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Months & Seasons

Each week I read an interesting news article from the BBC. Listen along to the words and pronunciation and I will also share with you the link to the story so that you can read along as well. This week's news article can be found here:  https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63967318

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A story written by me. Based on a dream I had.

Calista is surprised when the magician knows her name and asks her to help him with a magic trick in front of the audience.

Vocabulary:
extend: to stretch out
dim: a little dark, not much light
spellbound: fascinated by something
squint: to close your eyes a little because the light is too bright
blush: when your face turns a little red because you like someone
amend: to change something, to improve it

Phrases:
to break the ice: to become comfortable with someone
in my element: to be around something you're completely comfortable with
to seek someone out: to search for a specific person
third wheel: an extra person on a date with the couple
by all means: yes

To read the transcript: https://saracasalino-books.weebly.com/blog/the-magicians-performance

Learn English with Stories

The Magician's Performance (short story)

speaker:   陈丹青  Chén Dānqīng   艺术家、作家、文艺评论家。
代表作品：《西藏组画》，参与了2008年北京奥运会开幕式的策划设计活动。
Chén Dānqīng (born 11 August 1953, Shanghai, China) is a Chinese-American artist, writer, and art critic. He is well known for his realist paintings of Tibetans. Chen participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games opening ceremony with planning and design.
script: 
我从现在年轻人的表达当中我没有看到个性，我看到的是共性。我很少很少看到一个年轻人，给我有个性的表达，让我一惊。我*，这话，他这么说？这么看？我几乎看不到。语言都趋同，表达方式趋同，词语趋同。我不觉得今天的孩子比我们那会儿孩子更有个性，真的一点没有。为什么？还是因为你们每个人有个手机，有一个网络。网络和整个的媒体在教你们怎么说话。然后你们统一性越来越强。
表达   biǎo dá fāng shì；the way they speak
个性   gè xìng；personality 
译文translation:
I can't see the personality in the expressions of young people now, what I see is the commonality. I seldom see a young man who gives me a speech of personality that surprises me. Which can makes me think ‘Why did he say that? Why did he have this idea?’ I can barely see it. Languages are the same, the way they speak are the same, and words are the same. I don't think the young people now have stronger personality than our times, really not at all. Why? That’s because each of you has a cell phone, the Internet and the entire media is teaching you how to speak. Then you guys become more and more unifie.   


One Minute Chinese—— Celebrity speeches & interviews with Chinese & English script

04.陈丹青：手机让每个人变得一样 Chen Danqing:Mobile phones make everyone the same

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PREGUNTAS para entrenar tu español - TEMAS SOCIALES

Hey baby, you rock my world! I've fallen head over heels in love with you.
Some common expressions we use when talking about LOVE.

(对不起 about my Chinese pronunciation! This is why listening is so important in learning languages.)

The Social Evolutionary

The Language of LOVE

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#171〉3月10日金曜日　天気/雨　気温/6℃ 

松前町/まつまえちょう
函館市/はこだてし
・桜開花予想
・松前町は来月22日
・函館市は来月24日
・去年秋以降の気温や、今後の気温を予想して決める。
・向こう一ヶ月の気温は高め

［単語］
開花/かいか…花が咲く
予想/よそう…将来どうなるか考える
以降/いこう…その時間のあと
向こう/むこう…これから
高め/たかめ…少し高い




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