In today's episode I would like to discuss "Mother's day and why it is so important to people".

Let's have a chat (Discussions In English) 

Episode 10: Happy Mother's Day. What do people do on Mother's day?

Why should you bother about different accents when yours is fine enough? 

111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 19 – Celebrate the Accent Diversities of Students and Teachers in the Italki Community 

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》

In this episode I will be discussing the term "Believe" and the meaning behind the word , but I also hope that this Episode can help uplift and motivate someone out there. 

Sit & Sip with Herriet

B E L I E V E

For many, the pandemic has deteriorated our relationship with our jobs. 
Can you re-ignite the spark – and should you even try?
Get in touch if you'd like the transcript!

English News

COVID-19: Why So Many Workers Lost Interest in Their Jobs

Learn to talk about homes! This lesson is all you need in order to feel comfortable talking about homes. We cover: 1) types of homes 2) home amenities 3) how to list advantages and disadvantages 4) home descriptions 
Perfect for intermediate students!
Enjoy!

New English US

What's your dream home?

Our main hero come to Moscow.  Text in russian 、translation in english. french and chinise is down.  Please at first listen in russian, and if you have difficulties read in your language. 
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Здра́вствуйте! Како́й хоро́ший день, не пра́вда ли?
Меня́ зову́т Анто́н. По профе́ссии я журнали́ст. 
Сего́дня мой пе́рвый день в Росси́и. 
Сейча́с я в аэропорту́. Я жду колле́гу.
Здесь в Москве́ я бу́ду рабо́тать в газе́те.
К сожале́нию, я не о́чень хорошо́ говорю́ по-ру́сски.
Поэ́тому мои́ колле́ги бу́дут мне помога́ть.
Как я рад, что я в Москве́! А где мой колле́га?
Наде́юсь, что он не забы́л обо мне́!

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Hello! What a nice day, isn’t it?
My name is Anton. My profession is a journalist.
Today is my first day in Russia.
Now, I’m at the airport. I’m waiting for a colleague.
Here in Moscow, I will work in a newspaper.
Unfortunately, I don’t speak Russian very well.
Therefore, my colleagues will help me.
How glad I am that I’m in Moscow! But where is my 
colleague? I hope he hasn’t forgotten about me.
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Salut! Quelle belle journée, n'est-ce pas?
Je m'appelle Anton. Ma profession est journaliste.
Aujourd'hui est mon premier jour en Russie.
Maintenant, je suis à l'aéroport. J'attends un collègue.
Ici à Moscou, je travaillerai dans un journal.
Malheureusement, je ne parle pas très bien le russe.
Par conséquent, mes collègues m'aideront.
Comme je suis content d'être à Moscou! Mais où est ma 
collègue? J'espère qu'il ne m'a pas oublié!

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你好！ 多么美好的一天，不是吗？
我叫安东 我的职业是记者.
今天是我在俄罗斯的第一天。
现在我在机场。 我在等同事
在莫斯科，我将在一家报社上工作。
不幸的是，我的俄语说得不太好。
因此，我的同事会帮助我。
我是多么高兴能在莫斯科！ 但我的同事呢？ 
 我希望他没有忘记我！




Easy russian for level A1 with english. french and chinise translation. 

Антон в Москве.  Anton is already in Moscow. 安东已经在莫斯科. Anton est déjà à Moscou

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Retirement and old age. Q5-6.

5. Why do some companies encourage early retirement?
6. Do you think the state should take responsibility for retirees who worked in private companies rather than government organisation?

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IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Retirement and old age. Q5-6.

At a Hollywood studio this October, Tesla unveiled its long-awaited robotaxi, though fans of the electric vehicle maker will have to wait until at least 2026 before it is available.

CEO Elon Musk pulled up to a stage in one of the company's "Cybercabs," telling the crowd that the AI-powered vehicles don't have steering wheels or pedals.

He also expressed confidence in the progress the company has made on autonomous driving technology that makes it possible for vehicles to drive without human intervention.

Tesla began selling the software, which is called "Full Self-Driving," nine years ago. But there are doubts about its reliability.

"We'll move from supervised Full Self-Driving to unsupervised Full Self-Driving, where you can fall asleep and wake up at your destination," he said.

Tesla expects the Cybercabs to cost under $30,000, Musk said. He estimated that the vehicles would become available "before 2027."

The company also expects to make the Full Self-Driving technology available on its popular Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in Texas and California next year.

However, shares of Tesla Inc fell not long after the unveiling — investors don't see a clear timeline for the rollout of the Cybercabs, while other companies are already using similar technology.

"Tesla yet again claimed it is a year or two away from actual automated driving — just as the company has been claiming for a decade," Bryant Walker Smith, a University of South Carolina law professor who studies automated vehicles, told The Associated Press.

Tesla's announcement comes as US safety regulators are investigating Full Self-Driving and Autopilot based on evidence that it has a weak system for making sure human drivers pay attention.

Last April near Seattle, a Tesla using Full Self-Driving hit and killed a motorcyclist, authorities said. The Tesla driver told authorities that he was using the system while looking at his phone when the car hit the motorcyclist from behind.

