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All about Libby,  The Online Public Library App

最好吃的水果。
我来北京学习汉语已经三个星期了。在这里，我有很多有意思的事情。
上星期，我生病了，向老师请假去医院看医生。所以，上午没去上课。中午十二点，我回宿舍了，同学告诉我老师要来。老师为什么来呢?他不相信我生病了吗 ?我很不高兴，我想去别的宿舍。可是，还没出去，老师就来了。我问老师:“老师，你不相信我生病了吗?”老师听了，笑起来”:“不，我来看看你怎么样了。现在你发烧吗？吃药了吗？看，我还去商店给你买了水果呢!”
这是我吃过的最好吃的水果。要是我去了别的宿舍，就不能吃水果了。

Zuì hǎochī de shuǐguǒ 。
Wǒ lái Běijīng xuéxí Hànyǔ yǐjīng sān gè Xīngqī le 。 Zài zhèlǐ ， wǒ yǒu hěnduō yǒuyìsi de shìqíng 。 
Shàng xīngqī ， wǒ shēngbìng le ， xiàng Lǎoshī qǐngjià qù Yīyuàn kànYīsheng 。 Suǒyǐ ， Shàngwǔ méi qù shàngkè 。 
Zhōngwǔ Shíèrdiǎn ， wǒ huí sùshè le ， Tóngxué gàosu wǒ Lǎoshī yào lái 。 Lǎoshī wèishénme lái ne ? Tā bù xiāngxìn wǒ shēngbìng le ma  ? wǒ hěn bù gāoxìng 。 Wǒ xiǎng qù biéde sùshè 。 Kěshì ， hái méi chūqu ， Lǎoshī jiù lái le 。 Wǒ wèn Lǎoshī :" Lǎoshī ， nǐ bù xiāngxìn wǒ shēngbìng le ma ?" Lǎoshī tīng le ， xiào qǐlái ":" bù， wǒ lái kànkan nǐ zěnmeyàng le . Xiànzài nǐ Fāshāo ma ？ Chī yào le ma ？ Kàn ， wǒ hái qù Shāngdiàn gěi nǐ mǎi le shuǐguǒ ne!"
Zhè shì wǒ chī guò de zuì hǎochī de shuǐguǒ 。 yàoshì wǒ qù le biéde sùshè ， jiù bùnéng chī shuǐguǒ le 。


Learn Chinese through stories - HSK2  （more podcast：https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk_Q-vfEdpBJCRJviEEY0KQ）

HSK2 - My favorite fruit

Describe a time you were very busy.

You should say: 

When it was.
Why you were so busy.
How you managed it.
And explain how you felt about being so busy.





“ One of the busiest times I experienced was about 3 months ago, when I had to finish a very important and difficult assignment in order to graduate in my major, business management. 

I had only 2 weeks to complete this paper, and if I didn't meet the deadline, I would automatically fail my finals, as well as being unable to graduate, so it was of great importance to me. I also had a part-time job at this time, which took up a lot of my time and didn’t actually leave much time to complete my paper. 

The assignment was also very challenging, certainly  no walk in the park  and I needed to do a lot of research as well as collect a lot of data before I could even start to brainstorm ideas on how I would complete it. This meant I had to burn the midnight oil, and pull a few all nighters to be certain of having it finished to meet the deadline.

Although I didn’t exactly enjoy being so busy and under so much pressure, I felt very proud and satisfied to have completed the assignment after working all the hours god sent me. I was on cloud nine when I received my grade and discovered I got a straight A for the paper, and could now look forward to graduating.


Thank you…”


IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a time you were very busy - IELTS speaking part 2

"... А сколько раз уже он клялся себе, что завтра же с нею порвет, придумывал без труда нужные выражения, но никак не мог себе представить вот ту последнюю минуту, когда пожмет ей руку и спокойно выйдет из комнаты. Вот это движенье-- повернуться, уйти-- казалось немыслимым. Он был из породы людей, которые умеют добиваться, достигать, настигать, но совершенно неспособны ни к отречению, ни к бегству,-- что в конце концов одно и то же. Так мешались в нем чувство чести и чувство жалости, отуманивая волю этого человека, способного в другое время на всякие творческие подвиги, на всякий труд, и принимающегося за этот труд жадно, с охотой, с радостным намерением все одолеть и всего достичь.
      Он не знал, какой толчок извне должен произойти, чтобы дать ему силы порвать трехмесячную связь с Людмилой, так же как не знал, что именно должно случиться, чтобы он мог встать со стула. Очень недолго продолжалось подлинное его увлечение, то состояние его души, при котором Людмила ему представлялась в обольстительном тумане, состояние ищущего, высокого, почти неземного волненья, подобное музыке, играющей именно тогда, когда мы делаем что-нибудь совсем обыкновенное -- идем от столика к буфету, чтобы расплатиться,-- и превращающей это наше простое движенье в какой-то внутренний танец, в значительный и бессмертный жест..."

Нескучные истории - Not boring stories

Владимир Набоков "Машенька". Отрывок 02.

Olá, tudo bem? Já assistiu aos episódios anteriores? Neste eu vou iniciar uma série de episódios apresentando a literatura brasileira para você.
Segue o link para você poder baixar o documento com a transcrição deste episódio, se desejar, para conferir a escrita correta das palavras, além de treinar a pronúncia:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1deRYKd6ADt8CuQDlfcpu7G5avujB8Jjb/view?usp=drive_link
Aproveite e vamos aprender português!


Aprenda português

Episódio 3 - A literatura brasileira - 1ª parte

Improve your listening skills watching this video about Gracias Lempira, Honduras. You need to check the vocabulary before watch the video, then try to answer the questions about it.

Learn Spanish Exploring

Learn Spanish Exploring Gracias Lempira, Honduras.

拼音

Iniziamo il nuovo anno con l'arte dei macchiaioli. Buon ascolto!

Due parole d'arte in italiano

Giovanni Fattori - La Rotonda dei bagni Palmieri

Here are some questions that we will go through today related to the topic:

Q. 1. Did you enjoy doing art lessons when you were a child? [Why?/Why not?]
Q. 2. Do you ever draw or paint pictures now? [Why?/Why not?]
Q. 3. When was the last time you went to an art gallery or exhibition? [Why?]
Q. 4. What kind of pictures do you like having in your home? [Why?]

Please remember that you don't have to be perfect with your answers. The first goal is to go through as many topics as you can but the bigger goal is to trust yourself that you'll do your best while doing the test!

To Your Success!

See you in my classes.
