开进晴朗

在连山隧道行车，人也在明暗里交替，开进黑暗，又驶入光明。天气越是晴朗，就越衬得这暗深黑如漆。

开进黑暗，是突然的，一点准备也没有。驶入光明，却是缓慢的，尽头的那点光亮，先如丸如豆，再如灯如月，直至天光大开。

人在寒冷里，意味着寒冷正在过去。人在黑暗中，意味着黑暗也正在逝去。光亮，让我们看见一切；黑暗，却让我们看见光亮。


正式说法：
1.入-进：入口，进入，入学通知，加入一个组织
2.晴朗-晴：天气晴朗，晴朗的天空
3.漆黑-黑：漆黑的夜晚
4.行-驶-开车：行车-雨天行车注意安全。驾驶，驾驶证，疲劳驾驶，酒后驾车-酒驾
5.缓慢-慢：老人缓慢地在路边行走。这座小城市发展的速度比较缓慢。
6.寒冷-冷：天气寒冷。我没想到在这么寒冷的季节能看到这么美的花儿。
7.逝去-过去：（过去，消失）逝去的时间，逝去的青春

边听边说 More than Chinese Listening

第十集  开进晴朗

这个成语原指按照伯乐的《相马经》去寻求好马。引申为依照既得的线索去寻找目的物。讽喻拘泥成法、食古不化、不知权变的人。

中华成语典故

中华成语典故----按图索骥

拼音是帮助大家学习中文的重要工具，主要由声母、韵母和声调构成。声母位于音节前段，大多是辅音，发音轻短，像b、p、m、f 等。韵母则在音节后段，发音响亮，能单独构成音节，也可跟声母组合，像a、o、e、ai、ei、ao这些。而声调有四种，分别是阴平（第一声，ā）、阳平（第二声，á ）、上声（第三声，ǎ ）、去声（第四声，à ），它能改变字的读音和意思。

“i”发音提示
 
发音时，声音响亮，嘴巴近似闭拢，舌头前部抬高，上下牙齿对齐，口型保持不变 ，比如“一件衣服 i i i ” 。
 
“u”发音提示
 
发音时，嘴唇收拢，只留一个小圆孔，读音响亮，稍稍拉长“u”的音，就像“乌鸦乌鸦u u u” 。
 
“ü”发音提示
 
发音时，声带颤动，舌面隆起，部分在前，舌位抬高，嘴唇呈圆形突出，比如“小鱼吐泡ü ü ü”。

四个声调：ī  í  ǐ  ì        ū  ú  ǔ  ù          ǖ  ǘ  ǚ  ǜ





拼音魔法屋 The Magic House of Pinyin

拼音启蒙第二课(easy pinyin 2)：轻松搞定 i u ü ，开启中文奇妙之旅 ！

These words should be added onto your vocabulary list! These can be used when writing emails, communicating with people, travelling, studying etc.

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3 Advanced English Vocabulary Words

Improve Your English With Martins

Sleep!! Are you a good sleeper or not?

MEG: Well, hello there, Julia! Long time no see!
JULIA: Meg! Hi! What a coincidence! I haven’t seen you in ages! What 
are you doing here?
MEG: I just got a new job in the city, so I’m shopping for some 
clothes. Hey, what do you think of this shirt?
JULIA: Hmmm … well, you know how much I love blue. See? I’ve got 
the same shirt!
MEG: You always did have good taste! What a small world.



LANGUAGE NOTES
• Well, hello there … Notice the emphasis on “hello,” which shows that Meg did not 
expect to see Julia.
• Long time, no see! This is a common expression used to say hello to someone you 
haven’t seen in a long time.
• What a ___! This exclamation shows a great degree of surprise, joy, disappointment, 
etc. (What a surprise to see you here! What a joy to have you with us! What a shame 
that you have to leave so soon! What a wonderful idea that is!)
• You always did have good taste! Notice the stress on “did,” which Meg uses to 
emphasize the fact that Julia DOES have good taste! Meg says it in a joking way 
because Julia likes the same thing that she does.
• What a small world is a common expression used to describe a chance meeting or 
other such coincidence.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 8: Coincidences

Learn 3 more idioms to use in your IELTS speaking exam.

IELTS Speaking Practice

Idioms for IELTS

The cutting of huge figures or ‘geoglyphs’ into the earth of English hillsides has taken place for more than 3,000 years. There are 56 hill figures scattered around England, with the vast majority on the chalk down lands of the country’s southern counties. The figures include giants, horses, crosses and regimental badges. Although the majority of these geoglyphs date within the last 300 years or so, there are one or two that are much older.

The most famous of these figures is perhaps also the most mysterious — the Uffington White Horse in Oxfordshire. The White Horse has recently been re-dated and shown to be even older than its previously assigned ancient pre-Roman Iron Age* date. More controversial is the date of the enigmatic Long Man of Wilmington in Sussex. While many historians are convinced the figure is prehistoric, others believe that it was the work of an artistic monk from a nearby priory and was created between the 11th and 15th centuries.
The method of cutting these huge figures was simply to remove the overlying grass to reveal the gleaming white chalk below. However, the grass would soon grow over the geoglyph again unless it was regularly cleaned or scoured by a fairly large team of people. One reason that the vast majority of hill figures have disappeared is that when the traditions associated with the figures faded, people no longer bothered or remembered to clear away the grass to expose the chalk outline. Furthermore, over hundreds of years the outlines would sometimes change due to people not always cutting in exactly the same place, thus creating a different shape to the original geoglyph. The fact that any ancient hill figures survive at all in England today is testament to the strength and continuity of local customs and beliefs which, in one case at least, must stretch back over millennia.

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Cambridge 16 Reading Test 2.   The White Horse of Uffington

n this high-energy episode of the Real English Conversations Podcast, Curtis interviews Jason R. Levine, better known around the world as Fluency MC, the viral teaching sensation who helps English learners build fluency through rhythm, rap, and real fun.

Jason is the creator of Stick, Stuck, Stuck, a YouTube megahit that’s been used in classrooms across the globe. In this conversation, he shares how his love of music evolved into a powerful teaching method that blends grammar, listening, and memory into something unforgettable.

They talk about:

How rhythm and rhyme help English learners retain grammar and vocabulary

The story behind Stick, Stuck, Stuck going viral

Performing in schools around the world and seeing real transformation

His latest programs: Rhyme On Time and Speak On Beat

Why fun, music-based learning can break language anxiety and boost confidence

If you're learning English and want to enjoy the process more — or you're a teacher looking for creative ideas — this episode will leave you motivated and ready to try something new.

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