I believe that motivation is a force which is always with us, but a poor schedule can often lead us to believe we have no motivation, when the issue is simply time or a wrong motive for learning.

Better time management and reminding ourselves why we want to learn is the key.

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Motivation: Always with us.

春节是中国传统节日中最盛大的节日，也是最重要的节日。人们会在家中张贴“福”字，也会吃“年糕”，有些地区还会贴上年画……人们利用这些谐音文化为自己在新的一年里讨个吉利。除此以外，中国传统婚姻中也保持了一些传统，这些传统有很多都蕴含着谐音文化。比如，中国的新娘子在结婚的时候，要跨过“火盆”，意味着“日子红红火火”；新人睡的被子底下塞满了花生、枣子、桂圆等食物，意味着”早生贵子“。

Learning Chinese culture with Miss Zhang

讨吉利的谐音——婚俗和民俗中的谐音文化

In this American English language podcast episode, I talk about travelling tips. I talk about always travelling with a windbreaker. My italki teacher profile https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my full-length podcasts . www.streetwisenglish.com

Streetwise English

SWE46 Travel Tips 5 : Travel with a windbreaker

Fao nos cuenta sobre su viaje a Argentina, los festivales de música folclórica, el tango, la cumbia, el rock y los buenos vinos de Mendoza. 

Ritmos del mundo

#10 Viaje a Argentina

「そこで」と「それで」
　
１）今日は仕事が忙しくてとても疲れた。それで、帰りの電車で寝てしまった。
２）今日は仕事が忙しくてとても疲れた。そこで、帰りにマッサージに行くことにした。

１）それで…（どうなった）理由と結果
２）そこで…（どうした）対策（どうやって問題を解決するか）

今日の漢字のテストは難しかった。それで、全然書けなかった。
今日の漢字のテストは難しかった。そこで、家に帰ってから、書けなかった漢字をもう一度練習した。

突然、激しい雨が降ってきた。それで、ずぶ濡れになってしまった。
突然、激しい雨が降ってきた。そこで、雨が止むまで、残業することにした。


ことばコトバ言葉kotoba

Vol.3　「そこで」と「それで」

LOUISE: Hey, Julia … Look at those desserts! How about baking 
some cookies today?
JULIA: Hmm … Yeah, that’s a great idea! While we’re here, let’s 
pick up the ingredients.
JULIA: OK, what do we need?
LOUISE: The recipe calls for flour, sugar and butter. Oh, and we 
also need eggs and chocolate chips.
JULIA: Why don’t you get the dairy ingredients? You’ll find those 
in the refrigerated section in the back of the store. I’ll get 
the dry ingredients — they’re in aisle 10.
LOUISE: Great! Let’s meet at the checkout.
JULIA: OK. See you there.



LANGUAGE NOTES
• How about is a casual way to suggest doing an activity. Notice that “how about” is followed 
by an “-ing” verb.
• Hmm … Notice that Julia pauses for a moment. “Hmm” is an expression used to think about 
something first before speaking.
• That’s a great idea! Notice the emphasis on “great.” Julia has thought about it and then 
decided that she really does want to bake cookies.
• The recipe calls for is a way of saying “the recipe says we need.” The phrase “call for” can 
also be used to talk about the weather forecast. (They’re calling for rain.)
• … flour, sugar and butter. Notice that this is a list, so there are short pauses between each 
item. Notice also that each ingredient is stressed because this information is important.
• Why don’t you … This expression is used to ask someone to do something. It can also be 
used to give advice — but in this case two friends are deciding on who does which task.
• Aisle Notice the silent “s” in aisle. An aisle is an orderly lane in a supermarket, with shelved 
products on both sides. Each aisle has a number, so that it is easy to find what you need.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 14: At the supermarket

Apa kabar semua? Saya harap semua sehat ya! 
Wah, waktu berjalan sangat cepat. Tahun 2022 hampir selesai dan kita akan mulai dengan tahun 2023! Banyak hal yang terjadi di tahun ini untuk saya. Bagaimana dengan kalian? Pasti ada kegembiraan, kemarahan, kesedihan dan juga kesenangan di tahun ini, kan. Di Bahasa Jepang, empat emosi ini adalah "喜怒哀楽”. Di Bahasa Inggris yaitu "joy", "anger", "sadness", and "pleasure". Saya harap di tahun 2023, banyak kegembiraan yang akan didapat, tidak perlu mengingat hal-hal sedih yang sudah terjadi, dan semoga pintu kesempatan untuk hal-hal baru juga terbuka ya! 
皆さん、よいお年をお迎えください！来年もよろしくお願いします！ 
Happy New Year! Selamat berlibur dan sampai jumpa tahun depan! ^^


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A  Japanese Free Conversation with Marko. マルコさんとの自由な会話

snacks 　　おかし　
foods   　　食べ物
