In this episode, I’ll introduce you to a popular Chinese New Year tradition that takes place on the fifth day of the festival—welcoming the God of Wealth! Learn about the customs, beliefs, and practices surrounding this day to attract prosperity and good fortune for the year ahead. Plus, pick up some useful Chinese vocabulary along the way：

财源滚滚 (cái yuán gǔn gǔn)
中文解释：形容财富不断涌入，财运亨通。常用来祝愿他人财运旺盛、收入不断。
英文解释：Describes the continuous flow of wealth and prosperity. Often used to wish others abundant wealth and good fortune.

Learn Chinese and Have Fun!

正月初五：Welcoming the God of Wealth

La hipertensión arterial es un problema de salud grave en México y en otras latitudes.

Medical Spanish🏥

High blood pressure💔

Medical Spanish

 La hipertensión arterial 💔 🏥

People in Switzerland eat more chocolate than anyone else in the world.

According to data from World Population Review, the average Swiss person eats nearly 9 kilograms of chocolate a year — almost twice as much as people in America.

So it might be no surprise that a Swiss university is doing research on chocolate — looking for ways to make it healthier and better for the planet!

Chocolate is made using cocoa beans, which grow in pods on the cacao tree. Each pod holds 20 to 60 seeds — or beans — that are covered in sweet white pulp.

Researchers from the university ETH Zurich have found a way to mix the pulp with part of the pod to make a sweet gel, which can be used instead of the powdered sugar that's usually added to cocoa beans when making chocolate.

Typical dark chocolate might be made of 30% to 40% powdered sugar. Testing different recipes, the researchers found they could make chocolate that was up to 20% gel and about as sweet as chocolate with 5% to 10% powdered sugar.

The new chocolate also had 20% more fiber and 30% less saturated fat than typical European dark chocolate — meaning it's healthier to eat.

Main study writer, Kim Mishra, told The Guardian that the new chocolate has a fruitier taste than typical dark chocolate — although it also tastes more acidic.

The researchers said using parts of the cocoa plant that are usually thrown away reduces waste, while using the new gel would let cocoa farmers get money not just from their beans, but by selling the pulp and pod parts needed for the gel as well.

It may be a while before we can try this chocolate for ourselves. However, ETH Zurich has already filed a patent for the recipe.



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Scientists Make Healthier, Less Wasteful Chocolate

En el episodio de hoy vamos a hablar sobre las comidas más famosas de Argentina. Espero que te gusten. 

Español muy muy fácil

Episodio 5: Comidas típicas argentinas

Hej, z tej strony Anka, a to jest kolejny odcinek podcastu Polish is fun. Dzisiaj opowiem wam o jedzeniu, a dokładniej o polskim i włoskim jedzeniu.  Mam nadzieję, że nie jesteście głodni :)


Proszę napisz do mnie, jeśli chciałbyś/chcialabyś transkrypcję do tego podcastu.
Dziękuję  i do usłyszenia

Polish is fun with Anka

Kuchnia polska vs. kuchnia włoska

мы говорим о собеседованиях при приеме на работу в США.

Molodets! Подкаст по изучению английского языка и американской культуре для носителей русского языка

Molodets (3.4) Собеседования при приеме на работу в США

CHISTES MEXICANOS

BORRACHO MEXICANO

Aunque la situación sea la misma, dos personas pueden experimentarla desde dos puntos totalmente diferentes.

Aquí te cuento cómo vivió mi hijo la serenata que recibimos en la calle mientras caminábamos juntos.

Si aún no has escuchado el primer episodio, te recomiendo escucharlo primero.

Puedes encontrar preguntas para poner a prueba tu comprensión auditiva. 

La magia de la vida

Episodio 2: La serenata desde la perspectiva de mi hijo

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18ifoDK8Ye7vL1-GDhaSngAaNVnMV2Z4i/view?usp=drivesdk