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四月四日清明节[sì yuè sì rì qīng míng jié]
This day is Pure Brightness, one of the 24 solar terms, and also it as the Tomb Sweeping Day for Chinese people to be devoutly offered sacrifices to ancestors and visited the ancestors‘ tombs.
人间 rén jiān：the world
万物生长 wàn wù shēng zhǎng：the growth of all things.
清洁 qīng jié：cleaning
明净 míng jìng：pure and bright
节气 jié qì：the 24 solar terms
传承 chuán chéng：impart and inherit
哀思 āi sī：grief; sad memories
纪念 jì niàn：commemorate; mark:
责任 zé rèn：duty; responsibility:
感恩 gǎn ēn：feel grateful; be thankful:

“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

四月四日清明节[sì yuè sì rì qīng míng jié]

Lettura del quinto capitolo del libro "Il Piccolo Principe" di Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

📖 IL PICCOLO PRINCIPE di Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

🌖 CAPITOLO 5

In this first episode of Spanish Unplugged, I’m here to help you master the essential Spanish for navigating airports in Latin America ✈️🌎.
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【程门立雪】讲的是尊师重教的故事。
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      北宋时福建将东县有个叫杨时的进士，特别喜好钻研学问，到处寻师访友，曾就学于洛阳著名学者程颢门下。程颢去世前，将杨时推荐到其弟程颐门下，在洛阳伊川所建的伊川书院中求学。杨时那时已四十多岁，学问也相当高，但他仍谦虚谨慎，尊师敬友，深得程颐的喜爱，被程颐视为得意门生，得其真传。一天，杨时向程颐请求学问，不巧赶上老师正在屋中打盹儿。杨时静待门口，等老师醒来。一会儿，天飘起鹅毛大雪，直到程颐一觉醒来。程颐深受感动，更加尽心尽力教杨时，杨时不负众望，终于学到了老师的全部学问。之后，杨时回到南方传播程氏理学，且形成独家学派，世称“龟山先生”。后人便用“程门立雪”这个典故，来赞扬求学师门，诚心专志，尊师重道的学子。

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程门立雪

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）

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