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From Two Sales to Bestseller: UK Author Goes Viral
When English author Vicky Ball sold two of her books at an event in December, she was delighted.

She shared the news on X, and said she was pleased because at some previous events she had not sold any books at all.

But she's now sold many more copies than that, after her post went viral and was seen millions of times by people around the world.

Her first novel, called Powerless, quickly climbed up Amazon's bestseller lists in the teen and young adult categories.

Ball, who is 48, told The Guardian that it was "amazing" to hear from people around the world who had bought her books.

Her second novel — Abandoned — has also been doing well on Amazon, and has gotten good reviews from customers.

Like so many authors, Ball had to fit in her writing around her work and family life.

She wrote her first book during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. She was working as a teacher at that time, so she spent weekends writing with her laptop on her knees.

Now Ball works at a university, and she's also studying writing in her free time.

She also said she's gotten lots of support from other writers on social media.

Asked by The Guardian if she had advice for other authors she said: "Just write!"

She said she begins writing before she has planned all of her story. "It's like a journey," she said. "You never know where it's going to go."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

From Two Sales to Bestseller: UK Author Goes Viral

你知道“春节”吗？
nǐ zhī dào “ chūn jié ” ma ？
Do you know about the "Spring Festival"?
春节是中国的新年。
chūn jié shì zhōng guó de xīn nián 。
The Spring Festival is the Chinese New Year.
春是“春天”，节是“节日”。
chūn shì “ chūn tiān ”， jié shì “ jié rì ”。
"chun" means "spring season," and "jie" means "holiday."
你知道春节是什么时候吗？
měi yī nián dōu bù yī yàng ， yīn wèi wǒ men yòng nóng lì 。
It varies every year because we use the lunar calendar.
每一年都不一样，因为我们用农历。
nóng lì ， jiǎn dān de shuō shì nóng yè de rì lì 。
The lunar calendar is simply an agricultural calendar.
农历，简单地说是农业的日历。
chūn jié shì nóng lì xīn nián de dì yī tiān 。
The Spring Festival is the first day of the lunar new year.
春节是农历新年的第一天。
èr líng èr wǔ nián de chūn jié shì yī yuè èrshíjiǔ hào 。
In 2025, the Spring Festival is on January 29th.
2025年的春节是1月29号。
nǐ zhī dào shí èr shēng xiào ma ？
Do you know about the Chinese zodiac?
你知道十二生肖吗？
měi yī nián yǒu yī zhī dòng wù 。
Each year is represented by an animal.
每一年有一只动物。
xiàn zài hái shì lóng nián ， mǎ shàng jiù shì shé nián le 。
It is still the Year of the Dragon, but soon it will be the Year of the Snake.
现在还是龙年，马上就是蛇年了。
rú guǒ nǐ zài shé nián chū shēng ， nǐ de shēng xiào jiù shì shé 。
If you were born in the Year of the Snake, your zodiac sign is the Snake.
如果你在蛇年出生，你的生肖就是蛇。
rú guǒ nǐ zài shé nián chū shēng ， nǐ de shēng xiào jiù shì shé 。
If you were born in the Year of the Snake, your zodiac sign is the Snake.
你可以告诉别人：“我属蛇。”
nǐ kě yǐ gào sù bié rén ：“ wǒ shǔ shé 。”
You can tell others: "My zodiac sign is Snake."
春节的时候中国人做什么呢？
chūn jié de shí hòu zhōng guó rén zuò shén me ne ？
What do Chinese people do during the Spring Festival?
春节一般有一个星期的假期。
chūn jié yī bān yǒu yī gè xīng qī de jià qī 。
The Spring Festival usually has a one-week holiday.
很多人回老家和家人一起过春节。
hěn duō rén huí lǎo jiā hé jiā rén yī qǐ guò chūn jié 。
Many people return to their hometowns to celebrate the Spring Festival with their families.
（Full transcript please check on Youtube Daily Chinese With Yuli ）




Yuli's Chinese Channel

春节  Spring festival（Beginner）

Many students ask me "is a 45 minutes class long enough?" Or "how many minutes should our future classes be?" My advice is always the same...

Transcript here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Me6ol5u8H20IcAMVKEIDoN1BnCv6HFjq/view?usp=sharing

Schedule a class with me here: https://teach.italki.com/teacher/12103910

Lisa's Podcast

How long should the lesson be? 

Sījī: 	Nín 	qù 	nǎr 	? 
司机： 	您 	去 	哪儿？ 
Yuēhàn: 	Wǒ 	bù 	zhīdɑo 	zhèɡe 	dìfɑnɡ. 
约翰： 	我 	不 	知道 	这个 	地方。 
Sījī: 	Hái 	yǒu 	biéde 	dìzhǐ 	mɑ? 
司机： 	还 	有 	别的 	地址 	吗？ 
Yuēhàn: 	Zài 	diànshìtái 	fùjìn. 
约翰： 	在 	电视台 	附近。 
Sījī: 	Hǎo 	de, 	nín 	shànɡ 	chē 	bɑ. 
司机： 	好 	的， 	您 	上 	车 	吧。 
Yuēhàn: 	Nín 	nénɡ 	bunénɡ 	zài 	kuài 	yìdiǎnr? 
约翰： 	您 	能 	不能 	再 	快 	一点儿？ 
Sījī: 	Hǎo 	de, 	nín 	zuòhǎo 	le. 
司机： 	好 	的， 	您 	坐好 	了。 
Yuēhàn: 	Shīfu, 	diànshìtāi 	dào 	le, 	jiù 	tínɡ 
约翰： 	师傅， 	电视台 	到 	了， 	就 	停 
zài 	ménkǒu 	bɑ. 
在 	门口 	吧。 


日常用语

乘出租车

Let's see what {Take it from me}  means : 

It means: 

Listen to me 

Listen to my  experience because I've already experienced this  

What you will do is what I already did !! So, Listen to me ! Take my piece of advice !!

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Сейчас многие задумываются о своём питании. Хотят вести более здоровый образ жизни, проводить время активно. 

Ты со мной? 

Здоровый образ жизни

In this episode I talk about spending midsummer aka summer solstice in Northern Europe.
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SWE 141 Summer Solstice Story

At the Coffee Shop (with transcript)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CDdpYDIiEhOpOFqhky_gBzarsEjMAu7s/view?usp=drivesdk