Konnichiwa! Welcome to Slow Japanese! What season is it now in your town? This time, we'll listen about the seasons in Hokkaido, north of Japan.

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

Scripts and key vocabularies of this episode are here:
https://mochifika.com/podcast-script/slow-japanese-episode-12-seasons/

Slow Japanese

Episode #12 - The seasons in Hokkaido

Enquire - to find out about something (like an EVENT!)
Inquire - an INVESTIGATION!

All Ways Business

Enquire or inquire

在英文中“瓷器（China）”与“中国（China）”同为一词，中国瓷器是中国文化的瑰宝，它起源于中国古代，有着悠久的历史。瓷器的工艺非常精美，图案漂亮，色彩鲜艳。每一件作品都是独一无二的。瓷器不仅是一种实用的生活用品，还可以作为艺术品进行欣赏和收藏，是优雅和精致的象征。

In English, "瓷器 (China)" and "中国(China)" are the same word, Chinese porcelain is a treasure of Chinese culture, which originated in ancient China and has a long history. The craftsmanship of porcelain is exquisite, with beautiful patterns and vibrant colors. Each piece is unique. Porcelain is not only a practical living thing, but also can be appreciated and collected as a work of art. It is a symbol of elegance and grace.



Lily的每日中文 Daily Chinese

中国瓷器 Chinese Porcelain

Pour les amateurs de longs podcasts , voici la version sans coupures de l'épisode sur les festivals de musique en France. Enjoy ! 

Douce France

#5 Les festivals de musique en France (version longue)

Bu ses kaydında Türkçe'de en sık kullanılan 100 fiil ve her fiil için bir cümle bulunmaktadır.

Турецкий Язык Как Иностранный

100 Temel Fiil

Learn With Kimiya

Thank you my friend!

I left Canada to teach English in the Czech Republic in 1995. There are three chapters that cover my experience there which include meeting my first wife. Ten years later, I was in India on a new teaching job getting divorced. I met and dated Marta.

Expect the Unexpected

Marta

One of Coca-Cola's many taglines was: "You can't beat the real thing." The company was trying to say that even though there were a lot of similar drinks, none of them was as good as the "real" Coke.

You might not agree. But when it comes to art, researchers in the Netherlands think it's true — you can't beat the real thing.

A small study has found that real artworks stimulate the brain much more than posters or prints of the same work.

The Mauritshuis ("MAO-rits-haus") Museum in The Hague commissioned the study. The museum's best-known artwork is Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer.

Researchers showed this artwork and four others to 20 people. While they were looking at the paintings, their brain activity was measured using a brain scanner.

The participants were also asked to look at posters of those same five artworks. The researchers compared their brain activity when looking at the real artworks and when looking at the posters.

They found that when looking at the real artworks, participants had an emotional response that was 10 times stronger compared to when they were looking at the posters.

Martine Gosselink from the museum said this was an "enormous difference." She said they had thought that looking at the real thing might give people a richer experience, but now "we can really say that it is true."

The researchers said the real art caused a strong emotional response in a part of the brain called the precuneus. This part of the brain is involved with self-reflection and personal memories.

Some have said that this research demonstrates the importance of museums and galleries for people of all ages.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Study: Real Art Stimulates Brain More than Posters

欢迎来到“开车”播客的下集！在这集播客里，Karen和柏威聊了聊开车的常见交通规则。我们开始吧！