This podcast will cover business, travel, and everyday English topics.  It'll help you expand your vocabulary and help you get unstuck.

Midwest Guy Talks about Stuff

Что такое зависть?
Почему люди завидуют?
Почему в русском языке у зависти есть цвет?

А поговорить?!

Зависть 

Click on the link and read the story while listening to the episode for better understanding:
https://alfabetizacao.mec.gov.br/images/conta-pra-mim/livros/versao_digital/chapeuzinho_vermelho_versao_digital.pdf 

PORTUREAD - Listen to small texts and conversations samples in portuguese!

Chapeuzinho Vermelho — SHORT STORIES IN PORTUGUESE (B1-C2 LEVEL)

Il clima influisce sui nostri umori e dopo tanto caldo e sole un giorno di grigio e piovoso altro non fa che portarmi un po' di buoni ricordi e un pizzico di nostalgia. 

The Italian Miscellaneous Podcast🖐 

Una giornata piovosa

The word of the day is "насеко́мое". 

Sentences:
1. Он хотел поймать насекомое, но оно улетело.
2. Насекомые жужжали и перелетали с цветка на цветок.
3. Я не люблю насекомых, потому что я их боюсь. 

Vocabulary:
1. Бо́жья коро́вка
2. Стрекоза́
3. Мураве́й
4. Му́ха
5. Кома́р
6. Ба́бочка
7. Пчела́
8. Жук 

The Word of the day in Russian 

Word of the day in Russian - "насекомое"

不免 (bù miǎn) and 未免 (wèi miǎn) are both adverbs that are used to indicate that something is inevitable or cannot be avoided. However, there is a subtle difference in their meanings.
不免 (bù miǎn) means "inevitably" or "unavoidably," and it is used to indicate that something is certain to happen or cannot be avoided. Here is the structure when using 不免：objective reason,+不免+result
未免 (wèi miǎn) means "unavoidably" or "unnecessarily," and it is used to indicate that something is unnecessary or excessive. You use it when you can’t agree to something. Here is the structure when using 未免：（scenario, can be omitted in the sentence)，+未免+judgement
Here are some examples to illustrate the difference between the two, with pinyin provided for the example sentences:
不免 (bù miǎn)
* 这种天气下出门，不免有些冷。 (zhè zhǒng tiānqì xià chūmén, bù miǎn yǒuxiē lěng) (It is inevitably a little cold when going out in this kind of weather.)
* 他的职业生涯结束了，不免有些伤感。 (tā de zhíyè shēngyá jiéshù le, bù miǎn yǒuxiē shāngǎn) (His career has ended, and it is inevitably a little sad.)
未免 (wèi miǎn)
* 这道题的难度未免有点大。 (zhè dào tí de nándù wèi miǎn yǒudiǎn dà) (The difficulty of this problem is unnecessarily large.)
* 他的表演未免有些夸张。 (tā de biǎoyǎn wèi miǎn yǒuxiē kuāzhāng) (His performance is unnecessarily exaggerated.)
* 你这么做，未免太过分。 (nǐ zhème zuò, wèi miǎn tài guòfèn) (What you are doing is unnecessarily extreme.)


Difference between A and B in Chinese with Shanmei

Difference between 不免 (bù miǎn) and 未免 (wèi miǎn) 

Learn about this revolutionary technology that will disrupt the industrial world.

New English US

High-Tech English Lesson: 3-D Printing

More than half of Japanese children spend at least one hour every day playing video games.

That's according to a 2022 survey by Japanese internet company Nifty Corporation.

Twenty-four percent of kids said they play for between one and two hours a day. Thirteen percent said they play for between two and three hours, and 17% reported playing three hours or more.

Only 9% said they do not play at all.

More than 2,300 elementary and junior high school children took part in the survey, which was done in September and October of 2022.

Almost 80% said they usually play video games alone. When they do play with others, they more often play with people online than with someone else in the room.

Parents in Japan have spoken of their concerns about the amount of time their children spend playing video games. In 2020, Kagawa prefecture said people under 20 should limit their time spent playing video games to one hour per day during the week and 90 minutes on weekends.

The Nifty survey also asked children about rules in their homes for playing video games.

Fifty-three percent said they have time limits for playing, with 44% saying they can only play after they have finished their other tasks.

One in five of the children surveyed said they are not allowed to play with strangers online, and more than half are not allowed to spend money when playing online games.