World Diabetes Day (with transcript)

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World Diabetes Day (with transcript)

破防(pò fáng) literally means “breaking defenses,” like in a battle. In slang, it refers to the emotional moment when someone’s psychological defenses collapse.

Learn Chinese with Hot Topics

破防 (pò fáng)

Today we are going to learn how to say hello in Chinese. You will definitely find this in all Chinese textbooks. Hello in Chinese is 你好 nǐ hǎo. 你 means you，好means good，so 你好together also means wish you well, which shows our sincere and best wishes to people we meet. 

In everyday life, we use this expression to greet people, but usually to someone who is not our close friend or family member. You can use 你好 nǐ hǎo to greet your co-workers, someone you have just met. 

rú ɡuǒ nǐ jiàn dào le nǐ de hǎo pénɡ you ， nǐ duì tā shuō nǐ hǎo ， tā huì jué dé yóu diǎn qí ɡuài 
如 果      你 见   到  了 你 的 好  朋   友  ，            你 对  他 说   你 好  ，   他 会  觉  得 有  点   奇 怪   。 
It would sound a bit strange if you met and greeted your close friend with "你好 nǐ hǎo". 

静听中文  jìnɡ tīnɡ zhōnɡ wén   

How to Say Hello in Chinese？  Do we really say "你好 nǐ hǎo" to everyone when we greet them ?

Your hometown is another of the IELTS speaking part 1 compulsory topics. Lets have a listen to lots of the questions and example answers. Remember these are just my example answers, and yours might be very different.

IELTS 85 Speaking

Talk about your hometown - IELTS speaking part 1

Today we're talking about some pieces of vocabulary that we can use to talk about numbers, especially finances, going up and down. I hope you find them useful!

If you're like to improve your ability to talk about numbers at work then feel free to book some of my time. I've worked with CFOs and accountants among many other professional groups from around the world to improve their professional communication skills in English. I look forward to meeting you!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

Numbers can feel like a rollercoaster!

Привет! J'utilise la méthode TPRS, qui permet d'apprendre à bien comprendre et à utiliser activement le vocabulaire et la grammaire de niveau A1. Écoutez, répétez, répondez aux questions et vérifiez. Bonne chance!

Катя живёт в большом городе. Её дом находится в тихом уютном районе. Возле её дома есть всё, что нужно для комфортной жизни. Слева от дома - супермаркет. А справа - аптека. За домом Кати располагается красивый парк. Метро находится около парка, а автобусная остановка - напротив дома. Почта и кафе тоже недалеко. Хорошо, когда всё рядом!

жить/жизнь - vivre/ la vie
тихий - calme
уютный - confortable
аптека – la pharmacie
автобусная остановка - arrêt de bus
почта - bureau de poste
слева от…/ à gauche de
справа от / à droite de
за - derrière
возле – près de…
около - près de…
рядом - à côté de…
напротив – en face de…

По-русски легко!

Короткие истории. 5. В городе.

En este episodio vamos a conocer un poco de los atractivos del Ecuador. Un hermoso país sudamericano que tiene mucho potencial turístico y natural 🌎
Estamos divididos en 4 regiones: la Costa 🏖, la Sierra 🗻, la Amazonía 🏞, y las Islas Galápagos 🏝, hogar de la tortuga gigante 🐢. 
¡Ven y comparte conmigo un poco del Ecuador! 

Hablemos de varias cosas

Galápagos, Ecuador y su biodiversidad

Many people don't know what to do with their old clothes. Some give them to charity, others get them repaired — but what about clothes that can't be repaired?

These clothes usually end up in the garbage. A 2017 report estimated that 83 million metric tons of clothes and shoes were thrown away in 2015, and this could increase to over 130 million metric tons by 2030.

Clothes are difficult to recycle because they're often made up of different components. Even a T-shirt that's 100% cotton may still have labels and threads made from other materials like polyester.

Separating those materials isn't easy, making any piece of clothing difficult to recycle.

But researchers at the University of Delaware believe they've found a new way to recycle blended fabrics, and it only takes 15 minutes.

They developed a process using chemicals and microwaves to break down polyester and spandex while leaving cotton and nylon intact. The nylon is then dissolved off the cotton using a simple solvent.

The broken down and dissolved components are then collected, and can be used to make polyester, spandex and nylon again. And while the remaining cotton isn't high quality, the researchers say it could be mixed with new cotton to make stronger recycled yarn, for example.

Erha Andini, who led the study, told The Washington Post that clothes companies aren't always clear about what's in their clothes. But a process like this can be used even if you don't know what your clothing is made from.

However, the researchers say it could be some time before their process is used on a large scale.

And Tasha Lewis from Ohio State University — who wasn't part of the research — told The Washington Post that while processes like this are good, they should be used as a last resort.

She said it's cheaper and simpler to just buy used clothes. She added that companies should also make clothes that last longer, and make them out of one type of fabric so they're easier to recycle.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

US Researchers Find New Way to Recycle Clothes

La gastronomía mexicana es sin duda una de las mejores de todo el mundo, hay tantos sabores y colores que hacen fácil de reconocer todos estos platillos tan tradicionales de México, pero... ¿Alguna vez te has preguntado cuál es el ingrediente clave que da vida a todos los platillos mexicanos? ¿Qué da vida a los tan famosísimos tacos, quesadillas, huaraches, etc? ¿Qué hace que todo esto sepa tan rico?
La respuesta es muy sencilla: EL MAÍZ. Éste es el ingrediente secreto que da origen a toda la gastronomía mexicana, y no exagero al decir que sin el maíz México se muere.
En este episodio hablaremos de la importancia que tiene el maíz en la comida mexicana así como también mencionaremos varios de los platillos más comunes que sin el maíz no existirían.
Si deseas leer la transcripción de este podcast para no perderte ni una sola palabra de lo que decimos, puedes hacerlo yendo a este enlace: https://esdeverdad.com/podcast/el-maiz