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Homophones: each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling, for example new and knew.

“You bare your skin when you wear a bikini.”

Bear: 1) To endure or carry on. 2) A large furry animal

“There is someone in the bear cage! I can’t bear to watch!”

Bored: Having a lack of interest.

“I was so bored during that speech. I almost fell asleep.”

Board: 1) A thin flat piece of material. 2) The decision-makers within an organization.

“The board of directors at the Surf Club have decided which surf board we should use.”

Toe: You have five of them on each foot.

“I stubbed my toe today and it’s still throbbing.”

Tow: To pull another vehicle, possibly by a rope or chains.

“After a car accident a tow truck will come and tow your vehicle away.”

Through: Going in on one side and coming out the other.

“The road is blocked and I can’t get through. There might be an accident.”

Threw: To hurl, or to propel with force (the past tense of ‘throw’).

“He threw the ball really fast.”

Meet: To encounter

“I will meet you tomorrow around 3 PM.”

Meat: The flesh of an animal that’s eaten as food.

“What meat would you like for dinner, chicken or beef?”

Break: 1) To interrupt something. 2) To shatter or fracture.

“We should take a break from dancing before we break our backs.”

Brake: A device for stopping a vehicle.

“I need to get my car checked, I think the brakes are going.”

I hope this clears things up a bit for you. Still confused? Ask questions in your next class, we will be happy to help.

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Common Homophones (words that sound alike)

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In this episode we are going to learn 【Wearing】in Chinese. 
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As a beginner, there're some vocabularies that you didn't learn before, and native speaker's speed seems too fast to understand. But don't worry, let's do it step by step. 
Step 1: listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
Step 2: look at the text to check if you guessed it right. 
Step 3: listen one more time, repeat after it.
Step 4: practice until you can speak as the normal speed without looking at the text. 
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他们今天穿得很好看。
tā men jīn tiān chuān de hěn hǎo kàn 。
They are dressed nicely today.
她穿着一条红色的连衣裙和一双黑色的高跟鞋。
tā chuān zhe yì tiáo hóng sè de lián yī qún hé yì shuāng hēi sè de gāo gēn xié 。
She is wearing a red dress and black high heels.
她戴着一个帽子和一条项链。
tā dài zhe yí gè mào zi hé yì tiáo xiàng liàn 。
She is wearing a hat and a necklace.
她手里还拿着一个包。
tā shǒu lǐ hái ná zhe yí gè bāo 。
She also has a bag in her hand.
她的男朋友穿着一件白色的T恤和一条黑色的牛仔裤。
tā de nán péng yǒu chuān zhe yí jiàn bái sè de T xù hé yì tiáo hēi sè de niú zǎi kù 。
Her boyfriend is wearing a white T-shirt and black jeans.
他穿着一双运动鞋。
tā chuān zhe yì shuāng yùn dòng xié 。
He is wearing a pair of sports shoes.
他还戴着一块手表和一个墨镜。
tā hái dài zhe yí kuài shǒu biǎo hé yí gè mò jìng 。
He is also wearing a watch and a pair of sunglasses.

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穿着 Wearing （Beginner）

第7课  你家离公司远吗

一、听力  第一部分
1.这是我们的新教室。
2.我正在去机场的路上呢。
3.我每天早上六点就去跑步了。
4.我家离公司很远，所以要坐公共汽车去公司。 
5.大夫正给他看病呢。

第二部分
6. 男：大卫回来了吗？ 
女：没有，他还在教室学习呢。
7. 男：你家离学校远吗？ 
女：很远，坐公共汽车要一个多小时呢。
8. 男：今天晚上一起吃饭吧。给你过生日。 
女：好吧，七点半怎么样？
9. 女：在床上看书对眼睛不好。
男：知道了，再看一会儿就睡觉。
10. 男：快起床吧。八点了。
女：没关系，我再休息十分钟。

第三部分
11. 男：大卫睡觉了吗？
女：他还没睡觉呢，他明天有考试。
   问：大卫在做什么？
12. 男：你到机场了没有？
女：我现在在去机场的路上呢，二十分钟后就到。
   问：女的想去哪儿？
13. 男：你家离公司远吗？
女：我家离公司很远，我每天坐公共汽车去，要一个多小时呢。
问：女的每天怎么去公司？
14. 男：今天是你的生日吧？
女：今天是二月七号，离我的生日还有一个星期呢。
问：女的的生日是几号？
15. 男：中午我们一起吃饭吧。
   女：好。我家前面有一个饭馆，走几分钟就到了。
问：女的家离饭馆远吗？

hsk2  第7课  你家离公司远吗

speaker:   陈丹青  Chén Dānqīng   艺术家、作家、文艺评论家。
代表作品：《西藏组画》，参与了2008年北京奥运会开幕式的策划设计活动。
Chén Dānqīng (born 11 August 1953, Shanghai, China) is a Chinese-American artist, writer, and art critic. He is well known for his realist paintings of Tibetans. Chen participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games opening ceremony with planning and design.
script: 
我从现在年轻人的表达当中我没有看到个性，我看到的是共性。我很少很少看到一个年轻人，给我有个性的表达，让我一惊。我*，这话，他这么说？这么看？我几乎看不到。语言都趋同，表达方式趋同，词语趋同。我不觉得今天的孩子比我们那会儿孩子更有个性，真的一点没有。为什么？还是因为你们每个人有个手机，有一个网络。网络和整个的媒体在教你们怎么说话。然后你们统一性越来越强。
表达   biǎo dá fāng shì；the way they speak
个性   gè xìng；personality 
译文translation:
I can't see the personality in the expressions of young people now, what I see is the commonality. I seldom see a young man who gives me a speech of personality that surprises me. Which can makes me think ‘Why did he say that? Why did he have this idea?’ I can barely see it. Languages are the same, the way they speak are the same, and words are the same. I don't think the young people now have stronger personality than our times, really not at all. Why? That’s because each of you has a cell phone, the Internet and the entire media is teaching you how to speak. Then you guys become more and more unifie.   


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04.陈丹青：手机让每个人变得一样 Chen Danqing:Mobile phones make everyone the same

In today's podcast we look at one of the most popular questions in Part 1 of the IELTS Speaking Test; talking about likes and dislikes. We'll learn a variety of expressions to impress the examiner and make sure you maximise your score. So listen now and give it a like - it's the bee's knees!