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揠苗助长[yà miáo zhù zhǎng]：pull;spoil/shoot/help/grow;to try to help the shoots grow by pulling them upward.
宋国 sòng guó：Song state in the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.) in Chinese history.
嫌 xián：to dislike and avoid
庄稼 zhuāng jia：crops
拔高 bá gāo：pull upward
疲乏 pí fá：tired; exhausted
一大截 yī dà jié；a wide margin
枯死 kū sǐ：wither; dry up and die
This idiom also known as “拔苗助长[bá miáo zhù zhǎng]“.Literally means to do harm to a thing by being over-enthusiastic about it.

乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

揠苗助长[yà miáo zhù zhǎng]

In this episode you will learn about 'birthday"

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Read by yourself

我和妈妈

Episode ini membahas erubahan makna kata menggunakan imbuhan "me-kan" dan "di-kan". seperti "beli - membeli -membelikan" memiliki makna (kamu membeli atau membeli untuk orang lain). sedangkan "beli- dibeli-dibelikan" memiliki makna (dia membeli atau orang lain membelikan sesuatu untukmu). 

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changes in word meaning using the affixes "me-kan" and "di-kan".

Ciao studenti e studentesse di tutto il mondo. 🌏 In questo terzo episodio di “impara l’italiano con Isa” impareremo due modi di dire e in questa occasione parleremo: 
- Della pubblicità accattivante del marchio Marshall 
- Dell’importanza della parola secondo Sigmund Freud 

Ecco per voi il significato di 2 modi di dire che ho utilizzato nel podcast: 
- Rompere le scatole (letteralmente: break the boxes)= Bother, annoy, disturb
- Perla (di saggezza) (letteralmente: Pearl)= words of wisdom 

Impara l’italiano con Isa

Scrittura accattivante e modi di dire 

I explain in the episode the meaning of the very casual expression "un huevo". Listen to the podcast to find out what native speakers say when they use it. 

De todo un poco

Un huevo 🥚🍳/ One egg??? 🤔

Important presentation coming up in English? Feeling nervous? 🦋 It’s normal! Presenting in another language can be tough.

We all have things we do before a presentation to feel calmer. But what really helps when you’re under pressure?

I want to know: What’s your best trick to calm your nerves before a big presentation in English?

Do you:

Breathe deeply?
Imagine yourself doing well?
Do a power pose in the bathroom? (No problem if you do! 😉)
Or something else?

Share your tips below! Let’s help each other feel more confident before presenting. 👇 

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东边dōnɡ biɑn（east）、西边xī biɑn（west）、南边 nán biɑn（south）、北边běi biɑn（north）、东北dōnɡ běi  （northeast）、西南xī nán（southwest）；   
里边lǐ biɑn（inside）、外边wài biān（outside）、左边zuǒ biɑn（left）、右边yòu biɑn（right）、上边shànɡ biɑn（above）、下边xià biɑn（below）、旁边pánɡ biān（beside）、对面duì miàn（opposite） 

They can be used as a subject, an object, or a modifier. They can also be modified.
For example：
qián biɑn yǒu méi yǒu yì jiā fàn ɡuǎn ？ 
前   边   有  没  有  一 家  饭  馆   ？ 
Is there a restaurant in front?

yín hánɡ zài tú shū ɡuǎn dōnɡ biɑn 。 
银  行   在  图 书  馆   东   边   。 
The bank is on the east of the library.

yòu biɑn de lóu shì yī yuàn 。 
右  边   的 楼  是  医 院   。 
The building on the right is the hospital.

Note:
北边běi biɑn ：has a wider range of application, can be used for short distance and long distance;mainly in oral
北方běi fānɡ ： generally only used for long distance; Used in both written and spoken language.
For example：
bàn ɡōnɡ shì de běi biɑn qiánɡ shànɡ ɡuà zhe yì zhānɡ dì tú 。 
办  公  室  的 北  边  墙   上   挂 着  一 张  地 图 。 
A map hangs on the north wall of the office.

zhōnɡ ɡuó běi fānɡ rén xǐ huɑn chī miàn tiáo ， nán fānɡ rén xǐ huɑn chī mǐ fàn 。 
中    国  北  方   人  喜 欢   吃  面   条   ， 南  方   人  喜 欢   吃  米 饭  。 
People in north China like noodles and people in South China like rice.