In today episode, we will talk about the italian tradition of the Befana.

Leggende e tradizioni italiane

La Befana

New words 20-3
 
1. 汉堡 hànbǎo n. hamburger
2. 比萨饼 bǐsàbǐng n. pizza
3. 水 shuǐ n. water
4. 甜 tián adj. sweet
5. 咸 xián adj. salty
6. 斤 jīn m. jin, a unit of weight (=half a kilo)
7. 饺子 jiǎozi n. Chinese dumplings
8. 羊肉 yángròu n. mutton
9. 牛肉 niúròu n. beef
10. 米饭 mǐfàn n. cooked rice
11. 咖啡 kāfēi n. coffee
12. 瓶 píng n. bottle
13. 可乐 kělè n. coke, cola

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Growth mindset? Which are you?
Stop self-proving!
I offer you two phrases, four words-"not yet""next play"!

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真不错！zhēn bùcuò ！That's really wonderful !
太好了！ tài hǎo le ！Excellent!
棒极了！bàng jí le ！Great !
你真了不起。nǐ zhēn liǎobuqǐ.  You're really terrific！
你的衣服真漂亮！nǐ de yīfu zhēn piàoliang! Your dress is so pretty !
你的男朋友真帅！nǐ de nán péngyou zhēn shuài ！Your boyfriend is so handsome！
这个菜真好吃！zhège cài zhēn hǎochī What a delicious dish！
你唱得真好听！nǐ chàng de zhēn hǎotīng ！You sing so well !
哪里哪里。nǎli nǎli. That's nothing/not at all.
您过奖了。nín guòjiǎng le. You're flattering me.
还差得远呢。hái chà de yuǎn ne 。It‘s not that great.

p.s：Chinese people are usually very modest. When being praised, they always say"哪里哪里" "过奖了" "还差得远呢“ instead of saying ”谢谢“directly.

真zhēn + adj. / Psych verbs
好hǎo + V.
beautiful mĕi 美
cool kù 酷
smart cōngmíng 聪明
lovely / cute kĕài 可爱
interesting yŏu yìsi 有意思
delicious hăochī 好吃
(sth. sounds) beautiful hăotīng 好听
(sth. looks) pretty hăokàn 好看
(sth. drinks) tasty hăohē 好喝
funny hăowánr 好玩儿




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5. 称赞[chēng zàn] ～Compliments

The Story of Chinese Words with Yuan Yuan has started.Here you will learn about interesting Chinese word stories.They contain the cultural connotation and historical evolution of China,local Characteristics and Folk Culture,etc.What we are learning today is：“马到成功”。It means：“Achieve immediate victory."

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Let's ponder over the word Active. We shall make sentences about what it means to lead an active lifestyle. We shall also proceed with our different sentence variations.  

Joy to Our World

I am active! 

今天是中国的“六一儿童节”（Children's Day）,先祝italki的大朋友、小朋友节日快乐。当然，也祝福顺利解封的上海的小伙伴，在大家迷茫、痛苦的时候，仍然保持“世界以痛吻我，我却报之以歌”的生活态度，永葆童心，心怀希望。今天和大家分享海子的一首诗《面朝大海，春暖花开》


       《面朝大海，春暖花开》

　　                                    海子

　　从明天起，做一个幸福的人

　　喂马、劈柴，周游世界

　　从明天起，关心粮食和蔬菜

　　我有一所房子，面朝大海，春暖花开

　　从明天起，和每一个亲人通信

　　告诉他们我的幸福

　　那幸福的闪电告诉我的

　　我将告诉每一个人

　　给每一条河每一座山取一个温暖的名字

　　陌生人，我也为你祝福

　　愿你有一个灿烂的前程

　　愿你有情人终成眷属

　　愿你在尘世获得幸福

　　我只愿面朝大海，春暖花开。

Chilling Chinese 

面朝大海，春暖花开

Hoy conoceremos qué es eso de la reserva cognitiva, cómo esto se relaciona con la vejez y cómo usted, yo o cualquiera puede trabajar en pro de preservar la salud cerebral y cuidar su reserva cognitiva.