要常常喜乐，不住地祷告，凡事谢恩

yào cháng cháng xǐ lè ， bù zhù dì dǎo gào ， fán shì xiè ēn

Have joy at all times  Keep on with your prayers In everything give praise

Read the Bible in Chinese

《圣经》帖 撒 罗 尼 迦 前 书 5章16-18节   Thessalonians

Food-related idioms:
   a. A piece of cake - Very easy or effortless.
      Example: "The maths test was a piece of cake for me."
   b. Bite off more than you can chew - To take on more responsibility than you can handle.
      Example: "He took on multiple projects and bit off more than he could chew."
   c. Spill the beans - To reveal a secret or confidential information.
      Example: "Don't spill the beans about the surprise party!"
   d. Take it with a grain of salt - To be skeptical or not fully believe something.
      Example: "I heard a rumor about her promotion, but I'll take it with a grain of salt until it's confirmed."
   e. The icing on the cake - Something additional that makes a good situation even better.
      Example: "Winning the lottery was amazing, and getting a new car was the icing on the cake."


IELTS Podcast 雅思博客

Food related idioms 

Слушаем сказку и отвечаем на вопросы 

Russfriend  (all about russia) 

Сказка о рыбаке и  рыбке  часть 6

Full transcript: https://japanesemayuna.com/

はい、こんにちは。今回はポッドキャストの32回目です。今週は色々なニュースがありましたね。イギリスのボリス・ジョンソン首相が辞任したり、遊戯王の漫画家が事故で亡くなったりしました。今朝は、安倍元総理が狙撃されて亡くなったニュースを聞いて、大変驚きました。日本では銃が使われる事件は年間10件以下しか起こらないため、今回の事件は非常に珍しいです。日本は平和な国だと思われていますが、実際は若者の貧困が深刻になっています。犯罪は増えていくかもしれません。

Hello. This is my podcast episode 32. There's been a lot of news this week. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned, and a Yu-Gi-Oh cartoonist was killed in an accident. This morning, I was very surprised to hear the news that former Prime Minister Abe was killed by a sniper. This incident is very unusual in Japan, as there are less than 10 incidents a year in which guns are used. Japan is considered to be a peaceful country, but in reality, poverty among young people is becoming more serious. Crime may increase.

今日は、日本の夏の習慣を紹介したいと思います。皆さんの国では、夏に家族や親戚に会う習慣がありますか？日本では、８月の「お盆」と言う祝日に家族に会う人が多いです。カードやプレゼントを送ることもあります。これは「暑中見舞い」と言って、７月上旬から８月上旬ごろに送ります。「暑中」は暑い時期と言う意味で、「見舞い」は誰かを訪ねて、様子を見に行くことです。カードには「暑中お見舞い申し上げます」というフレーズが使われます。「申し上げる」は「言う」の謙譲語です。謙譲語とは、敬語の一つで、自分の行動に使います。プレゼントにはとくに決まりはありません。プレゼントを贈らない場合もあります。

Today I would like to introduce some Japanese summer customs. In your country, is there a custom of meeting family and relatives in the summer? In Japan, many people meet their families on a holiday in August called 'Obon'. Cards and gifts are sometimes sent. This is called 'Shochu Mimai' and is sent from early July to early August. ‘Shochu' means 'hot season' and 'Mimai (politer: Omimai)' means visiting someone to see how they are doing. The phrase "Shochu Omimai Moushiagemasu (I wish you all the best in the hot weather)" is used on the card. The phrase ’Moushiageru’ is the humble form of ‘Iu (to say)’. Humble expression is one of the honorifics and is used for one's own actions. There are no specific rules for gifts. In some cases, gifts may not be given.

Japanese Lessons with Mayuna

32. 暑中見舞い

speaker: 
马云 mǎyún 阿里巴巴集团创始人
Jack Ma: co-founder and former executive chairman of Alibaba Group 
——————————————————————————————————————————
script: 
马老师，您好！据我所知，马老师最开始的时候是作为一名老师。但是是在那个时候，你看到你身上什么样的东西？然后让你决定你你想要创业，然后在那个时候呢，你眼中的成功是什么状态？
马：所以我在想啊，我所有教学生的东西，都是我自己书本上学来的。所以我那时候做一个决定呢，为了当一个很好的老师，我就想到社会上花十年时间办一个企业，然后再回学校去教书。我相信我会更受学生欢迎，这是我单纯的想法。第二，我也在证明一件事，假如马云能够成功中国80%的年轻人都能成功。没法学习比尔盖茨，没法学习李嘉诚，他们太大，太强，你也不知道该怎么学了。如果你刚开始做小店，开小饭馆，你的榜样就是你们斜对面那个小饭馆。他们为什么门口排那么多队，而我们家就是服务员比客户多？他是你的榜样，榜样是一点一滴地学上去。但是我知道那时候有一点是肯定的——我失败的概率很大。即使我失败了，我回到大学教那些失败的经历，我还是最好的老师。

chuàng yè
创业    v.to create ones own career
yǒu le yìxiē gōngzuò jīngyànyǐhòu, tā jiù kāishǐ zìjǐchuàngyèle.
有了一些工作经验以后，他开始自己创业。
chū chuànggōngsī
初创公司   n.startups 
Jīnnián tāmen tóuzīle liǎng jiā yǒu qiánlì de chūchuàng gōngsī.
今年他们投资了两家有潜力的初创公司。
They invested in two promising startups this year.
翻译translation:
Q:Hello, Mr. Ma! As far as I know, you started as a teacher. May I ask what made you decide to change and create your own business? And then, what was a success in your opinion?

Ma: I realized that all the things I taught are coming from books. Then I made a decision. I was going to spend ten years building a business and then go back to school to teach. I believe that I will be more popular with students, this is my initial idea. Second, I am trying to prove one thing, if Jack Ma can succeed, 80% of young people in China can succeed. You shouldn't take Bill Gates or Li Ka-Shing as your role model, they are legendary entrepreneurs, and you can’t copy the way they succeed. If you are just starting to open a store or a restaurant, your example is the restaurants across the street. Why do they have so long queues at the door, while there are more waiters than customers in our restaurant? They are the ones you need to learn from bit by bit. But I knew one thing for sure at that moment - I will probably fail. Even if I failed, I can go back to college and share these failures with my students, I was still the best teacher.


One Minute Chinese—— Celebrity speeches & interviews with Chinese & English script

09.马云：从教师到企业家  Jack Ma : From a teacher to an entrepreneur.

1  - jedna,
2  - dva, dvě
3  - tři
4  - čtyři
5  - pět
6  - šest
7  - sedm
8  - osm
9  - devět
10 - deset
11 - jedenáct
12 - dvanáct
13 - třináct
14 - čtrnáct
15 - patnáct
16 - šestnáct
17 - sedmnáct
18 - osmnáct
19 - devatenáct
20 - dvacet
30 - třicet
40 - čtyřicet
50 - padesát
60 - šedesát
70 - sedmdesát
80 - osmdesát
90 - devadesát
100- sto

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This week we continue the common mistakes made by English Language Learners series with part 3: Which is a topic that trips up many English language learners: word order. We’ll explore common mistakes made by learners from various countries, the rules of English word order, and give you practical examples to help you use word order correctly. As always, the purpose of this episode is to help you communicate with clarity and fluency as you progress on your Language Learning Journey.

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Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground.

The Grammarian Podcast

Common mistakes made by English Language Learners - Word order

LINDA: Hey! How did your physics exam go?
FRANK: Not bad, thanks. I’m just glad it’s over! How about you …
how’d your presentation go?
LINDA: Oh, it went really well. Thanks for helping me with it!
FRANK: No problem. So … do you feel like studying tomorrow for 
our math exam?
LINDA: Yeah, sure! Come over around 10:00, after breakfast.
FRANK: All right. I’ll bring my notes.



LANGUAGE NOTES
• Hey! is a friendly expression meaning “hello.”
• How did your physics exam go? is a way of saying “How was your physics exam?”
• I’m just glad … Notice the stress on “glad.” “Just” is used for emphasis before an 
adjective here.
• How about you … Notice the intonation falls here because the speaker is going to 
follow it up with a detailed question.
• How’d your presentation … Notice the contraction for “How did” sounds like /howdj/ 
and “your” sounds like /yer/.
• Do you feel like here has the meaning of “do you want to.” Notice “do you feel like” is 
followed by an “-ing” verb (studying).
• Come over here has the meaning of “come to my house.”
• Notes Students take notes about what the teacher says during a lecture