Here's today's news. Please share your thoughts at the end when I ask a question.
You can check the script at the link provided.

今日(きょう)のニュースです。最後(さいご)に質問(しつもん)をしますので、感想(かんそう)を聞(き)かせください。スクリプトはリンクで確認(かくにん)できます。

■エッフェル塔の前でビーチバレー「素晴らしい会場です」 -Beach volleyball in front of the Eiffel Tower – what a fantastic venue! -
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エッフェル塔の前でビーチバレー - Beach volleyball in front of the Eiffel Tower -

A lively episode that clears up one of English’s most misunderstood words. Discover when 'literally' means exactly, and when it’s used for emphasis. Includes examples of real speech and shadowing to improve your natural intonation.

BrightStep: One Word

Literally

In this episode, I'll describe Marinas' day taken from my Grammar book "Evgnosis- Russian Cases", Exercise № 57 https://evgnosis.gr/book/


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My daily routine!

这集主要介绍汉语口语中“1.喝西北风；2.说得比唱得还好听；3.不定”的意思及用法。

A Course in Chinese Colloquial Idioms

How to use“1.喝西北风；2.说得比唱得还好听；3.不定”

My friend John explains what the difference is between a protagonist and antagonist.

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All American Podcast 

Protagonist vs. Antagonist

Seguimos con nuestro protagonista en un día muy normal en su vida... trabajo, fiesta, amigos... hasta que deja de serlo. ¿Listos para la aventura? El misterio empieza. ¿Y ahora qué?

Audiolibros de Joan

Él Método Vamos. Capítulo 3. 

Listen to this interesting article!

Man Fired for Keeping Webcam Off Awarded $73,000
A remote worker who was fired for refusing to keep his camera on while working has been awarded about $73,000 by a Dutch court.

The man, whose name was not made public, had been working for the US software company Chetu in the Netherlands since 2019. On August 23, 2022, while working remotely, he was told by his employer that he should keep his webcam on all day for online training.

The employee said he didn't feel comfortable being monitored on camera for nine hours, and refused to do so. He added that the company could already see all activities on his laptop and that he was also sharing his screen.

But Chetu said that having a camera on was no different from being watched in an office. And the company fired him.

Finding this unfair, the man took the company to court in the Netherlands. He told the court that he hadn't been given clear enough reasons for being fired, and that asking him to keep his camera on for the whole workday was against his right to privacy.

And the court agreed. Chetu now must pay the man about $73,000.

While using a webcam to check on employees may not be very common, computer programs that monitor employee activity have become popular.

A survey from 2021 found that 60% of US companies with remote workers were using employee monitoring software, and 81% of those companies found that their workers were more productive while being monitored.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Man Fired for Keeping Webcam Off Awarded $73,000

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2025春节知识竞答 2025 Spring Festival Trivia

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