Our baby girl's funny reaction to accidentally seeing something horrible on the television.

The Social Evolutionary

Keep Calm and Say MOO!

Poema de Federico García-Lorca del Romancero Gitano

POEMAS DE FEDERICO GARCÍA-LORCA

ROMANCE DE LA GUARDIA CIVIL

孔融是汉朝有名的文学家，他六七岁的时候就聪明过人。许多有才学的大官出各种各样的难题考他，都没有把他难住。有一次，孔融参加了一个宴会。在宴会上，孔融机智地回答了几个人出的难题，受到在场官员的称赞。大家都说他长大后一定有出息。有一位大官见众人都捧这个六七岁的孩子，心里很不服气，便对大家说：“依我看，小时候聪明的人，长大以后不一定聪明。”孔融听了，马上接过话来，对他说：“我想，您小时候一定非常聪明。”  

生词：New words 
机智：clever  
有名：famous 
文学家：man of letters, writer 
聪明过人：be gifted with talent
大官：high-ranking official 
各种各样：all kinds of
难住：be put on the spot
宴会：banquet 
受到：received 
在场：at present 


CloverChinese

Level 4: Funny Chinese 机智的回答 A story of Kong Rong

How to use the verb correctly, and which prepositions to use with it!

English with Nici!

The verb 'to arrive'

In this episode, I talk about interviewing in a second language. Speaking in a second language is tough; interviewing is tough. Doing both of them at the same time? Well, it can feel like walking into the lion’s den. It’s not for the faint of heart. And yet, there are a lot of brave souls out there who are willing to do what it takes to land a job in their second language.

You will hear a story about when I interviewed in Spanish, which is my second language, and get my top five tips for how you can succeed in an interview in your second language. Then you'll learn the definitions for the English idioms and phrases I used in the episode. 

Originally published on April 10, 2020
Transcript available at https://www.express-to-impress.com/ep2-interview-in-english/.
Infographics from podcast episodes available at https://www.pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/.

Express to Impress

5 Tips for Interviewing In English

Discover the fascinating, and somewhat morbid origins of the idiom 'don't throw the baby out with the bathwater'. Learn when to use it. Link to the transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eK-ABC85LC7ynHFpgo4QuCyADcPUweQV/view?usp=sharing

Lisa's Podcast

...'throwing out baby with bathwater?!'...What are you talking about, Lisa?!

Siempre escucho que España tiene muchos días festivos, por eso en este podcast he investigado y os cuento los festivos que tenemos en España, qué celebran o conmemoran y también os hablo de los puentes, esa maravillosa manera de unir un fin de semana con un festivo.
¿Qué piensas tenemos muchos festivos en España? ¿Cuántos hay en tu país? ¿Y qué se celebra en cada uno?



Blanca to go 

40 – Los festivos en España.

Spanish México

EL TEMPLO MAYOR.

In this episode Milo and I discuss the cost of living in Mexico and Colombia, how do Latinos live in our countries with our salaries? 

Milo's Profile: https://www.italki.com/teacher/11526291/spanish