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El Hojarasquín del Monte es un personaje que proviene de las regiones montañosas de Colombia, especialmente de Antioquia. Se le describe como un hombre cubierto de hojas secas y ramas, que habita en los bosques y selvas espesas. Su misión es proteger la naturaleza y asustar a quienes maltratan los árboles o cazan sin necesidad.

Se dice que cuando alguien corta un árbol innecesariamente o daña la vegetación, el Hojarasquín aparece entre las ramas y la maleza, haciendo ruidos aterradores con el crujido de las hojas secas. Los campesinos que han tenido la desgracia de encontrarse con él aseguran que es mejor no desafiarlo, porque tiene el poder de hacerte perder en el bosque durante días, o incluso para siempre. Para calmar su ira, algunos le dejan ofrendas de frutas o flores en los troncos de los árboles.

Colombian Legends

El Hojarasquín del Monte

The Super Bowl, one of the biggest nights in US sports — and the American cultural calendar — ended with victory for the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday February 9.

The Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in New Orleans. The game was played amid heavy security — and with President Donald Trump in attendance — just 41 days after a man drove a truck into New Year's partygoers on the city's Bourbon Street.

There were tributes before the game to the 14 people who were killed in the incident.

On the field, there was plenty for millions of viewers around the world to enjoy — although the game was not so enjoyable for Chiefs fans.

The Kansas franchise had won three out of the last five Super Bowls, but they didn't come close in the 59th edition.

Not even the presence of pop superstar Taylor Swift, who has spent all season supporting boyfriend Travis Kelce, a player with the Chiefs, could make a difference!

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said his players had to work together to win. "This is the ultimate team game. You can't be great without the greatness of others," he said.

The Chiefs' star quarterback Patrick Mahomes was kept quiet by the Eagles defense, denying him a fourth Super Bowl win.

A lot of the pre-game interest in the Super Bowl had centered around the traditional halftime entertainment, with rapper Kendrick Lamar performing just days after winning five Grammy awards.

His show didn't disappoint, with dancers in red, white and blue performing around a car onstage, while the rapper also performed his Grammy-winning song of the year "Not Like Us."

However, one of the many performers was detained on the field after unfurling a combination of the Sudanese and Palestinian flags with "Sudan" and "Gaza" written on it.

An NFL spokesperson told The Associated Press that the performer would be banned for life from all NFL stadiums and events.

Trump, meanwhile, became the first serving US President to attend the Super Bowl.

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Drama On and Off Field as Eagles Win Super Bowl

大家好！我现在在云南大理。
Hello everyone, now I am in Dali, Yunnan Province. 
大理在中国的西南部，
Dali is in the southwest of China, 
离缅甸很近。
very close to Myanmar.
我在路上走的时候，
When I was walking on the road,
经常会有卖东西的人叫我金花。
I was often called "Jinhua" by people selling things. 
原来金花是白族人对女孩的称呼，
 It turns out that Jinhua is a how Bai ethnic people call a girl, 
意思是善良美丽的女孩。
 which means "kind and beautiful girl". 
白族是这里的少数民族，
 The Bai Nationality is a minority here, 
大家可以看一下这是他们的服装，
 you can see, this is their clothing, 
很有民族特色。
 which has ethnic characteristics.
我以前生活在广州。
I used to live in Guangzhou. 
在广州，我们叫陌生的女孩
 In Guangzhou, we call strange girls 
靓女或者美女，
"liàng nǚ" or "měi nǚ", 
意思是漂亮的女孩子。
which means beautiful girls.
广州话的发音是“leng3 neoi5”。
The pronunciation in Cantonese is "leng3 neoi5".
我们去饭店吃饭的时候，
When we go to a restaurant, 
也会叫服务员靓女。
we will also call the waitress "liàng nǚ".
如果是年纪大一点的，我们就叫阿姨。
If she is a little older, we call her "auntie".
我的老家在潮汕，
My hometown is in Chaoshan, 
在那里我们叫女孩子“妹”。
where we call girls "mèi",
潮汕话的发音是“muê6”。
pronounced " muê6 " in Chaoshanese.
In other parts of China,
在中国其他地方也有很多不同的叫法。
there are also many different ways to call a girl. 
 For example, in Beijing, you can call her "gūniang" or "guīnǚ".
例如：在北京可以叫“姑娘”或者“闺女”。
 In Shanghai, you can call "xiǎogūniang" or "nunu".
在上海可以叫“小姑娘”或者“囡囡”。
In Sichuan, you can call "yāomèi" or "nǚwá".
在四川，可以叫“幺妹”或者“女娃”。
你还听说过什么叫法吗？
Have you heard of any other way to call girls?
留言告诉我吧。
 Leave a comment and tell me.
下期视频见!
 See you in the next video!
Find video verson in my Ins/Youtube channel “Daily Chinese with Yuli”.

Yuli's Chinese Channel

How do people call girls in China？（Intermediate level）

قلت: «اسمي عبد الله». فقال: «ما أكثر عبيد لله وما أعظم متاعب الله بعبيده! فهلَّا دعوتَ نفسك: سيد الشياطين، وأضفتَ بذلك إلى مصائب الشياطين مُصيبة جديدة؟» قلتُ: «اسمي عبد الله، وهو اسم عزيز أعطاني إيَّاه والدي يوم ولادتي، فلن أُبدله باسمٍ آخر.» فقال: «إن بليَّة الأبناء في هِبات الآباء، ومن لا يحرم نفسه من عطايا آبائه وأجداده، يظل عبد الأموات حتى يصير من الأموات.
فحنيتُ رأسي مُفكرًا بكلماته، مُسترجعًا إلى حافظتي رسوم أحلام شبيهة بحقيقته. 
ثم عاد فسألني قائلًا: «وما صنعتك؟» قلت: «أنظم الشعر وأنثره، ولي في الحياة آراء أطرحها على الناس.»
 فقال: «هذه مهنة عتيقة مهجورة لا تنفع الناس ولا تضرهم.» قلت: «وماذا عَسَى أن أفعل بأيامي ولياليَّ لأنفع الناس؟» 

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En este episodio hablamos sobre deporte, canales de televisión y su relación con las ligas de fútbol en México.

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오늘 저는 새로운 친구를 만났어요. 아침에 학교에 갔을 때, 선생님이 새로운 친구를 소개해 주셨어요. 그 친구의 이름은 민수예요. 민수는 우리 반에 새로 온 친구예요.

처음에는 조금 어색했어요. 민수도 긴장한 것 같았어요. 하지만 선생님이 우리를 같은 조로 정해 주셨어요. 그래서 우리는 같이 활동을 했어요. 민수는 수학을 잘했어요. 그래서 저에게 문제를 푸는 방법을 알려 주었어요. 저는 민수에게 학교에 대해 설명해 주었어요. 이렇게 이야기하면서 우리는 친해졌어요.

점심시간에 저는 민수에게 같이 밥을 먹자고 했어요. 우리 반 친구들도 같이 먹었어요. 우리는 좋아하는 음식과 취미에 대해 이야기했어요. 민수는 축구를 좋아했어요. 저도 축구를 좋아해요. 그래서 쉬는 시간에 운동장에서 축구를 하기로 했어요.

쉬는 시간이 되었어요. 우리는 운동장으로 갔어요. 친구들과 같이 축구를 했어요. 민수는 달리기를 정말 빨리 했어요. 그리고 골도 넣었어요. 우리는 재미있게 놀았어요. 시간이 금방 지나갔어요.

수업이 끝난 후, 저는 민수에게 내일도 같이 놀자고 했어요. 민수는 웃으며 "좋아!"라고 했어요. 우리는 벌써 좋은 친구가 되었어요. 새로운 친구를 만나서 기뻤어요. 내일도 민수와 함께 놀고 싶어요.



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