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#05 Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité

The Emperor’s New Clothes, a short story by Hans Christian Andersen.


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This episode explains the meaning of the proverb "Imitation is the Sincerest form of Flattery" with an example.

American English Proverbs

8 - Imitation is the Sincerest form of Flattery

En este episodio hablarè de mi experiencia como colombiana en Italia, tambièn algunas cosas importantes para quienes estan aprendiendo un nuevo idioma.

Viviendo entre dos lenguas 

You just got into bed after a long day, and you're exhausted. You plan to spend a few minutes on your phone — maybe scrolling Instagram or TikTok — and then sleep.

But when you try to sleep, it's not as easy as you thought it would be. You were so tired — what happened?

According to a new study, your phone may be the problem.

The study, done by researchers at New Zealand's University of Otago, involved 85 kids aged 11 to 14. They each spent a week wearing a body camera on their chest starting from three hours before they got into bed.

A second camera was also placed in their bedrooms to monitor their phone use once they were in bed. They also wore a device that tracked their sleep.

The researchers found that 99% of the participants used their phones in the two hours before bed. More than half used their phones while they were in bed, and about a third used their phones after trying to go to sleep.

The results showed that screen time in bed affected participants' sleep — it stopped them from going to sleep for about half an hour, and also reduced the amount of sleep they got.

The impact was larger when participants had a more interactive experience — such as playing a game — or if they used more than one screen. For every additional 10 minutes of this type of screen time, sleep time was reduced by the same amount.

Interestingly, phone use in the two hours before bed had little impact on sleep.

According to lead researcher Bradley Brosnan, the results suggest that, while current guidelines recommend no screen time in the hour or two before bed, keeping phones out of the bedroom might be enough for a better night's sleep.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Keep Screens Out of Bed for Better Sleep

みなさんは、占いを信じていますか？
占いにもいろいろありますが、今回は血液型占いについて話します。
私たちと同じ血液型の人は、下記の特徴に自分が当てはまっているか、チェックしてみてくださいね。

Do you believe in fortune-telling?
There are various types of them, and this time, we talked about personality determination by blood type. 
If you have the same blood type with us, please check up the following characteristics whether they apply to you.

【特徴】
1. マイペースでこだわりが強い
2. 嫌なことははっきりと主張する
3. 気持ちの切り替えが早い
4. 一人の時間が大好き
5. 好奇心が旺盛で、多趣味

♤ キーワード 
・血液型（けつえきがた：blood type）  
・当てはまる（あてはまる：apply, fit, be true for）
・当たり障りのない（あたりさわりのない：noncommittal） 
・四の五の言う（しのごのいう：to grumble, to give commentary）
・下手の横好き（へたのよこずき：not good at something but enjoy it）

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ 
1. 二人の血液型は？
2. その血液型の特徴（1~5）について、唯一二人ともに当てはまった項目は？
3. アヤとフミは、今までお互いを何型だと思っていた？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え 
1. アヤさんが好きなオノマトペは？
→ ぞくぞく
2. それはどんなときに使う？
→ 楽しみに緊張や不安が伴うとき

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 14：血液型占い

In a world full of struggles and challenges, only a few reach the top of the mountain and get to enjoy the best view. These are people who believe in magic.

FLO TALKS 

GOT TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC

CHISTES MEXICANOS

PROMESA

For British people, it is easy to set up our own companies and to do many jobs without formal qualifications. Especially in sectors like Finance or Technology. Experience is often valued more, because it is cheaper than employing a graduate.