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      今天是3月26日 星期六 我的城市天气阴 
      每个周六我都会去爬山(pa2 shan1) hiking。我的城市有几座挺不错的山，因为他们都不是很高，离市中心(shi4 zhong1 xin1) city center也不远，你可以从一座山上，再从另外一座山下来，下来之后，还在城市里，很方便。虽然是城市里的山，但植物(zhi2 wu4) plant都长的很好，很天然(tian1 ran2) natural的那种，而且许多山上是可以看到大海的，风景(feng1 jing3) scenery很好。
       我的城市里有不少爱好爬山的人，他们为这些山设计了几十条路线(lu4 xian4) route，真的很棒awesome。比如我今天去的这一条，它是几百年前的茶tea马horse古(gu3) old道(dao4) road。茶马古道阿，就是古时候(gu3 shi2 hou4) in ancient time的路，几百年前专门(zhuan1 men2) specially给运输(yun4 shu1) convey茶叶(cha2 ye4) tea leaves的马走的，所以叫做茶马古道。
       茶在中国是最重要的商品(shang1 pin3) commodity之一，可以卖到国内国外，所以茶马古道是过去的人赚钱(zhuan4 qian2) make money养家(yang3 jia1) raise one’s family的重要工具, 和我们现在的亚马逊(ya3 ma3 xun4) Amazon和淘宝(tao2 bao3) Taobao是一样的。
我们附近有很多地方出产(chu1 chan3) in produce茶叶，但是茶叶大多都长在山多的地方，山路不好走，只能靠马才能把茶运出去，马力气大，也能走很难走的路。所以，从千百年前，过去的人就修了很多专门运茶的山路，都在深山老林(shen1 shan1 lao3 lin2) remote, thickly forested mountains里，大部分是用石头做成的。走在茶马古道上，有时候你可以看到整齐(zheng3 qi2) regular的石头台阶(tai2 jie1) stairway，但大部分时候已经看不清楚了，因为过了太长的时间，已经被土和树叶盖住(gai4 zhu4) covered by了，但正是因为这样若隐若现(ruo4 yin3 ruo4 xian4) idiom* appear indistinctly，这些路看起来很有味道(wei4 dao4) special feelings。
       过去卖茶真的很难，这路太难走，一不小心会掉下去，山上可能还会有危险的动物，但是，好的东西永远会被人发现，无论多么困难。
       今天爬山，我觉得能量(neng2 liang4) energy满满，和大自然在一起让人特别开心。真正贵的东西经常是不要钱的,比如蓝天，空气，花朵。我拍了很多茶马古道的照片，很想和你分享，欢迎你来找我聊天。

中文小天地 Little Chinese world

Episode 3: Hiking on ancient tea horse road

Dear students! It is my joy to introduce you to the founder of Berezovska School, a Lithuanian teacher from Ukraine, Katerina Berezovska.

Today, Katerina and I have talked about her experience in learning Lithuanian, the Lithuanian language and constitution exams, why some students have difficulties learning Lithuanian and some potential ways of how to solve them.

If you want to download the episode’s transcript, you can do so on my Conttribe. There you will find all the podcast's transcript, exclusive episodes, and other relevant learning material.

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Timeline:
00:00 - Intro
02:57 - Learning Lithuanian
08:23 - Becoming a teacher
10:25 - Exams
17:07 - Difficulties in learning
25:00 - Plans for the future

Gero klausymo! 🎓

Lithuanian with Paulius

Advice for Slavic Speakers on Learning Lithuanian (Guest: Katerina)

听众朋友你们好，欢迎来到茶时话中文，我是Penny。这是一个纯中文话题节目，我来和你用中文聊聊生活中有意思的话题，同时学习一些汉语词汇。让我们一边喝茶一边聊起来吧。

今天的话题是中国的宠物经济。近十年来，随着中国人民生活水平的提高，越来越多的中国人开始饲养宠物。中国的宠物经济也越来越蓬勃发展，形成了涵盖宠物方方面面的“一条龙”服务。包括宠物饲养场、宠物医院、宠物美容院，宠物寄养点甚至宠物殡葬服务。养宠大军的不断扩大，使得宠物经济前景广阔。

在中国，尤其在大城市，单身人群越来越多，许多独居的年轻人或是老年人喜欢养一只猫咪或者狗狗作伴。宠物医生、宠物美容师、宠物摄影师，宠物寄养师、训犬师，宠物派对、宠物spa馆，甚至宠物瑜伽纷纷走俏。

有句话说的好，爱ta就爱一辈子，因为ta的生命中只有你。动物也通人性，养他就给他一辈子的承诺，不要抛弃、遗弃你的猫咪或者狗狗。这是我认为盈利的宠物经济背后，最重要的部分。你说呢？

欢迎留言，感谢收听，希望你喜欢，我们下次见。

宠物chǒng wù （pet）
饲养 sì yang （feeding; raising;）
蓬勃发展 péng bó fā zhǎn （flourish; booming; explosion;）
一条龙服务 （one-stop service; one-package service）
寄养 jì yǎng（fosterage）
殡葬 bìn zàng （funeral and interment）
单身 dān shēn （bachelordom）
独居 dú jū（live alone）
训犬师 xùn quǎn shī （Dog Handler or Trainer）
走俏 zǒu qiào （popular）
通人性 tōng rén xìng  （perceive human emotion）
承诺chéng nuò (commitment )
盈利的 yíng lì de (lucrative; profitable)

茶时话中文 Tea Time Chinese

茶时话中文 - 宠物经济在中国

In this episode, we’ll look back on Episode 11 of Season 5 of the anime Kingdom, titled “Bihei and the Hi Shin Unit.”
This podcast is designed to be easy to understand, even for people who are learning Japanese.
Shin’s tears, Bihei’s painful emotions, and the warmth of true friendship—there were many moving scenes.
Which moment touched your heart?
Let’s take a moment to share and feel the lingering emotions of this powerful story together.
Original story by Yasuhisa Hara.
Animation by Pierrot and Studio Signpost.


YOIN Anime Reflections – Easy Japanese Podcast

KINGDOM S5E11 for Beginners

日本的餐厅一般都只提供凉水，也就是水龙头的直饮水，如果需要热水可以这么说～

Crystal的日语碎碎念

2、お湯ください＝请给我热水

When we talk about Lionel Messi, it's easy to talk about numbers. He has been named the best men's player in the world eight times. He has won one World Cup, four European Champions League trophies and an Olympic gold medal.

He has scored more than 800 goals for his clubs and his country.

But these numbers only tell some of the story. It's also his balance, the way he moves his feet, slides the ball through another player's legs and finds space on the field.

Soccer is often called "the beautiful game," and for many people, no one has ever played it quite as beautifully as Messi.

His story began in Rosario, Argentina, where he was born in 1987. There, when he was a child, he played for a club called Newell's Old Boys.

Clubs around the world soon heard about the young star in South America, and aged 13 he moved with his family to Spain, where he joined FC Barcelona's junior team.

By the age of 16, he was already playing for the club's adult team. Goals, then trophies, came quickly, and he never looked back.

He was soon a global star, and one of the world's highest paid sportspeople.

Messi left Barcelona in 2021, having scored more goals for the club than anyone else. He joined Paris Saint-Germain, and then, two years later, Inter Miami in the US.

In 2022, he was Argentina's captain and the star player in his country's World Cup win. Messi, at just 170 centimeters tall, had become a giant of the sport.




Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

A Giant of the Sport: The Lionel Messi Story

lesson on italki 
https://www.italki.com/ja/teacher/9451959/japanese

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ccr9nwq8ytV

こんばんは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

今日もN3の文法の例文を作っていきます！

〜に比べて
意味は〜より、です。英語のcompareですね。


・昨日に比べて今日はあたたかいです。

・大阪に比べて北海道はとても寒いです。

・海外に比べて日本は安全です。

・去年に比べて今年の桜の開花は早かったです。

・紙の本に比べて電子書籍は持ち運びやすいです。


こんな感じです。
ぼくも日常生活でよく使います。

使いやすいので、ぜひみなさんも会話で使ってみてください！

ちなみに、これは紹介ですが、Kindle Unlimitedで日本語の本を出しています。

今5冊作って出していますが、今回は動詞、verbs の本のリンクをはっておきます。

よく使う動詞を30コと、それを使った例文を載せた本です。

https://www.amazon.co.jp/Nihongo-Comprehensive-Handbook-Japanese-Lerners-ebook/dp/B0C3LX8M1Y/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?crid=MPVORXGGWEC3&keywords=NIHONGO&qid=1684412954&sprefix=nihongo%2Caps%2C279&sr=8-7

声に出して読んでみたり、自分で例文作ったりしてみてください！

僕も英語の勉強頑張ります！
みなさんも日本語の勉強がんばっていきましょう！

今回はここまでです。
最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！

ではまた！