很抱歉，前段时间我生病了。Hěn bàoqiàn, qiánduàn shíjiān wǒ shēngbìngle.     
I'm sorry, I was sick some time ago.
不好意思，路上堵车，所以我迟到了。Bù hǎoyìsi, lùshàng dǔchē, suǒyǐ wǒ chídàole.
Sorry, there is a traffic jam on the road, so I am late.

零基础汉语---zero basic Chinese

第十五课 lesson 15

想念的地图

假如想念是一张地图，打开思念的地图，你也许会发现，不管这张地图有多么复杂，想念的起点也是终点。小孩子想念的是亲人，长大了，想念的是恋人，后来，想念的对象又变成了亲人。人生最初的想念和最后的想念几乎是一样的，无论我们走多远，也是殊途同归。

想念一个人到底是什么滋味？如果可以不要想念一个人，是不是会比较自由？想念一旦展开，我们都是不自由的。当我老了，当一切都结束，远方不再有想念，那时候我会感受到能够想念一个人，也被人想念，这张地图是漂亮的。

学习重点：殊途同归

边听边说 More than Chinese Listening

第九集 想念的地图

A few weeks ago we discussed multiple ways of reacting and showing interest in English. Today I’d like to elaborate on this topic.

All-Weather English

Reacting and showing interest in English 2

¡Bienvenidos! Somos Maria y Pablo, y en este tercer episodio aprenderemos sobre la Pachamanca, un plato típico peruano que te sorprenderá. Si vas a visitar Perú, sí o sí tienes que conocer la historia de este plato, pues es una parte muy importante de la cultura de los Andes. ¿Te animarías a cocinar bajo la tierra? Cuéntanos en un comentario lo que aprendiste en este nuevo episodio.

¡Conócenos! 

📍María: https://linktr.ee/spanishwithmariap  
📍Pablo: https://linktr.ee/pabloalejos 

Maria & Pablo Spanish

3. ¡A comer! La Pachamanca peruana 🇵🇪

Meetings can be intimidating for a lot of people, even to native speakers! 
Especially if you’re meeting with people who you don’t know very well, if at all. Today we’re going to look at a few pieces of vocabulary that you might hear in meetings and that you might be able to use yourself. At the end we also have our 'big discussion question'.

You can find the vocabulary from this podcast in the vocabulary sets on my profile. I hope you enjoy today's podcast and I look forward to meeting you on a call very soon!

Breakout Business English

Breakout Business English - Ep 1. Meetings

How many times have you been trapped in a boring presentation? How many times have you given a boring presentation? And why are so many presentations boring by the way?

Most people have a deep fear of giving presentations. A negative mindset, coupled with little preparation time, results in boring presentations.

However, when you learn to see the opportunities associated with giving presentations and learn how to prepare for them, you will be able to influence people, share ideas you are excited about, and motivate others.

In this Express to Impress Podcast episode, you will learn how to develop a positive mindset, plan, structure, prepare, and deliver an effective presentation. Your audience will not fidget anxiously or scan their phones from boredom, but be attentive from start to finish. Specifically, you'll discover six steps for creating a high-quality presentation that resonates with your listeners.

At the end of the episode, you'll learn definitions for English idioms and phrases.

Episode originally published on July 31, 2020.
Transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/give-a-presentation/.
Infographics for this episode at https://www.pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/. 

Express to Impress

How to Give Effective Presentations That Don't Bore Your Audience

秧秧老师的中文课堂-HSK专项练习

HSK4级听力题-12

What????

Escúchalo!!!! Está buenísimos  

Expresiones idiomáticas en español 

La sartén por el mango 

皮特去中国朋友家吃饭，他正好要用刀叉，就直接跟旁边的人说：给我一刀！”
Peter went to a Chinese friend's house for dinner and just wanted to use a knife and fork, so he directly said to the people next to him, "give me a shot!" 

给我一把刀：give me a knife   
给我一刀：give me a shot/hurt me with a knife