Why using "I'm afraid" is better than saying, "I'm sorry" when giving bad news.

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"I'm Afraid"

提起水坝，人们脑海中可能会出现很多宏伟的大坝建筑： When you think of DAMS, you probably think of a lot of grand dam buildings:
比如：美国的胡佛水坝和中国的三峡大坝等。For example, the Hoover Dam in the United States and the Three Gorges Dam in China.
它们的建筑材料是：土石或钢筋水泥。Their construction material is: earth stone or reinforced cement.
在山东省临沂市，我见到了一个另类的水坝：用橡胶材料建造的。因为建坝地址的原始村名叫“小埠东（bù dōng）”，所以叫“小埠东橡胶坝。” In Linyi, Shandong Province, I saw a different kind of dam: it was made of rubber material. The native village where the dam is built is named “xiǎo bù dōng”, so that is the reason.


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小埠东橡胶坝

Hey guys, this is Aneleh, your favorite Portuguese tutor. In today’s podcast we’ll talk about: Portuguese/English false friends part 4.
Before I start, everything that I say here will be in the podcast description for you to read, you just need to click on this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HQcAKEsxna6MkgvtF17Xv1DJyFP2tFB1Hg3CkGE-yCM/edit?usp=sharing
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Portuguese/English false friends (4)

En este episodio hablo un poco sobre las mascotas. In this episode I speak a little about pets. (You can find more information about this podcast on https://minutopodcast.carrd.co/)

Minuto Español

Mascotas (pets)

Starting early, so you get to hear the cicadas! Also, I said "fattoria organica", but I should have said "biologica".

Bedside Italian

Bedside Italian #13 - Pomeriggio al fiume e limonata alla liquirizia (ft. the cicadas!)

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Here's today's news. Please share your thoughts at the end when I ask a question.
You can check the script at the link provided.

今日(きょう)のニュースです。最後(さいご)に質問(しつもん)をしますので、感想(かんそう)を聞(き)かせください。スクリプトはリンクで確認(かくにん)できます。

■京都の二条城　本丸御殿を見学できるようになった - Nijo Castle in Kyoto has opened the Honmaru Palace to the public for tours -
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京都の二条城 - Nijo Castle in Kyoto -

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