Have you ever thought why the Dead Sea in Jordan is called "dead"?
In this episode, we talk about some surprising and some other logical reasons!

Share in the comments if you have visited the Dead Sea, used any of its health products or plan on visiting!

5-minute English Tea Time

ep10. The Dead Sea:  Why "Dead"?

我爱月夜，但我也爱星天。从前在家乡七、八月的夜晚在庭院里纳凉的时候，我最爱看天上密密麻麻的繁星。望着星天，我就会忘记一切，仿佛回到了母亲的怀里似的。 

三年前在南京我住的地方有一道后门，每晚我打开后门，便看见一个静寂的夜。下面是一片菜园，上面是星群密布的蓝天。星光在我们的肉眼里虽然微小，然而它使我们觉得光明无处不在。那时候我正在读一些关于天文学的书，也认得一些星星，好像它们就是我的朋友，它们常常在和我谈话一样。 

如今在海上，每晚和繁星相对，我把它们认得很熟了。我躺在舱面上，仰望天空。深蓝色的天空里悬着无数半明半昧的星。船在动，星也在动，它们是这样低，真是摇摇欲坠呢！ 

渐渐地我的眼睛模糊了，我好像看见无数萤火虫在我的周围飞舞。海上的夜是柔和的，是静寂的，是梦幻的。我望着那许多认识的星，我仿佛看见它们在对我霎眼，我仿佛听见它们在小声说话。这时我忘记了一切。在星的怀抱中我微笑着，我沉睡着。我觉得自己是一个小孩子，现在睡在母亲的怀里了。 

有一夜，那个在哥伦波上船的英国人指给我看天上的巨人。他用手指着：那四颗明亮的星是头，下面的几颗是身子，这几颗是手，那几颗是腿和脚，还有三颗星算是腰带。经他这一番指点，我果然看清楚了那个天上的巨人。看，那个巨人还在跑呢！ 


听优美短文，提升中文阅读和写作

《繁星》巴金

De onde vem a palavra Algarve? Azeite? E algoritmo? 

Neste primeiro episódio vamos analisar a origem de algumas palavras portuguesas que foram influenciadas pela lingua árabe, durante a estadia dos mouros na peninsula ibérica!

Até já! 

VOLTA AO MUNDO

EP 01 - A influência da lingua árabe na lingua portuguesa

Ready to practice? This episode walks through five real-life scenarios showing exactly how to use "Yeah, no," "No, yeah," and "Yeah, no, for sure" in professional, social, and casual contexts. Includes dialogue examples, breakdowns of what's happening, recognition tips for understanding others, and practice strategies for using these phrases naturally.

**Topics covered:** workplace communication, enthusiastic agreement, clarifying misunderstandings, polite rejection, emphatic certainty, conversational rhythm

**Level:** Intermediate to Advanced

Context Clues

How To Use "Yeah, No" Without Sounding Awkward

¿Conoces estas palabras? ¿Son femeninas o masculinas? ¿Las usas? Te explico un poco más en el podcast.

Curiosidades sobre el español y su cultura

Peli, pelu, bici, tele y foto

夏料理と聞いて、何を連想しますか？
夏はやっぱり冷たくてのどごしがいいものが食べたくなりますよね。
今回は、アヤが好きな夏っぽいものについて話します。

What first comes to your mind when you think of a summer dish? 
It might be the season for the food that is cool and feels good going down.
This time, Aya talks about her favorite summery food.

♤ キーワード 
・バグる（gone buggy）
・豆板醤（トウバンジャン：Chinese chili bean sauce） 
・ふりかけ（rice seasoning）
・ピリ辛（ピリから：a little spicy）

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ 
1. アヤさんが食べた夏っぽいものは？ 
2. アヤさんのご主人がそれを残した理由は？ 

♢ 前回のクイズの答え 
1.  フミさんがこの夏したいことは？ 
→ ５キロ痩せること 
2. それを続けるために、アヤはどんなアドバイスをした？ 
→ 今回をラストチャンスだと思う！ 

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 09：夏料理

Letter V
Listen and repeat then sing along.
van, vest, vet, violin

Is this your van?
Is this your vest?
Is this your vet?
Is this your violin?

Follow me for more phonics.

Phonics The Alphabet 

Letter V

yǒu rén wèn，rú guǒ dí rén qiáng dà，wǒ men gāi zěn me bàn？
有人问，如果敌人强大（强大means strong），我们该怎么办？
Someone asked: If the enemy is strong, what should we do?

Sūn zǐ shuō，zhǎo dào dí rén zuì ruò de dì fāng，rán hòu gōng dǎ。
孙子说，找到敌人最弱的地方，然后攻打（攻打means ATTACTK）。
Sunzi said: Find the enemy's weakest point, then attack.

What can we learn from this? 

wǒ men hé kè hù tán pàn shí，bú yào xiān zhēng lùn jià gé，zhǎo dào kè hù zuì guān xīn de wèn tí，
我们和客户谈判（to negociate)时，不要先争论(to argue)价格，找到客户最关心的问题，
When we negotiate with clients，don't argue about the price first，find out what the client cares about most.
shuō míng kě yǐ jiě jué tā men de wèn tí，ràng kè hù jué de zhè ge jià gé shì zhí dé de
说明可以解决（to solve）他们的问题，让客户觉得这个价格是值得(be worth it)的。
Explain that you can solve their problems.Make the client feel the price is worth it.

For more learning, welcome to book <Sunzi military strategy >!

《孙子兵法Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ》The Art of War

21《孙子兵法Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ》The Art of War

We all need to ask for favors or help sometimes from others and that doesn’t change when you are in a different country surrounded by people speaking a different language. In this episode we covered key vocabulary related to helping others, some useful sentence structures you can apply and extremely helpful phrases in emergency situations. Let’s go!

(Enjoy the bloopers ;))