It's been a while since I posted something. Happy 2023! 

I recently watched The Glory and am currently watching My Name on Netflix. They are similar because both of the lead characters are seeking revenge. 

It got me thinking.

Since two wrongs don't make a right, should we always be the bigger person and show mercy?

To forgive and forget?
To forgive but never forget?

Or

An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

Is there a limit to what we can put up with as humans? What do we do if someone crosses that line?

It was fascinating and I am enjoying My Name so far. I will watch the final episode tonight and post my thoughts after that. 

(A little disclaimer: they are both disturbing so do not watch either of them if the nature of the show is something you are sensitive to.)


English with FatimaHB

"The Glory": A K-Drama About Revenge!

You’ll learn how to use 'relieved' with to and that, and hear natural examples that show when relief turns to calm. Ends with a guided shadowing exercise for fluency and tone.

BrightStep: One Word

Relieved

How Style Can Kill: In this episode, we’ll explore different moments in history—without following a strict timeline—to uncover how fashion has, quite literally, taken lives.

Spanish but nerdy

Dying for Fashion

Consejos para mejorar tu pronunciación .

Español -Recomendaciones y Curiosidades 

10 tips para mejorar tu pronunciación en Español

La mostra di Rubens alla Galleria Borghese di Roma (ep. 3 di 3) in lingua inglese

Mappamondi fritti (by FastMedia)

Part 2 of the murder mystery story by Edgar Allan Poe. The plot thickens!

Stories to Stimulate!

The Murders on the Rue Morgue

¿Te gustaría visitar Buenos Aires, la capital de Argentina? Hoy en "Español muy muy fácil" vamos a hablar sobre ocho lugares que no te podés perder.

Español muy muy fácil

Episodio 6: Lugares turísticos en Buenos Aires

In recent years, we have been encouraged to reduce the amount of meat we eat — for health reasons and to help protect the environment.

Red meat, in particular, has been shown to increase the risk of some health problems, while the farming of cows for food has a negative impact on the planet.

And these days, restaurants around the world that have traditionally focused on meat-based meals, including places like McDonald's and KFC, have begun to add more plant-based choices to their menus.

But the question some people are asking is: Can I eat less meat and still be healthy?

According to 2022 research, the answer could be "yes."

Researchers in Italy and Spain compared studies on the health benefits of animal proteins and plant-based or vegetable proteins.

We all need protein in our diets, wherever it comes from.

Plant-based or vegetable proteins include things like chickpeas, beans and nuts, as well as broccoli, kale and tofu.

And the study found that vegetable proteins can reduce the risk of things like heart disease and strokes, compared to animal proteins.

The researchers said that animal and vegetable proteins had similar effects on muscle and bone health.

However, they did find that vegetable or plant-based proteins might not give quite enough vitamin B12, although they were not able to explain why the two proteins have different effects on the body.

The researchers added that the lower environmental impact of plant-based proteins was too important to forget.

The health of the planet, they said, cannot be separated from the health of our bodies.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Study Shows Health Benefits of Plant-Based Proteins

In this episode we are going to learn 【My work】in Chinese. 
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As a beginner, there're some vocabularies that you didn't learn before, and native speaker's speed seems too fast to understand. But don't worry, let's do it step by step. 
1st time: listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
2nd time: look at the text to check if you guessed it right. 
3rd time: listen one more time, repeat after it.
4th time: practice until you can speak as the normal speed without looking at the text. 
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小时候妈妈问我：“你长大后要做什么？”
xiǎo shí hòu mā ma wèn wǒ ：“ nǐ zhǎng dà hòu yào zuò shén me ？”
When I was a child, my mother asked me, "What do you want to do when you grow up?"
我说：“我以后想当老师。”
wǒ shuō ：“ wǒ yǐ hòu xiǎng dāng lǎo shī 。”
I said, "I want to be a teacher in the future."
现在我是一名老师。
xiàn zài wǒ shì yì míng lǎo shī 。
Now I am a teacher.
我在学校工作。
wǒ zài xué xiào gōng zuò 。
I work at school.
我工作8年了。
wǒ gōng zuò bā nián le 。
I have been working for 8 years.
有时候我的工作很忙，忙得连喝水的时间都没有。
yǒu shí hòu wǒ de gōng zuò hěn máng ， máng de lián hē shuǐ de shí jiān dōu méi yǒu 。
Sometimes my work is so busy that I don't even have time to drink water.
我喜欢我的工作，因为很有意思。
wǒ xǐ huān wǒ de gōng zuò ， yīn wèi hěn yǒu yì sī 。
I like my job because it's fun.