So if you and your brother were bored and had nothing to do because it was raining outside, you might say to him, "I've been in the doldrums ever since the rain started."



English Vibes

Have You Ever Been 'In the Doldrums'?

JENNIFER: It’s freezing outside! What happened to the 
weather report? I thought this cold front was 
supposed to pass.
GABRIELA: Yeah, I thought so too. That’s what I read online
this morning.
JENNIFER: I guess the wind chill is really driving down
the temperature.
GABRIELA: Can we go inside? I feel like my toes are starting to 
go numb.




LANGUAGE NOTES
• A “cold front” means a large mass of cold air. It can be plural: There were multiple cold 
fronts this January. 
• Here “supposed to” refers to something that is intended or expected to happen: I 
thought it was supposed to rain today. This phrase can be used for many situations: I 
thought the train was supposed to arrive at 9:00 a.m. sharp.
• Yeah / Yup / Uh huh are informal conversational cues used by native speakers in 
conversation. Each of these responses could be used here for “yes.” Gabriela affirms 
what Jennifer is saying. The most polite way to affirm a response is to say “yes.”
• Listen for the emphasis on “That’s what I read online this morning.” This useful 
phrase can be used with other verbs to convey information: That’s what I heard on the 
radio. / That’s what I saw on TV. / That’s what I read online.
• Chill / freezing / cold: These words describe cold weather. I feel the wind chill. / I feel 
the chill. / I am freezing. / I am cold.
• Wind chill is the effect of the wind making the temperature feel colder on a person’s 
skin. This is an uncountable noun. The temperature is 4 degrees, but with the wind chill 
it feels like -8. These phrases are used in weather reports as well.
• The phrase “driving down” means “forcing to be lower” and can be used in many 
situations. An oversupply of new houses is driving down sales prices in the area.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 9 : Weather

italki online Japanese teacher, Tatsuki and I talked about Italy. He lives in Italy now, so we talked about the language, life, etc.

Tatsuki's podcast:
https://tatsukisjapanese.buzzsprout.com 

Akari Talks Japan

Talk about Italy with Tatsuki  イタリアの言語や生活についておしゃべり

（📝C1↑）
昔からある「リカちゃん電話」というサービスについて話してみました！みなさんの国でもこのようなサービスがありますか？👀💗

SeikaのPodcast🎧

Ep.76 📝「リカちゃん電話」を知っていますか？📞💗

Comprehensible input(intermediate Level)——（part1)i did my eye laser surgery!!!——-(chinese in the daily life),in this video, you will learn the vocabulary about the eye laser surgery,health,and interesting experience i had. Enjoy the story and learn Chinese in a natural way.

Story learning Chinese with Annie

Comprehensible input(intermediate Level)（part2)i did my eye laser surgery!!!

Recommended to listen repeatedly until you understand.
 Key words and Commonly used phrases, Please read after me.
 You can record the phrases you read and send it here, I'll correct the pronunciation for you. Follow me ,you will learn more Chinese.

 key words:
钱、读书、分钟、工作、买东西、怎么、家、飞机、米饭、高兴、看见、商店、做饭、老师、漂亮
（ money/read book/minute/work/buy something/how to/home/airplane/rice/happy/see/shop/cook/teacher/pretty)

Common phrases:
什么时候、你是谁、写汉字、桌子上、开车、几分钟、没有水、买水果、听不见、喝茶、有点儿、不下雨、没有人、我能去
（when/who are you/write Chinese characters/on table/drive a car/a few minutes/no water/buying fruit/can't hear/have a cup of tea/a little/doesn't rain/nobody/I can go）

Merry's voice (HSK一）

HSK一， Commonly used phrases 8 , Please read after me, Pay attention to pronunciation (^+^)

孙子说：一般用兵作战，要动用战车一千辆，辎重车一千辆，集结全副武装的士兵十万人，还要千里迢迢运送军粮。这样国内外的各种费用开支，招待使节、策士的费用，维修作战器械的胶、漆等材料费用，保养战车、甲胄的支出等，每天都要耗费巨大。做好了这些准备后，十万大军才能出动...

《孙子兵法》

《孙子兵法》05

In this episode, I talk about interviewing in a second language. Speaking in a second language is tough; interviewing is tough. Doing both of them at the same time? Well, it can feel like walking into the lion’s den. It’s not for the faint of heart. And yet, there are a lot of brave souls out there who are willing to do what it takes to land a job in their second language.

You will hear a story about when I interviewed in Spanish, which is my second language, and get my top five tips for how you can succeed in an interview in your second language. Then you'll learn the definitions for the English idioms and phrases I used in the episode. 

Originally published on April 10, 2020
Transcript available at https://www.express-to-impress.com/ep2-interview-in-english/.
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