In todays episode we discuss the month "August". What do you do in your country and is it a good time to visit? 

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Episode 31 : What is "August" like in your country? Is it a good time to visit South Africa in August?

Learn Three Sentences a Day：Day26
 S76—S78

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Learn Three Sentences a Day：Day26

En este audio-artículo describo los lugares de la provincia de Castellón que, para mí, son los más interesantes : )

VIAJAR POR ESPAÑA  "AUDIOS"

Mi España - La Provincia de Castellón (I)

I just finished reading the book Atomic Habit's yesterday and I would like to share some valuable lessons from the book. I hope this podcast will help someone who wants to start their personal development journey.
"He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how."

FLO TALKS 

Life lessons from the book Atomic Habits part 2

Short story 「手ぶくろを買いに《 Buying Mittens》ep2」
This story is written by Nankichi Nīmi.
He is a Japanese author of children's literature.
Although his life was only 29 years, he left us with many stories to tell.
（※About Nankichi Nīmi【Wikipedia】：https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nankichi_Niimi）

This episode is JLPT-N3 level.

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☆Buying Mittens ep1
#21 Short story /  Buying Mittens ep1 / storytelling // N3 Level

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#24 Short story /  Buying Mittens ep2 / storytelling // N3 Level

提起葡萄，您是想起了法国的波尔多、还是新疆的吐鲁番？When you think of grapes, do you think of Bordeaux in France or Turpan in Xinjiang Province?
生产葡萄的地方很多，仅国内就有七大栽培区，它们是：There are many places to produce grapes. There are seven growing areas in China alone. They are:
（1）西北产区：包括新疆、甘肃、宁夏、内蒙西部等；Northwest producing areas: Xinjiang, Gansu, Ningxia, western Inner Mongolia, etc.
（2）黄土高原栽培区：包括陕西、山西，汉中等；Cultivation areas of Loess Plateau: Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hanzhong, etc.
（3）环渤海湾栽培区：包括河北、山东和京津地区以及辽宁等；Cultivation area around Bohai Bay: Hebei, Shandong, Beijing and Tianjin, Liaoning, etc.
（4）黄河故道栽培区：包括河南、山东鲁西南地区、江苏北部和安徽北部等；Old Yellow River cultivated areas: Henan, southwest Shandong, northern Jiangsu and northern Anhui, etc.
（5）南方栽培区：包括安徽、江苏、浙江、上海、重庆、湖北、湖南、江西、福建、广西等；Southern cultivation areas: Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangxi, etc.
（6）东北中北部栽培区：包括吉林、黑龙江等；North-central cultivation areas of Northeast China: Jilin, Heilongjiang;
（7）西南栽培区：包括云贵高原、川西高原及金沙江沿岸河谷地区。Southwest cultivation areas: Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, west Sichuan Plateau and Jinsha River valley.


新鲜事儿（Anecdote）

莲花架下的奶葡萄

The character "目- Mù " is a pictographic character depicting an eye.

It has multiple meanings and usages, Today we are gonna take a look at some of the main points:

Frist, As an Independent Word, It refers to 
1.眼睛- Yǎn jing - eyes, The organ of vision.

2.看 - Kàn - look, Derived from the function of the eye, it means to observe with the eyes.
Example:	
他目不转睛地看着比赛。- Tā mù bù zhuǎn jīng de kàn zhe bǐ sài 。
-He watched the game without blinking.
目睹了整个过程 - Mù dǔ le zhěng gè guò chéng 
- Witnessed the whole event 

Compound words

1.目光 - Mù guāng - Vision: A person's gaze or attention.
Example: 		
他的目光炯炯有神。- Tā de mù guāng jiǒng jiǒng yǒu shén 。
- His eyes are piercing.

2.目的-Mù dì - Purpose: Goal, intention.
Example:		
他的目的是通过考试。- Tā de mù dì shì tōng guò kǎo shì 。 
- His purpose is to pass the exam.

3.题目-Tí mù - Title/ question
Example: 	
作文的题目- Zuò wén de tí mù - The essay title 

4.目录 - Table of contents
Example:	
这本书的目录- Zhè běn shū de mù lù 
-The book's table of contents

5.项目- Xiàng mù - Item/ project
Example:	
工作中的重要项目。-Gōng zuò zhōng de zhòng yào xiàng mù 。 
-Important projects at work

Idioms and Fixed Phrases

"目不暇接 - Mù bù xiá jiē" : Describes an overwhelming number of things to see.

The Chinese idiom "目不暇接- Mù bù xiá jiē" translates to "too much to see" in English. It is often used to describe a situation where there are so many things to see that one's eyes don't have enough time to rest on any single thing. 

In a more general sense, it can be used to express the idea of being overwhelmed by numerous sights or activities happening all at once. 

Another common translation is "a feast for the eyes," emphasizing the abundance and variety of visually appealing elements.


每日一字

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
6月17日金曜日　天気/くもり　気温/16℃ 

韓国インチョン空港/かんこくいんちょんくうこう
新千歳空港/しんちとせくうこ
・16日　韓国インチョン空港と新千歳空港の間を飛ぶ貨物便の運航が始まった
・北海道のホタテを韓国へ送る
・船ではだいたい4日かかるところ、貨物便だとだいたい2日

［単語］
貨物/かもつ…荷物
便/びん…物を飛行機などで運ぶ方法
運航/うんこう…船や飛行機がきまった海の道・空の道を動いて行くこと
ホタテ/ほたて…海にある食べ物

レッスン待ってます♪

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#82〉6月17日金曜日　韓国インチョン空港⇔新千歳空港　運航始まる

A View from the Window (with transcript)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IRS00fusEOnIBYjoCLz0f16Oi6zCl9Oc/view?usp=drivesdk