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Idioms about sport: part 2

Есть мнение, что люди стали меньше читать...

Ты со мной? 

Кино или книги?

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はい、こんにちは。今回はポッドキャストのシーズン３の５回目です。前回のエピソードで体調不良についてお話ししたら、何人かの生徒さんが心配してくれました。検査は受けていませんが、症状はもう治りました。おそらく、ただの食中毒だったと思います。私は元気です。いつもポッドキャストを聞いてくださって、ありがとうございます。

Hello. This is episode 5 of season 3 of my podcast. After I talked about my health problems in the last episode, some of my students were concerned. I haven't been tested (for a stomach ulcer), but my symptoms are gone now. It was probably just food poisoning. I am fine. Thanks again for listening to the podcast.

もうすぐ春なので、新しい生徒さんが増えています。春は新しいことを始めたくなる季節ですね。私も現在いろいろなことを計画しています。たとえば、エピソード３でワイヤレスイヤホンを買った話をしました。なので先週、イヤホンをデスクトップパソコンでも使えるようにするために、パソコンに無線LANカードを取り付けました。無線LANカードのWi-FiやBluetoothは思ったより良かったので、キーボードもマウスもワイヤレスにしようと計画しています。そうすればケーブルが少なくなって、机の周りがすっきりします。

It's almost spring and I have more new students. Spring is the season when you want to start something new. I’m currently planning a lot of things myself. For example, in episode 3 I talked about buying wireless earphones. So last week, I installed a wireless LAN card in my computer so that I can use the earphones with my desktop computer. The Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on the wireless LAN card were better than I expected, so I plan to make the keyboard and mouse wireless as well. That way there will be fewer cables and a cleaner desk area.

計画はもう一つあります。私はよくベッドで本を読みますが、うちにはサイドテーブルがないので、飲み物を置く場所がありません。私は家で運動するので、部屋にサイドテーブルを置きたくありません。インターネットでカップホルダーを探しましたが、なかなかちょうどいいサイズのものがありません。そこで３Dプリンターを使って、ベッドのヘッドボードにつけられるカップホルダーを作ろうと考えています。３Dモデルを自分でモデリングしてデータを送ると、３Dプリントしてくれるサービスがあります。

Japanese Lessons with Mayuna

S3E5. 新しい計画

Benvenuti a "La Moka - Un'icona italiana del caffè", il podcast che esplora la storia affascinante di uno dei simboli più amati della cultura italiana: la caffettiera moka.

Nel corso di questo podcast, ci immergeremo nella storia di questa meravigliosa invenzione, che ha rivoluzionato il modo in cui le famiglie italiane preparano e godono del loro caffè quotidiano. Dalla sua umile origine nel cuore dell'Italia alla sua diffusione in tutto il mondo, esploreremo il viaggio straordinario della Moka, attraverso le parole dei suoi creatori e dei suoi più grandi appassionati.

Partiremo dal 1919, quando Alfonso Bialetti, con la sua visione innovativa e la sua esperienza nell'industria dell'alluminio, ha fondato la sua azienda e ha iniziato a sperimentare con un nuovo modo di preparare il caffè. Seguiremo il suo percorso mentre trasforma un'idea audace in una realtà tangibile, che avrebbe cambiato per sempre la cultura del caffè in Italia e nel mondo.

Esploreremo il contesto storico in cui la Moka è emersa, accanto alle altre innovazioni nel mondo del caffè, e vedremo come questa semplice caffettiera sia diventata un'icona della convivialità e della tradizione italiana, tanto amata nelle cucine di tutto il mondo.

Unisciti a noi mentre scopriamo i dettagli intricati della produzione della Moka, il suo design iconico e il suo impatto duraturo sulla cultura e sulla società. Attraverso interviste esclusive, testimonianze e aneddoti, ci immergeremo nella storia e nel fascino di questa meravigliosa macchina da caffè, che continua a incantare e a deliziare gli amanti del caffè di tutte le età.

Quindi accomodatevi, fatevi una tazza di caffè e preparatevi ad esplorare il mondo della Moka in tutto il suo splendore. Questo è "La Moka - Un'icona italiana del caffè".

Italiano espresso

La storia della moka - Un'icona italiana del caffè"

Hi, in this new episode of Colombian Coffee you will learn new vocabulary for describing your Home, not just basic vocabulary but more specific vocabulary.

Enjoy this episode!

Spanish with Jas

EP 5. Describing your home

Сегодня в эфире не “Мастер и Маргарита”, но не менее интересная повесть - “Собачье сердце”. Читаем небольшой диалог профессора Преображенского и доктора Борменталя.

Слова, которые объясняю в эпизоде: шту́ка хи́трая - a tricky thing; предста́вьте - to imagine; большинство́ - majority; во́все - совсем, совершенно, нисколько, вообще - any, not at all, at all; многозначи́тельно - meaningfully; трясти́ - толчками колебать, качать, двигать из стороны в сторону - to shake; забо́титься - проявлять заботу - to take care; пищеваре́ние - digestion; за обе́дом - at / during lunch; большеви́зм - Bolshevism; Бо́же вас сохрани́ - God save / bless you; сове́тский - Soviet; производи́ть - делать, совершать - to make; наблюде́ние - observation; превосхо́дно - excellently; заставля́ть - поставить в необходимость делать что-нибудь, принудить - to make, force, oblige; теря́ть в ве́се - to lose weight; отозва́ться - ответить на зов, откликнуться, высказать своё мнение - to respond; тя́пнутый - тот, кого тяпнули, то есть укусили - bitten; розове́ть - становится розовым - to turn pink; пони́женный - более низкий, ниже нормального, уменьшенный - reduced, lower, depressed; коле́нный рефле́кс - knee reflex; скве́рный - гадкий, недостойный, (разг.) плохой - bad; угнетённый - удручённый, подавленный, эксплуатируемый - depressed.

Спасибо всем, кто слушает мой подкаст! Подписывайтесь на него, впереди много интересных эпизодов.

И помните, что чтение по-русски углубляет ваши знания языка! Хороших вам книг, друзья!

Reading Russian

Отрывок из повести “Собачье сердце” М.А. Булгаков

簡単な自己紹介(かんたんなじこしょうかい)の巻

1.出身と育った町

2.よかったら、おじいさん、おばあさんが日本に来たこと、日系3世　ルーツについて

3.少し前まで日本に住んでいたこと

4.東京について

5.サーフィンや音楽など好きなこと

SAMURAI BROADCAST　侍放送

Vol.66ギャレットさんとポッドキャスト  簡単な自己紹介(かんたんなじこしょうかい)の巻

When you take your IELTS speaking exam, there is a strong possibility that in part 2 you might have to describe a piece of art you like, so it’s best to prepare and go into your exam with a work of art you can talk about up your sleeve. You should also try to slip a few idioms in. See if you can spot the idioms I use in this podcast.

In this podcast I’m going to imagine I’m in an IELTS exam part 2, and I have to talk about a work of art.

OK, let’s make a start. The work of art I’m going to talk about is the Mona Lisa.

First, I’d like to mention who created it. The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci.

Now, I’d like to tell you about the first time I encountered it. We were studying the history of art in junior high, and my group had to talk about the Mona Lisa.

Next, I’d like to give you a little bit of the painting’s history. It is thought that Leonardo Da Vinci painted The Mona Lisa in Florence, Italy between 1503 and 1506. However, it has been suggested that Leonardo worked on the painting as late as 1517. It is painted in oil on a white canvas and has been on display at The Louvre museum in Paris since 1797.

Finally, let’s talk about why I like it. I love this painting because it’s both unusual and beautiful. Furthermore, it is said to be one of the most valuable paintings in the world, and may be worth as much as one billion dollars. In other words, it costs an arm and a leg! However, I don’t just like it because it’s expensive, I find it aesthetically pleasing, too. Also, the woman seems very mysterious. Sometimes she looks happy, and at other times she looks sad. It’s almost as if she is alive! I think this painting is one in a million and painters like Leonardo Da Vinci come along once in a blue moon.

Did you spot the idioms I used? That’s right: up your sleeve, costs an arm and a leg, one in a million, and once in a blue moon. Now take the quiz that comes with this podcast, and don’t forget to book a lesson with me!

IELTS Speaking Practice

IELTS speaking part 2: ART - The Mona Lisa

LA VENTANA ARQUEOLOGICA MAS ANTIGUA DEL CENTRO HISTORICO DE LA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO.

