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At the Post Office (with transcript for suudy)

It’s decided: decisive people no more accurate than self-doubters。

Research finds only difference between so-called action-oriented and state-oriented people is confidence

By Nicola Davis

It’s a trait best seen in the eager pub quizzer – a tendency to leap to an answer without a shadow of a doubt.

Now researchers have suggested that while people who have little difficulty making decisions are more confident in their choices, they are no more accurate than those who feel more torn.

Writing in the journal Plos One, researchers revealed how they conducted experiments to explore potential differences between people who tend to be decisive, known as action-oriented people, and those who struggle to commit to a choice, known as state-oriented people.

“What we found is that confidence was the only thing that was different,” said Dr Wojciech Zajkowski, the first author of the research, who is now based at the Riken social decision science laboratory in Japan.


Le Franglish

It’s decided: decisive people no more accurate than self-doubters

Conversación básica con saludos y despedidas. 

Aprende árabe con Radia 

Saludos y despedidas - Conversación 1

Today’s episode is “冬の家族物語 (fuyu no kazoku monogatari)《Winter Family Tale》.
I created a story about spending time with family in Japan during December and January.
This episode is JLPT-N5 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words
電気毛布（でんきもうふ）：electric blanket
雪合戦（ゆきがっせん）：snowball fight
雪（ゆき）だるま：snowman
お腹（なか）が空（す）く：hungry
温（あたた）かい：warm
かぼちゃ：pumpkin
準備（じゅんび）：preparation
飾（かざ）る：decorate
サンタさん：Santa Claus
人形（にんぎょう）：doll
楽（たの）しみにする：look forward to
イチゴ：strawberry
冬休（ふゆやす）み：winter vacation
温泉（おんせん）：hot spring
卓球（たっきゅう）：table tennis
神社（じんじゃ）：shrine

☆Script for this episode
The scripts (URL) are listed in the overview section of the channel.

☆Quiz for this episode
https://www.italki.com/quiz/set/17990?utm_source=copylink_share&utm_medium=share_content&utm_campaign=share_quiz

Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#47 Short story / 冬の家族物語《Winter Family Tale》/ storytelling // N5 Level / Japanese listening

Have you ever wondered how comparing yourself to other English learners might affect your progress? Join Smith and their esteemed guest speaker as they unravel the key to effective language acquisition: embracing your individual journey. How can celebrating your own milestones lead to more fulfilling learning? Let's explore. In this insightful discussion, Smith and the guest speaker delve into the pitfalls of constant comparison, emphasizing that every learner's path is unique, shaped by personal circumstances and experiences. By releasing the pressure of benchmarks set by others, individuals can find their own rhythm and flourish in their linguistic pursuits. Through this liberating perspective, learners not only build confidence but also create a positive and encouraging learning atmosphere, ultimately propelling their proficiency in English.

LEARN BY LISTENING

Stop Comparing Yourself To Other English Learners

Mitä on kielimuuri työpaikalla? Miksi Suomessa painotetaan täydellistä suomen kielen osaamista? Tässä Suomea for you -podcastin jaksossa pohdiskelen suomalaista työelämää ja miten puutteellista kielitaitoa pidetään työllistymisen esteenä.

Mainitsemani Ylen artikkeli: Pula kieltenopettajista tulppana maahanmuuttajien kotoutumiskoulutukselle ja työllistymiselle https://yle.fi/a/74-20012961 

Suomea for you

7. jakso: Kielimuuri työpaikalla 

The story text plz check it on my YouTube channel


Learning Chinese by reading picture book

make a snowman 堆雪人

Nobel Ödüllü yazar Orhan Pamuk’un kitabı Masumuyet Müzesi, 2008 yılında yayımlanmıştır. Orhan Pamuk, kitabı kızı Rüya’ya ithaf etmiştir. Yazar bu kitabı on yıllık çalışma sonucunda oluşturduğu bilinmektedir. Müzede İstanbul’da yaşanan, 1970’li yıllardan 2000’li yıllara kadar uzanan bir aşk hikayesinin anlatıldığı objelerin yanı sıra 1950’li yıllarından itibaren gündelik hayatımızda kullanılan pek çok sayıda obje yer almaktadır.

The Museum of Innocence (Turkish: Masumiyet Müzesi) is a novel by Orhan Pamuk, Nobel-laureate Turkish novelist published on August 29, 2008. The book, set in Istanbul between 1975 and 1984, is an account of the love story between the wealthy businessman Kemal and a poorer distant relative of his, Füsun. Pamuk said he used YouTube to research Turkish music and film while preparing the novel

ALL ABOUT TURKıSH

MASUMİYET MÜZESİ 1

In this episode we are going to learn 【Shopping 】in Chinese. 
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As a beginner, there're some vocabularies that you didn't learn before, and native speaker's speed seems too fast to understand. But don't worry, let's do it step by step. 
1st time: listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
2nd time: look at the text to check if you guessed it right. 
3rd time: listen one more time, repeat after it.
4th time: practice until you can speak as the normal speed without looking at the text. 
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在中国购物非常方便。
zài zhōng guó gòu wù fēi cháng fāng biàn 。
Shopping in China is very convenient.
可以去便利店、商店、超市和商场。
kě yǐ qù biàn lì diàn 、 shāng diàn 、 chāo shì hé shāng chǎng 。
Can go to convenience stores, shops, supermarkets and shopping malls.
也可以在网上购物。
yě kě yǐ zài wǎng shàng gòu wù 。
You can also shop online.
网上购物又便宜又快。
wǎng shàng gòu wù yòu pián yí yòu kuài 。
Shopping online is cheap and fast.
下单后最快半天，最慢3天可以收到快递。
xià dān hòu zuì kuài bàn tiān ， zuì màn sān tiān kě yǐ shōu dào kuài dì 。
After placing order,  you can receive the express in half a day soonest,  and 3 days slowest。
网上生鲜超市半个小时就可以送到家。
wǎng shàng shēng xiān chāo shì bàn gè xiǎo shí jiù kě yǐ sòng dào jiā 。
（If buy at) Online fresh food supermarkets， can be delivered to your home in half an hour.
我喜欢网上购物，因为很方便。
wǒ xǐ huān wǎng shàng gòu wù ， yīn wèi hěn fāng biàn 。
I like shopping online because it's convenient.