The Paralympic Games are starting in Paris! So today I have a couple of pieces of vocabulary for you that come from sport and we can use at work. We have three idioms today, all involving balls. These are "get the ball rolling", "drop the ball", and "keep your eye on the ball". I hope you find them useful

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Please don't drop the ball!

Different types of mask.
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TASK 55 - MASKS 

En español, como en otros idiomas usamos muchas expresiones. En este episodio comparto algunas de ellas que son muy comunes en España y que además usan el verbo estar.
Después de escuchar el episodio, no te olvides de dejar una valoración a este podcast ni de pasarte por mi Instagram para decirme qué te ha parecido, ¿conocías las expresiones que menciono? ¿Conoces alguna otra que use el verbo estar? ¡Te espero! 


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108 – Expresiones comunes con el verbo estar

In this lesson, we will learn some words about colors and part of body.
sentence structure "..V1了.再V2"  (the sequence of action)

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第十八课 她有一双黑色的大眼睛 Lesson 18 she has a pair of big black eyes

it's all Greek to me!

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In Chinese, emo has transformed into a slang term. It no longer connects to music but instead refers to feeling sad, melancholic, or discouraged. It’s like saying “I’m in a mood,” but often with a playful or exaggerated tone.

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Olá pessoal, tudo bem com vocês? Hoje a gente vai falar de palavras que são muito comuns em Portugal mas que no Brasil são palavrões, palavras feias ou ofensas, e que não devem ser faladas no Brasil. Ouçam o episódio e assinem nosso podcast!

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Palavras comuns em Portugal que você NÃO deve falar no Brasil! 

In this episode you will learn different meanings from the verb "pasar"

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EP 44. THE VERB “PASAR”

yì tiān，wū yā jiǎn dào le yí kuài ròu，ɡāo xìnɡ jí le。
一天，乌鸦捡到了一块肉，高兴极了。
tā diāo zhe ròu fēi dào shù shànɡ。
它叼着肉飞到树上。
zhè shí，hú li kàn jiàn le，
这时，狐狸看见了，
tā chán de liú kǒu shuǐ，
它馋得流口水，
tè bié xiǎnɡ chī nà kuài ròu。
特别想吃那块肉。
hú li xiào xī xī de duì wū yā shuō：
狐狸笑嘻嘻地对乌鸦说：
“nín hǎo，měi lì de wū yā，
“您好，美丽的乌鸦，
kuài xià lái yì qǐ wán bɑ！” 
快下来一起玩吧！”
kě shì wū yā bù lǐ tā。
可是乌鸦不理它。
jiǎo huá de hú li zài shù xià zhuàn le jǐ quān， 
狡猾的狐狸在树下转了几圈，
xiǎnɡ chū le yí ɡè hǎo zhǔ yì。
想出了一个好主意。
tā tái qǐ tóu dà shēnɡ de duì shù shànɡ de wū yā shuō：
它抬起头大声地对树上的乌鸦说：
“měi lì de wū yā，
“美丽的乌鸦，
wǒ tè bié xǐ huān tīnɡ nín chànɡ ɡē， 
我特别喜欢听您唱歌，
nín de ɡē chànɡ de tài hǎo tīnɡ le，
您的歌唱得太好听了，
nín chànɡ chànɡ bɑ！chànɡ chànɡ bɑ！” 
您唱唱吧！唱唱吧！”
tīnɡ le hú li de huà，wū yā dé yì jí le。
听了狐狸的话，乌鸦得意极了。
tā zhānɡ kāi dà zuǐ ɡānɡ yào chànɡ，
它张开大嘴刚要唱，
zuǐ lǐ de ròu jiù diào xià qù le。
嘴里的肉就掉下去了。
hú li jiǎn dào ròu，pǎo le。 
狐狸捡到肉，跑了。