George and Harold finally get their 3D Hypno-Ring in the mail. They try it out and discover that it really works! They use the ring to hypnotize Mr. Krupp. The boys are surprised and excited because now they have the power to control him instead of the other way around.
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The Adventures of Captain Underpants

Chapter 9 Four-To-Six Weeks Later

In this episode you will learn how to say how you are and your name. 
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Puedo decir como estoy, Puedo decir mi nombre ( I can say how I feel, I can say my name) EPISODIO 2

Part 1 of 5. 

Inside a dusty workroom, an old craftsman held up a chess piece to the window. He rotated it in the sunlight and inspected its every detail. 

“Perfection,” said the craftsman. 

He added it to the set he had been building. Sixteen grey pieces sat on his worktable, all handmade and almost ready for sale. 

The craftsman felt very satisfied with his designs. He was ready for the final stage of the process. He picked up one of the pawn pieces and said, “What about you, my little friend? What colour would you like to be?” 

He reached for his paint brush, dunked it into glass of water and then into a container of paint. The grey pawn received a heavy coating of shiny white paint.

Fast-forward several years into the future. After repeated use and abuse, that little pawn’s proud white colour had faded. Areas of his original grey were visible. Because of this, whenever players assembled their chess set, they left this little grey-white pawn to the side. 

“Uhm, is that yours or mine?” said the white player. 

“It doesn’t matter. Put it back in the box and choose from the others,” said the black player. 

This little plastic pawn’s name was Gary. 


Being a Cloud

Gary the Chess Piece

找个好工作
zhǎo gè hǎo gōng zuò

一般来说工资高、比较体面的工作是好工作，比如公务员、医生、律师、大公司经理什么的。
yī bān lái shuō gōng zī gāo 、 bǐ jiào tǐ miàn de gōng zuò shì hǎo gōng zuò ， bǐ rú gōng wù yuán 、 yī shēng 、 lǜ shī 、 dà gōng sī jīng lǐ shén me de 。

有个故事，说一个英国的卡车司机工资很高，但是他觉得不体面，后来他换了一个工作。
yǒu gè gù shì ， shuō yī gè yīng guó de kǎ chē sī jī gōng zī hěn gāo ， dàn shì tā jué dé bù tǐ miàn ， hòu lái tā huàn le yī gè gōng zuò 。

虽然工资比以前低了，但他每天可以穿着西装去办公室上班，而且大家都叫他“先生”，他觉得很高兴。
suī rán gōng zī bǐ yǐ qián dī le ， dàn tā měi tiān kě yǐ chuān zhe xī zhuāng qù bàn gōng shì shàng bān ， ér qiě dà jiā dōu jiào tā “ xiān shēng ”， tā jué dé hěn gāo xìng 。

好工作一般也要求高学历，所以大家都努力读书。
hǎo gōng zuò yī bān yě yāo qiú gāo xué lì ， suǒ yǐ dà jiā dōu nǔ lì dú shū 。

不过有人不同意，
bù guò yǒu rén bù tóng yì ，

他们说最好的工作就是做自己喜欢做的事情。
tā men shuō zuì hǎo de gōng zuò jiù shì zuò zì jǐ xǐ huān zuò de shì qíng 。

比如喜欢唱歌，他就觉得当歌手是最好的工作；喜欢打球，那么他就觉得运动员是好工作。
bǐ rú xǐ huān chàng gē ， tā jiù jué dé dāng gē shǒu shì zuì hǎo de gōng zuò ； xǐ huān dǎ qiú ， nà me tā jiù jué dé yùn dòng yuán shì hǎo gōng zuò 。

1.  体面tǐmiàn： decent; dignified
2.  公务员gōngwùyuán： civil servant
3.  律师lǜshī： lawyer
4.  卡车kǎchē： truck
5.  学历xuélì： record of formal schooling

1. 哪个不是课文中说到的“体面”的工作？  
   Nǎge bú shì kèwén zhōng shuō dào de "tǐmiàn" de gōngzuò?  
   A. 司机 (sījī)  
   B. 公务员 (gōngwùyuán)  
   C. 律师 (lǜshī)

2. 那个英国卡车司机觉得高兴，是因为：  
   Nàge Yīngguó kǎchē sījī juéde gāoxìng, shì yīnwèi:  
   A. 工资高了 (gōngzī gāo le)  
   B. 工资低了 (gōngzī dī le)  
   C. 体面了 (tǐmiàn le)

3. 好工作一定要求高学历吗：  
   Hǎo gōngzuò yídìng yāoqiú gāo xuélì ma:  
   A. 对 (duì)  
   B. 错 (cuò)

Intermediate Chinese Listening

Finding a Good Job​ 找个好工作

Oggi vediamo insieme 13 parole in italiano che cambiano genere in italiano.  Nella lingua italiana alcune parole possono avere un cambio di genere tra plurale e singolare come per esempio: il dito, le dita, il riso , le risa, il labbro, le labbra, il ginocchio, le ginocchia.
Un saluto e alla prossima!

Italiano espresso

13 parole in italiano che cambiano genere al plurale

Beginner Chinese Listening：音乐 Music

Beginner Chinese Listening

王老师的中文班来了个留学生，他对中国的汉字非常感兴趣。这天，他上街回来找到王老师，不解的说：“王老师，你们中国人太不谦虚了。”
　　“为什么这么说？”王老师感到惊讶。“因为我看街上有很多大招牌，都是自我炫耀。比如：中国很行，中国人民很行，中国农业很行，中国建设很行，中国工商很行。”
　　王老师听了才知道他把“银”看成“很”了。
An foreign student came to Mr. Wang's Chinese class. He was very interested in Chinese characters. One day, he came back from the street to find Mr. Wang and said incomprehensibly, "Mr. Wang, you Chinese are too modest."

"Why do you say that?" Mr. Wang was surprised. "The big reason is that I see many big signs on the street, all of which are self display. For example, China is very good, the Chinese people are very good, China's agriculture is very good, China's construction is very good, and China's industry and commerce are very good."
After listening, Mr. Wang realized that he regarded "silver" as "very".

很行（hěn xíng）very good      银行（yín háng）bank 
行(xíng,  háng) polyphonic character

开心一刻 Jokes

中国银行zhōng guó yín háng

In this Chillchat episode, Karen and 柏威chatted about some words you can used to compliment others, outside and inside. The words mentioned in this podcast are just some examples of how you can compliment others in Chinese. 


Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

怎么用中文夸别人 How to compliment others in Chinese

IELTS Speaking Preparation. Part 1 - Holidays (Band 8/9 answers).

Q. 1. What do you do when you have a holiday?
Q. 2. Whom do you usually spend your holidays with?
Q. 3. Why are holidays and important to you?
Q. 4. What do people usually do during the holidays in your town/village?

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