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Vocabulary to help you improve your business English listening and speaking skills.

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Conversación básica en árabe entre dos personas. 

Aprende árabe con Radia 

Basic conversation in Arabic 

Learn some history behind the sport of  Aikido and the benefits of the sport. 

Say Hi English! With Teacher Duran.

Fitness: Martial Arts - Aikido

chǒu xiǎo yā
丑小鸭
yā mā ma yǒu qī ɡè hái zi， 
鸭妈妈有七个孩子，
qí zhōnɡ yí ɡè yòu pànɡ yòu chǒu， 
其中一个又胖又丑，
ɡēn bié de xiǎo yā zi bù yí yànɡ。 
跟别的小鸭子不一样。
dà jiā dōu bù xǐ huān tā，jiào tā chǒu xiǎo yā。  
大家都不喜欢她，叫她丑小鸭。
chǒu xiǎo yā hěn nán ɡuò， 
丑小鸭很难过，
qiāo qiāo de cónɡ jiā li pǎo le chū lái。 
悄悄地从家里跑了出来。
zài wài biān，tā yòu ɡū dān yòu hài pà。 
在外边，她又孤单又害怕。
rì zi yì tiān tiān ɡuò qù le，chǒu xiǎo yā zhǎnɡ dà le。 
日子一天天过去了，丑小鸭长大了。
yì tiān，tā lái dào hú biān， 
一天，她来到湖边，
kàn jiàn yì qún měi lì de tiān é fēi ɡuò lái，xiàn mù jí le。 
看见一群美丽的天鹅飞过来，羡慕极了。
tā cán kuì de dī xià le tóu。 
她惭愧地低下了头。
hū rán，tā chī jīnɡ de fā xiàn， 
忽然，她吃惊地发现，
shuǐ zhōnɡ de zì jǐ bú zài shì nà ɡe yòu pànɡ yòu chǒu de xiǎo yā zi le， 
水中的自己不再是那个又胖又丑的小鸭子了，
zì jǐ jiù shì yì zhī měi lì de tiān é！ 
自己就是一只美丽的天鹅！
tā ɡāo xìnɡ de zhǎn kāi jié bái de chì bǎnɡ， 
她高兴地展开洁白的翅膀，
hé nà xiē tiān é yì qǐ xiànɡ lán lán de tiān kōnɡ fēi qù。
和那些天鹅一起向蓝蓝的天空飞去。

CHINESE STORY中文故事

丑小鸭

In this unedited  unscripted bilingual podcast I talk about how to talk about travel experiences.
We practice the phrase " I've never been to...."
Leave me feedback if you like this type of podcast . Thanks!
Take an English Lesson with Carl https://italki.com/teacher/1947582

Streetwise English

SWE 158 "I've never been to ..." Travel Bilingual Chinese English

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
4月27日水曜日　天気/くもり 　気温/12℃ 

・ 27日から28日、日本海側を中心に強風、海がしける
・ 予想される最大瞬間風速は、
・ 日本海側と太平洋側の陸上と海上、それにオホーツク海側の海上で30メートル
・ オホーツク海側の陸上で25メートル

［単語］
日本海/にほんかい…北海道の西にある海
太平洋/たいへいよう…北海道の南東（なんとう）にある海
オホーツク海/おほーつくかい…北海道の北東（ほくとう）にある海

しける…海が大きく動く
最大瞬間風速/さいだいしゅんかんふうそく… 1番速い風の速さ
陸上/りくじょう
海上/かいじょう

レッスン待ってます♪


北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#47〉4月27日水曜日　日本海側中心に強風に注意

Online reviews are everywhere, whether you're looking for a movie to watch, a hotel to stay in or a new air fryer.

Many of us read these reviews carefully, even though we probably know that not all reviews are unbiased — or even real.

Now, researchers have found out something interesting about online reviews: women generally rate things higher than men.

The researchers looked at more than 1 billion online reviews on five different websites, including Amazon, Google and the movie site IMDb.

They found that, on average, women rate things more positively than men, and are more likely to give five-star reviews.

The research team then did two smaller studies to find out why this might be. They said women don't actually like things any more or any less than men, but they still generally leave better reviews.

In one of those smaller studies, more than 1,100 people were asked to rate art made by artificial intelligence software. They were asked to rate the art privately and then publicly.

Privately, there was not much of a difference between male and female ratings.

But when participants were asked to write public reviews, women were less likely to post lower ratings, especially when they really didn't like the art.

The researchers said women may feel more worried than men about the consequences of writing bad reviews.

They added that everyone should be able to write reviews without being worried about the consequences.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Women More Likely to Write Positive Reviews Online

In this episode of Streetwise English Podcast, I talk about the distinction between arrogance and confidence. My teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening!

SWE 104 Arrogant vs Confident vs Proud

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HAlrIKqbP6Hu0KZtO7vs7BlkppJ5q20f/view?usp=drivesdk