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Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Idioms to Describe Annoying People (with transcript)

Learn in this IELTS Speaking Episode lots of vocabulary, idioms and collocations to describe people, their personality traits, what they look like, how they are, and what they do. This is a great IELTS topic for learning the best idioms and phrases to Hack IELTS speaking questions on talking about people. If you would like to book a class with Carlita, ask her a question and she will respond!

IELTS Speaking Preparation

Episode 3 - Describing People 

1、吃葡萄不吐葡萄皮，不吃葡萄倒吐葡萄皮。

2、八百标兵奔北坡，炮兵并排北坡跑;炮兵怕把标兵碰，标兵怕碰炮兵炮。

3、牛郎年年恋刘娘，刘娘连连念牛郎。

4、四是四，十是十，十四是十四，四十是四十。十不能说成四，四也不能说成十，假使说错了，就右能误事。

5、石狮寺前有四十四只石狮子，寺前树结了四十四个涩柿子;四十四只石狮子不吃四十四个涩柿子，四十四个涩柿子更不会吃四十四只石狮子。

Chilling Chinese 

顺口溜训练 jingle practice

“这倒叫我有点紧张…我打不出哈欠来了…”小王子红着脸说。
"That frightens me... I cannot, any more..." murmured the little prince, now completely abashed.
“嗯！嗯！”国王回答道：“那么我…命令你忽而打哈欠，忽而…”
"Hum! Hum!" replied the king. "Then I – I order you sometimes to yawn and sometimes to–"
他嘟嘟囔囔，显出有点恼怒。
He sputtered a little, and seemed vexed.
因为国王所要求的主要是保持他的威严受到尊敬。
For what the king fundamentally insisted upon was that his authority should be respected.
他不能容忍不听他的命令。
He tolerated no disobedience.
他是一位绝对的君主。
He was an absolute monarch.
可是，他却很善良，他下的命令都是有理智的。

But, because he was a very good man, he made his orders reasonable.
“如果我命令一个将军,”他会说,举个例子,“如果我命令一个将军改变自己变成一个海鸟,”
"If I ordered a general," he would say, by way of example, "if I ordered a general to change himself into a sea bird,"
而这位将军不服从我的命令，那么这就不是将军的过错，而是我的过错。”
and if the general did not obey me, that would not be the fault of the general. It would be my fault.
小王子腼腆地试探道：“我可以坐下吗？”
"May I sit down?" came now a timid inquiry from the little prince.
“我命令你坐下。”国王一边回答，一边庄重地把他那白底黑花皮袍大襟挪动了一下。
"I order you to do so," the king answered him, and majestically gathered in a fold of his ermine mantle.
可是小王子感到很奇怪。
But the little prince was wondering...
这么小的行星，国王他对什么进行统治呢？
The planet was tiny. Over what could this king really rule?
他对国王说：“陛下…请原谅，我想问您…”
"Sire," he said to him, "I beg that you will excuse my asking you a question..."
国王急忙抢着说道：“我命令你问我。”
"I order you to ask me a question," the king hastened to assure him.
陛下…你统治什么呢？
Sire–over what do you rule?
国王非常简单明了地说：“我统治一切。”
"Over everything," said the king, with magnificent simplicity.
一切？
Over everything?
国王轻轻地用手指着他的行星和其他的行星，以及所有的星星。
The king made a gesture, which took in his planet, the other planets, and all the stars.
小王子说：“统治这一切？”
"Over all that?" asked the little prince.
“统治这一切。”国王回答。
"Over all that," the king answered.
原来他不仅是一个绝对的君主，而且是整个宇宙的君主。
For his rule was not only absolute: it was also universal.
那么，星星都服从您吗？
And the stars obey you?
“那当然！”国王对他说，“它们立即就得服从。我是不允许无纪律的。”


小王子-The Little Prince-Read in Chinese

小王子第24章：君主至上

This episode is a preview from my book "The Syrian Encounters" that is published on Amazon. I present some historical facts about how Syrian dialect started. I hope you enjoy it and you can always get the full episode with the book by clicking on these links: 
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3DBW2JH
*The book's audio:*
https://speakrealarabic.com/course/The-Syrian-Encounters

Beyond Borders: Immersing in Syrian Culture

Syrian Dialect History

On this episode, we will learn more about “time”.
前天qián tiān(the day before yesterday) 昨天zuó tiān(yesterday) 今天jīn tiān(today) 明天míng tiān(tomorrow) 后天hòu tiān(the day after tomorrow)

前年qián nián(the year before last year) 去年qù nián(last year) 今年jīn nián(this year) 明年míng nián(next year) 后年hòu nián(the year after next year)

上个星期shàng ge xīng qī(last week)  这个星期zhè ge xīng qī(this week)  下个星期xià ge xīng qī(next week)

上个月shàng ge yuè(last month) 这个月zhè ge yuè(this month) 下个月xià ge yuè(next month)

1.昨天几月几号？(What was the date yesterday?)
zuó tiān jǐ yuè jǐ hào ?
2.明天几月几号？(What is the date tomorrow?)
míng tiān jǐ yuè jǐ hào ?
3.后天星期几？(What day is it the day after tomorrow?)
hòu tiān xīng qī jǐ ?
4.上个月五号星期几？(What day was the fifth of last month?)
shàng ge yuè wǔ hào xīng qī jǐ ?
5.今年是哪一年？(What year is it this year?)
jīn nián shì nǎ yì nián ? 
6.去年是哪一年？（What year was it last year?）
qù nián shì nǎ yì nián ?


Daily Conversation（日常对话）

4. More about Time（关于日期）

Here are three comparative idioms that are commonly used in English:
1.	As busy as a bee: Meaning very busy or industrious.
Example: "During the holiday season, the shops are as busy as bees with shoppers."
2.	As light as a feather: Meaning very light in weight.
Example: "The package was as light as a feather, making it easy to carry."
3.	As clear as day: Meaning very clear and obvious.
Example: "Her explanation was as clear as day; everyone understood it easily."


Learn With Kimiya

Comparative Idioms 

This episode is about a man with a Coca Cola addiction. Enjoy the strange story :) 
>Do you drink cola or other soft drinks every day? Comment below!
TIP: While you're listening, you can take note of words you hear for the first time and look up their definitions.