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A second batch of 5 Idioms that you can use for business and every day life!

5 Weekly Idioms 

5 Idioms - Week 2

Yǒumíng de gēshǒu
有  名      的     歌 手

Zhōu shēn jīn nián 32 suì ， tā shì Zhōng guó rén ，
 周     深       今    年 32 岁，    他 是 中   国  人，
tā de jiā xiāng shì hú nán shào yáng 。
他 的  家 乡  是 湖 南  邵   阳。
   Zhōu shēn cóng xiǎo jiù rè ài yīnyuè ，shēngyīn hěn tè bié 。
   周   深   从 小  就 热爱 音乐，     声音   很 特别。
    Tā huì chàng mín zú gē qǔ ，shí dài gē qǔ hé xì qǔ ，děng děng 。
    他 会  唱    民 族 歌 曲，   时 代歌曲  和 戏曲，   等 等。
   Tā chàng guò 《qíng shì hé wù 》，《dà yú 》hé 《dēng huǒ lǐ de zhōng guó 》。
   他  唱    过 《情是何物》，    《大鱼》  和   《灯火里的中国》。
   2024nián 4 yuè ，Zhōu shēn hái zài lián hé guó zǒng bù ，chàng le yī shǒu 
《hé píng sòng 》。
   2024年4月，   周深还在联合国总部，唱了一首《和平颂》。
Xiànzài yuè lái yuè duō de rén rèn shi zhōu shēn ，xǐ huan tīng tā de gē 。
   现 在  越 来 越  多 的 人  认识    周    深， 喜欢    听 他的歌。
   Nǐ rèn shi Zhōu shēn ma ？Nǐ yě xǐ huan tīng tā de gē ma ？
   你 认 识   周  深   吗？ 你 也 喜 欢   听 他 的 歌 吗？



Zhou Shen is 32 years old. He is Chinese and his hometown is Shaoyang, Hunan.
Zhou Shen has loved music since he was a child and has a very special voice.
He can sing folk songs, contemporary songs and dramas, etc.
He has sung "What is Love", "Big Fish" and "China in Lights".
In April 2024, Zhou Shen also sang "Ode to Peace" at the United Nations headquarters.
Now, more and more people know Zhou Shen and like to listen to his songs.
Do you know Zhou Shen? Do you like listening to his songs?





Quizzes:
1)	What is Zhou Shen's (Charlie Zhou) occupation?   
医生 yīshēng
歌手 gēshǒu                                        ✔

2)	周深今年多大了？ Zhōu shēn jīn nián duō dà le?
32 岁                                              ✔
23 岁

3)	他是哪里人？ Tā shì nǎlǐ rén?
北京  Běijīng
湖南  Húnán                                       ✔

4)	今年4月，他在联合国总部唱了什么歌？ Jīn nián 4 yuè, tā zài Lián hé guó zǒng bù chàngle shénme gē?
《大鱼》  Dà yú
《和平颂》Hé píng sòng                            ✔



Correction notebook   错题本 (Mandarin)

讲解《有名的歌手》Explaining the essay ' A famous singer'


Mǎ 	Lì: 	Nǐ 	zài 	ɡàn 	shénme 	ne? 
马 	丽: 	你 	在 	干 	什么 	呢？ 
Xiǎo 	Mínɡ: 	Wǒ 	zài 	zhǎo 	fàndiàn 	ne. 
小 	明: 	我 	在 	找 	饭店 	呢。 
Mǎ 	Lì: 	Zhè 	jiā 	zěnmeyànɡ? 
马 	丽: 	这 	家 	怎么样？ 
Xiǎo 	Mínɡ: 	Zhè 	shì 	chuāncài, 	kěnénɡ 	yǒudiǎnr 
小 	明: 	这 	是 	川菜， 	可能 	有点儿 
là. 
辣。 
Mǎ 	Lì: 	Wǒmen 	qù 	biéde 	dìfɑnɡ 	bɑ. 
马 	丽： 	我们 	去 	别的 	地方 	吧。 
Xiǎo 	Mínɡ: 	Chī 	zìzhùcān 	zěnmeyànɡ? 
小 	明: 	吃 	自助餐 	怎么样？ 
Wǒmen 	kěyǐ 	suíbiàn 	xuǎn. 
我们 	可以 	随便 	选。 


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In 1950s America, smoking was cool, with movie stars like James Dean and Marlene Dietrich making it look stylish. Cigarette companies even claimed smoking was good for you, with one famous advertisement claiming, "More doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette."

But things started to change in 1951, when a British scientist found a link between smoking and lung cancer.

Today, things look very different, and smoking in the US is at its lowest level in 80 years.

In the 1950s, nearly half of US adults smoked. Now, according to a poll from Gallup, only 11% of American adults say they've smoked in the past week — half the number from 10 years ago.

One reason is that more people now see smoking as bad for you, with 79% of Americans agreeing that cigarettes are very harmful.

Another major reason is that fewer young adults are smoking.

Young adults used to smoke the most out of any age group, but now they're the least likely to smoke. In the early 2000s, 35% of US adults under 30 smoked, but today, it's just 6%. Instead, it's the older generation that are the biggest smokers these days, with 18% of adults aged 50 to 64 saying they smoke.

Although smoking may be declining, vaping is becoming more popular.

Vaping, or using e-cigarettes, is less common than smoking, with just 7% of adults saying they vape. But vaping is more popular with young adults, and nearly 1 in 5 of American adults under 30 vape.

And if they keep vaping into middle age — and if young people today start vaping as they grow up — vaping might soon become more common than smoking.

Health experts say even though vaping is less harmful than smoking, it's best to avoid both.

English Conversation/Dialogue

US Smoking Hits 80-Year Low

JENNIFER: It’s freezing outside! What happened to the 
weather report? I thought this cold front was 
supposed to pass.
GABRIELA: Yeah, I thought so too. That’s what I read online
this morning.
JENNIFER: I guess the wind chill is really driving down
the temperature.
GABRIELA: Can we go inside? I feel like my toes are starting to 
go numb.




LANGUAGE NOTES
• A “cold front” means a large mass of cold air. It can be plural: There were multiple cold 
fronts this January. 
• Here “supposed to” refers to something that is intended or expected to happen: I 
thought it was supposed to rain today. This phrase can be used for many situations: I 
thought the train was supposed to arrive at 9:00 a.m. sharp.
• Yeah / Yup / Uh huh are informal conversational cues used by native speakers in 
conversation. Each of these responses could be used here for “yes.” Gabriela affirms 
what Jennifer is saying. The most polite way to affirm a response is to say “yes.”
• Listen for the emphasis on “That’s what I read online this morning.” This useful 
phrase can be used with other verbs to convey information: That’s what I heard on the 
radio. / That’s what I saw on TV. / That’s what I read online.
• Chill / freezing / cold: These words describe cold weather. I feel the wind chill. / I feel 
the chill. / I am freezing. / I am cold.
• Wind chill is the effect of the wind making the temperature feel colder on a person’s 
skin. This is an uncountable noun. The temperature is 4 degrees, but with the wind chill 
it feels like -8. These phrases are used in weather reports as well.
• The phrase “driving down” means “forcing to be lower” and can be used in many 
situations. An oversupply of new houses is driving down sales prices in the area.