In today's podcast for ESL learners we look at:

1. Our weekly lesson and daily affirmation
2. The letter of the law
3. Two news reports about our schools.




Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Schools come together to ban smartphones.

how to say hello and learn some polite spoken chinese

EASY CHINESE LEARNING WITH DEMI

第一课【你好】Chinese learning with Demi

”班味‌“是指上班族在工作后表现出的一种疲惫、憔悴的状态。具体表现为：‌
①从外貌来看‌：班味体现在不化妆或很少化妆，眼神疲惫、面容憔悴‌；穿着随意，衣着宽松，缺乏正式或精致的装扮‌；体型也可能会发生变化，如变胖、变瘦等状态。
②从行为来看‌：下班后仍然保持工作的状态，查看工作邮件、回复工作消息，没精力参加自己感兴趣的活动，和朋友家人聚会时也打开电脑工作，‌甚至在梦中处都谈论工作。‌
③从‌心理和情绪看‌：班味还体现在心理和情绪上的疲惫，,如因为工作压力失眠、对周边的朋友家人失去耐心，对生活失去热情，对未来的生活没有信心等。

ps:The number of words is limited, so you can check Pinyin yourself.

【En】"班味" (flavor of working) refers to a state of exhaustion and haggardness displayed by office workers after work. Specific manifestations include:
①In terms of appearance: "班味" manifests in not wearing makeup or wearing very little makeup, with tired eyes and a haggard face; dressing casually in loose clothing, lacking formal or elaborate attire; and potential changes in body shape, such as gaining or losing weight.
②In terms of behavior: After work, one remains in a working state, checking work emails, responding to work messages, lacking energy to participate in activities of interest, and even opening a laptop to work during gatherings with friends and family. Some may even talk about work in their dreams.
In terms of psychology and emotions: "班味" also manifests in psychological and emotional exhaustion, such as frequent insomnia due to work pressure, losing patience with friends and family, losing enthusiasm for life, and lacking confidence in future life.

Lily-Buzzwords/Idioms/Slang-【Lily-中国 Italki Id:8877492 Chinese Tutor】

第7集-班味（ flavor of working）-learn Chinese with Lily

迁: 迁移，搬家。
        战国的时候，有一个很伟大的大学问家孟子。孟子小的时候非常调皮,他的妈妈为了让他受好的教育. 花了很多心血。当他们住在墓地旁边时，孟子就邻居的小孩一起学着大人跪拜、哭嚎的样子,玩起办理丧事的游戏。妈妈看到了，就皱起眉头说:"不行!我不能让我的孩子住在这里了。”于是带看孟子搬到市集旁边去住。
        到了市集,孟子又和邻居的小孩,学起商人做生意的样子。一会儿鞠躬欢迎客人、一会儿招待客人、 一会儿和客人讨价还价，表演得像极了! 妈妈知道了，又皱起眉头说：“这个地方也不适合我的孩子住。”
        他们又搬家了，这一次搬到了学校附近。孟子开始变得守秩序、懂礼貌、喜欢读书。这个时候，孟子的妈妈很满意地点着头说 :“这才是我儿子应该住的地方呀!”

Vivi甜讲中国故事

孟母三迁  （孟子）

En este episodio hablo sobre la quinta etapa del viaje a la Costa Oeste de los Estados Unidos, decribo la ciudad de Las Vegas, hablo de las cosas más caracteristicas de los hoteles famosos donde está la replica de Venecia, Paris y la Antigua Roma. Hablo tambièn del pinchazo de la llanta del carro en medio de la autopista. Tiempos verbales: presente, gerundio, pretèrito pluscuamperfecto, pasado: pretèrito perfecto, imperfecto e indefinido. Utilizo algunos dichos en español. 

Viviendo entre dos lenguas 

Etapa 5 Viaje Costa Oeste USA, Las Vegas

En este nuevo episodio vamos a escuchar a Enrique, un minero del municipio de Muzo, Boyacá, quien nos cuenta sobre su vida y su trabajo con las piedras preciosas más deseadas en Colombia, las esmeraldas. 
Remember this episode is a dictation activity, listen to it as many times as you need and write what you understand; when finished check the document with the transcription, you will find it in the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F6-7SdhK0PzuD3gRG1XmhRf7FT3eeRXwgVI6SccX-xw/edit?usp=sharing

Real Spanish Podcast

Dictado: La vida de un minero

One of the questions that many of us have about exercise is "should it hurt?"

Some people agree with the old saying: "No pain, no gain," which means if it's not hurting, you're not improving.

But is that really true?

When it comes to weight training, some experts tell people that they should train "until failure" for best results.

This means they keep lifting or training until their body cannot physically do any more.

However, others say that this approach is not suitable for everyone.

"If somebody wants to increase muscle mass as much as they possibly can, then training to failure is something to consider," said Michael Zourdos, from Florida Atlantic University, who has done research into this subject.

He and his colleagues found that lifting weights "until failure" may build bigger muscles, but isn't needed to increase strength.

He said people who work out hard, but don't push themselves to exhaustion, will still likely improve their fitness.

For the average person just looking to increase their fitness levels, Zourdos said it's easier to get results.

He said that these people would benefit from a hard session that comes within five to 10 repetitions of failure, rather than training to complete exhaustion.

He also said "failure training" often makes people so sore that they miss their next session.

Overdoing it can sometimes be harmful — and people who are planning on doing strenuous exercise should see a doctor first.

James Fisher, a sport science expert in the UK, says that resting muscle groups is an important part of training.

But he agrees that if people want to build muscle, they need to push themselves.

"If you lift a weight you can easily lift 10 times or more, you never really work hard enough," he said.

Still, Fisher said that the best workout is "one that people will actually do," regardless of how hard they push themselves.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Does 'Training to Failure' Improve Strength, Fitness?

ずっと、雪が降っていたのに、今度は暖かい。

・今日は2月の最終日
・３月中旬くらいの暖かさ
・落雪注意
・歩道が歩きずらい

［単語］
あっという間に...短い時間
解（と）ける...水が氷になる
中旬（ちゅうじゅん）...11日〜20日くらいのこと
落雪（らくせつ）...雪が落ちる
歩道（ほどう）...人が歩くための道

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#5〉2022年2月28日月曜日　暖かくなって、雪がとける

I’m sorry for making it really long😭
Please let me know if you have any requests of words or phrases that you wish you’ll be able to say in casual Japanese so I’ll make an episode about it!🙌
In this episode, I’m gonna let you know how to say  Sorry can you say that again?  in the way not like Japanese textbooks tell you but how Japanese people actually talk. Could you guess it correctly?😏
Thank you very much for listening to this podcast😁