In this podcast, teacher David Esposito discusses the following English idioms commonly used in the United States:

1. Hit the books
2. Hit the sack
3. Twist someone’s arm
4. Stab someone in the back
5. Lose your touch

The Idiom Podcast

Ep. 1 - Hit the Books

「旬（しゅん）の味覚」とは、その季節にしか食べられない食べ物のことです。
そして春の味覚は、寒い冬が終わることを教えてくれる食べ物。寒い地方に住む私たちにとって特別な食べ物です。

Today I talk about seasonal food which we can eat only a short period of time. Fukinotou, butterbur sprout, tells us the end of winter, which we can't wait. 

+++ words +++
植物（しょくぶつ）　　plant
つぼみ　　　　　　　　bud
地面（じめん）　　　　ground
咲く（さく）　　　　　bloom
3センチ　　　　　　　 3cm
あっというま　　　　　a really short time (like saying "a" )
落ち葉（おちば）　　　fallen leaf
隠れている（かくれている）　covered
味（あじ）　　　　　　taste
にがい　　　　　　　　bitter
ほろにがい　　　　　　slightly bitter
たらのめ、うど、こごみ、つくし
　all of them are seasonal edible wild plants in spring (some of them are grown for sale though)
サクサクした　　　　　crispy
細かく（こまかく）　　into small size
いためる　　　　　　　saute
甘辛い（あまからい）　sweet and salty
種類（しゅるい）　　　kind
直売所（ちょくばいじょ）　farmer's market

+++ grammers +++
～といっても　　　　　indeed ～, but
Vてしまう　　　　　　 have done (and I feel disappointed at that)
Nのうちに　　　　　　 while ～(I have to do something)
Vなければなりません　 have to do
～かもしれない　　　　might

Country Life in Japan とかいとちがう　かもしれない　いなかのくらし

春の味覚（みかく）ふきのとう

В этом выпуске вы познакомитесь с Александром Сергеевичем Пушкиным и его сказкой "о рыбаке и рыбке". Он написал эту сказку в 1833 году. 
Похожие сюжеты есть почти во всех сказках мира. 
Спойлер: дедушка ловит волшебную рыбу, которая исполняет желания. Дедушке ничего не нужно, но его жена хочет получить дорогие вещи и стать королевой моря. В итоге, бабушка сначала получает, а потом теряет всё.
Эта сказка о том, что нельзя быть жадным и нужно ценить всё, что у тебя есть сейчас. 


Russian with a tale

А.С. Пушкин и его сказка "о рыбаке и рыбке"

😍Now you can listen to this episode on Spotify, too!! 
Please search for “그거 봤어?(Did you watch it?)”
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What was the reason this show became so popular without starring idols not famous movie stars? 
It is time to shine a light on the people who try to cover it up!
Welcome to Korean traditional investigative drama!


그거 봤어? Did you watch it?

52. 모범형사(The good detective)

CHISTES MEXICANOS

UNA CABALLO.

Modern Chinese(時代華語)B1- Reading(短文)

揠苗助长[yà miáo zhù zhǎng]：pull;spoil/shoot/help/grow;to try to help the shoots grow by pulling them upward.
宋国 sòng guó：Song state in the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.) in Chinese history.
嫌 xián：to dislike and avoid
庄稼 zhuāng jia：crops
拔高 bá gāo：pull upward
疲乏 pí fá：tired; exhausted
一大截 yī dà jié；a wide margin
枯死 kū sǐ：wither; dry up and die
This idiom also known as “拔苗助长[bá miáo zhù zhǎng]“.Literally means to do harm to a thing by being over-enthusiastic about it.

乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

揠苗助长[yà miáo zhù zhǎng]

THE POWER OF STORYTELLING

Great communicators take their audiences on a journey through storytelling, and Aristotle’s famous ‘Tell, Tell, Tell’ triptych is one of the most offered pieces of advice given to anyone hoping to become a good storyteller.

However, you don’t want to just follow the crowd, you want to stand-out and be remembered by your colleagues, your boss and your clients. So, I want to share with you an updated take on the 3-tells for the modern business era.

Firstly, share your conclusions with your audience. Start with the conclusion that you want the audience to remember. This lets them know what you are going to be communicating to them and provides a destination.

Secondly, show how and why you have reached your conclusion. This is the heart of your story and where you will spend most of your time. Because they already know the destination, this part of your presentation is more productive as your audience is already trying to convince themselves that your conclusions are correct.

Finally, tell them what you want them to do with your conclusion.

Listen to the podcast for even moe communication tips.