If you say that a task was "plain sailing" then it's easy to complete. You didn't have any difficulty doing it. Of course, you could also say that a task was not plain sailing, meaning that it was a bit of a challenge!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

It's a beautiful day to go sailing!

Another two types of homophones in Chinese culture are related with folk customs and certain taboos. We often use homophone rhetoric in folk customs like birthdays and weddings. This chapter will share some interesting things in s traditional wedding and tell you some gifts should  not be given to others.

Learning Chinese culture with Miss Zhang

Homophone2

For beginner level learners✨　
わたしのいろいろなはなし　LESSON12　

「どうして？って いわないで」 Don't ask me "why?"［3：59］

The aim of this lesson...
こわくて、できないことを　はなします。
to talk about what you can't do because you're scared!!



★★Introduction of the characters★★
1．きょうの　マリーさんは　ダンスが　すきで、しゅうに　｛　1回（かい）　・　2回　・　5回　｝ぐらいダンスをしています。

2．マリーさんは　旅行に行ったときも　｛　かいもの　・　スポーツ　・　日本語のレッスン　｝を　しています。


★★Please tell me about yourself★★
さいきん、なにか　しんぱいなことや　こわいことが　ありますか。
Is there something worrying you or something you are afraid of these days?

3．せんせい
さいきん（※）、あめが　あまり　ふりません。だから、｛　こめ　・　みず　・　レッスン　｝が　なくなったら、どうしよう？と　しんぱいしています。
※これは　8がつの　はなしです。いまは、もう　だいじょうぶです^^b

4．マリーさん
ねんまつに　JLPTのテストを　うけるつもりですが、｛　じゅんびが　ぜんぶ　おわらなかったら　・　そのひ、てんきが　わるかったら　・　おなかが　いたくなったら　｝どうしよう？と　しんぱいです。


★Answer★
Answers at the bottom!

LESSON12　どうして？って いわないで Don't ask me "why?"
1)［3：59］Introduction of the characters, Please tell me about yourself 
2)［5：25］The aim of this lesson, Text, Vocabulary 
3)［3：51］Sentence pattern and expression 1&2　 
4)［3：57］Text, Applied conversation practice, Extra thinking training　 
5)［5：07］Let's challenge you too!
6)［3：09］Interview...

You can see the text of this lesson on my free website.
你可以在我的免费网站上找到这一课的内容。

★Answer★
1.1回　2．日本語のレッスン　3．みず　4．じゅんびが　おわらなかったら

Japanese! わたしの いろいろな はなし

どうして？っていわないで（1）

TO BE, OR NOT TO BE POLITE. THAT IS THE ETIQUETTE QUESTION

ETIQUETTE IS A SET OF COMMONLY KNOWN RULES OF PERSONAL BEHAVIOUR WITHIN A GROUP OF PEOPLE OR A SOCIETY AS A WHOLE.

At work, etiquette is a code that governs the expectations of how people should and should not behave at work, although there isn’t a universal agreement on what exactly is acceptable or not. It is the responsibility of the company and managers to develop a code and to set expectations in the workplace.

Most of us also have a set of unwritten rules that govern our family lives that are known to all members of the group, so the concept of etiquette is not new to us. We are familiar with how our behaviour affects and influences others, and so it is important to behave correctly, or face the consequences.

At work and in business, there are a set of rules or conventions that differ from one country to another, however, politeness and showing courtesy to others is universal. In some cultures, courtesy and showing respect is paramount to your success in business, at work and in job interviews.

Other cultures value directness, which may be taken as a rude gesture by someone from a different background.

BizPod - The Business English Podcast

BizPod Episode 7 - The Etiquette of Business

In this podcast, we talk about why we use food delivery services as well as the effects that it has on people. Throughout the video, the following words are used:
Convenient, uptick, treat, dystopian, counterpart, disincentive, curtail, taxing, slippery slope, premises, toxic, bias

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Fluency Mastery 101 Podcast Lesson 1: Food Delivery Services

Quante volte ci siamo fatti la domanda: "Come potrei migliorare ulteriormente la lingua X?" 
"Quando posso ritenermi soddisfatto della conoscenza che ho della lingua X?" 
Entrambe queste domande sono molto personali e cambiano in base agli obiettivi e alle ambizioni di ognuno di noi, tuttavia quella "voglia di parlare come un madrelingua" accomuna un po' tutti gli appassionati di lingue straniere come noi.. Allora, come fare? 

The Italian Miscellaneous Podcast🖐 

Conoscenza vs Padronanza

跟我们一起看看，你对太空和宇宙了解多少吧？

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

关于太空和宇宙，你知道多少？How much do you know about space and universe?

The final episode in this gruesome murder mystery story!

Stories to Stimulate!

The Murders on the Rue Morgue part 6

Today we are talking about advertisements (actually trashing advertisements), so if you want to learn how to talk about your opinions on ads or how much you dislike them in Chinese, let’s take a listen together ba~


Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)

Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.