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The James Leyshon Lesson Podcast

Episode 2 - Connected Speech

NOVA PASSANTE


1. sobre
esta pele branca
um calígrafo oriental
teria gravado sua escrita
luminosa
— sem esquecer entanto
a boca: um
ícone em rubro
tornando mais fogo
suor e susto
tornando mais ácida e
insana a sede
(sede de dilúvio)

2. talvez
um poeta afogado num
danúbio imaginário dissesse
que seus olhos são duas
machadinhas de jade escavando o
constelário noturno:
a partir do que comporia
duzentas odes cromáticas
— mas eu que venero (mais que o ouro verde
raríssimo) o marfim em
alta-alvura de teu andar em
desmesura sobre uma passarela de
relâmpagos súbitos, sei que
tua pele pálida de papel
pede palavras
de luz

3. algum
mozárabe ou andaluz
decerto
       te dedicaria
um concerto
            para guitarras mouriscas
e cimitarras suicidas
(mas eu te dedico quando passas
no istmo de mim a isto
este tiroteio de silêncios
esta salva de arrepios)

[Sublunar, 1991-2011]

Brazilian Poems and Literature

Nova passante - Carlito Azevedo

When was the last time you made a joke? Would it be funny in other languages? What makes sense of humour specific to a culture? So many questions. Let's figure it out.

The Age of Humans

Episode 2: Sense of Humour

Что вы делаете с подарками,  которые вам не нравятся?
Какой самый необычный подарок вы получали?

А поговорить?!

8 Марта

Does Chinese New Year seem to last very very long? It’s much more than just a few days off work! In this episode, I’ll take you through the full timeline of Chinese New Year celebrations, explain why it seems to go on forever, and share some fascinating traditions that make this festival truly special. Get ready to explore the most important holiday in China and learn some useful vocabulary along the way：

除夕 (chú xī)
中文解释：农历年的最后一天晚上，通常是家人团聚、吃年夜饭、守岁的日子。
英文解释：The evening of the last day of the lunar year, usually a time for family reunions, having a New Year's Eve dinner, and staying up late to welcome the new year.

正月初一 (zhēng yuè chū yī)
中文解释：农历新年的第一天，又称“春节”，是中国最重要的传统节日之一，人们会拜年、放鞭炮、庆祝新年。
英文解释：The first day of the lunar new year, also known as the Spring Festival, one of the most important traditional festivals in China, during which people visit relatives, set off firecrackers, and celebrate the new year.

元宵节 (yuán xiāo jié)
中文解释：农历正月十五，是春节的最后一天，人们会吃元宵或汤圆、赏花灯、猜灯谜来庆祝。
英文解释：The fifteenth day of the lunar new year, marking the end of the Spring Festival, during which people eat glutinous rice balls (yuanxiao or tangyuan), enjoy lantern displays, and solve lantern riddles.

Learn Chinese and Have Fun!

中国的春节，so long, so long?

1. - is used at the end of a sentence to indicate a change and to express a definite tone of voice
2. - The particle "了" can also be used in the structure "要/快/就要/快要 +V/Adj+了" to indicate that the action is about to happen or that the situation is about to change.
3. - The negative adverbs "没有" and "了" cannot occur at the same time. For example, you can either say "我没吃早饭" or "我吃早饭了", not "我没吃早饭了". However, the verbs "没有" and "了" can appear at the same time, e.g.: "我没有钱了."
4.- Some adverbs that emphasise the late occurrence of an action cannot occur at the same time as "了", e.g. "刚、才、刚刚", etc.
5.-Adverbs that indicate that the action occurs frequently and "了" cannot occur at the same time, e.g. "经常、常常、每", etc.


Eva Wang的channel ——汉语语法对比合集

汉语语法之“了”

Apps are so common in our day-to-day lives that we don't even think twice about using them. Google Maps, Spotify, Gmail, banking, the list goes on and on.
 
In this episode, we thought it would be interesting to talk about the top apps and explain why we find them so useful!


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