从古代开始，中国的文人墨客就擅用同义词的现象写诗、做文章。清朝才子纪晓岚参加宴席的时候，有人让他写一首祝福的诗句，没想到纪晓岚竟然“骂”起人来了，这究竟是怎么一回事儿呢？

Learning Chinese culture with Miss Zhang

汉字小故事-同义转换-《纪晓岚巧用“坏”词说好话》

Here's today's news. Please share your thoughts at the end when I ask a question.
You can check the script at the link provided.

今日(きょう)のニュースです。最後(さいご)に質問(しつもん)をしますので、感想(かんそう)を聞(き)かせください。スクリプトはリンクで確認(かくにん)できます。

■ハロウィーンに外で酒を飲むことを禁止 - Drinking alcohol outside on Halloween is prohibited - 
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/k10014583881000/k10014583881000.html

NEWS for beginners - Native Japanese Accent -

ハロウィーンに外で酒を飲むことを禁止 - Drinking alcohol outside on Halloween is prohibited - 

Tervetuloa kuuntelemaan syksyistä jaksoa pyhäinpäivän vietosta Suomessa. Miten vietän pyhäinpäivää ja miten kurpitsat liittyvät marraskuuhun? Haudoilla käynti pyhäinpäivänä on yleistä, se on kaunis tapa muistella edesmenneitä.


Suomea for you

16. jakso: Pyhäinpäivä Suomessa

日本人なら　誰でも　知っている　ラジオ体操について　話します。　私たち日本人は　子どものころから　ラジオ体操に慣れ親しんできました。子どものころ、どのように　ラジオ体操をしていたか、そして　今は？　さらに、ラジオ体操が　いつから放送されているかについて　お話しします。
I'm talking about the radio calisthenics that every Japanese knows. We have been used to it since we were children. How did we do it when at that time...and how are we doing now...? In addition, I'm talking about when it started being broadcast. Thank you.

やさしい日本語（にほんご）

ラジオ体操（らじおたいそう）

※※※Japanese,English and Korean subtitles are on my YOUTUBE channel→　https://www.youtube.com/@nanasensei777

もう渋谷(しぶや)でお酒(さけ)が飲(の)めない！？
We can't drink in Shibuya anymore!?
이제 시부야에서 술을 마실 수 없다고!?


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3 minutes EASY JAPANESE #13 もう渋谷(しぶや)でお酒(さけ)が飲(の)めない！？We can't drink in Shibuya anymore!?

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Daily English Podcast

Daily English Podcast Chapter # 11

Pour le premier épisode de la série contes à morales, je vous lirai l'histoire de la 'Jarre abîmée', bonne écoute à toutes et à tous !  

French mindfully 

La Jarre abîmée (the damaged jar)  

Episode Title Translation: Bored at the airport

In this episode you will learn some airport travel vocabulary.

Vocabulary: 
aeropuerto (Airport)
tan (so)
ejemplo (example)
ido (gone)
había (there was)
manejar (to drive)
alrededor (around)
decir (to say)
Japonés (Japanese)
entender (to understand)
puerta (gate)
vuelo (flight) 
descanso (rest)
Estilo (style)
feo (ugly)
usualmente (usually)
ciudad (city) 
visto (seen)
se ve (it looks)
jardín (garden)
cascada (waterfall)
juego (game)
pared (wall)
escalar (to climb)
obra de arte (work of art)
adentro, dentro (inside)
afuera (outside)
estacionamiento (parking lot)
divertido (fun)
avión (plane)
volar (to fly)
azafata (flight attendant) 

Las Aventuras De Miss Jacy

Aburrida En El Aeropuerto

Use these tips to improve your IELTS speaking band score.

When we are preparing for our IELTS speaking part 2, we must make sure that we use connectors.

But what are connectors?

Connectors, also known as linking words or discourse markers, are words and phrases we use to connect our sentences.

For example, let’s imagine we’ve been given the subject of speaking about a member of our family that we get on well with.

It’s a good idea to introduce your speaking with a phrase like “Let’s begin” or “let’s make a start.” These are both connectors.

Secondly, use a variety of adverbs: actually, surprisingly, similarly, really, very, extremely, rarely, sometimes, never, always etc.

Thirdly, if you can, use an idiom. In the following example I used an idiom at the end. See if you can spot it.

Here is an example of the speaking part 2 exercise.

Let’s make a start.

Surprisingly, I get on really well with my sister. In fact, my sister is a really inspiring person. Actually, she’s younger than me. 

I find her inspiring because she’s a champion swimmer. I would never race her. She’s so fast. To be honest, she trains really hard, especially when she has to finish her homework and then go to the swimming pool as well.

Unfortunately, I don’t get to hang out with her very much, because she’s always busy. But when we do meet up, we always have fun. Usually we go shopping. Sometimes we play video games. 

My sister is extremely funny. She has a great sense of humour. We always have a laugh when we spend time together. We rarely argue. Mostly, we get on like a house on fire.

Please do the exercises and find the missing words.
