Learn about business and profession stereotypes, most notably artists, and about everything that goes on behind the scenes.
Best for intermediate and advanced students!

New English US

Business English: Behind the scenes (stereotypes, artists, hustle, creative work)

课文九  《明天要远足》
翻过来……唉！睡不着。那地方的海，真的像老师说的那么多种颜色吗？
翻过去……唉！睡不着。那地方的云，真的像同学说的那么洁白柔软吗？
翻过来……翻过去……唉！到底什么时候才天亮呢？
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才cái (adv.表示事情发生或结束得晚) 明天mínɡ tiān  tomorrow 同学tónɡxué   classmate
睡觉shuì jiào  sleep  什么shénme  what
那nà   there 海 hǎi sea  真 zhēn real  老师lǎo shī  teacher;

Iris读课本—— Original Chinese Textbook Reading（first to third grade）

课文九：明天要远足 Go hiking tomorrow

Learn Mandarin from a short story. You can also watch the video about this story here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIaxmrfa97M

Learn Mandarin with Mandy

E01 小猫钓鱼【The Kitten Goes Fishing】

私はヨーロッパに住んだこととアジアに住んだことがあるのですが、ヨーロッパ人の美とアジア人の美は異なるところが多いとよく感じます。どちらが良いとか悪いという話ではなく、単純に美というものへの考え方の違いが面白いと思ったので今日はアジア人の美意識、特に日本人女性の美の基準について話したいと思います。

日本のメディアでは【色白】【くっきり二重】【鼻筋が通った鼻】【まつ毛がくるんとしている】【小顔】などの特徴があるとかわいい、美しいとされます。海外から帰国すると日本人は本当に美意識が高いなぁと感じ、驚かされます。身だしなみはもちろん、化粧品やファッションにもこだわりが強く、色々な商品が売られていると思います。また、街を歩くと自分のスタイルを持った方が多くてオシャレだなーと感じることが多いです。日本のファッションに興味がある方は原宿や渋谷に行ってみたり、日本のファッション誌を読んでみることをお勧めします。私の生徒さんでも日本のファッション誌を購読している方がいますが、日本のスタイルは自国のスタイルと違ってとても興味深いと言っていました。私もそう感じます。

基準 (きじゅん) - standard

English: standard
Spanish: estándar
German: Standard
Thai: มาตรฐาน (matatharn)
美意識 (びいしき) - sense of beauty

English: sense of beauty
Spanish: sentido de belleza
German: Schönheitsbewusstsein
Thai: ความสวยงาม (kwam suay ngam)
色白 (いろじろ) - fair skin

English: fair skin
Spanish: piel clara
German: helle Haut
Thai: ผิวขาว (phiw khao)
二重 (ふたえ) - double eyelid

English: double eyelid
Spanish: párpado doble
German: Doppellid
Thai: ชั้นตาคู่ (chan ta khu)
鼻筋 (はなすじ) - bridge of the nose

English: bridge of the nose
Spanish: puente de la nariz
German: Nasenrücken
Thai: สันจมูก (san chamuk)
小顔 (こがお) - small face

English: small face
Spanish: cara pequeña
German: kleines Gesicht
Thai: ใบหน้าเล็ก (bai na lek)
身だしなみ (みだしなみ) - personal appearance

English: personal appearance
Spanish: apariencia personal
German: Erscheinungsbild
Thai: การแต่งกาย (kan taeng kai)
購読 (こうどく) - subscription

English: subscription
Spanish: suscripción
German: Abonnement
Thai: การสมัครรับข้อมูล (kan samak rab khomun)
こだわり - particular preference / attention to detail

English: particular preference / attention to detail
Spanish: atención al detalle / preferencia particular
German: Vorliebe für Details / Sorgfalt
Thai: ความละเอียด (kwam la iat)
お勧め (おすすめ) - recommendation

English: recommendation
Spanish: recomendación
German: Empfehlung
Thai: ข้อแนะนำ (kho nae nam)

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日本人女性の美の基準

Oi gente, aqui é Aneleh, sua tutora de português favorita. No podcast de hoje, vou contar para vocês mais uma lenda do folclore brasileiro chamada "A Lenda da Iara", que traz a história de uma sereia que vive nas águas amazônicas. No final, trarei algumas palavras com seus significados em inglês para ajudar caso vocês tenham dificuldade com o vocabulário. 
Se quiser acompanhar o script do podcast é só clicar nesse link: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aEzRCUnnB0cAs34y4chZWzYWakJ7AoloUTuxyGELM-U/edit?usp=sharing
Vamos lá?
Hi everyone, this is Aneleh, your favorite Portuguese tutor. On today's podcast, I'm going to tell you another legend of Brazilian folklore called "A Lenda da Iara", which tells the story of a mermaid that lives in the Amazon waters. In the end, I will bring some words with their meanings in English to help if you have difficulty with vocabulary.
If you want to follow the script of the podcast, just click on the link below:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aEzRCUnnB0cAs34y4chZWzYWakJ7AoloUTuxyGELM-U/edit?usp=sharing
Let's go?!

Portuguese Drops 

Lendas do Brasil - Iara 

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Sustantivos terminados en A que son masculinos parte 1

Expresiones idiomáticas en español 

¿Cuál es EL problema? Sustantivos terminados en A que son masculinos parte 1

Today we're talking about a word that is similar to "inspired" and that word is "derivative". It's usually not a good thing when we describe something as "derivative"! I hope you find today's podcast useful!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

I hope you don't think my podcast is derivative!

En este podcast hablo con mi estudiante Dev, quien es estadounidense y me platica sobre los choques culturales que ha tenido en diferentes países, su opinión acerca de la cultura en Estados Unidos y la India. 

¡Mis clases de conversación! 

Conversación sobre: ¡CHOQUES CULTURALES!  B1-B2

you prepare for IELTS speaking in the same way you prepare to get a raise or to be promoted. You do a lot of exceptional job with a spirit of enthusiasm and you'll find in time that others never had your thoughts, they never felt as excited as you and they were not that keen on achiving the goal, just had a simple wish. What makes you different? IT'S THE FIRE IN YOUR EYES AND THE SPIRIT WITH WHICH YOU ARE GOING AFTER YOUR DREAMS THAT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE!