US President Donald Trump has doubled down tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50%, following his earlier implementation of 25% tariffs less than three months ago.


Short & Sweet Daily Business English News

Episode 11, Trump raises tariffs 50%

Welcome to a new episode of Italiano Chiaro! 🎧 In this episode, I’ll teach you some essential phrases and verbs to help you communicate in Italian during your lessons. From useful questions like “What does … mean?” and “Can you repeat, please?” to common classroom verbs like “Read” and “Listen.” These phrases will give you the confidence to interact and ask for clarification without hesitation.

Italian Everyday

Vocabolario Essenziale per Studenti di Italiano / Essential Vocabulary for Italian Students

中古車のオークションをしている会社によると、2月の中古車の平均価格は、1台100万6000円だったということです。
平均価格が100万円以上になったのは、約20年ぶりで、去年の2月より16万8000円高くなりました。
現在、半導体が足りず、車をたくさん生産できていないため、新車を注文すると、受け取るまでに半年ぐらいかかります。
そのため、中古車がほしい人が増えています。しかし、車を売る人が少ないことや、外国に中古車が輸出されているため、中古車の数が足りていません。これが、中古車の価格が上がっている原因になっています。
専門家はこれからも中古の車の値段は上がりそうです」と話しています。

中古車：ちゅうこしゃ used car
価格：かかく　price
値段：ねだん price
平均価格：average price
台：だい
20年（ねん）ぶり:　for the first time in 20 years
数：かず　a number of　
半導体：はんどうたい semiconductor
足りない：たりない  run out of , not enough, lack of
生産：せいさん production
新車：しんしゃ  a new car
輸出：ゆしゅつ　export
原因：げんいん　reason
専門家：せんもんか　experts

Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

中古車の平均価格が100万円以上になった!

Enjoy the fourth podcast from Culture To Grow which allows you to travel the world from the comfort of your home, your car, or if you are still half asleep in your bed. 

This episode provides you with a glimpse of how two international students view US high schools and the differences they have seen compared to their country's educational systems.



Culture To Grow

Episode 4: International Students Perspective of US High Schools

こんにちは、あかりです。おすすめの日本のバンド、第二回目(だい にかいめ)です！

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", and listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

✅Japanese Lesson with Akari
https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/2940427

Slow Japanese

Episode #44 - My favorite Japanese band 2

Another simple dialogue between Charlotte and Pierre.

Charlotte rencontre Pierre

2 - Une boîte de chaussures

数字对你来说有什么特殊意义吗？

3 mins

2022年2月22日

Valerie and I conclude our discussion about moving abroad, including our tips for adapting to the local culture and learning the local language, as well as some specific advice for studying abroad in the United States.

Starting at 16:29, I explain the following vocabulary from the episode:

to make it
a work in progress
to take something with a grain of salt
to put something off
comfort zones

Brentoni's English Podcast

016 - Best Tips for a Happy Life Abroad (Part Three)

In dieser Episode von Deutsch durchdacht spreche ich über Reisen. 
Diesmal limitiere ich mein Skript und spreche so frei wie möglich. 
Ich hoffe es gefällt euch! 