Dumbo: Storytelling. 
Improve your listening skills by listening to this shortened version of the children's classic, Dumbo.

You will hear me ask a couple of questions to check your comprehension and listening skills, and after a short pause, I will reveal the answer. 

Don't forget to join me for a class soon. 
Have a great day! 



Say Hi English! With Teacher Duran.

Storytelling with questions and answers: DUMBO 


   a. Level playing field - A fair and equal competition or situation.
      Example: "

The new rules ensure a level playing field for all participants."
   b. Throw in the towel - To give up or surrender.
      Example: "After the continuous setbacks, she finally threw in the towel."
   c. Play ball - To cooperate or participate willingly.
      Example: "If we want to achieve success, we all need to play ball and work together."
   d. Offside - In an unauthorized or disadvantageous position.
      Example: "The goal was disallowed due to the player being offside."
   e. Hit it out of the park - To achieve great success or accomplish something outstanding.
      Example: "Her presentation hit it out of the park and impressed everyone in the room."



IELTS Podcast 雅思博客

Sports-related idioms

Today we will discuss Idioms with nationalities and their meanings!

Let's have a chat (Discussions In English) 

Episode 14 : Idioms with nationalities

大家好，this is Chinese teacher Cara, welcome to my Channel. Today we’ll talk about the sentence that Tyler Swift announces her engagement.🧨

你的 英语老师 和 体育老师 要结婚了。（nǐ de Yīngyǔ lǎoshī hé Tǐyù lǎoshī yào jiéhūn le.）
Your English Teacher and Your Gym Teacher Are Getting Married.

KEY WORDS：
👉结婚 jiéhūn 👰🏻‍♀️ get married
📑Sentence structure: 要…了（yào…le.）indicate something is going to happen. 
eg:1）要结婚了👰🏻‍♀️yào jiéhūn le. 2）要下雨了yào xià yǔ le.(It's about to rain.)
 👉老师 lǎoshī， teacher
英语老师 Yīngyǔ lǎoshī  ，English teacher
体育老师 Tǐyù lǎoshī，Gym teacher

👉求婚💐 qiú hūn,Propose
👉订婚 dìng hūn,get engaged /engagement
👉向 someone求婚(xiàng....qiú hūn) ，propose to sb. 

他决定向她求婚。💐Tā juédìng xiàng tā qiú hūn。
He decided to propose to his girlfriend. 

他们上个月订婚了。Tāmen shàng gè yuè dìng hūn le。
They got engaged last month.

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16.结婚系列：Your English Teacher and Your Gym Teacher Are Getting Married🧨

私の大好きなアニメ「薬屋のひとりごと」について、やさしい日本語で話しています。
オタクが使う言葉もすこし紹介しています。好きなアニメについて話す時、マネしてみてください！
I’m talking about my favorite anime “The Apothecary Diaries” in easy Japanese.
I also introduce some words that anime fans often use. Try using them when you talk about your favorite anime!

ANIME ・MANGA TALK | アニメ・マンガトーク | Japanese listening practice N4-N3

[Japanese listening practice]大好きなアニメ！薬屋のひとりごと The Apothecary’s Diaries

In this episode, I’ll share some interesting knowledge about the names of potato in Chinese! You'll not only know the meanings of these names but also learn some delicious new vocabulary：

土豆 (tǔdòu)
中文解释：一种常见的地下根茎类植物，广泛作为主食或配菜。
英文解释：Potato, a common tuber widely used as a staple or side dish.

洋芋 (yángyù)
中文解释：中国西北和两湖等地区对土豆的称呼，带有地域特色。
英文解释：A regional term for potato, used in places like Sichuan and Yunnan.

马铃薯 (mǎlíngshǔ)
中文解释：土豆的正式学名，通常在农业或科学文献中使用。
英文解释：The formal scientific name for potato, often used in agricultural or scientific contexts.

作物 (zuòwù)
中文解释：指经过栽培用于食用或其他经济目的的植物。
英文解释：Crop, a plant cultivated for food or other economic purposes.

五湖四海 (wǔhú sìhǎi)
中文解释：成语，形容全国各地或广泛的地域。
英文解释：An idiom meaning "all corners of the world," referring to wide regions or areas.

土豆烧牛肉 (tǔdòu shāo niúròu)
中文解释：一道用土豆和牛肉为主要食材的传统中式家常菜。
英文解释：A traditional Chinese home-style dish made with potatoes and beef.

酸辣土豆丝 (suānlà tǔdòu sī)
中文解释：一道经典的川菜，用土豆丝和酸辣调味料制作。
英文解释：A classic Sichuan dish made with julienned potatoes and a spicy-sour seasoning.

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How do you call it? 土豆，洋芋，or马铃薯 ？

こんばんは！Atsushiです。
今日の天気は晴れ。
気温は15℃ぐらいでした。
今は10℃ぐらい。

今回も慣用句シリーズ、続けます。
今日は、手、ですね。
手に関係する慣用句を紹介します。

① 手が焼けるーてがやける
人の助けが必要なこと、面倒なことを意味します。
例えば、
ーもうー、手が焼けるなぁ。
とか言います。

② 手を切るーてをきる
これは、関係を断つ、縁を切る、みたいな時に使いますね。
意味的には良くない時に使いますね。
悪い関係・男女関係を断ち切る場合にいう。
例えば、
ーあいつらとはもう手を切った。
ーもう彼女とは手を切った。
などと言います。

③ 手を引く ーてをひく
これは、仕事など、続けていたものから退く時に使います。
例えば、
ーこのビジネスからは手を引く
などと使います。


手を使った慣用句はたくさんありました。
手＝関係みたいな表現が多いですね。
日本では縁えん、とも言いますが、
縁を、手という言葉で表現する言葉も多いと思います。

気になった方は一度調べてみてくださいね！

ということで、今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！

ではまた！


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#107  手を使った慣用句、について


Beyoncé has now won more Grammys than any other artist in history, having brought her total to 32 at the award ceremony on February 5. That's one more than late conductor Georg Solti, who previously held the record.

Beyoncé won best R&B song for "Cuff It," best dance/electronic music recording for "Break My Soul" and best traditional R&B performance for "Plastic Off the Sofa." She then won best dance/electronic music album for Renaissance, which was also nominated for album of the year.

However, that top award went to British singer-actor, Harry Styles, for Harry's House.

Lizzo won record of the year — a category that awards all of the contributors on a single song — for "About Damn Time," giving a speech that brought many in the audience, including Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Adele, to their feet.

"I wanted to make the world a better place, so I had to be that change to make the world a better place. Now, I look around and see these songs are about loving your body and feeling comfortable in your skin and feeling good."



Sam Smith and Kim Petras won best pop duo-group performance for their song "Unholy." Petras said Smith wanted Petras to make the acceptance speech because "I'm the first transgender woman to win this award."

Petras also thanked friend and Grammy-nominated musician Sophie, who died after an accidental fall in Athens, Greece in 2021.

"Thank you so much for your inspiration, Sophie. I adore you, and your inspiration will forever be in my music," she said.

An Iranian singer, who is facing possible prison time for his music, won the award for best song for social change.

Shervin Hajipour couldn't be at the Los Angeles ceremony to receive his award for "Baraye" — which means "For." But he appeared stunned by his win in a video shared online.

"Baraye's" lyrics list the reasons many young people in Iran have been protesting in recent months, ending with the popular slogan, "For women, life, freedom."

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Beyoncé, Harry Styles Take Major Awards at Grammys

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