My spouse and I discuss three novels we read about ancient Egyptian queens. 

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Daughter of the Gods- Hatshepsut (Pharaoh)
Nefertiti- about the famous queen Nefertiti
The Heretic Queen- Nefertari

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        李白(701- 762), 是中国唐朝时期著名的诗人，他小时候对学习很不感兴趣，经常跑到外边玩儿。一天，李白在河边发现一位老婆婆竟然在磨一根铁棒子。李白觉得很好奇，就走过去问老婆婆在干什么，原来老婆婆的孙女要学绣花，她要给孙女做一根绣花针。
        李白听完以后，像大部分孩子一样哈哈大笑，因为他认为把铁棒子磨成绣花针太浪费时间了，等老婆婆磨好了，她孙女可能也变成老婆婆了。可是，老婆婆自信地告诉他：“只要功夫深，铁杆磨成针。”
        听完老婆婆的回答，李白突然明白了一个道理：无论做什么事情，只要坚持就可能成功。从此，李白就开始努力学习、积累知识，最终成为一名伟大的诗人。

        看完这个谚语故事，你知道努力和坚持对成功有多么重要了吧？

功夫 [gōng fu] workmanship; skill
铁杵磨成针[tiě chǔ mó chénɡ zhēn]
an iron pestle can be ground down to a needle — perseverance will prevail
老婆婆[lǎo po pó] granny(used by children in addressing an old woman)
绣花[xiù huā]embroider; do embroidery


Li Bai (701- 762) was a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty of China. When he was young, Li Bai was not interested in learning at all, and he often went out playing. One day, Li Bai saw an old woman grinding an iron pestle by the river. He felt so curious that he went over and asked the old woman what she was doing . It turned out that she was making a needle for her granddaughter to learn embroidery. 
Having heard this, Li Bai laughed as most kids would do, because he thought it was a waste of time to grind an iron pestle into a needle and that by the day the needle was made, her granddaughter would have turned into an old woman herself. However, the old woman told him with confidence: "As long as you work hard enough, an iron pestle can be ground down to a needle." 
Suddenly Li Bai realized that perseverance would help one succeed in everything. From then on, Li Bai began to study hard and accumulate knowledge. He finally became a great poet! 
After reading this story, you must have learned how important hard work and perseverance are to success.

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04. 中国谚语--只要功夫深, 铁杵磨成针 Chinese proverb - As Long as You Work Hard Enough, an Iron Pestle Can Be Ground Down to a Needle 

Continuamos aprendiendo vocabulario relacionado a la comida peruana. Esta vez les traigo información sobre la torta (cake).

En otros países hispanohablantes, se le conoce como tarta, pastel o ponqué.
Transcripción disponible en: https://conpedepatria.blog/2022/09/07/la-torta/
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7. La torta o tarta (cake)

One of Kafka's best-known works, The Metamorphosis was first published in 1915. It is often cited as one of the seminal works of fiction of the 20th century and is still widely studied in high schools, colleges, and universities across the world. This striking novella tells the story of salesman Gregor Samsa who wakes one morning to find himself mysteriously transformed into a huge insect.

Gregor subsequently struggles, unsuccessfully, to adjust to his new condition. The cause of Gregor's sudden and inexplicable transformation is never revealed, and Kafka himself never gave an explanation. The bulk of the story deals with Gregor's attempts to adjust to his new condition as he deals with being burdensome to his family, which is repulsed by the strange, giant, and verminous creature Gregor has become.

Literary critics and readers alike have generally interpreted The Metamorphosis to be a parable about the individual’s sense of finding himself victimized by large impersonal forces in society which are beyond one's grasp or ability to deal with. Horror, humor, and the surrealism of dreams are all present from the first sentence and stand to this day in this illuminating evocation of the condition of the modern, alienated anti-hero.

Written by Franza Kafka; English translation read by Jason Rosette

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The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (English version narrated by Jason Rosette)

Māmɑ: 	Pínɡɡuǒ 	duōshɑo 	qián 	yì 	jīn? 
妈妈： 	苹果 	多少 	钱 	一 	斤？ 
Shòuhuòyuán: 	Sì 	kuài 	qī. 	Nǐ 	yào 	duōshɑo? 
售货员： 	四 	块 	七。 	你 	要 	多少? 
Māmɑ: 	Wǒ 	yào 	liǎnɡ 	jīn. 	Yíɡònɡ 	duōshɑo 	qián? 
妈妈： 	我 	要 	两 	斤。 	一共 	多少 	钱？ 
Shòuhuòyuán: 	Yíɡònɡ 	jiǔ 	kuài 	sì. 
售货员： 	一共 	九 	块 	四。 
Māmɑ: 	Gěi 	nǐ 	qián. 
妈妈： 	给 	你 	钱。 
Shòuhuòyuán: 	Zhè 	shì 	shí 	kuài 	qián, 	zhǎo 	nín 
售货员： 	这 	是 	十 	块 	钱， 	找 	您 
liù 	máo. 
六 	毛。 


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