*This story contains graphic and explicit material it is not recommended for children, for mature audiences only*
The Cat and The Baboon is a short story about gossip and the service industry involving a cat and a baboon, by David Sedaris.
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Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk ( Adult 18+) 

The Cat and The Baboon (Adult 18+)

今回のテーマは「語学留学」です。

こんかいのテーマは「ごがくりゅうがく」です。

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語学留学（ごがくりゅうがく）

从 cóng...到dào：from...to...
地域 dì yù:  region ; area 
广阔 guǎng kuò:  broad ; wide
丰富 fēng fù：rich；abundant
主食 zhǔ shí：staple food ; principal food
各式各样 gè shì gè yàng：all kinds of ; all sorts of
大年三十 dà nián sān shí：the Chinese new year's eve
饺子 jiǎo zi：Dumplings
尤其 yóu qí：especially
民间 mín jiān： folk；among the people
包 bāo：wrap
煮 zhǔ ：boil
围坐 wéi zuò：sitting around
更岁交子 gēng suì jiāo zǐ：The transition between the old and new years is alternated at around 12 o'clock, indicating that the new year has arrived
寓意 yù yì：implied meaning; moral



Journey on the Tip of the Tongue“舌尖上的中国话”

The staple foods for Chinese~中国人的主食[zhōng guó rén de zhǔ shí]

A thief, a mugger and a pickpocket will steal things from anyone. 
Angela reads the basic text from this lesson, (transcript available when you take this lesson).

This topic is also available for intermediate and higher-level learners.


English with Angela -  conversation 

TASK 58 - IT’S A CRIME 

Convergent Thinking vs. Divergent Thinking: Why Planning Isn’t Always the Right Thing to Do

You’re overseeing a project and have all the pieces in place.

Your detailed timeline is mapped out. You’ve set expectations with leaders and team members. You’re prepared to keep all the deliverables organized.

Halfway through the project, a team comes to you with a suggestion—they think they’ve found a better way to handle a piece of the process.

Your stomach drops into your shoes. You’re the taskmaster. The organizer. The keeper of the schedule. This change in direction will only throw a wrench into the flawless plan you spent hours agonizing over. Even if it is a better way to go, you’re cringing at the idea of straying from your beloved system.

Sound familiar? It’s a common scenario for project managers. When you’re the one who’s solely responsible for keeping everything on track, it’s understandable that you’ll white-knuckle your tried and true processes.

But, think about this: You may be limiting the wiggle room team members need to take that project to the next level. By planning away every last inch of flexibility, you’re making it that much tougher to adapt to new information and evolving demands.

So, what do you do? It’s time for project management professionals to not only think of themselves as the keepers of plans, but also the ones responsible for pulling the very best out of teams.

To do so, they need to encourage and enable both pieces of the creative problem-solving process: divergent thinking and convergent thinking.

The Habits of Highly Effective English Communicators

Listening&Comprehension - Improving Project Management Professionals. The podcast is about pulling the very best out of teams.

This is an excerpt from the podcast Monocle on Culture.
This podcast is a great resource for lively reports and in-depth interviews on the newest and finest in art, film, books, and the media business.

Topic: What Gets Washed Up?
In this podcast, you will trawl the shores of Britain, Brazil, and beyond to ask, ‘What gets washed up?’ Ancient objects are examined that tell tales of London's past and the authors of messages in bottles are tracked down.

English News

What Gets Washed Up?

『日本語能力試験」対策＿日本語総まとめN3（語彙）』アスク出版 テキストを読んでいきます。 １回に1日ずつ読んでいきます。 今日は、第４週１日です。

N3合格

N3　語彙　第4週1日目

Today I’m going to talk about elephant at zoo. An article of News Paper said that the number of elephant at zoo has decreased for this two decades. There are only 25 elephants at Japanese zoo. What happens at zoo? And I’ll talk about my memories of zoo. Thank you!
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『ゾウがいなくなる？』 “Elephants at zoo will disappear in Japan”
動物園にはどんな動物がいるかな？と考えると、頭に浮かぶのは「ゾウ、ライオン、キリン、パンダ、ペンギン」などです。　世界中の珍しい動物たちが動物園にはいますよね。もともと日本にはいない動物を　動物園では見ることができます。ところが、先日　新聞に「アフリカゾウ消えゆく国内」という記事を見つけました。　その記事には、日本国内の動物園のゾウたちにも高齢化が進んでいる上に、オスが少ないためにゾウの赤ちゃんが生まれないと書かれていました。それで、この20年間に日本の動物園にいるゾウの数は半分にまで減って、今25頭しかいないそうです。　
ゾウと言えば、その長い鼻をホースのように使って水浴びをしたり、餌を口に運ぶ姿を思い浮かべるのではないでしょうか。大きな体で　のんびり動く姿を眺めていると癒される人もいると思います。そんな動物園のシンボル的存在のゾウがいなくなったら、寂しいですよね。　最近は動物園に行くこともほとんどありませんが、子どものころは学校から遠足や写生会でよく行きました。　私がよく行った動物園は神戸市にある王子動物園です。　小学校から写生会に行ったときのことを今でもよく覚えています。　何年生のときだったかは覚えていませんが、私はカバの絵を　水性絵の具で描きました。カバはあまり動かないので描きやすいと思ったのですが、水の中に入っている時間が長いので、実はカバを観察するのは難しかったです。そして、カバの色を絵の具で作るのも難しかったです。大きい画用紙から、はみ出るぐらい大きくカバの姿を描いた記憶があります。残念ながら、その時描いた絵は手元にありませんが、楽しい思い出が詰まった動物園。　桜が満開になるこの時期にまた足を運んでみたいと思います。


やさしい日本語（にほんご）

"Elephants at zoo will disappear in Japan" ゾウがいなくなる？

🇺🇦🇷🇺Today we will look at the latest news from the Russo-Ukrainian war. This episode will include not only the news, but also a fun Chinese history fact. Don't pass up this opportunity. I hope peace comes soon. 

🇺🇦🇷🇺今天我们要来看俄乌战争的新闻，在这一集当中，除了介绍这篇新闻外，还会介绍中国历史小知识，不要错过哦！希望和平快点来临。 

[00:00] introduction
[02:59] explanation
[12:02] discussion   