Did you know elephants spend 80 percent of their day eating?

Did you know?

Elephant thing

聊中西文化，也聊很多东西！
第三期，我们聊聊各国打招呼的方式。

聊聊东西 - Talk to Me in Chinese

003. 你好吗？聊聊各国打招呼的方式 Greeting in Different Countries - ttmiChinese

Bạn đã từng nghe câu nói: "Quậy cho tan" chưa?
Từ "quậy" trong câu trên có thể được hiểu theo 2 nghĩa.
Nghĩa đầu tiên là động từ. Ví dụ như câu "Nhớ quậy cho tan sữa trong cà phê."  (Remember to stir until the milk dissolves in the coffee.")
Nghĩa thứ hai vừa là tính từ vừa là động từ, nghĩa là phá tan tành mọi thứ. "Quậy cho tan đám cưới này cho tao." (Disrupt this wedding for me, dude.)

Chi - italki Vietnamese

"Quậy" là gì?

*** This audio is about the third biggest city in Iran which is called Esfehan
**Feel free to send me message if you have any questions

**** You can find more stories in Farsi in my channel on Spotify : https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yas-omidvar

Persian Podcasts / پادکست فارسی 

شهر اصفهان /  Esfehan city

CHISTES MEXICANOS

CERO ABSOLUTO

Dàwèi: 	Wǒ 	xiǎnɡ 	dìnɡ 	yí 	ɡe 	biāozhǔnjiān. 
大卫： 	我 	想 	订 	一 	个 	标准间。 
Duōshɑo 	qián？ 
多少 	钱？ 
Fúwùyuán: 	Měi 	tiān 	wǔbǎi 	yuán. 
服务员： 	每 	天 	五百 	元。 
Dàwèi: 	Fánɡjiān 	lǐ 	yǒu 	chúfánɡ 	mɑ? 
大卫： 	房间 	里 	有 	厨房 	吗？ 
Fúwùyuán: 	Yǒu 	chúfánɡ. 
服务员： 	有 	厨房。 
Dàwèi: 	Hǎo, 	wǒ 	kéyǐ 	zìjǐ 	zuòfàn 	le. 
大卫： 	好， 	我 	可以 	自己 	做饭 	了。 
Fúwùyuán: 	Nín 	dìnɡ 	nǎ 	tiān 	de? 
服务员： 	您 	订 	哪 	天 	的？ 
Dàwèi: 	Wǒ 	jiǔ 	yuè 	èrshí 	hào 	shànɡwǔ 	dào, 	qī 
大卫： 	我 	九 	月 	二十 	号 	上午 	到， 	七 
hào 	zǎoshɑnɡ 	líkāi。 
号 	早上 	离开。 
Fúwùyuán: 	Hǎo 	de. 	Dào 	shíhou 	qǐnɡ 	dàihǎo 
服务员： 	好 	的。 	到 	时候 	请 	带好 
hùzhào. 
护照。

日常用语

宾馆

Many people don't know what to do with their old clothes. Some give them to charity, others get them repaired — but what about clothes that can't be repaired?

These clothes usually end up in the garbage. A 2017 report estimated that 83 million metric tons of clothes and shoes were thrown away in 2015, and this could increase to over 130 million metric tons by 2030.

Clothes are difficult to recycle because they're often made up of different components. Even a T-shirt that's 100% cotton may still have labels and threads made from other materials like polyester.

Separating those materials isn't easy, making any piece of clothing difficult to recycle.

But researchers at the University of Delaware believe they've found a new way to recycle blended fabrics, and it only takes 15 minutes.

They developed a process using chemicals and microwaves to break down polyester and spandex while leaving cotton and nylon intact. The nylon is then dissolved off the cotton using a simple solvent.

The broken down and dissolved components are then collected, and can be used to make polyester, spandex and nylon again. And while the remaining cotton isn't high quality, the researchers say it could be mixed with new cotton to make stronger recycled yarn, for example.

Erha Andini, who led the study, told The Washington Post that clothes companies aren't always clear about what's in their clothes. But a process like this can be used even if you don't know what your clothing is made from.

However, the researchers say it could be some time before their process is used on a large scale.

And Tasha Lewis from Ohio State University — who wasn't part of the research — told The Washington Post that while processes like this are good, they should be used as a last resort.

She said it's cheaper and simpler to just buy used clothes. She added that companies should also make clothes that last longer, and make them out of one type of fabric so they're easier to recycle.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

US Researchers Find New Way to Recycle Clothes

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Extensive reading: Short stories to enjoy.

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