it's all Greek to me!

Months & Seasons

Bonjour ma vie

Et vous mes désespoirs.
Me revoici aux fossés
Où naquit ma misère !
Toi mon vieux guignon,
Je te rapporte un peu de cœur
Bonjour, bonjour à tous
Bonjour mes vieux copains ;
Je vous reviens avec ma gueule
De paladin solitaire,
Et je sais que ce soir
Monteront des chants infernaux…
Voici le coin de boue
Où dormait mon front fier,
Aux hurlements des vents,
Par les cris de Décembre ;
Voici ma vie à moi,
Rassemblée en poussière…
Bonjour, toutes mes choses,
J’ai suivi l’oiseau des tropiques
Aux randonnées sublimes
Et me voici sanglant
Avec des meurtrissures
Dans mon cœur en rictus !…
Bonjour mes horizons lourds,
Mes vieilles vaches de chimères :
Ainsi fleurit l’espoir
Et mon jardin pourri !
- Ridicule tortue,
J’ai ouvert le bec
Pour tomber sur des ronces
Bonjour mes poèmes sans raison…

KATEB Yacine

Learn French through literature ☕

Bonjour ma vie! "Good Morning my Life!" poem by Kateb Yacine (Algerian author and man of letters) 

You will know of some cultural clashes in Colombia;

 Remember that I teach Spanish on italki, you can book a class for more information you can look at it on my profile :)

Colombia

Choques Culturales en Colombia

A cover letter from James Bond applying to be Special Agent 007.

James Bond
12 Adelaide Street
C/O Connections @ St. Martin’s
London WC2N 4HW
23rd October 2018
Dear Sir or Madam,
Please consider me for the position of Special Agent
007.
I was educated at Eton College, England and studied
Oriental languages at Cambridge University. As well
as Cantonese, Mandarin and Japanese I speak
French, German and Italian fluently.
I believe the world is heading for disaster if we do
not act fast to save it. In my opinion, the most
important work of all is the safety and security of the world and especially the protection of
our children. However, although a pacifist at heart, I am able to assassinate quickly and
quietly, if needed.
I have served as a British Intelligence Officer since 1998 and have been living and working in
many dangerous environments around the world.
I trained with the Special Boat Service in the UK. As a commando I have served in Iraq,
Afghanistan, and Bosnia where I saved 100 men single-handedly. I also served with the
Special Forces in Indonesia, China and North Korea.
I am fully computer literate and can multi-task, completing many tasks simultaneously. I am
skilled with all types of weapons including machine guns, sub-machine guns, sniper rifles
and pistols. Furthermore, I am an expert in all kinds of martial arts including Judo, Jujitsu
and Kung Fu. In addition, I am a qualified pilot. I can also drive cars and motorbikes very
fast.
In my spare time I enjoy running, swimming, diving, sky diving, skiing, jet skiing and rock
climbing. I also enjoy playing poker.
I attach my C.V for your attention and look forward to hearing from you soon,
Yours sincerely,
James Bond

Listening Skills

James Bond cover letter

In this episode of Streetwise English Podcast, I talk about how to create a language immersion environment in your own home country. Book an English conversation class with me . My teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening!

Streetwise English

SWE 92 Create Language Immersion Environment

In this podcast I talk briefly about the Beijing Winter Olympics and share some of my childhood memories of skiing and snowboarding.
Keywords in this episode
tricks
ski slope
chair lift
timberline
glacier
snow boarding
ski lodge
The Shining
Stanley Kubrick
Mount Hood 
adrenaline
abdominals
quads
frozen fingers
moguls
wipe out




SWE 1 Beijing Winter Olympics & Childhood Skiing Memories

こんにちは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を楽しく勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

ぼくの日常生活の話を聞くことで、日本語のリスニングをよくしたり、新しい言葉を知ってもらえたらいいなと思います。


みなさんお元気でしょうか。
今日もジョージアでPodcastを録っています。

今回も漢字。
助、説明します。

音読みは、じょ
訓読みは、たすーける、たすーかる


意味は助ける、力を貸す、などの意味です。

熟語です。
・救助ーきゅうじょ　人のいのちをたすけること

・助言ーじょげん　アドバイス、わきから言うこと

・援助ーえんじょ　お金などを使って助けること

・補助ーほじょ　足りないところを助けること

例文
・地震のあとの救助活動は続いています。

・会社を辞めるべきかなやんでいます。助言はありますか？

・彼らには援助が必要です。

・コロナ禍では、国は飲食店に補助金を出しました。


ということで、今回は以上です。

最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！
ではまた！






Atsushi のJapanese podcast (travel/news /文法・漢字・語彙/Osaka/Hokkaido/🇹🇷🇬🇪🇦🇲🇪🇸🇵🇹)

#480 N3 漢字　助(ジョ)について！

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Porridge now Classified as Junk Food in the UK