hu Lingneng (Tang Dynasty)

His hair unkempt, the boy learns to angle,
He sits aslant, moss and grass hide his figure.
When passers-by ask for directions, he waves from afar,
Afraid to scare the fish, he answers not a word.

Ancient Chinese Poetry Channel

4.《小儿垂钓》

مقدمه ای بر دوره هضم لغات ضروری در ایلتس

IELTS Essential Words  دوره هضم لغات ضروری آیلتس  English/ Persian

What is forbidden how to express it in Chinese

HSK vocabulary

daily Chinese

She spoke fluent English, but still got rejected for jobs. It wasn’t her grammar. It was the way that she spoke  — fast, tense, unfriendly. This episode reveals what helped her.

Real English Skills

She Thought Her English Was Good — Until She Moved to California

For intermediate level learners of Japanese
NEW PRACTICAL JAPANESE WORDS 
 第2課　顔から火が出る（8min 25sec）

今日は慣用句（かんようく、idioms）「顔から火が出る」について勉強しましょう✨🧚
会話で使える例がたくさん出てきますよ。

🎙voice：平谷（ひらたに）、ハリナ、吉田（よしだ）

＜例文＞
・友達におごるつもりだったのにお会計（かいけい）のとき、財布がないことに気が付いた。
　顔から火が出そうだった。

・急いで家を出たら、洋服を裏返（うらがえ）しに着てしまっていた。
　裏返しだと電車で気づいて顔から火が出る思いだった。

・買物に行ったとき、隣（となり）にいた人を友達だと思って、ずっと話しかけていたら、
　知らない人だった。今、思い出しても顔から火が出る。

・あまり目がよくないから知らない人を友達と間違えてあいさつしてしまうことがある。
　知らない人だったとわかると恥ずかしすぎて顔から火が出そうになる。

・学校で悪い点を取ったとき、うちに帰って母に「今日、どうだった？」って聞かれたけど、
　母に心配かけたくなくて、本当のことが言えなくて、顔から火が出た。


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第２課 顔から火が出る

我的家里有四口人：爸爸、妈妈、妹妹和我。
Wǒ de jiā lǐ yǒu sì kǒu rén: bàba, māma, mèimei hé wǒ。

我爸爸是一名中学数学老师，他对学生很热情，并且很有耐心。我小时候也去过爸爸的学校，他一直都很受学生的欢迎；
Wǒ bàba shì yī míng zhōngxué shùxué lǎoshī, tā duì xuéshēng hěn rèqíng,bìngqiě hěn yǒu nàixīn。Wǒ xiǎo shíhòu yě qù guò bàba de xuéxiào, tā yīzhí dōu hěn shòu xuéshēng de huān yíng。
 
我的妈妈是个普通工人，但她工作认认真真，多次拿到优秀工作者的称号。回到家里，妈妈还会照顾爸爸、妹妹和我的生活，即使我现在长大了，但仍然很喜欢与妈妈一起聊天儿；
Wǒ de māma shì gè pǔtōng gōngréng, dàn tā gōngzuò rèn rèn zhēn zhēng, duō cì nádào yōuxiù gōngzuòzhě de chēnghàoà。Huídào jiā lǐ, māma hái huì zhàogù bàba, mèimei hé wǒ de shēnghuó, jíshǐ wǒ xiànzài zhǎngdà le, dàn réngrán hěn xǐhuān yǔ māma yīqǐ liǎotiānr。

 妹妹是一名大学生了，样子甜甜的，特别喜欢唱歌, 她连洗澡都在唱歌。每到大家的休息日，她总要我们当她的粉丝，听她唱一个下午。
Mèimei shì yī míng dà xuéshēng le, yàngzi tiántián de , tèbié xǐhuān chànggē，Tā lián xǐzǎo dōu zài chànggē。Měi dào dàjiā de xiūxī rì, tā zǒngyào wǒmen dāng tā de fěnsī, tīng tā chàng yī gè xiàwǔ

我爱我的家人。工作之余，总喜欢跟他们呆在一起，聊聊天，逛逛街，吃吃饭。
Wǒ ài wǒ de jiārén。 Gōngzuò zhī yú, zǒng xǐhuan gēn tāmen dāi zài yīqǐ, liáo liáo tiān, guàng guàng jiē, chī chī fàn。


There are four people in my family: father, mother, sister and I.  

My father is a middle school math teacher. He is very warm and patient to his students.  I went to my dad's school when I was young, and he was always popular with the students;  
 
My mother is an ordinary worker, but she works seriously and has won the title of excellent worker for many times.  Back home, my mother will take care of my father, my sister and me. Even though I am older now, I still enjoy chatting with my mother.  

My sister is a college student, like sweet, especially like singing, she even take a shower are singing, every day to everyone's rest, she always want us to be her fans, sing an afternoon.  
 
I love my family. After work, I always like to stay with them, chatting, shopping and eating.  





Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

我的家人   My family    Wǒ de jiā rén    (HSK2-3)

Jennifer goes on an investigation to find out the truth. Did Junior really steal his award-winning design or has Jennifer lost her mind?

This story uses words from '3000 most common words in English'. 


When Jennifer got home that day, she called her grandma. They caught up on the essentials: the move to the new city, the teachers at her school and if she liked her new bedroom. But then Jennifer got down to business.

She explained how this guy called Junior won a gardening award for most innovative design, being the youngest winner in the ceremony’s history. Jennifer’s grandma was supportive of this boy, the way grandparents are always supportive of any accomplishment, big or small. But Jennifer insisted that he was treated like an otherworldly superstar and that it didn’t seem right. 

Jennifer finally just said it. “I think Junior violated the competition rules by copying someone’s design, but I can’t prove it.”

“Oh, my dear, that’s cute, you’ve always loved coming up with adorable little theories. Do you 
remember your friend, Samantha? You two were always playing detectives. Sometimes I see her—”

“—Yes, grandma, but could you help? Take a photo of your neighbour’s garden, please. I think Junior copied her design.”

“Oh, sure thing, dear, I’ll take it after our call and send it straight away. So, tell me more about your new friends…”

Jennifer ended the call by ranting about the truth and how when people manipulate reality, they distort our ability to be authentic individuals. Her grandma kept repeating that’s sweet, dear.

Moments after the call ended, Jennifer received the photo. She compared it to Junior’s. They were identical.

Being a Cloud

Jennifer the Tomato

What do you believe about your English?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KOHbOr53XdmyyuyXMAjBqXg7o457b0oT/view?usp=drivesdk