Hardship :  The problems and Difficulties of  something  

Let me tell you about  the hardships of this job . 

I need to tell you about the hardships of living in the United States  .. (  The difficulties of living in the United States ) 

Engsavvy ( 504 Absolutely Essential Words )

Lesson 1 Word 7 ( Hardship ) 

好聽的中文故事 | 好听的中文故事 ✨

你知道成語故事“馬馬虎虎”嗎？一起來聽聽這個故事吧！

你知道成语故事“马马虎虎”吗？一起来听听这个故事吧！



好听的中文故事 | 好聽的中文故事 | Great Chinese Stories

馬馬虎虎 | 马马虎虎  

LUKE: Hello? Hi, Stephanie, how are things at the office?
STEPHANIE: Hi, Luke! How are you? Can you please stop and pick up 
extra paper for the computer printer?
LUKE: What did you say? Can you repeat that, please? Did you 
say to pick up ink for the printer? Sorry, the phone is 
cutting out.
STEPHANIE: Can you hear me now? No, I need more computer paper. 
Listen, I’ll text you exactly what I need. Thanks, Luke. 
Talk to you later.
LUKE: Thanks, Stephanie. Sorry, my phone has really bad
reception here.



LANGUAGE NOTES
• There are a few ways to express a lack of understanding and to request additional 
information. The most common ones are stated, but you can also say “Excuse me” or 
simply “I can’t hear you.” In a more formal situation, try saying “I’m sorry?” or “I beg 
your pardon?” (with a rising intonation).
• When asking someone to clarify information try saying Can you please repeat that? / 
Can you spell that for me? / Can you please write down the address for me?
• Cutting out describes a difficulty in understanding a caller due to poor cellphone 
reception. If you are having trouble understanding the caller, you can also say The 
line is breaking up / I am losing you. If the phone call is disconnected because of poor 
reception, you can say The call dropped.
• Talk to you later is the equivalent in a phone conversation of “See you later” in a 
regular, face-to-face conversation.
• Reception here means the availability of cellular service, the possibility to receive and 
give calls on a cellphone. Cellphone reception can be limited in remote areas, inside 
large buildings or underground (in the subway, for instance).

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 7: Asking them to repeat

Zuótiān Běijīnɡ de tiānqì zěnmeyànɡ?    
A：昨天     北京  的  天气  怎么样？
   Tài rè le.
B：太热了。
      Mínɡtiān ne? Mínɡtiān tiānqì zěnmeyànɡ?
A：明天     呢？明天      天气  怎么样？
      Mínɡtiān tiānqì hěn hǎo,    bù lěnɡ bú rè.
B：明天      天气  很   好，不   冷 不 热。


日常对话 daily conversation

天气

Pedro Paulo Pereira Pinto, pequeno pintor português, pintava portas, paredes, portais. Porém, pediu para parar porque preferiu pintar panfletos. Partindo para Piracicaba, pintou prateleiras para poder progredir. Posteriormente, partiu para Pirapora. Pernoitando, prosseguiu para Paranavaí, pois pretendia praticar pinturas para pessoas pobres. Porém, pouco praticou, porque Padre Paulo pediu para pintar panelas, porém posteriormente pintou pratos para poder pagar promessas. Pálido, porém perseverante, preferiu partir para Portugal para pedir permissão para papai para permanecer praticando pinturas, preferindo, portanto, Paris. Partindo para Paris, passou pelos Pirineus, pois pretendia pintá-los. Pareciam plácidos, porém, pesarosos, percebeu penhascos pedregosos, preferindo pintá-los parcialmente, pois perigosas pedras pareciam precipitar-se principalmente pelo Pico, porque pastores passavam pelas picadas para pedirem pousada, provocando provavelmente pequenas perfurações, pois, pelo passo percorriam, permanentemente, possantes potrancas. Pisando Paris, pediu permissão para pintar palácios pomposos, procurando pontos pitorescos, pois, para pintar pobreza, precisaria percorrer pontos perigosos, pestilentos, perniciosos, preferindo Pedro Paulo precaver-se. Profundas privações passou Pedro Paulo. Pensava poder progredir pintando, porém, pretas previsões passavam pelo pensamento, provocando profundos pesares, principalmente por pretender partir prontamente para Portugal. Povo previdente! Pensava Pedro Paulo… Preciso partir para Portugal porque pedem para prestigiar patrícios, pintando principais portos portugueses. Passando pela principal praça parisiense, partindo para Portugal, pediu para pintar pequenos pássaros pretos. Pintou, prostrou perante políticos, populares, pobres, pedintes. Paris! Paris! Proferiu Pedro Paulo. -Parto, porém penso pintá-la permanentemente, pois pretendo progredir *não coube todo o texto, caso queria integrar, me mande uma mensagem que lhe passo! 

Brasileiríssimo

O texto da letra P

In questo episodio inizierò a parlare di libertà finanziaria, sarà quindi una piccola introduzione dove verranno appunto introdotti alcuni concetti basilari come la mentalità e le credenze limitanti.

Il dolce far niente

5. Libertà finanziaria - mentalità e credenze limitanti

This is the first part of a cross-cultural look at how we value time in different parts of the world.

Expect the Unexpected

Time Part One

Let's talk about New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in Spain.

English My Way

Happy New Year's Spain.

In this episode we are going to learn how to【introduce my day】in Chinese. 
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As a beginner, there're some vocabularies that you didn't learn before, and native speaker's speed seems too fast to understand. But don't worry, let's do it step by step. 
1st time: listen and catch the words you know alreay, have a guess about the content.
2nd time: look at the text to check if you guessed it right. 
3rd time: listen one more time, repeat after it.
4th time: practise until you can speak as the normal speed without looking at the text. 
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我早上7点15分起床。
wǒ zǎo shàng qī diǎn shí wǔ fēn qǐ chuáng 。
I get up at 7:15 in the morning.
先刷牙洗脸，然后吃早饭。
xiān shuā yá xǐ liǎn ， rán hòu chī zǎo fàn 。
Brush teeth and wash face first, then eat breakfast.
8点半我坐地铁去公司。
bā diǎn bàn wǒ zuò dì tiě qù gōng sī 。
At 8:30 I take the subway to the company.
9点我开始上班。
jiǔ diǎn wǒ kāi shǐ shàng bān 。
I start work at 9 o'clock.
12点我去食堂吃午饭。
shí èr diǎn wǒ qù shí táng chī wǔ fàn 。
At 12 o'clock I go to the canteen for lunch.
1点我在办公室休息。
yī diǎn wǒ zài bàn gōng shì xiū xī 。
I take a rest in the office at 1 o'clock.
下午2点我继续上班。
xià wǔ liǎng diǎn wǒ jì xù shàng bān 。
I continue to work at 2 pm.
晚上6点我下班。
wǎn shàng liù diǎn wǒ xià bān 。
I get off work at 6pm.
我坐公车回家。
wǒ zuò gōng chē huí jiā 。
I take the bus home.
8点我吃晚饭。
bā diǎn wǒ chī wǎn fàn 。
I have dinner at 8.
11点半我睡觉。
shī yī diǎn bàn wǒ shuì jiào 。
I go to bed at 11:30.