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Teacher Joseph's Podcast

The Royals begin to look at Slavery (with transcript)

Do you know these interesting idioms that contain different body parts? Listen to this podcast episode to hear what they are!

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Idioms With Body Parts

こんにちは! 今日(きょう)は桜(さくら)の面白(おもしろ)いトリビアについてのエピソードです！

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STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

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Slow Japanese

Episode #29 - Sakura Fun facts (cherry blossom)

Money Money Money, Always funny 🎵
Today, we are going to talk about an Economic news.
Recently, USD price is really high. Let's take a look on the news of how it effect China.
今天我们就来谈谈钱～ 谈谈经济～🎵
最近美金涨很多，对中国有什么影响呢？
欢迎到 spotify, apple podcast, google podcast 收听

生词
人民币 Rénmínbì
美元 Měiyuán
兑 duì
汇率 huìlǜ
破 pò
百姓 bǎixìng

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News with zhe

#10 人民币兑美元汇率破“7”

It's autumn season in Japan.   What makes me feel Japanese autumn?
Today I'll talk about it.  Autumn is my favorite season. I have a lot of memories.
Please listen to my story! Thank you!
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今は10月です。日本の季節は　秋です。
秋と言えば、思い浮かぶものには　いろいろあります。
例えば、栗。　早い物は9月の末ごろから　八百屋やスーパーの店先に並び始めます。私は　栗を見ると　運動会を思い出します。　運動会の日は、給食はないので、お弁当を持って行きます。運動会の日のお弁当は特別でした。ご飯とおかずの入ったお弁当箱の他に、家で湯がいた栗が数個、一緒に包んでありました。食べやすいように、包丁で真ん中に切り込みが入れてありました。そして、スプーンで栗の実をすくって食べたことを覚えています。栗の実は少し硬かったり、べちゃっとしていたりするものもありましたが、ほとんどは　ふっくらと甘くて　とてもおいしかったです。　栗の実を落とさないように　スプーンの先と栗の実を　真剣に見ながら、すくっては口に運んでいました。少しでもたくさん栗の実を食べたくて、渋皮ぎりぎりのところまでスプーンでほじくるようにして食べたものです。　そのときの情景が　ありありと目に浮かんできます。幸せな時間でした。
　ほかにも秋を感じるものはあります。　庭に咲く金木犀の花です。オレンジ色をした小さな花が　枝先にぎっしりとつきます。今、ちょうど　うちの庭で　咲いています。そして、ほんのり甘い　いい匂いが庭を包みます。へやの窓を開けていると、風向きによって　そのいい匂いが　ふわっと部屋の中に入ってきたりします。今　私のうちの庭にある金木犀の木は、27年前の阪神大震災の後に植え直したものです。震災の前も　うちの庭には　金木犀の木がありました。それは、すっかり大きくなった大人の木でした。でも、震災で壊れた家を建て直すときに、庭にあったすべてのものをどけてしまわなくてはいけませんでした。私が大好きだった金木犀も例外ではありませんでした。家を建て直して数年後、やっぱり金木犀の木が　庭に欲しいと思った私は、1メートルぐらいのまだ子どもの金木犀を買って植えました。3年ぐらいは花がつきませんでしたが、背丈が大きくなって、　私の身長を抜くころには　花が咲くようなりました。そして、今年も　秋が来たことを知らせるように　うちの庭で　咲いてくれています。
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やさしい日本語（にほんご）

秋を感（かん）じるもの　Something that feels like autumn

For the second year in a row, Taylor Swift has been named Spotify's most-played artist.

The streaming service has released its annual overview of individual listening trends as well as trends from around the world — called Spotify Wrapped.

Users can now see their top artists, songs, genres, albums and podcasts, as well as uncover which artists had the biggest year on the platform.

Swift was 2024's most-streamed artist globally, ranking in more than 26.6 billion streams. She was followed by The Weeknd, Bad Bunny, Drake and Billie Eilish.

Swift also earned the title of most-streamed album in 2024, with The Tortured Poets Department, while Sabrina Carpenter had the most-streamed song both in the US and globally this year, with her summer hit "Espresso." It was streamed more than 1.6 billion times.

For users who want to look back at their listening habits over the year, there were some new features to explore on Spotify Wrapped.

These include a new data story called "Your Music Evolution," which shows three distinct musical phases for each user, and a personalized playlist based on them.

People like to share their Spotify Wrapped data on social media, although this year some complained that the roundup was missing certain features they'd previously enjoyed.

Streaming now accounts for most of the money generated by the music industry — 84% in the United States, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, and 67.3% around the world, according to a 2024 report by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, which tracks global sales.

Spotify is the largest platform of all with a reported 626 million users and 246 million subscribers.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Spotify Users Look Back on Year of Listening Habits

Nivel de dificultad : B1 y B2
Level : B1 & B2

Chat & eat 🌮 Charlar y comer ⚡ Monday & Wednesday 

CAPITULO 5 : ¿Qué comen los muertos? 💀👻 CHAPTER 5: What do the dead eat?

CHISTES MEXICANOS

DENTISTA 4

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