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矛 máo：spear; lance; pike，A type of ancient Chinese weapon
盾 dùn：A shield for protecting the body
自相矛盾[zì xiāng máo dùn]：oneself/each other/spear/shield，to contradict oneself 
夸赞kuā zàn：praise;commend 
质问 zhì wèn：query;inter pellate;question;call to account
哑口无言 yǎ kǒu w yán：Have nothing to say for oneself; be dumbfounded

乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

自相矛盾[zì xiāng máo dùn]

The question that is causes stress, fear, anxiety! Don't worry - this is HOW you prepare for, and answer, this very typical question!

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Tell me about yourself?

In this episode we are going to learn how to 【Introduce my Chinese teacher】. 
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As a beginner, there're some vocabularies that you didn't learn before, and native speaker's speed seems too fast to understand. But don't worry, let's do it step by step. 
1st time: listen and catch the words you know alreay, have a guess about the content.
2nd time: look at the text to check if you guessed it right. 
3rd time: listen one more time, repeat after it.
4th time: practise until you can speak as the normal speed without looking at the text. 
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我的中文老师叫Yuli。
wǒ de zhōng wén lǎo shī jiào Yuli。
My Chinese teacher is called Yuli.
她是广东人。
tā shì guǎng dōng rén 。
She is from Guangdong.
广东省在中国的南方。
guǎng dōng shěng zài zhōng guó de nán fāng 。
Guangdong Province is in the south of China.
她会说中文、英语和日语。
tā huì shuō zhōng wén 、 yīng yǔ hé rì yǔ 。
She speaks Chinese, English and Japanese.
她也会说广东话和潮汕话。
tā yě huì shuō guǎng dōng huà hé cháo shàn huà 。
She also speaks Cantonese and Chaoshanese.
潮汕话是她老家的方言。
cháo shàn huà shì tā lǎo jiā de fāng yán 。
Chaoshanese is the dialect of her hometown.
她很喜欢学外语。
tā hěn xǐ huan xué wài yǔ 。
She likes learning foreign languages very much.
现在她在泰国学习泰语。
xiàn zài tā zài tài guó xué xí tài yǔ 。
Now she is studying Thai in Thailand.
她也喜欢运动。
tā yě xǐ huan yùn dòng 。
She also likes sports.
她经常去公园练瑜伽。
tā jīng cháng qù gōng yuán liàn yú jiā 。
She often goes to the park to practice yoga.
她在学泰拳，每个星期上两次课。
tā zài xué tài quán ， měi gè xīng qī shàng liǎng cì kè 。
She is learning Muay Thai and takes classes twice a week.
她很喜欢美食，中国菜和泰国菜她都喜欢吃。
tā hěn xǐ huan měi shí ， zhōng guó cài hé tài guó cài tā dōu xǐ huan chī 。
She loves food, she likes both Chinese and Thai food.
她很友好，也很有耐心，我很喜欢和她上课。
tā hěn yǒu hǎo ， yě hěn yǒu nài xīn ， wǒ hěn xǐ huan hé tā shàng kè 。
She is very friendly and patient and I enjoy taking lessons with her.

Yuli's Chinese Channel

我的中文老师 My Chinese teacher (Beginner)

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

In this episode you will learn how to use "mucho" and "muy" in spanish 

Spanish with Jas

EP 42. MUCHO VS MUY

Hey! Welcome to my fifth podcast and this time it's a Valentine's Special 💖🌹

VOCABULARY WE COVER: 

Head over heels – Completely in love
Mr. Right – The perfect partner
Wear your heart on your sleeve – To openly show emotions
Lovey-dovey – Overly affectionate in a romantic way
Pop the question – To propose marriage

AND THE QUESTIONS ASKED? 

1. Can you think of a time when you or someone you know was head over heels in love?
2. Do you believe in the idea of Mr. Right, or do you think it’s a myth?
3. Are you someone who wears their heart on their sleeve, or do you prefer to keep your emotions to yourself?
4. Have you ever found yourself being lovey-dovey, or do you find it a bit cringe?
5. If you were to pop the question (or have someone pop the question to you), what would be your

Enjoy ⭐🙌

English Gym for Word Nerds

EPISODE 5 (Valentine's Special 💖)

In this lesson, we will learn some Chinese typical food, and the way of cooking 
grammer points such as:
还是（or)
the different usage of"意思“
对了（change the topic, by the way)

Basic communication conversations

第十九课 饺子和面包 Lesson 19 Dumplings and bread

EL GUERRERO ÁGUILA.

Dentro de la sociedad azteca, el guerrero águila ocupaba un lugar destacado. Junto con el guerrero jaguar y el guerrero serpiente, conformaba una clase aparte dentro ejército de la Triple Alianza liderada por Tenochtitlán.

Quienes se destinaban a ser guerrero águila eran seleccionados con esmero por los maestros del calmécac y del tepochcalli, las dos escuelas donde los aztecas recibían una instrucción obligatoria. Aprendían a seguir la palabra antigua, a respetar los consejos sabios de los más viejos. Antes de dominar el arte de la guerra aprendían a curar. El guerrero era ante todo alguien capaz de defender con valor, su fe en la vida. Al término de muchos años de un duro aprendizaje, los mejores estudiantes eran consagrados guerreros águila.

El cuauhpilli (guerrero águila) ascendía los diferentes grados militares mostrando firmeza y coraje en los combates. La realización de actos heroicos y la captura de enemigos en el campo de batalla eran recompensados. Los guerreros águila constituían la élite del ejército, y entre ellos se distinguían por sus insignias, la riqueza de su ornamento así como la belleza de las plumas que ornaban su penacho. Los de más alto grado tenían un penacho con sólo la parte superior del pico del águila.

