Reading books is one of the basic things you must do if you want to really improve yourself.
I will be sharing a few lessons I learned from some of my favorite podcasters about how to choose books that will be useful for your journey.

FLO TALKS 

How to choose the right books to read?

Transcript: https://www.patreon.com/posts/zhong-wen-shi-95740701?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Lily's Chinese 对话

20240215毛泽东自传节选

对牛弹琴[duì niú tán qín]：to;towards/cattle;ox/play/lute
 The idiom means taking to someone and expecting them to care or do something instead the other person just stands there and is not responding to you.
公明仪 gōng míng yí：a person‘s name in Ancient 
出游 chū yóu：Travel; go on a tour
清澈 qīng chè：Limpid; clear
景色 jǐng sè：scenery; view; scene
兴致大发 xìng zhì dà fā：interest ; mood
尽管 jǐn guǎn：although;while;when
动人 dòng rén ：moving；touching


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

对牛弹琴[duì niú tán qín]

今天几号？Jīntiān jǐ hào?   What's the date today?  今天12号。Jīntiān 12 hào.  Today is the 12th.
明天几号？Míngtiān jǐ hào?   What's the date tomorrow?   明天13号。Míngtiān 13 hào.    
Tomorrow is the 13th.
昨天几号？Zuótiān jǐ hào?  What's the date yesterday?   昨天11号。   Zuótiān 11 hào.   
Yesterday was the 11th.

零基础汉语---zero basic Chinese

第十一课 lesson 11

If you want to score a band score 7 in your IELTS Speaking exam, remember, you have to use some less common idiomatic expressions.

We all know the idiom ‘it’s raining cats and dogs’ because this is a common idiom. But what are some less common idioms?

This podcast will give you 3 idioms for you to learn, which you can use in your IELTS Speaking exam.

IELTS Speaking Practice

3 idioms for your IELTS speaking exam.

Listening&Speaking Boost. Elementary Level.

Unit 4c

I’ll introduce Japanese culture in easy Japanese.
Today’s Theme is “お盆（ぼん）《Bon festival》”.
This episode is JLPT-N3 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words☆
お盆（ぼん）：Bon festival
Obon is one of the Buddhist events. In Buddhism, it is believed that the spirits of family ancestors come back to this world during the Obon period between July and August, and a series of events take place to commemorate them.
Obon is regarded as one of the most important family occasions of the year in Japan.
Although Obon is not an official holiday, many offices are temporarily closed for business during this period. 

盆踊（ぼんおど）り：Bon Festival dance
Bon Odori is a traditional Japanese dance that is generally performed at events or festivals during Obon holidays.
Participants wear yukata, a casual traditional Kimono-style garment, and dance to traditional music while circling around a stage to honor the spirits of ancestors.

移動（いどう）する：move

仏教（ぶっきょう）：Buddhism

先祖（せんぞ）：ancestor

もてなす：treat / welcome

仏壇（ぶつだん）：Buddhist altar

迎（むか）え火（び）：welcoming fire
“迎え火” is a sacred fire that is often burned on August 13th in front of each household to guide the spirits of their ancestors back home.

提灯（ちょうちん）：chochin lantern

送（おく）り火（び）：seeing off fire
"送り火"is lit on the last day of Obon, which is generally August 16th to send the ancestors back to their world.

五山送り火（ござんのおくりび）：
The Send-off Bonfires of Five Mountains (Gozan no Okuribi) refers to the annual bonfires lit at various 5 locations including Nyoigatake (Mt. Nyoi known as Mt. Daimonji) on August 16 in Kyoto City.

阿波踊（あわおど）り：
“阿波踊り” is the largest and the most famous bon festival dance in Japan, attracting more than 1 million visitors from August 12 to 15 every year. 

☆Script for this episode
The scripts (URL) are listed in the overview section of the channel.

☆Quiz for this episode


Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#43 Japanese culture / お盆《Bon festival》 // N3 Level /Japanese listening

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
4月21日木曜日　天気/はれ　気温/12℃ 

旭川市/あさひかわし
・20日から春の火災予防運動が始まった。
・スーパーで訓練が行われた。
・消防車、消防隊員も参加した。

［単語］
火災/かさい…火事
予防/よぼう…問題が起きないようにする
運動/うんどう…なにかのために、たくさんの人にお願いする。
スーパー/すーぱー…野菜や肉が売ってる店
訓練/くんれん…練習
消防車/しょうぼうしゃ…火を消すために、水を出す車
消防隊員/しょうぼうたいいん…消防車に乗ってる人、火を消すために特別な訓練をしてる人

