みなさん、ひさしぶりです。
この半年間、私はずっとがんばっていることがあります。
今日は、そのことを話します。

Hi everyone, long time no see!
There is something I’ve been working hard on for the past six months.
Today, I’d like to talk about it.

This episode is JLPT-N3 level.

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words☆
日本語能力試験（にほんごのうりょくしけん）：Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)
法律（ほうりつ）：law
繰り返し（くりかえし）：repeat

☆Script for this episode
https://meg-smile.com/40-ganbatteiru-n3-level/

Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#40 最近、がんばっていること // N3 Level /Japanese listening

Strasbourg, sa choucroute, sa cathédrale, ses légendes !


Douce France

Le vieux Strasbourg

Todos aquellos que tengan algún ingreso necesitan hacer un presupuesto si quieren administrar bien su dinero 🌻

Spanish to improve your life

La importancia de hacer un presupuesto 💚 (Spanish B2C1)

June and Yuli have a talk about Chinese Blind Date, this episode is part 1: What's Chinese Blind Date, you will learn how to say 【tradition,social context】 ect. (This is casual talk so there're some repetition and unnecessary words, which is also very natural authentic dialogue.)
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
1st time: listen without looking at the text.
2nd time: look at the text and write down the new words, later look up the dictionary. 
3rd time: listen again without looking at the text.
4th time: repeat after it without looking at the text.
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June：第一个问题，什么是中国式相亲？
Yuli：我觉得这个跟中国的（这个）文化传统、社会背景关系还挺大的，就是到了一定的年纪，父母会觉得你应该结婚了，然后会通过亲戚、通过朋友去帮你介绍一些男生女生给你认识。然后这个前提一般是以结婚为基础的这种。
June：你觉得在中国相亲大概是从多大父母会开始给你介绍对象？
Yuli：我自己的经验是，我们一般是读书的时候，父母说不能早恋，不可以谈恋爱，但是你一毕业开始工作他们就觉得你要赶紧找对象，赶紧结婚，所以我自己的经验是毕业22、 23的时候。但是后来我听周围的人说，有的人是从还在读大学的时候开始，可能父母家里已经开始安排相亲了，感觉这个趋势有点越来越早（的感觉）。
June：我自己也是从大学毕业后工作了一年吧，才开始相亲的。周围的很多朋友，他们也差不多是在大学毕业之后开始相亲。然后很多都是通过相亲、结婚，现在都已经有了自己的小宝宝了。
Yuli：我蛮多朋友也是，如果你本来没有谈恋爱的对象的话，基本上都是回老家以后，开始工作以后周围的人帮你介绍对象相亲，然后结婚生小孩。
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传统	/	chuán tǒng	/	tradition
社会背景	/	shè huì bèi jǐng	/	social context
前提	/	qián tí	/	prerequisites
基础	/	jī chǔ	/	basis
早恋	/	zǎo liàn	/	puppy love
趋势	/	qū shì	/	trend
周围	/	zhōu wéi	/	surroundings
蛮多	/	mán duō	/	quite a lot
谈恋爱	/	tán liàn ài	/	in a relationship

Yuli's Chinese Channel

Two Chinese girls talking about "Chinese Blind Date 中国式相亲"（Intermediate level）

In this episode we will explore the Idiom:

•to Tighten your Belt

and look at how to convert Nouns and Adjectives into Verbs by adding +en

exciting stuff!


The Jerome Meadows Experience

Learn English with The Alphabet of Idioms: Tighten your belts!

These days, many people had to make tough choices in life. One of the toughest choices is to choose love or career? If a person can make you happy. The same person can also make you sad.

FLO TALKS 

LOVE OR CAREER?

If you're doing online dating in the English-speaking world, you might see people talking about their "icks."

This is a slang word — icks are things that give you "a sudden feeling that you dislike someone" or are no longer attracted to them, according to the Cambridge Dictionary.

Icks are not always really big things. Being rude to an employee at a store, for example, might be an ick for someone, or eating with your mouth open.

People will often say they "got the ick" when they noticed something about a person that made them feel they were no longer attracted to them.

If they get to that point, it may be hard for them to feel attracted again!

If you're looking through dating profiles on an app, the most common ick is people who are negative or bitter.

That's according to a survey for Forbes Health. One thousand Americans who had used a dating app in the last year were asked about their dating habits.

And about 70% said people who are negative or bitter in their bios, perhaps about a previous relationship, give them the ick.

Other common icks include people with edited photos, people who are too interested in their possessions, and people with bad spelling or grammar.

And when using the apps, daters often make their decisions quite quickly.

According to the survey, the average person takes about two-and-a-half minutes to make a decision about whether they like a person or not.

So what makes daters attractive to others? Having a profile that shows a good sense of humor is a good thing, according to 80% of people.

The same number said they like people who have hobbies and interests, while many others like people who are interested in travel — or who show a pet in their photo!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

A Sudden Dislike: The Most Common Dating 'Icks'

En el episodio de esta semana te hablo de algunas de mis palabras favoritas en español, bien por su significado, bien por su sonido. Estas palabras no son las típicas palabras que encuentras en los libros de texto, pero sí son palabras que los españoles usamos con frecuencia. Así que, creo que este episodio puede ser interesante.

Espero, como siempre, que disfrutes el episodio. Si lo haces, no te olvides de dejarle una valoración en la plataforma desde la que lo estás escuchando. También, quiero que me digas, ¿cuál es tu palabra favorita en español? Y, ¿por qué? ¿Es el sonido? ¿Su significado? ¡Cuéntame!
¿Cuál es tu palabra favorita en español? ¿Y tú? ¿Dónde tienes cosquillas?


Blanca to go 

151-Mis palabras favoritas en español

❥ In this podcast, Teacher Melody from The Aesop for Children. 
❥ Aesop's Fables are free online at:
www.read.gov/aesop/ 
❥ Listen and learn the moral of each story.
❥ Follow along as Teacher Melody Aesop's well-known fable called 
"The Town Mouse & the Country Mouse"
https://www.read.gov/aesop/004.html
❥The moral of today’s fable is: 
"Poverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty."