课文九  《明天要远足》
翻过来……唉！睡不着。那地方的海，真的像老师说的那么多种颜色吗？
翻过去……唉！睡不着。那地方的云，真的像同学说的那么洁白柔软吗？
翻过来……翻过去……唉！到底什么时候才天亮呢？
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才cái (adv.表示事情发生或结束得晚) 明天mínɡ tiān  tomorrow 同学tónɡxué   classmate
睡觉shuì jiào  sleep  什么shénme  what
那nà   there 海 hǎi sea  真 zhēn real  老师lǎo shī  teacher;

Iris读课本—— Original Chinese Textbook Reading（first to third grade）

课文九：明天要远足 Go hiking tomorrow

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Here's today's news. Please share your thoughts at the end when I ask a question.
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今日(きょう)のニュースです。最後(さいご)に質問(しつもん)をしますので、感想(かんそう)を聞(き)かせください。スクリプトはリンクで確認(かくにん)できます。

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Learn about the origin of Santa Claus and the magical idea behind it!
Happy New Year!

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Conversación básica con saludos y despedidas. 

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Let's learn short e vowels. Listen and repeat.
wet, net, jet, pet
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Phonics Short Vowels

wet net jet pet

In this episode of The Streetwise English Podcast I talk about my top pet peeves. https://italki.com/teacher/1947582
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SWE 131 My Top Pet Peeves

Being a picky eater can mean a number of different things. It may describe someone who doesn't like to try new foods, or someone who prefers plain meals. It can also refer to someone who eats quite a narrow range of foods.

It's quite common for children to be picky eaters. They may only like their pasta without sauce, or their bread cut in a certain shape.

Parents often feel they're to blame when their children are picky eaters. But according to a new study, picky eating is mostly caused by our genes.

Researchers in the UK looked at data from identical and non-identical twins who had been followed from birth since 2007.

Identical twins share 100% of their genes, while non-identical twins share half, on average. Studying these twins allowed the researchers to compare the eating habits of people who were genetically the same and those who weren't, but still grew up in the same home together.

More than 4,800 twins were included in the study. Their parents completed questionnaires about how picky their children were aged 16 months, then again at the ages of 3, 5, 7 and 13.

Not all parents completed the questionnaires as their children got older, but from the results, the researchers found that the eating habits of identical twins were much more similar than those of non-identical twins.

They also found that genetic variation explained 60% of the differences in food pickiness at 16 months, and 74% between the ages of 3 and 13. Meanwhile, shared environment only explained 15% to 26% of these differences, and the environmental effect was strongest when children were younger.

However, the researchers added that environmental effects are still important: parents can still influence their children's eating habits by eating together as a family, and by offering a wide variety of different foods, for example.

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Genes Biggest Cause of Picky Eating in Children

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