The first of April.. A day when playing tricks is fair game. 

The Jerome Meadows Experience

April Fool's Day

大家好，我是潘妮，欢迎来到古典智慧拾贝。在这里，我主要与大家分享中国古代的思想家的智慧。

Hello everyone, my name is Penny, welcome to this channel. In this channel, I will share with you wisdoms of Chinese thinkers and philosophers from the past. 

《黄帝内经》是中国最早的一本医学书籍。这本书中讲到冬天人们该怎么保持健康的时候说，建议大家“早卧晚起，必待日光”。也就是说，要早一点睡觉，晚一点起床，等到天亮了以后，再起床活动。

The Yellow Emperor’s Cannon of Medicine is the earliest book of medicine in ancient China. In this book, it talked about how we can remain healthy in winter. We need to sleep early and wake up late, until the sun rises. 

为什么呢？古代中国人认为，人和天地万物的生长节奏一致的时候，最容易保持健康。冬天整个自然界都是“闭藏”的状态，也就是停止一切不必要的活动，用来休息和养生。

Why? Ancient Chinese believed human has the best health when rhyme with the nature. In winter, the whole nature is reserved and enclosed. So we need to stop any unnecessary activities in order to rest and cultivate better health.

当然，古代中国人讲的是在北半球温带平原的农耕民族。不过，天冷的时候停止活动，休息自己的身心的道理，是适合所有人的。

Certainly, this refers to the farming ethnic in temperate plain area in the old times. However, stopping excessive activities when it’s getting cold is good for health can suit everyone. 

好了，谢谢你的收听，我们下次见。
Thanks for your listening and see you next time.

Wisdom From the Past 古典智慧拾贝

古典智慧拾贝 - 早卧晚起，必待日光

第13课  他在学做中国菜呢
一、听力  第一部分
1.睡觉
2.吃饭
3.看电视
4.工作
5.下雨

第二部分
6. 男：你昨天上午九点在做什么呢？
女：我在睡觉呢。
7. 男：小猫在哪儿？
   女：小猫在椅子上面。
8. 男：你喜欢做饭吗？
女：很喜欢。我在学习做中国菜。
9. 女：王老师在做什么呢？
 男：我和朋友在家看电视呢。
10.女：喂，小明在吗？
男：他在打电话呢，你是谁？

第三部分
11.下午我和朋友在家里喝茶。
   问：我和朋友在哪儿喝茶？
12.今天天气不好，我们在家吃饭吧。
   问：今天天气怎么样？
13.88302755是张老师的电话。
问：张老师的电话是多少？
14.我没看电视，我在学习呢。
问：他在做什么呢？
15.她没在打电话，她在睡觉呢。
问：她在做什么呢？

HSK1 第13课  他在学做中国菜呢

HOTEL RECEPTIONIST: Hi, there. How can I help you?
CLAIRE: Well, I’m in town visiting for a few days, and I 
need to get some things done while I’m here.
HOTEL RECEPTIONIST: Sure. What do you need?
CLAIRE: I need to get my hair cut. I also need to have my
new pants hemmed.
HOTEL RECEPTIONIST: OK. Here’s a map of the city. There’s a good hair 
salon here, which is just a block away. And there’s 
a tailor right here. Is there anything else?
CLAIRE: Yes. I’ll need to have my car serviced before my
long drive home!
HOTEL RECEPTIONIST: No problem. There’s a good mechanic a few 
blocks away.


LANGUAGE NOTES
• Hi, there. Notice the intonation in this greeting. It rises after “Hi” and falls after “there.”
• Sure is a friendly expression to mean “OK.”
• Get my hair cut / have my new pants hemmed / have my car serviced. Notice get/
have + object + participle. This structure is used to describe actions that someone else 
does for us. “Get” and “have” are interchangeable here.
• Is there anything else? here means “Do you need more information?”
• Before my long drive home! Notice the emphasis and intonation on “home.” The 
speaker wants to show humor here. If she doesn’t get her car checked, she might not get 
home! She wants to be friendly and light with the receptionist.
• No problem here means “Don’t worry.” Notice the stress on “No.” The receptionist 
laughs first, then puts emphasis on “No” by lengthening the word. This shows that she 
understands the car could break down if it doesn’t get serviced

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 15: Running errands 

Pes, nejlepší přítel každého Čecha!

Czech Easily: Slow & Easy

23. Češi a psi

That even my buried Ashes such a snare
Of Vintage shall fling up into the Air
As not a True-believer passing by
But shall be overtaken unaware.

Persian Poetry

چندان بخورم شراب 

以前(yǐ qián)、以来(yǐ lái)、以内(yǐ nèi)、以后 (yǐ hòu) are 4 common phrase we often use in Chinese, they all start with 以 and followed by 前(front)、来(come)、内(inside) and后(behind), do you know what do they mean and how to use it in a sentence or conversation?  In this episode I will show you some examples to help you understand better:

Learn Chinese with Jen

以前、以内、以后、以来

The scary name of a street in Spain.
Included are some explanations of common expressions.
We need to practice expressions, because often the direct translation doesn't make sense and sounds crazy!

The Social Evolutionary

WHOSE Street???!!!

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Ceremonies. Q1-Q3. 

1. How important are ceremonies in our lives?
2. Do you see the role of private and public ceremonies changing in the future?
3. Have attitudes towards marriage changed in recent years?

What ideas can you utilize when speaking your anwers?