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Streetwise English

SWE 104 Arrogant vs Confident vs Proud

一. Dialogue 对话

A：今晚我和丽丽想去K歌，你要不要来？ 
Jīn wǎn wǒ hé lì lì xiǎng qù K gē ，nǐ yào bú yào lái ？ 

B：我不太会唱歌。我怕我唱不好。 
wǒ bú tài huì chàng gē 。wǒ pà wǒ chàng bÙ hǎo 。 

A：没关系的，一起玩开心就好啦！ 
méi guān xì de ，yī qǐ wán kāi xīn jiù hǎo lā ！

二. Words & Expressions: 

 1.【今晚】jīn wǎn: tonight 

 2.【歌】gē: song 

 3. 【唱歌】chàng gē: sing 
 
 4. 【怕】pà：be afraid of, fear 

 5. 【开心】kāi xīn : happy

三. Dialogue Explanation: 
 1. 今晚我和丽丽想去K歌，你要不要来？ 
Jīn wǎn wǒ hé lì lì xiǎng qù K gē ，nǐ yào bú yào lái ？ 
Lily and I want to go to Karaoke tonight, do you want to to join us? 

2. 我不太会唱歌。我怕我唱不好。 
Wǒ bú tài huì chàng gē 。wǒ pà wǒ chàng bÙ hǎo 。 
I’m not good at singing, I’m afraid that I can’t sing well. 
 note: "不太“ literally means "not too", which means "not very" or "not so". 

 3. 没关系的，一起玩开心就好啦！ 
Méi guān xì de ，yī qǐ wán kāi xīn jiù hǎo lā ！ 
Don’t worry, let’s just have fun together! 

 ☞ (不太会唱歌和唱不好是)没关系的= 没关系的 abbr. 
 
 ☞The "是... 的" construction for emphasizing details
the 是⋯⋯的 construction is frequently used when asking or telling details about the past.Although this structure is called the 是⋯⋯的 construction, the 是 is nearly always optional. You will often hear this structure with 是 omitted, so be aware. The only time 是 is required in this construction is when it's being negated. Other than that, 是 is commonly omitted.

e.g. 1
A: 你 骑 自行车 来 的 吗 ？(Emphasizing "by bike")
     nǐ qí zìxíngchē lái de ma?
      Did you come by bike? 

B: 我 走 来 的 。(Emphasizing "by foot")
     Wǒ zǒu lái de.
     I came by foot.

 e.g.2
A: 谁 告诉 你 的 ？(Emphasizing "who")
    shéi gàosu nǐ de?
     Who told you? 

B: 一 个 同事 告诉 我 的 。(Emphasizing "a colleague")
    yī gè tóngshì gàosu wǒ de.
    A colleague told me.




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1. 去唱歌 Go To Karaoke 

الوقت أَقْوَى سِلَاح بِحَيَاتْنَا وكِلْشِي بْيِعْتِمِد على الوقت.
Time is the strongest weapon in our life and everything depends on the time.
مَثَلًا العَادَات المْنِيحَة بِتْطَوِّر الإِنْسَان كتير بَس بْتِحْتَاج وَقت
For example, good habits improve the person a lot but they need time.
بَس للأَسَف, أغلب الشَبَاب مَا بْيِدْرِكُوا قِيمِة الوَقْت إلَّا لَعِمِر مِتْأَخِّر.
But unfortunately, most men do not realize the value of time until a later age.
و بْكُونوا ضَيَّعُوا كْتِير أَشْيَاء بِحَيَاتْهُم ﻷنو قَضُّوا حَيَاتْهُم المَاضْيِة بِإِهْتِمَامَات تَافْهَة.
And they would have wasted many things in their lives because they spent their past lives with trivial concerns.
العمر قَصِير واليوم اللي رَاح مَا رَح يِرْجَع.
Life is short and the day that is gone will never come back.
مْشَان هَيك, اللي بِيفْهَم قِيمِة الوَقْت مْنِيح رَح يَعْرِف يِسْتَغِل حَيَاتُو بْشَكِل صَحِيح
Therefore, whoever understands the value of time well knows how to use his life in the right way.

Levantine Dialect (Level 2)

الوقت / Time ⌛

Nowadays, conference calls are the norm. Whether your team members live within a 30-minute radius of one another or live on different continents, you’ll likely conduct all meetings over conference calls. 

By now, you know some of the perils of conference calls. Someone forgets to mute themselves, and you hear them breathing or eating their lunch, someone forgets to unmute themselves when they start talking, someone is talking, and then their kid or spouse barges in their office making noise. No matter what unusual situation unfolds during a conference call, someone has to manage the conversation and make it as effective as possible. 

In this episode, you will learn how to lead conference calls. We’ll focus on audio conference calls, not video conference calls, which deserve their own episode. 

Episode originally published on December 11, 2020.

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/conference-calls/

Theme music by Lucas Knutter. 

Infographics on Pinterest. 

Express to Impress

How to Lead Conference Calls

みなさんは、好きな音がありますか？
今回は、音についてお話しします。

Do you have a favorite sound?
I will talk about my favorite sound this time.

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#13 わたしの好きな音 My Favorite Sound

हम इस कहानी से देख सकते हैं की एक छोटा और बुद्धिमान उल्लू एक खूंखार शेर को हरा सकता  है। 

Stories from Panchatantra 

शेर और उल्लू की कहानी 

Nelipäiväinen työviikko puhututtaa vuodesta toiseen, mutta mistä oikein on kyse? Tarjoaako neljä päivää töitä parempia tuloksia, kuin viisi täyttä työpäivää? 

Lisää aiheesta Ylen työelämää käsittelevässä artikkelissa: Tamperelaisyrityksessä saa itse päättää, miten töissä käyttää perjantain – työntekijä: ”Heräilen, juon aamukahvia ja luen uutisia rauhassa” https://yle.fi/a/74-20019927 

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11. jakso: Nelipäiväinen työviikko

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
4月28日木曜日　天気/はれ　気温/12℃ 

函館市/はこだてし
五稜郭公園/ごりょうかくこうえん…星の形をしてる
・ 函館の大学生が、ポイ捨てについて研究をした
・ 五稜郭公園では、たばこのポイ捨てが多い。
・ 学生130人にアンケートをしたところ、「桜が咲いてる時は、ポイ捨てしづらい」と答えた。
・「桜の美しい場所」と伝えて、ポイ捨てをなくしたい。

［単語］
星/ほし…☆
ポイ捨て/ぽいすて…ごみを外で捨てること
研究/けんきゅう…考えて、調べること
アンケート/あんけーと…質問する

レッスン待ってます♪

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〈#48〉4月28日木曜日　桜がポイ捨てをなくす？

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