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In this episode of Italian Everyday, we talk about what you need to know regarding driving in Italy as an expat. We cover how long your current license is valid, whether you can convert it to an Italian one, and what steps to take if you need to get a new driving license.

Italian Everyday

Moving to Italy- What you need to know about your driving license.

这里是one minute Chinese, 中文一分钟，每天都不同！我们一起听一分钟，想一分钟，说一分钟，今天的话题是好事还是坏事？
很久以前，有个老人叫塞翁。他住在长城外面。有一天，塞翁养（yang3, raise）的马(ma3, horse)跑了。他的邻居(lin2ju,neighbour)们都为他感到(gan3dao4,feel)难过(nan2guo4,sad)。
“也许(ye3xu3,maybe)这会是件好事呢！”塞翁却这么说。
几个月后，塞翁的马自己跑回了家，还带了一匹好马回来。人们都很羡慕(xian4mu4, envy)他，和他说，你太幸运(xing4yun4,lucky)了。
塞翁却说：“也许这不是什么好事呢！”
没多久，塞翁的儿子就喜欢上了骑(qi2, to saddle)马，一天他从马上掉了下来，摔断(shuai1duan4, to break by falling)了腿。邻居们都替(ti4, stand in for)塞翁难过。
“也许这会是件好事呢！”塞翁却说。
一年后，战争(zhan4zheng1, warfare)爆发(bao4fa1, break out)了，年青人都必须参军(can1jun1,join the army)去打仗(da3zhang4, to fight)。死了很多人。塞翁的儿子却因为摔断了腿不能去当兵(dang1bin1,be a soldier)，而保住了性命(xing4ming4,life)。
这个故事说的就是一句很有名的中国成语(cheng2yu4,pharse)：塞翁失马，焉知非福(sai1weng1shi1ma3, yan1zhi1fei1fu2, the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best)：意思是塞翁丢失了马，这有可能是一件幸运的事。在日常生活里，我们可以这样说，虽然你失去了之前的工作，但是你找到了一份更好的工作，这可真是塞翁失马呀。你有相同的经历吗，欢迎来和我分享。


One minute Chinese

Bad thing, or good thing? 中国成语-塞翁失马

¿Sabías que la letra ñ no siempre existió? En este episodio de Entre tapas y eñes, descubrimos como nació esta letra tan icónica española, su importancia en nuestra lengua y las curiosidades que la rodean.
¡Prepárate para una historia de monjes, manuscritos y un pequeño trazo que hizo historia!

Entre tapas y eñes con Escudero

Episodio 5. El origen de la ñ

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#103〉8月12日金曜日　　天気/晴れ　気温/25℃ 

北竜町/ほくりゅうちょう
・200万本のひまわりが満開
・ひまわりで作った迷路を楽しんだり
・遊覧車から写真を撮ったり

［単語］
200万/にひゃくまん…2,000,000
本/ほん…大きな花の数え方。1本、2本、3本
輪/りん…小さな花の数え方。1輪、2輪、3輪
ひまわり…黄色い大きな花
満開/まんかい…全部の花が咲く
迷路/めいろ…複雑な道　
遊覧車/ゆうらんしゃ…景色を見るための車。ゆっくり走る。

〈美和Miwa〉
日本語の先生
Podcast「どこでも.JAPANESE」も放送中！

レッスン待ってます♪


北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#103〉8月12日金曜日　200万本のひまわり満開

BREAKING NEWS! - WHY IT'S IMPORTANT!

The news is something that anyone who is studying Business English should really pay attention to. 

Watch it, read it, or listen to it. It doesn't matter how you digest the news, and, in truth, you would do best to mix all three methods to improve all your skills, but what it is really great for are 2 key things - improving your vocabulary for talking about things that are current and relevant, and providing you will a great resource for things to talk about that really affect us all, from ways of doing business today right down to everyone's day to day lives.

MAKE IT REGULAR!

There are many different ways to 'consume' the news:

Newspapers (daily) / magazines (monthly) journals (possibly every quarter or even annually)

Most are also available online these days. Plus... You can watch Sky News for FREE on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Auq9mYxFEE

BizPod - The Business English Podcast

BizPod Episode 9 - What's in the news?

善于用兵的人，不会多次调动，粮草也不多次运送。国内征取一次之后，就应该设法从敌人那里弄到补给，这样，军队的粮草供应就可满足作战需求了...

《孙子兵法》

《孙子兵法》06

What does "cotillear" mean in Spanish? Gossiping is taking an interest in the private lives of others. 🚀¡Consigue fluidez y confianza hablando español! 🎯Reserva una clase conmigo y te acompañaré en el proceso. 📩 Apúntate a mi boletín de noticias para aprender una palabra coloquial al día: https://acortar.link/d8H9at
