Ever heard someone being described as savvy?  Are you savvy in anything?  Find out what we mean when we use this word in the fourth episode.

An Elephant In The English Room

Episode Four: Savvy

nside a dimly lit cave, a group of people sit huddled around glowing amphoras. These vessels are no ordinary pottery; they're meticulously painted with images of legendary wrestlers, engaged in eternal combat. The flickering light from a small fire casts these images onto the walls, animating the wrestlers in a primitive, captivating dance of shadows.



The cave's inhabitants watch these images, interpreting the epic battles as the ultimate expression of wrestling. They debate the techniques, celebrate the victories, and mourn the defeats, all from the moving images on the amphoras. To them, these representations are the entirety of wrestling—there is no world beyond the wrestlers on the pottery.


Nikostratos, ever the curious and skeptical cat, notices a sliver of light peeking through a crack in the cave wall. The murals and their tales don't satisfy his curiosity. One day, driven by a particularly pungent smell of the outside world—a mix of fresh earth and sweat—he finds a loose stone and wiggles his way through the crack.

Everything Zenified 

Wrestling, skeptical Cats, and Allegory of the Cave

CHISTES MEXICANOS

DICHOS MEXICANOS 1

In this podcast we are going to learn some simple responses to "How are you?".
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ieDACzJX4rgfpgVZvGcIba-TcPKxLKvk-UM1dDt1VSY/edit?usp=sharing

Hungarian Speaking Practice

Simple Responses to "How are you?"

...Alice och Sarah are planning to travel to Gotland, but Sarah is not sure it's such a good idea. 

The dialogue is followed by vocabulary with definitions and questions. 




Prata Flytande Svenska/Speak Swedish Fluently  

Resan till Gotland

皆さんは高校時代、勉強は得意でしたか？私と友人で高校時代の勉強の仕方について話をしています。

日本語でおしゃべり　podcast for Japanese learners

＃12 ＜おしゃべり会＞高校時代の勉強の話

Primer episodio de datos Curiosos de Colombia.! 


Curiosidades de Colombia

The name “Confucius” might seem distant and boring. But Confucianism is integrated into the daily life of Chinese people. Have you ever thought that he Confucius was also a child who was confused, full of dreams and undisciplined like us? In this episode, let's start with Confucius and see who he is
孔子，好像是一个遥远而无聊的名词，又好像融入在中国人日常生活的点点滴滴。你可曾想过，他也是一个曾和我们一样，有着迷茫和困惑、梦想和不甘的有血有肉的孩子呢，这一期，让我们从孔子开始，看看他是谁

中华文化Dinah说

Confucius (Part 2) 孔子(下)

In this episode we will talk about 【Animal idioms】, you will learn idioms with fish and birds.
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
1st time: listen without looking at the text.
2nd time: look at the text and write down the new words, later look up the dictionary. 
3rd time: listen again without looking at the text.
4th time: repeat after it without looking at the text.
大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
上次我们介绍了一些带有动物的成语，今天我们再来学习四个吧。
第一个是如鱼得水。它的意思是：像鱼得到水一样。所以这个成语可以用来形容一个人得到跟自己十分投合的人或对自己很合适的环境。例如，经理最近找到一位新助理，两个人配合得很好，他感觉如鱼得水。也可以说：丰富的教学经验让他在新工作上如鱼得水。
第二个是笨鸟先飞。它的意思是：行动笨拙的鸟要先飞起来。所以这个成语可以用来形容：能力差的人要比别人更努力，才不会落后。例如，我没有别人聪明，所以我要更加努力，笨鸟先飞。
第三个是一石二鸟。它的意思是：一块石头扔出去打中两只鸟。所以这个成语可以用来形容：做一件事情得到两种好处。例如，他做了一笔生意，不但赚了钱，还交了一个朋友，真是一石二鸟。
最后一个是鸟语花香。它的意思是：鸟叫得很好听，花开得很香。所以这个成语可以用来形容美丽的自然风景。例如，春天到了,花园里鸟语花香。
你还知道哪些成语呢？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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形容	/	xíng róng	/	describe
投合	/	tóu hé	/	suit each other
助理	/	zhù lǐ	/	assistant
配合	/	pèi hé	/	cooperate
如鱼得水	/	rú yú dé shuǐ	/	like a duck to water
笨拙	/	bèn zhuō	/	clumsy
落后	/	luò hòu	/	fall behind 
聪明	/	cōng míng	/	smart
笨鸟先飞	/	bèn niǎo xiān fēi	/	A slow sparrow should make an early start
一石二鸟	/	yī shí èr niǎo	/	kill two birds with one stone 
鸟语花香	/	niǎo yǔ huā xiāng	/	birds' twitter and fragrance of flowers