This episode explains the meaning of the proverb "Don't Look A Gift Horse in the Mouth" with an example.

American English Proverbs

7 - Don't Look A Gift Horse in the Mouth

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Is the alphabet of every culture and language an abstract one, based on agreement,
or is depicting the man's perception of the environment/ the "cosmos" around him?
What do the ΑΒΓ letters in Greek symbolize? Is there a specific object or good of man's daily life behind each letter's depiction? What is the meaning of it?
The Greek alphabet, which is the basis for the English word "alphabet," was adopted from the Phoenicians and is not directly based on a symbolic representation of objects or the cosmos for each letter, though the shapes have evolved from earlier symbolic scripts.
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Είναι το αλφάβητο κάθε πολιτισμού και κάθε γλώσσας κάτι αφηρημένο, βασισμένο σε κάποια συμφωνία/σύμβαση ή απεικονίζει την πρόσληψη του ανθρώπου για το περιβάλλον/τον κόσμο γύρω του;
Τι συμβολίζουν τα γράμματα ΑΒΓ στα Ελληνικά; Μήπως πίσω από κάποιο γράμμα βρίσκεται κάποια απεικόνιση κάποιου συγκεκριμένου αντικειμένου από την καθημερινότητα του ανθρώπου; Ποια η σημασία του;
Το ελληνικό αλφάβητο, η βάση για την αγγλική λέξη «alphabet», προέρχεται από το Φοινικικό αλφάβητο και, αν και δεν βασίζεται άμεσα σε μια συμβολική αναπαράσταση το ίδιο, τα σχήματα των γραμμάτων του αποτελούν εξέλιξη παλαιότερων συμβολικών γραφών.
Let’s find out how!
Ας μάθουμε πώς!

New words …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Abstract: αφηρημένος
Based on: βασισμένο σε
Agreement: (η) συμφωνία
Depict: αναπαριστώ, απεικονίζω
Perception: (η) πρόσληψη
Representation: (η) αναπαράσταση
Shape: (το) σχήμα
Evolve: εξελίσσομαι
Script: (η) γραφή
Find out: μαθαίνω
Let’s find out! Ας μάθουμε!



The Greek Podcast

The Greek Podcast * Episode 1* The origins of the Greek Alphabet 

An annual event involving dirt, beer and cash once again drew dozens of competitors to a ski resort in Maine on October 12.

More than 30 couples competed in the North American Wife Carrying Championship, a 254-meter race during which competitors splash through water, jump over logs and trudge through mud — all while carrying their partner on their backs or shoulders.

The event began in Finland, with the first official event taking place in 1992. It has grown in popularity since then — the World Championship is held annually in the region of Sonkajärvi, and the North American Championship has taken place in Maine every year since 1999.

Traditionally, the Finnish event involved male competitors carrying a woman. At the competition in Maine, couples didn't have to be married to compete, nor did they have to be a man and a woman.

One participant — the carrier — was dressed as Mr Incredible, while his "wife" was dressed in pink. They and others were cheered on by crowds on both sides of the course at Sunday River ski resort.

Most of the participants use a technique in which the "wife" is carried like a backpack — upside down — to keep their arms free as they run. Wearing smiles and grimaces, competitors end up wet and muddy.

The champion leaves with the weight of the "wife" in beer and five times their weight in cash. To estimate the amount they win, the winning partner is put on one side of a see-saw-like scale that organizers balance out on the other side with cases of beer.

"We come each year for the fun," said Wade Porterfield of Cuba, New York, who competed with his wife, Sara Porterfield. "There is really a low chance of us winning. Pretty much everybody cheers everybody on and it's a blast."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Couples Compete in US Wife-Carrying Competition

Ngày xửa ngày xưa, có một người giặt đồ thuê nuôi một con lừa để giúp anh ta vận chuyển quần áo từ nhà ra bờ sông và ngược lại. Thế nhưng, con lừa này không thích những món ăn mà ông chủ cho nó. Vì vậy, nó quyết định đi đến cánh đồng gần đó để ăn món cỏ mà nó yêu thích.

Một ngày nọ, khi đang đi, chú lừa gặp một con cáo và kết bạn với nó . Chúng tìm thấy một cánh đồng trồng toàn dưa hấu và cùng nhau ăn. Dưa hấu quá ngon nên lừa ăn rất nhiều và cao hứng nói với con cáo rằng: “Tôi muốn hát”.

Con cáo đáp: “Nếu cậu hát, con người sẽ biết mình đang phá hoại mùa màng của họ và sẽ chạy đến đánh chúng ta chết mất”. Con lừa không nghe lời khuyên của cáo mà vẫn hát. Thấy vậy, con cáo đã nhanh chóng nhảy qua hàng rào và biến mất trước khi dân làng đến đánh lừa.

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Con lừa hát

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おはようございます。日本語だんだんポットキャストのゆかりです。

私は今日、ひさしぶりに、ともだちとオンラインで話しました。
　
Zoomをつかって、はなしました。

私をいれて、4人のともだちとはなしました。

京都　きょうと
香川　かがわ
千葉　ちば
大阪　おおさか・・と、みんな、べつべつの場所(ばしょ)に住(す)んでいます。

かんたんには会えないので、Zoomをします。
ひさしぶりに会うときは、

「元気にしてた？」とききます。

「元気ですか？」とほぼ、同じです。

でも、「元気にしてた？」は、

ずっと、会っていないときも、
元気でしたか？の意味(いみ)があります。


「ひさしぶり。元気にしてた？」

「うん、ありがとう。ゆかりは？」

「私もめっちゃ元気！」

といいます。

ところで、私のともだちは、
いちばんさいしょに、

"ハロー”とか、
"生(い)きてた？"と私にいいます。

これは、教科書(きょうかしょ)には、
のっていない、あいさつですね。

では、今日も最後まで聞いてくれて、だんだん、です。

また明日！

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51 .元気でしたか？ /Japaneseだんだんpodcast

Practice Japanese Pronunciation here. https://www.azumiism.com/2022/03/japanese-learning/lets-practice-japanese-pronunciation-with-scripts/

はつおんの練習🗣Pronunciation Practice!!

Let's practice Japanese pronunciation with 日本語初歩 Chapter 7 (あしたどこへいきますか) 

Let's see what { It's a long shot } means :



It means :

it's unlikely but it's still possible
There is still a small chance so let's try
it's difficult or kinda unlikely but still it's possible, let's do that

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海龟

——奇敏

海龟妈妈，沙滩扒扒，
生下蛋蛋，盖上沙沙。

太阳晒晒，孵出娃娃，
爬进大海，去找妈妈。

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IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Retirement and old age. Q3-4.


3. How important are retirees to your country’s economy? Why/ Why not?
4. When should you start saving for retirement?

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