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小明的零花钱    líng huā qián  =pocket money
Xiǎomíng de líng huā qián 

小明现在小学三年级了。妈妈每周给他４０元的零花钱。
Xiǎomíng xiànzài xiǎoxué sān nián jí le。Māma měi zhōu gěi tā sì shí yuán de líng huā qián。

星期一：小明在超市买了五块钱的文具，两块钱的小蛋糕；
Xīngqī yī: Xiǎomíng zài chāoshì mǎi le wǔ kuài qián de wénjù, liǎng kuài qián de xiǎo dàn gāo;

星期二：今天是小明爸爸的生日，小明花了10块钱，买了一个又漂亮又有音乐的贺卡送给
               爸爸，还在卡片上画了可爱的图画；
Xīngqī èr: Jīntiān shì Xiǎomíng bàba de shēngrì, Xiǎomíng huā le shí kuài qián, mǎi le yī gè yòu piàoliàng yòu yǒu yīnyuè de hèkǎ sòng gěi bàba, há zài kǎpiàn shàng huà le kě'ài de túhuà。

星期三：回家的路上，小明在零食店里花了五块钱，买了一瓶可乐和一包小饼干；
Xīngqī sān: Huí jiā de lù shàng, Xiǎomíng zài língshí diàn lǐ huā le wǔ kuài qián, mǎi le yī píng kělè hé yī bāo xiǎo bǐng gān；

星期四：早上妈妈来不及做早餐，小明花了六块钱买了一份早餐（一盒牛奶和一个面包）； 
Xīngqī sìì: Zǎoshang māma lái bù jí zuò zǎocān, Xiǎomíng huā le liù kuài qián mǎi le yī fèn zǎocān (yī hé niú nǎi he yī gè miàn bāo);

星期五：学校下午有社团活动。下课后，爸爸来接小明回家，还请他吃了一顿肯得基。
Xīngqī wǔ: Xuéxiào xiàwǔ yǒu shètuán huódòng。Xià kè hòu, bàba lái jiē Xiǎomíng huíjiā, hái qǐng tā chī le yī dùn kěn dé jī。

你知道小明这周一共花了多少零花钱？还剩下多少钱吗？
Nǐ zhīdào Xiǎomíng zhè zhōu yīgòng huā le duōshǎo líng huā qián ? Hái shèngxià duōshǎo qián ma?

星期一：（5+2）=7块钱
星期二：10块钱
星期三：5块钱
星期四：6块钱
星期五：没花钱

  合计：28块钱； 还剩下12块钱。


 

Do you know how much pocket money Xiao Ming spent this Monday?  Is there any money left?  
 
Monday :(5+2) =7 yuan  
Tuesday: ten yuan  
Wednesday: five dollars  
Thursday: six dollars  
Friday: Nothing  
 
Total: 28 yuan;  There are twelve dollars left.  

Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

小明的零花钱    Xiǎomíng de líng huā qián    The pocket money of Xiaoming   (HSK2-3)

I hope this video is not too long to watch it, i want to share this nice picture book of a small neighbourhood, the best way is relaxing and watch more times, you don't have to understand every single words, but try to understand the story first. if it is necessary, watch it more times. Sometimes i watch the pictures for a long time, i want to share the book with you. 
INTRODUCE OF THIS BOOK   https://youtu.be/SJRAPSU6BhI
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zuò jǐnɡ ɡuān tiān 
坐井观天
qīnɡ wā zuò zài jǐnɡ li。
青蛙坐在井里。
xiǎo niǎo fēi lái le，luò zài jǐnɡ yán shɑnɡ。
小鸟飞来了，落在井沿上。
qīnɡ wā wèn xiǎo niǎo：“nǐ cónɡ nǎr lái yɑ？”
青蛙问小鸟：“你从哪儿来呀？”
xiǎo niǎo huí dá shuō：“wǒ cónɡ tiān shànɡ lái，
小鸟回答说：“我从天上来，
fēi le yì bǎi duō lǐ，kǒu kě le，
飞了一百多里，口渴了，
xià lái zhǎo diǎnr shuǐ hē。” 
下来找点儿水喝。”
qīnɡ wā shuō：“pénɡ you，bié shuō dà huà le！ 
青蛙说：“朋友，别说大话了！
tiān bú ɡuò jǐnɡ kǒu nà me dà， 
天不过井口那么大，
hái yònɡ fēi nà me yuǎn mɑ？” 
还用飞那么远吗？”
xiǎo niǎo shuō：“nǐ nònɡ cuò le。 
小鸟说：“你弄错了。
tiān wú biān wú jì，dà dé hěn na！”
天无边无际，大得很哪！”
qīnɡ wā xiào le，shuō： 
青蛙笑了，说：
“pénɡ you，wǒ tiān tiān zuò zài jǐnɡ li， 
“朋友，我天天坐在井里，
yì tái tóu jiù nénɡ kàn jiàn tiān。 
一抬头就能看见天。
wǒ bú huì nònɡ cuò de。”
我不会弄错的。”
xiǎo niǎo yě xiào le，shuō： 
小鸟也笑了，说：
“pénɡ you，nǐ shì nònɡ cuò le。 
“朋友，你是弄错了。
bú xìn，nǐ tiào chū jǐnɡ lái kàn yí kàn bɑ。”
不信，你跳出井来看一看吧。”

CHINESE STORY中文故事

坐井观天

##여러분! 새해 복 많이 받으세요!!!😄##
Happy happy new year!!!!2022!!
Have you thought about what your New Year's resolutions 2022 might be? 
Have you ever felt frustrated because of what you have done before?
Even though you made a decision, but you ended up failure… 
I am not here to talk about your resolutions. 
I am here to talk about the story of immigrant family who make a new start and face catastrophes like they have never done before!
But they embrace it! How do they get over them? 
92nd Academy awards winning Best Supporting Actress and circa 80 awards winning!
Why don’t you start new year with Minari ?

"새해 결심" 다들 있으시죠? 
그 결심이 오래 가지 않아 좌절한 적은 없으신가요? 
여기, 새로운 출발을 하는 이민 가족이 있습니다.
행복한 새 출발을 기대했지만 찾아오는 좌절들…
과연 이 가족은 어떻게 좌절을 극복했을까요? 
제92회 아카데미 시상식 여우조연상 수상 등 80개 수상에 빛나는 2021년 최고의 영화!
영화 “미나리”로 새해를 출발해 보세요^^

그거 봤어? Did you watch it?

07. Minari, The best movie for New year’s start! (새해에 보면 딱 좋은 한국드라마!)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LtNrpJUVnTJQCaBA-raEKSsw_t46vCGx/view?usp=drivesdk

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Hearing and using  Intonation (with transcript)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B6lCs7dHWDt0gexxaXrbTtnVqrVur3nP/view?usp=drivesdk