It's World Book Day!

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Teacher Joseph's Podcast

World Book Day - March 7 (with transcript)

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Persian Podcasts / پادکست فارسی 

کلاغ تشنه / A thirsty crow

In this episode we will talk about 【lie down V.S. involution】, you will learn how to say 【irrational,be involved in,God rewards the diligent. 】 ect.
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
1st time: listen without looking at the text.
2nd time: look at the text and write down the new words, later look up the dictionary. 
3rd time: listen again without looking at the text.
4th time: repeat after it without looking at the text.
大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
今天想和大家聊一聊【内卷和躺平】的话题。
“内卷”原本是一个人类学的学术用语，原意是指人类社会在某一特定的发展阶段，处于停滞状态，或者不能转换成其他更高层次的形态。这几年“内卷”的概念开始在中国的年轻一代中流行起来，它指的是一种非理性的竞争。
举个例子，孩子们在学校里，有一个同学报名参加了补习班，所有人都报名了。最后的结果是，所有人的分数都提高了，但是排名没有太大的变化，反而是补习班赚钱了。又例如在公司，本来大家都是6点下班，有的同事为了在领导面前表现，开始加班到8点，其他同事为了不让领导觉得自己不够努力，也开始加班，而且加班到更晚。结果就是大家加班的时间越来越晚了，但是工资却没有涨。我们现在经常用“卷”来形容一个行业、一个公司或者一个人，指的是非理性的过度竞争的状态。
随着社会竞争越来越激烈，很多人无形中被卷入到工作和生活上的“内卷”，一些人采用“躺平”方式来回应“内卷”压力，成为“躺平”一族。躺平的意思是拒绝竞争，选择轻松的工作和生活。
那么我们应该选择内卷还是躺平呢？来听一听他的看法。
躺平还是内卷，其实没必要争这个问题。内卷的本质是竞争，而躺平的本质是放弃竞争。永远有人想成为人上人，也有人只想隔岸观火。但竞争的前提是学会互相尊重，在良性对比中找到努力的方向。而放弃竞争意味着你得比大多数人更明白自己想要的是什么。比起极端的天道酬勤，更要明白如何扬长避短。如果鱼在岸上快要渴死了，就不要在岸上努力进化了。如果猫在水里快要被淹死了，就不要待在水里努力适应吧了。内卷和躺平，选什么不重要，你想要成为怎样的自己才重要。
你会选择内卷还是躺平呢？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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人类学	/	rén lèi xué	/	anthropology
学术用语	/	xué shù yòng yǔ	/	academic term
停滞	/	tíng zhì	/	stagnate
非理性	/	fēi lǐ xìng	/	irrational
补习班	/	bǔ xí bān	/	cram school
无形中	/	wú xíng zhōng	/	invisibly
被卷入	/	bèi juǎn rù	/	be involved in
人上人	/	rén shàng rén	/	superior people
隔岸观火	/	gé àn guān huǒ	/	look on sb.'s trouble with indifference
良性对比	/	liáng xìng duì bǐ	/	benign contrast
极端	/	jí duān	/	extreme
天道酬勤	/	tiān dào chóu qín	/	God rewards the diligent. 
扬长避短	/	yáng cháng bì duǎn	/	Promote strengths and avoid weaknesses
进化	/	jìn huà	/	evolution

Yuli's Chinese Channel

内卷和躺平 involution V.S. lie down（Advanced level）

Spanish México

EL CASTILLO DE CHAPULTEPEC.

色々なデータを見ながら、日本人の旅行事情について話しました！✈️みなさんの国の人は、最近どんな旅行を楽しんでいる人が多いですか？

SeikaのPodcast🎧

Ep.79 最近、日本人はどこを旅行してる？✈️👒

Fao nos cuenta como planea visitar todo medio oriente, pero por la geopolítica del momento su ruta cambia, llevándolo a visitar la maravillosa Petra, el mar muerto y las músicas de Jordania. 

Ritmos del mundo

25 Jordania

LAYLA: Thanks for meeting with me during your lunch hour. I 
appreciate it.
MONICA: No problem. I’m happy to help. What’s going on?
LAYLA: Oh you know, the usual. Should I take this new job? Or do I 
stick with my current one?
MONICA: Well, I think it’s time for a change, don’t you? They pay you late 
and you are unhappy.
LAYLA: Do you really think so?
MONICA: I know so. And I’ve been listening to you complain for over a 
year now. Trust me. Take the job. What do you have to lose?



LANGUAGE NOTES
• In formal conversation, giving advice is often suggested through modals: ought to/ 
should / could / If I were you. In informal conversations people tend to use words such 
as I think that/ I feel that/ in my opinion.
• Listen for the emphasis on I know so and Trust me. These common phrases can be 
used to convey both positive and negative emotions. “I know so” conveys a deep belief 
or certainty. “To know” shows more certainty than “to think.”
• Notice the use of command forms: Take the job. /Trust me./ Go for it! The command 
form can be used to gently persuade someone

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 30 (final) : Giving advice

Korean Speaking Practice 6. 
Grammar 
  1. V-(으)세요 : A sentence-final ending used to order.
     ex) 한국어 공부를 열심히 하세요.   
           매일 운동을 하세요.
  2. V-(으)러 가다/오다 :  A connective ending used to express the purpose 
                                         of an action such as going and coming.
    ex) 저는 옷을 사러 백화점에 가요.
          엄마는 장을 보러 시장에 가요. 

Expression 
  물론이죠 : of course.


Speaking Practice - Beginner

6. V-(으)세요, V-(으)러 가다/오다, 물론이죠 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16OLI7pYsywdGGzV2ZasyIcCYDr1rnkd7/view?usp=drivesdk