This short novel tells the story of some farm animals who rebel against their human masters. Orwell uses simple English to appeal to all reading levels and the animals speak in concise, clear sentences: perfect for language learners.

Audiobooks with Pip

Animal Farm by George Orwell: Chapter 1

小芳是一位厨师，她一直梦想开一家自己的餐厅。经过多年的努力和积蓄，她终于在市中心租了一家店面，并且装修成了她喜欢的风格。餐厅的名字叫做“美味之家”。

开业那天，小芳邀请了很多朋友和家人来庆祝。她精心准备了各种美味的菜肴，包括她最拿手的招牌菜。开业仪式上，小芳对大家表示了感谢，并希望他们能喜欢她的餐厅。

餐厅开张后的几周，小芳的餐厅生意红火，许多人都来品尝她的美食。小芳每天都很忙，但她感到非常满足，因为她终于实现了自己的梦想。

1.小芳开设的餐厅叫什么名字？

    A) 美味之家
    B) 欢乐餐厅
    C) 家乡味


2.小芳在开业仪式上准备了什么？

    A) 各种美味的菜肴
    B) 现场表演
    C) 礼品和奖品


3.餐厅开张后的生意如何？

    A) 不景气
    B) 一般
    C) 红火

每日汉语练习

小芳的餐厅开业了

躺平 literally means “to lie flat.” But in modern Chinese, it’s more than just lying down—it’s about choosing to take a break from stressful competition. People use 躺平 to describe a relaxed or even lazy attitude toward life, especially when they feel overwhelmed by pressure.

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2. 躺平

Voici le tout début du livre de ma fille, Marie, où l'on découvre le personnage principal, une jeune fille énigmatique ! Bonne écoute, si vous voulez la suite, écrivez-moi !

Le français avec Virginie

Les rêves ne s'envolent pas - Marie le Vaillant

I love the feeling of being an energizer bunny! When I am energetic, I can accomplish so many things. Thus I have chosen this word for our episode today. 

Shall we make sentences with this word and construct sentence variations? 

Will you seize this moment with energy? 
 

Joy to Our World

I am energetic! 

Assister aux spectacles de la nature et rencontrer un animal sauvage par hasard, ce sont ces rencontres magiques que je vous propose dans cet épisode. Avez-vous déjà rencontré des animaux à l'état sauvage ?

Cher Journal

Episode 5 - Rencontres sauvages

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNirmnzqjsohokfe4CVIBjB7qzL8k9BXE

アリー関西弁を学ぶ【 🇺🇸🇯🇵】Bilingual ENG&JP Chit-Chat:Aly Learns Kansai Dialect

【 🇺🇸🇯🇵】《#1-2🐥Meiji Era and Edo Era》Bilingual ENG&JP Chit-Chat: Aly Learns Kansai Dialect

A record 78% of Japanese people feel anxious or worried, according to a new government survey.

That's the highest proportion in the 43 years the government has been asking people about these feelings.

Common worries among the adults who took part included health, life after retirement, and future income. Almost 64% of people said they're worried about their health, while 63% said they're worried about what their lives will look like after they stop working.

This was quite a small survey, however, and it was done by mail, with only 1,830 people across the country taking part.

Previous surveys have been done in person, and the government said people should be cautious before making comparisons between this year's survey and those done in the past.

But the survey did find that people in Japan are a little happier with their finances this year than they were in 2023.

However, 66% of people said they think the government should do more to combat inflation.

It's not just in Japan that people are anxious. Other reports have found that this is a real problem around the world.

At the end of 2023, almost half of young workers from seven countries said they found it difficult to work because they were so worried about what they saw in the news. Many felt they were living in a time of uncertainty, with wars happening across the world and geopolitical tensions rising.



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Japanese People More Anxious than Ever — Survey

本集播客是“约会黑化”第二期！“Ex”，“rebound”，“flirt“怎么说？我们一起来学习吧！还有！你是主动的人还是被动的人呢？