English Learning for Curious Minds is a podcast for intermediate to advanced English learners who want to learn weird and wonderful things about the world at the same time as improving their English. Find more episodes at leonardoenglish.com.

English Learning for Curious Minds

La parola di oggi è un avverbio: INTANTO. Fatemi sapere se conoscevate già questa parola o se è la prima volta che la sentite!

Ci vediamo presto con un nuovo podcast!

🇮🇹 ITALIANO IN PILLOLE

📝 INTANTO

Let's start from Zero

Challenge your Pinyin skills

狐假虎威[hú jiǎ hǔ wēi]：fox/fake/tiger/power 
搜捕 sōu bǔ：Search and arrest
野兽 yě shòu：beast；wild animals
违背 wéi bèi：violate; go against; run counter to
旨意zhǐ yì：order; decree; intention
信以为真 xìn yǐ wéi zhēn：take sth. for gospel truth；accept sth. as true
This idiom means relying on another's power to bully or frighten others.




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

狐假虎威[hú jiǎ hǔ wēi]

En este episodio te enseñaré expresiones coloquiales con el verbo "morir" como "me muero de ganas por conocerte", "estoy muerta de calor" ... 
Los españoles utilizamos mucho lenguaje coloquial y puede resultar difícil entendernos cuando usamos algunas palabras fuera del contexto habitual y con un significado totalmente diferente.
También, me gustaría que aprendieras un poco sobre el tono y la melodía que usamos junto con las palabras.
Si quieres la transcripción del episodio puedes escribirme y te la enviaré. ¡Muchas gracias por escuchar español!

Español con Maite

¡Me muero de ganas de ....! Expresiones coloquiales con "morir"

In this episode, Karen and Baiwei discussed living with one's parents and moving out. What is the sign of adulthood in Chinese and American culture? How does one balance family obligations and personal freedom? Let's get started.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

你愿意和父母住吗? Are you willing to live with your parents?

In this episode, I introduce myself in easy Japanese. This is a good listening practice for N5 learners. Those who want more challenging podcasts, wait for my next one!

たつきのにほんご

Introduction (Beginner level)

این داستان در مورد " زیبایی انسان" است

حکایت های کوتاه فارسی  short stories

Toddlers in the UK get almost half of their calories from ultra-processed foods (UPFs), according to a new study.

Researchers also found that 7-year-olds get 59% of their calories from UPFs.

UPFs include things like ice cream and cookies, but also ham, sausages, flavored yogurts, breakfast cereals and some breads.

Eating too much of these types of food has been linked to an increased risk of a number of different health conditions, including obesity, diabetes and heart problems.

The study looked at food diaries completed by the parents of more than 2,500 children aged 21 months, and 600 children aged 7.

The most common UPFs that toddlers ate were flavored yogurts and whole-grain breakfast cereals.

Although these are seen as quite healthy choices, they are still ultra-processed. They're usually industrially produced and contain ingredients that most people wouldn't have in their kitchens, like emulsifiers.

The researchers said children who eat more UPFs as toddlers are more likely to eat a lot of them as they get older, so choosing the right foods for young children is important.

Previous research has found that teenagers in the UK may get more than 60% of their calories from UPFs.

However, the study's lead author, Rana Conway, said it's not only parents that are to blame.

She said these foods "are often cheaper than the foods parents would like to give their children, such as fresh fruit and vegetables.

"Also, despite labels suggesting they're a healthy choice, ultra-processed foods marketed for children often contain too much sugar and salt. This makes it harder for parents to make healthy choices."

Studies done in the US have found similar problems with the diets of children there.