Dear James,

As you know, we have been working on the new perfume that we are launching in April and we are unsure about some of the packaging details. We have seen some of your creative work in the sales department and we think you have a very good eye for detail.

Do you have some time before close of business this Friday to sit down with us and talk through some of our designs? We would truly appreciate your advice on this. It shouldn't take longer than two hours of your time and we would be happy to clear it with Patricia, your department head, if necessary.

Best regards,
Sarah Ford
Head of Department
Product Design

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好久不见啦各位，我是Honglin老师。这是我的汉字频道的第六条推送。
今天要和你们分享的字，可能你们再熟悉不过了，那就是，明，明亮的明，明天的明。

这个字呢，很多人在刚开始学习汉字的时候，就学过，因为它实在是用来学习会意字的绝佳例子。“明”，是一个左右结构的字，左边是“日”，是我们的太阳，右边是“月”，是我们的月亮。从地球上看去，天空中最亮的是什么，当然是我们的太阳和月亮。那把它们放在一起，意思就是明亮，不黑。

学习会意字最有意思的一点就是，当我们想想某一个字为什么要这么写时，我们不得不去想象古人的生活。就像这里的“明”字，在没有电灯的古代，太阳和月亮就是照亮着古人的唯一光亮。我们好像穿越到了古代，面对面地感受古人的生活。这也是汉字的最大魅力之一。

那“明”字搭配的词语也是很多，今天给大家分享一句俗语，“明人不做暗事”。这里的明人不是指全身发光的人哈，是指心地光明的人。暗事呢，是偷偷摸摸做的事。比如说，你今天在公司被某一个同事欺负了，你的朋友就建议你偷偷地给那个同事喝的水里加盐，报复他。但是你觉得你是一个心地光明的人，如果对那个同事有意见，那就当面和他沟通，不能在他背后做欺负他的事。于是你就可以说，“哎呀，算了，明人不做暗事。我下次见到他，和他当面讲”。这就是明人不做暗事，有意见只会当面提出来，不会在背后捣鬼。

你学会了吗。

好久不见啦各位，我是honglin老师。这是我的汉字频道的第六条推送。
今天要和你们分享的字，可能你们再熟悉不过了，那就是，明，明亮的明，明天的明。

这个字呢，很多人在刚开始学习汉字的时候，就学过，因为它实在是用来学习会意字的绝佳例子。“明”，是一个左右结构的字，左边是“日”，是我们的太阳，右边是“月”，是我们的月亮。从地球上看去，天空中最亮的是什么，当然是我们的太阳和月亮。那把它们放在一起，意思就是明亮，不黑。

学习会意字最有意思的一点就是，当我们想想某一个字为什么要这么写时，我们不得不去想象古人的生活。就像这里的“明”字，在没有电灯的古代，太阳和月亮就是照亮着古人的唯一光亮。我们好像穿越到了古代，面对面地感受古人的生活。这也是汉字的最大魅力之一。

那“明”字搭配的词语也是很多，今天给大家分享一句俗语，“明人不做暗事”。这里的明人不是指全身发光的人哈，是指心地光明的人。暗事呢，是偷偷摸摸做的事。比如说，你今天在公司被某一个同事欺负了，你的朋友就建议你偷偷地给那个同事喝的水里加盐，报复他。但是你觉得你是一个心地光明的人，如果对那个同事有意见，那就当面和他沟通，不能在他背后做欺负他的事。于是你就可以说，“哎呀，算了，明人不做暗事。我下次见到他，和他当面讲”。这就是明人不做暗事，有意见只会当面提出来，不会在背后捣鬼。

你学会了吗。

（在网页版italki点击👇网址查看“明”字字形图片）
http://qiyuan.chaziwang.com/etymology-10453.html

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六：“明”里面为什么有太阳月亮& “明人不做暗事”

Today you’re going to learn 10 common superlatives in Moroccan Arabic.

New words:

Big – biggest
Small – smallest
Long – longest (tall – tallest)
Short – shortest
Fat – fattest
Fast – fastest
Pretty – prettiest
Hot – hottest
Cold – coldest
Smart – smartest
Sample sentences:

I’m the smartest boy.
This is the biggest house.
This is the smallest dog.
She’s the most beautiful girl.

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Venecia: entre canales, puentes y carnavales 

In this episode, Cambridge David will tell you what the examiner is listening for when he grades your IELTS Speaking Test. We look at the 4 different criteria, and we discover 2 things that are NOT included in your score. Most importantly, we learn just what a useful word 'gregarious' is.

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"Идеальная женщина" по рассказу А.П. Чехова 

Der erste Zungenbrecher 
Kleine Kinder können keine kleinen Kirschkerne knacken.
Small children cannot crack small cherry stones.

Der zweite  Zungenbrecher
Blaukraut bleibt Blaukraut und Brautkleid bleibt Brautkleid.
Red cabbage is red cabbage and a wedding dress is a wedding dress.

Der dritte Zungenbrecher
Hundert Hasen haben Hunger. Hundert Hasen haben Durst.
A hundred rabbits are hungry. A hundred rabbits are thirsty.

Der vierte Zungenbrecher
Nachbars Hund heißt Kunterbunt, Kunterbunt heißt Nachbars Hund.
Neighbor's dog is called Kunterbunt, Kunterbunt is neighbor's dog.

Der fünfte Zungenbrecher
Zwischen zwei Steinen lagen zwei Schlangen und zischten dazwischen
Two snakes were laying between two stones and hissed between them.

Der sechste Zungenbrecher
Die Katze zerkratzt mit ihrer Tatze die Matratze; die Matratze zerkratzt die Katze mit ihrer Tatze.
The cat scratches the mattress with its paw; the mattress is scratched by the cat with its paw.

Der siebte Zungenbrecher
Die Fliegen, die fliegen, heißen Fliegen, weil sie fliegen, aber die Fliegen, die sitzen, heißen nicht Sitzen, obwohl sie sitzen, sondern Fliegen, wie die Fliegen, die fliegen.
The flies that fly are called flies because they fly, but the flies that sit are not called sitters, although they sit, but flies, like the flies that fly.

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Hi, everyone! It's another podcast about the Japanese graduation ceremony! This time, I talk about how we do that at a university. It's a bit different from what I talked about in the previous episode. Have fun!

Some words to check before listening to this:
・卒業証書（そつぎょうしょうしょ）diploma
・体育館（たいいくかん）　　　　　school gym
・学部（がくぶ）　　　　　　　　　department, faculty
・教授（きょうじゅ）　　　　　　　professor 

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