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The Habits of Highly Effective English Communicators

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得过且过[dé guò qiě guò]：get/pass by/for the moment/pass by. 
五台山 wǔ tái shān：Mount Wutai in China
寒号鸟 hán háo niǎo：A kind of bird
浑身 hún shēn：all over;from head to foot
羽毛 yǔ máo：plume;feather
得意地 dé yì de ：proudly
凤凰 fèng huáng：a Chinese phoenix
不如 bù rú：not as good as
搭窝 dā wō：build a nest
脱落 tuō luò：drop;fall off;come off;shed
无可奈何 wú kě nài hé：helpless; against one's will
哀号 āi háo：cry piteously; wail
This idiom means to get on in a haphazard way with no clear plan and if it can pass then pass it.
eg：如果我们不努力工作，得过且过，总有一天会后悔的。
       rúguǒ wǒmen bù nǔlì gōngzuò,dé guò qiě guò,zǒngyǒu yī tiān huì hòuhuǐ de.

乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

得过且过[dé guò qiě guò]

In this episode, we will be discussing some of the differences between informal and formal Farsi, and we'll go through some examples of  each one.  We will focus on  the nuances of the Farsi language and learn how to communicate more effectively . In addition to the podcast, I have attached a Google Doc with further information and examples for listeners to study and practice. 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BWf83C0ca4wVd5NvLSeehMna4vOHLFJQcDcC5vg6MB4/edit?usp=sharing

Farsi with Ali

Formal vs. Informal Farsi: Understaning the differences

An Episode about Halloween featuring Jerome & Alexis

The Jerome Meadows Experience

Halloween Special

🎮 Diálogo: Probando un Nuevo Videojuego en la Tienda 🕹️

Alex: ¡Mira, Sofía! Tienen la demo del nuevo Shadow Warriors X.

Sofía: ¡No puede ser! Este juego acaba de salir, tenemos que probarlo.

Alex: Vamos, toma ese control y yo tomo este. ¿Listos?

Sofía: ¡Listos! A ver, ¿cómo se juega?

Alex: Ok, usa el joystick izquierdo para moverte y el derecho para girar la cámara.

Sofía: ¡Uy, la sensibilidad es súper alta!

Alex: Sí, puedes ajustarla en el menú de configuración.

Sofía: ¡Listo! Ahora… ¿cómo ataco?

Alex: Con este botón golpeas y con este otro esquivas.

Sofía: ¡Ahhh! ¡Un enemigo!

Alex: ¡Golpéalo rápido!

Sofía: ¡Uf! Casi me mata, pero lo derroté.

Alex: ¡Bien hecho! Ahora prueba esa habilidad especial, presiona ambos gatillos a la vez.

Sofía: ¡Wow! ¡Hice un súper combo!

Alex: ¡Se ve increíble! La animación está brutal.

Sofía: Sí, y los gráficos son impresionantes.

Alex: Creo que necesito este juego en mi vida.

Sofía: ¡Jajaja! Yo también. ¿Cuánto cuesta?

Alex: Veamos… ¡Ay, no! 70 dólares.

Sofía: ¡Auch! Tendré que ahorrar un poco más…

Alex: O esperar a que baje de precio. Mientras tanto, ¡sigamos jugando!

Learn Spanish Conversation

Learn Spanish conversation part 53

This session is about 虾饺，烧卖，叉烧包，肠粉 & 蛋挞，which are the classics dishes during Yamcha.:) PLS find more details in this episode.:)

Key words in Cantonese for beginners

Diiferent dimsum in Cantonese-Part 1

11 吃 chi 1
12 出租车   chi1 zu1che1
13 打电话    da3 dian3 hua4
14  大   da4
15  的  de
16 点  dian3
17 电脑   dian4 nao3
18 电视   dian4  shi4
19 电影   dian4 ying4
20  东西   dong1  xi

hsk1  词汇  11-20

In this episode we will talk about 【Chinese style blind date】, you will learn how to say 【urge sb. to get married, become non-single】 ect.
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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。
今天想和大家聊一聊【相亲】的话题。
在中国，读书的时候父母会反对我们早恋，所以学生时代没有谈恋爱的人很多。等到我们毕业工作，父母就开始催婚。但是因为交际圈很窄，脱单很困难，所以很多人在找对象的时候，可能会选择相亲这种方式。通过相亲可以了解对方的职业，家庭情况等，判断自己是否与对方合适。
最常见的相亲是亲戚朋友介绍，或者同事介绍。见面前先看下照片，了解下对方的情况。如果感兴趣就加个微信聊一聊，然后再见面。也有的是媒人安排大家一起吃个饭，先见个面互相了解一下。这种情况下在场的人很多，相亲的两个人比较不尴尬。
相亲的时候都看什么呢？在中国，谈婚论嫁的时候最讲究的是门当户对。也就是说：男女双方家庭的社会地位和经济状况相当，结婚很合适。因为讲究门当户对，在相亲市场上也就出现了很多歧视。
第一、地域歧视。本地人比非本地人好，因为本地人有相同背景、观念和生活习惯，更重要的是有户口，有房子。
第二、职业歧视。公务员稳定，即使收入不如私企，在相亲市场仍然是香饽饽。
第三、家庭歧视。是不是城市户口？父母有没有退休金？
第四、学历歧视。本科生不如硕士、硕士不如博士。不过有意思的是，女博士反而不吃香，大家会觉得太优秀了不容易找对象。
还有其他的年龄歧视、外貌歧视等等。
有的人觉得门当户对是好事，条件差不多的人才能一起生活。有的人觉得门当户对是把婚姻市场化了，变成了买卖，没有真情实感。你觉得呢？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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早恋	zǎo liàn	puppy love
催婚	cuī hūn	urge sb. to get married
交际圈	jiāo jì quān	Social circle
脱单	tuō dān	become non-single
媒人	méi rén	matchmaker
谈婚论嫁	tán hūn lùn jià	talk about marriage/about to get married
门当户对	mén dāng hù duì	be matched for marriage
歧视	qí shì	discrimination
户口	hù kǒu	registered permanent residence
香饽饽	xiāng bō bo	extremely popular
吃香	chī xiāng	popular

Yuli's Chinese Channel

中国式相亲 Chinese style blind date （Intermediate and advanced level）

Do you believe people are born with a certain amount of ability and intelligence? Or do you think these things can be changed through effort and education?

Your answers to these questions may decide how well you chase your own goals in life!

Researchers in Norway looked at over 1,500 people aged 13 to 77.

Participants filled out a survey asking them questions about how much they think people's abilities and intelligence can grow with effort and education.

They also filled out two more surveys: one asking how passionate they are about the things they are interested in, and one asking how persistent — and consistent — they are in chasing their goals.

For example, they were asked how much they agree with statements such as, "I use a lot of time on the projects I like," for passion, and "I finish whatever I begin," for persistence.

The researchers then looked at the people who got the 5% highest and lowest scores for belief in people's ability to grow.

It was found that those with the greatest belief in growth also had significantly higher scores in passion and persistence.

Interestingly, although 60% of all the study participants were women, in the group with the lowest belief in growth almost 60% were men.

"The belief in growth is important for large parts of our society," said Hermundur Sigmundsson, one of the study's authors. "This is true for school, sports, work and family life."

The authors also pointed to other studies that have found that it's possible to help people believe in personal growth — particularly as children — and that this can result in greater persistence.

Looking at their own results, the researchers said it can be argued that belief in your ability to grow may be important for both passion and persistence.

However, they also noted that it could also be that passion, perseverance and belief in growth all support each other.