New year's resolutions are a must but why do we actually fail at achieving these and what to do differently this time round.

British English with Maria

Will you finally reach your goals?

みんなの日本語、第ニ課15ページ、かいわより。 リスニングとリーディングのれんしゅうです。私が言った後、リピートしてください。
 It‘ｓ for your practice of listening and reading. Repeat after me without reading みんなの日本語１、evern though you have the textbook. 

もしあなたが中級（ちゅうきゅう）でも、いいれんしゅうになると思います。 
If you are intermidiate level student, it should still be good practice. 

【What time are you open to？】

Miller: Excuse me, what is Auka`s phone number?

Sato: Asuka? It`s 5275-2725.

Miller: Thank you very much.



“Asuka” staff member: Hello. Asuka here.

Miller: Excuse me. What time are you open to?

“Asuka” staff member: Until ten.

Miller: What days of the week are you closed?

“Asuka” staff member: Sundays.

Miller: I see. Thank you.



 【そちらは なんじまでですか】

ミラー：すみません、「あすか」のでんわばんごうは なんばんですか。

さとう：「あすか」ですか。　5275の2725です。

ミラー：どうも ありがとうございます。



みせの人：はい、「あすか」です。

ミラー：　すみません。そちらは なんじまでですか。

みせの人：10じ までです。

ミラー：やすみは なんようびですか。

みせの人：そうですか。どうも。


ようへい先生　　N4,N5チャンネル

みんなの日本語第4課

Recuerdo que hace unos siete u ocho años en clase con una estudiante estadounidense, esta me hablaba de la gentrificación en Estados Unidos y para mí resultaba un concepto muy ajeno a mi realidad. Hoy en día, he vivido de primera mano esa situación, por ejemplo, desde dónde grabo este episodio, en Medellín Colombia, tuvimos la experiencia en carne propia y los efectos del tema de hoy. Conozcamos más de la gentrificación en América Latina.

Español con todo 

La gentrificación en América Latina

Habit stacking is a technique where you link a new habit or task to an existing one so it's easier to form. 

To prepare for an interview, start small by reviewing your resume after breakfast each day.

Then, build on that by following it with researching common interview questions while you commute. 

Next, add practicing answers aloud in your car or on a walk. 

Gradually increase difficulty by recording mock interviews on your phone and reviewing where you can improve. 

Soon, your routine will be: 

breakfast > resume review > research questions > practice answers > mock interview. 

Then, take it a step further. After work, fit in calling contacts for referrals during your regular exercise. 

Follow exercise with reviewing your networking and researching the company more in-depth. 
Right before bed, update your notes so it's fresh in your mind. 

Within a few weeks, all these small, connected habits will have you fully prepared without much effort since it's just an extension of your daily routine. 

Habit stacking makes interview prep seamless and ensures you put your best foot forward on the big day!

The Global Professional Podcast

Habit Stacking for Job Interviews - Episode 42

我就这样孤独地生活着，没有一个能真正谈得来的人，一直到六年前在撒哈拉沙漠上发生了那次故障。
So I lived my life alone, without anyone that I could really talk to, until I hadan accident with my plane in the Desert of Sahara, six years ago.
我的发动机里有个东西损坏了。
Something was broken in my engine.


当时由于我既没有带机械师也没有带旅客，我就试图独自完成这个困难的维修工作。
And as I had with me neither a mechanic nor any passengers, I set myself to attempt the difficult repairs all alone.
这对我来说是个生与死的问题。我随身带的水只够饮用一星期。
It was a question of life or death for me: I had scarcely enough drinking water to last a week.


第一天晚上我就睡在这远离人间烟火的大沙漠上。
The first night, then, I went to sleep on the sand, a thousand miles from any human habitation.
我比大海中伏在小木排上的遇难者还要孤独得多。
I was more isolated than a shipwrecked sailor on a raft in the middle of the ocean.
而在第二天拂晓，当一个奇怪的小声音叫醒我的时候，你们可以想见我当时是多么吃惊。
Thus you can imagine my amazement, at sunrise,when I was awakened by an odd little voice.

这小小的声音说道：“请你给我画一只羊，好吗？”
It said:"If you please– draw me a sheep!”
啊！
What!

给我画一只羊…
Draw me a sheep!
我像是受到惊雷轰击一般，一下子就站立起来。
I jumped to my feet, completely thunderstruck. I blinked my eyes hard.

我使劲地揉了揉眼睛，仔细地看了看。
I looked carefully all around me.
我看见一个十分奇怪的小家伙严肃地朝我凝眸望着。
And I saw a most extraordinary small person,who stood there examining me with great seriousness.

这是后来我给他画出来的最好的一副画像。
Here you may see the best portrait that, later, I was able to make of him.
可是，我的画当然要比他本人的模样逊色得多。
But my drawing is certainly very much less charming than its model.
这不是我的过错。
That, however, is not my fault.
六岁时，大人们使我对我的画家生涯失去了勇气，
The grown-ups discouraged me in my painter’s career when I was six years old, 
除了画过开着肚皮和闭着肚皮的蟒蛇，后来再没有学过画。
and I never learned to draw anything, except boas from the outside and boas from the inside.


我惊奇地睁大着眼睛看着这突然出现的小家伙。
Now I stared at this sudden apparition with my eyes fairly starting out of my head in astonishment.

小王子-The Little Prince-Read in Chinese

小王子第三章：无烟的沙漠

"With money comes a lot more options, a lot more freedom to do things."
Once you achieve a level of financial security, not all decisions are directly related to money."

FLO TALKS 

MONEY TALKS: TIPS ON HOW TO MANAGE YOUR MONEY?

Extort	勒索	lèsuǒ
Facilitate	使容易	shǐ róng yì
Fade	褪色	tuìshǎi
Faint	头晕	tóuyūn de
Fall	        落下	luòxià


5 Verbs a Day. 每天学习五个动词。

C(27) Vocabulary Set: Extort Facilitate Fade Faint Fall

In the middle of a world health crisis, free food was offered to people, encouraging them to stay safe. Find out more in this episode! 
>>Did your country offer any incentives during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Comment below and let me know!

5-minute English Tea Time

ep9. How Free Food Can Keep the World Safe

In this episode we are going to learn how to talk about【Weekend plan】. 
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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 alreay, 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: practise until you can speak as the normal speed without looking at the text. 
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明天是星期六。天气很好。
míng tiān shì xīng qī liù 。 tiān qì hěn hǎo 。
Tomorrow is Saturday. The weather is good.
我想和朋友一起出去。
wǒ xiǎng hé péng yǒu yì qǐ chū qù 。
I want to go out with my friends.
早上9点我们去麦当劳吃早饭。
zǎo shàng jiǔ diǎn wǒ men qù mài dāng láo chī zǎo fàn 。
At 9 o 'clock in the morning we go to McDonald's for breakfast.
上午我们在图书馆看书。
shàng wǔ wǒ men zài tú shū guǎn kàn shū 。
We read books in the library in the morning(A.M.).
中午我们去吃中国菜。
zhōng wǔ wǒ men qù chī zhōng guó cài 。
At noon we go to have Chinese food.
下午我们在公园聊天。
xià wǔ wǒ men zài gōng yuán liáo tiān 。
In the afternoon we chat in the park.
晚上7点我们去吃日本菜。
wǎn shàng qī diǎn wǒ men qù chī rì běn cài 。
At 7:00 in the evening we go to eat Japanese food.
8点半我们去看电影。
bā diǎn bàn wǒ men qù kàn diàn yǐng 。
We go to the cinema at 8:30.
10点半我们回家。
shí diǎn bàn wǒ men huí jiā 。
We go home at 10:30.