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

        三毛，一个才华横溢的女作家，她的文字充满了对生活的热爱和对自由的追求。河西，一个深情而内敛的画家，他的画作中蕴含着对美的追求和对情感的深刻理解。他们的爱情故事，如同他们的作品一样，充满了艺术和情感的交融。
        三毛和河西在一次偶然的机会下相识，两人很快被对方的气质和才华所吸引。他们的爱情，是在相互尊重和理解中慢慢培养起来的。三毛欣赏河西的才华，河西则被三毛的独立和坚强所打动。
在他们共同的生活中，三毛和河西互相支持，共同面对生活的挑战。三毛在河西的陪伴下，继续她的文学创作，而河西也在三毛的鼓励下，继续他的艺术探索。他们的爱情，不仅是情感上的交流，更是精神上的共鸣。
        三毛曾说：“河西是我的爱人，也是我的朋友，我们在一起，可以分享快乐，也可以分担痛苦。”河西则用他的画笔，记录下了他们生活中的点点滴滴，将他们的爱情永远定格在画布上。
        他们的爱情故事，虽然最终以悲剧收场，但他们的爱情，却如同他们的作品一样，永远留在了人们的心中。

爱的细节

三毛和河西的爱情故事

Physiologists Alanda Lennox and Allen Goodship found an explanation for this paradox in 2008. They discovered that pregnant bears were able to increase the density of their bones before they started to build their dens. In addition, six months later, when they finally emerged from the den with their cubs, there was no evidence of significant loss of bone density. Hibernating brown bears do not have this capacity and must therefore resort to major bone reformation in the following spring. If the mechanism of bone remodelling in polar bears can be understood, many bedridden humans, and even astronauts, could potentially benefit.

The medical benefits of the polar bear for humanity certainly have their importance in our conservation efforts, but these should not be the only factors taken into consideration. We tend to want to protect animals we think are intelligent and possess emotions, such as elephants and primates. Bears, on the other hand, seem to be perceived as stupid and in many cases violent. And yet anecdotal evidence from the field challenges those assumptions, suggesting for example that polar bears have good problem-solving abilities. A male bear called GoGo in Tennoji Zoo, Osaka, has even been observed making use of a tool to manipulate his environment. The bear used a tree branch on multiple occasions to dislodge a piece of meat hung out of his reach. Problem-solving ability has also been witnessed in wild polar bears, although not as obviously as with GoGo. A calculated move by a male bear involved running and jumping onto barrels in an attempt to get to a photographer standing on a platform four metres high.

I'll add the remaining pieces of the reading material in the box below.

The Habits of Professionals Growing Into Strong, Confident English Communicators

IELTS Reading & Comprehension. Why we need to protect polar bears Pt.2 

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#175〉3月20日月曜日　天気/晴れ　気温/8℃ 

網走市/あばしりし　
・19日冬眠から覚めたくまに会わないために、講座が開かれた。
・小学5年生から70代までの16人
・作った野菜などが食べられる
・くまのえさにならないように、落ちてるごみを拾う。


［単語］
冬眠/とうみん…冬の間、眠ること
覚める/さめる…起きる
講座/こうざ…勉強をする集まり
70代/ななじゅうだい…70才〜79才
えさ…動物の食べ物


レッスン待ってます♪


北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#175〉　くまと会わないために

Если ты часто слышишь такие слова, когда говоришь по русски, то ты обязательно должен прослушать этот подкаст. 
If you often hear such words when you speak Russian, then you should definitely listen to this podcast.

Russian-Rushka

Не понимаю... (I do not understand...)

1富强粉分几次加入清水，用筷子搅拌成絮状
2揉成面团，盖上湿布醒面
3西葫芦洗净去皮，用擦子擦成丝，要转着擦，当露出瓜瓤就转动一下，逐渐留出柱状的瓜瓤，丢弃不用（我是图省事，也可以切开挖去瓜瓤后再擦丝）
4西葫芦丝中撒少许盐，5-10分钟会杀出不少水
5捞起一团西葫芦丝用双手挤出水分，分次直至全部挤完6肉馅加料酒、生抽、香油、胡椒粉、五香粉、盐、葱姜碎，拌匀调味
 7将西葫芦丝加入肉馅中拌匀
 8面团揉匀，搓长条，下剂子
 9将剂子擀成中间厚，周边薄的饺子皮
 10对着光可以看出中厚边薄的效果
 11取一个饺子皮在中间放上饺子馅
12对折，捏出花纹，一定要捏紧，不然一煮就破
13包好的饺子放在盘子上等待下锅，盘子上事先撒干面防粘
14水烧开下饺子，盖盖，水再次烧开时倒入少许凉水，盖盖，再烧开，加凉水，盖盖，直至再次烧开，开盖，再煮1分钟饺子就熟了
 15盛出装盘，蘸上自己喜欢的料汁，就着自家泡的腊八蒜，再有口小酒，齐了~

中国美食简介

西葫芦猪肉饺子

Why using "I'm afraid" is better than saying, "I'm sorry" when giving bad news.

The English Toolbox

"I'm Afraid"

Explora la Reserva Biológica Huilo Huilo, un paraíso oculto en la Patagonia chilena. Descubre cómo este impresionante lugar combina conservación, turismo sostenible y la rica biodiversidad de los bosques templados del sur de Chile. Acompáñanos en Latido Latino y conoce uno de los tesoros naturales más mágicos de Latinoamérica."

Es concisa, atractiva y refleja el enfoque del episodio. ¡Perfecta para captar la atención de tus oyentes!

Latido Latino

la Reserva Biológica Huilo Huilo

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RPmK7OMy-_KWNLl6Y9AYo90yUtZl7KZ8/view?usp=drivesdk