New year's resolutions are a must but why do we actually fail at achieving these and what to do differently this time round.

British English with Maria

Will you finally reach your goals?

A leitura de hoje nos faz pensar sobre a sociedade de consumo a qual fazemos parte e somos atravessados, um texto do século passado que ainda hoje ressoa forte em nosso cotidiano. Na crônica Eu sei, mas não devia escrita pela autora Marina Colasanti para o Jornal do Brasil em 1972 nos faz lembrar de como deixamos nossas vidas serem pouco a pouco enquadradas dentro de rotinas e repetições que nos distanciam da beleza do agora. Ler as palavras de Marina é vislumbrar o capitalismo como um comedor de tempo, de mente, de corpos, de mundos. Espero que goste de ouvir tanto quanto gostei de ler. 

Ah! Ao final preparei um vocabulário com algumas palavras e expressões que surgiram na crônica. 

Tenha uma boa escuta!


Quando Conto um Conto

Piloto: Eu sei, mas não devia

In this audio you will find important and interesting information about Paris.

BULGARIAN

Париж. Paris.

nǐ hǎo ， wǒ xiǎnɡ mǎi yùn dònɡ kù 。 
你 好  ， 我 想    买  运  动   裤 。 
zhè ɡe kuǎn shì yǒu shén me yán sè de ？ 
这  个 款   式  有  什   么 颜  色 的 ？ 
wǒ ké yǐ shì yi shì hēi sè mɑ ？ 
我 可 以 试  一 试  黑  色 吗 ？ 
zhè ɡe mǎ zi tài dà le ， qǐnɡ ɡěi wǒ xiǎo yì mǎ de 。 
这  个 码 子 太  大 了 ， 请   给  我 小   一 码 的 。 

Hi, I'm looking for sweatpants.
What colors do you have in this style?
Can I try on black one?
This size is too big. Give me a smaller size, please.



Laura cheng Chinese

Laura Chinese language points for buying clothes 1

练习1
（1）桌子上：水、笔、纸
（2）车里：爸爸、妈妈、女儿
（3）椅子下：孩子
（4）椅子上：小狗

练习2
（1）你想喝点儿什么？茶  还是  咖啡？
（2）这条   裤子  一点儿也不贵，买吧。
（3）我每个周末都在家看电视  或者  听音乐，不工作。
（4）你穿昨天新买的那件  衬衫  吧。
（5）我不喜欢南方，太热了，不  舒服  。

（6）A: 我们看过这个电影，你  记得  是什么时候吗？
B: 去年8月。
（7）A: 你跟我一起出去走走吧。
B: 我现在  只  想睡觉。
（8）A: 饭菜做好了吗？
B: 做好了，已经  放  饭桌上了。
（9）A: 您慢走，路上  小心  点儿。
B: 谢谢你，再见。
（10）A: 上个周末你去哪儿了？
B: 我跟朋友去  爬山  了。

HSK3   第3课  1 桌子上放着很多饮料

CHISTES MEXICANOS

CONFLICTO DE PERSONALIDAD.

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

大家晚上好啊，我是丹霞。您现在收听的是中文台词频道，今天的台词出自电影《七月与安生》，由周冬雨和马思纯主演。

        “十三岁到十五岁，是七月和安生形影不离的三年。 有时候七月是安生的影子，有时候安生是七月的影子。她们在书里读到：如果踩住一个人的影子，那个人一辈子不会离开。但是安生说一辈子太长了，她只想活到二十七岁。

        初中毕业，七月考上了最好的高中，安生进了职业学校。用安生的话说，熬了九年终于考进了一所 不需要交作文、没有操行评分的学校，正和她的胃口。”

                                                                                                           ——电影《七月与安生》/<Soulmate>                 

形影不离Xíng yǐng bù lí always together; be after each other like shadows
影子 yǐngzi shadow
踩住 cǎi zhù keep the feet upon; step on
一辈子 yībèizi  all one's life; throughout one's life
职业学校 zhíyè xuéxiào vocational school
熬 áo  to endure
操行 cāoxíng  behavior or conduct of a student
评分 píng fēn  grade; score
合胃口 hé wèi kǒu  be to one's taste


"From 13 to 15 years old, Qiyue and Ansheng have been always together for three years. Sometimes Qiyue is the shadow of Ansheng, and sometimes Ansheng is the shadow of Qiyue. They read in the book: if you keep stepping on a someone's shadow, that person will never leave. But Ansheng said that a whole lifetime is too long, and she only wants to live up to 27.

After graduating from junior high school, Qiyue was admitted to the best high school, and Ansheng entered a vocational school. In Ansheng's words, after nine years hard life, she finally got into a school that doesn't need to hand in a composition and doesn't have a code of conduct. It was just to her taste. "

Chinese Lines 中文台词

01. 形影不离Follow like a shadow——《七月与安生Soulmate》

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このPodcastは、日本語を勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。


今日もN4です！
〜にくいは、〜するのがむずかしい、という時に使います。

ということで、早速例文、いきます！

・湿気が多くて洗濯物が乾きにくいです。

・この道はせまくて運転しにくいです。

・このグラスは壊れにくいです。

・カニは少し食べにくいです。

・昔の本は読みにくいです。


こんな感じです！
ーにくいはよく使います。

使いやすいので、ぜひ例文を作ってみてくださいね！

オンラインレッスンでいろんな話ができます。かんさいべんもいろいろ教えることもできます。

ぼくと話してみたい！という方はぜひレッスンを予約してみてください！

ということで、今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！