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Always look on the dark side of life!

Murphy's Law, the belief that everything bad that CAN go wrong... WILL go wrong!

The Jerome Meadows Experience

Murphy's Law

In this episode, I talk about why elaborating real authentic language examples is ALWAYS better than simplification.

The Grammarian Podcast

A beginners guide to acquiring a foreign language - Part 3 "The importance of elaboration over simplification of language teaching materials"

Following a verb, both 一下 ((yí xià, lit. “once”) and(一)点儿 ({yì} diǎnr “a bit”) can soften the tone in a question or an imperative sentence, therefore making it more polite. When used in this way, 一下(yí xià) modifies the verb, while(一)点儿 ({yì} diǎnr) modifies the object.

For example:
nǐ kàn yí xià ， zhè shì shuí de zhào piàn ？ 
你看一下，这是谁的照片？   Take a look. Whose photo is this?

nǐ xiǎnɡ chī diǎnr shén me ？ 
你想吃点儿什么？       What would you like to eat?

nǐ jìn lái yí xià 。 
你进来一下。Come in for a minute.

wǒ men hē yì diǎnr chá bɑ 。 
我们喝一点儿茶吧。  Have a little tea.

qǐnɡ nǐ kāi yí xià mén 。 
请你开一下门。   Please open the door.

JOJO CHINESE

一下&（一）点儿

Slice of English 

Welcome to Slice of English

In this episode I talk about my recent experience with a hard drive failure. 
I talk a little about making back ups of data and what I learned from this painful experience.

Streetwise English

SWE #2 My Hard Drive Died

Сегодня мы читаем статью про перевод часов в России. Речь пойдет про историю вопроса в России, про зимнее и летнее время, как его здесь называют. Слушайте и читайте текст одновременно:
https://www.kp.ru/putevoditel/puteshestviya/perevod-chasov/

Если вы хотите обсудить услышанное и подискутировать на эту тему - приходите на урок.

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Перевод часов в России : За и Против B1-B2

In this episode you will learn about the history of independence of the northern part of south America