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Practice Speaking with me! ( Level A1 - A2 ) 

Introduction 

Video: https://youtu.be/KrxvF3o2rwE?si=MgH_slTUEeHdEG-0

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# 3 Russian pop music  (+transcription)

I Survived The Titanic

Chapter 5

1 ， qīnɡ dàn --light （ meal ） 
           清   淡 
wǒ xǐ huɑn chī qīnɡ dàn de cài 
我 喜 欢   吃  清   淡  的 菜  
xiānɡ ɡǎnɡ cài hěn qīnɡ dàn 
香    港   菜  很  清   淡  


2 ， shǎo +verb--do somethings less
          少   
nǐ shēnɡ bìnɡ le ， shǎo ɡōnɡ zuò 。 
你 生    病   了 ， 少   工   作  。 
nǐ ɡǎn mào le ， shǎo hē jiǔ 
你 感  冒  了 ， 少   喝 酒  


Laura cheng Chinese

Laura Chinese Language points for order food 4

In this episode we will talk about 【English teacher became live streaming host】, you will learn how to say 【promote goods sales，transformation】 ect.
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
1st time: listen without looking at the text.
2nd time: look at the text and write down the new words, then look up the dictionary. 
3rd time: listen again without looking at the text.
4th time: shadow reading without looking at the text.
https://www.purpleculture.net/chinese-english-dictionary/
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大家好，我是Yuli。
这个星期中国最火的话题之一是新东方直播。新东方是一家教育培训公司，是做出国的英语培训起家的，后来也做中小学基础教育。因为疫情影响，出国的人变少了。2021年7月中国开始实施“双减”政策。第一、减轻义务教育阶段学生的作业负担，第二、减轻校外培训负担。这个政策对教育培训机构造成了巨大的影响，很多老师失业，机构也不得不开始转型。
新东方在2021年底开始了直播带货，卖农产品。但是一开始并没有什么人关注，直播间只有几十个人观看。经过半年的坚持努力，新东方直播间从最初平均单场直播销售额不足30万，逆袭为现在的单场平均销售额近1500万。3天时间，粉丝增加近160万，销售额增加1777万元。
他们是如何做到的呢？今年6月份以来，“新东方直播间”队伍登场，带货主播都是新东方的英语老师。他们一边说英语，一边介绍产品。网友开玩笑说，买个东西还可以免费学英语。其中人气最高的是董宇辉，他不仅幽默，还很有才华。在他的直播间，你不仅可以学英语，还可以听他讲优美的诗词。他会分享他的经验和故事，你会因为他的坚持和乐观而感动。
董老师的一段话让我很感动，他对那些经历过痛苦的人说：“运气可能会来也可能不会来，但是这不影响你本来要坚守的心。痛苦是对的，痛苦源于对现状的不满。痛苦的人才有欲望去改变一切。痛苦就是力量” 
希望他的话也能鼓励到你。我们下期见。
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直播	zhí bō	live streaming
起家	qǐ jiā	start (the business)
疫情	yì qíng	epidemic
实施	shí shī	implement (the policy)
转型	zhuǎn xíng	transformation
带货	dài huò	promote goods sales
逆袭	nì xí	counterattack
登场	dēng chǎng	debut
才华	cái huá	talent
优美	yōu měi	beautiful,graceful
坚守	jiān shǒu	hold fast to
源于	yuán yú	originate from

Yuli's Chinese Channel

英语老师直播带货 English teacher became live streaming host（Intermediate and advanced level）

Nel primo episodio vi ho parlato della Fontana di Trevi . Nell'episodio di oggi vi porterò ancora una volta in Italia per parlarvi del turismo nel mio paese. L'Italia ha tanti turisti? Quali sono i posti più visitati? L'impatto del turismo ha solo aspetti positivi o anche negativi? Scopriamolo in questo nuovo episodio. Puoi completare l'ascolto con un quiz di comprensione e se hai bisogno del testo puoi mandarmi un messaggio in qualsiasi momento. 

Il grillo parlante - podcast italiano 

Il turismo in Italia 

Listen while I introduce four friends.  Can you introduce your friends?

Shannon’s Easy English

Introducing My Friends (Easy and Suitable for Children)

When the end of the working week arrives, it can be a little harder to keep going.

If you work from Monday to Friday, you might find yourself thinking about the weekend as your brain and body get ready to rest. You may feel that you're getting less work done.

You might even feel this way near the end of each work day.

And a study from the US has found that yes, it's true — we aren't as productive and we make more mistakes in the afternoons, especially on Fridays.

While most of us could probably have guessed that result, the researchers said most studies in the past have just asked workers about their feelings related to their productivity.

But this one actually used data based on computer use, including how fast people typed and the numbers of typos they made.

The researchers, from Texas A&M University, looked at the computer use of 789 employees working from the office of a big company in Texas.

They studied them for two years and looked at their computer use at different times of the day and week.

And they found that computer use "dropped significantly" on Fridays.

One of the researchers, Taehyun Roh, said: "Employees were less active in the afternoons, and made more typos in the afternoons — especially on Fridays."

The authors added that results like this should encourage bosses to think about flexible working arrangements or four-day working weeks to get the best from their employees.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Study: Workers Make More Mistakes on Friday Afternoons

Spices are an integral part of almost every cuisine in the world and are something that most of us now take for granted. Yet spices used to be an incredibly valuable commodity and were the preserve of only the very richest in some societies. Learn more about how they went from being the preserve of the very richest in society to something that we sprinkle on our dishes without worrying about the cost.