It is a short story by Ivan Turgenev, a Russian novelist and story writer. The story of Gerasim, a deaf and mute serf whose life of poverty is brought into sharp relief by his connection with Mumu, a dog he rescued, brought greater national attention to the cruelties of serfdom and received praise for its brutal portrayal of this institution in Russian society.

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Ivan Turgenev "Mumu"

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मेरा घर/ Meraa Ghar 

Humans love stories. From a young age, we hear them, tell them, write them and watch them. As we get older, they're still a big part of our lives.

We tell stories every day, whether it's at work or when we tell a friend about the things we're doing in our lives.

And stories might just be one of the secrets to giving a good business presentation. "Stories connect with people much more than statistics," says Mahnoor Sheikh from Visme, a presentation company.

And with any business presentation, you want to leave an impression on the people you're presenting to.

To do this, according to the team from jobs website Indeed, you first have to understand your audience. Who are they? What do they need to know to get excited about what you have to say?

During your presentation, you want to share your own enthusiasm with the audience and involve them with eye contact, says TED curator Chris Anderson.

To begin, the Indeed team says, you need to prepare a strong start to your presentation, which will let you form a connection with your audience.

Next, you have to keep that connection — and you have to be careful.

If you're using presentation software, keep your slides simple. They're just there to help you communicate, says Sheikh. If they're full of text, people may begin reading the slides and stop listening to you.

And don't read from a teleprompter, says Anderson. If you do, you'll lose your connection with the audience. Either memorize your presentation, or use brief points on cards or slides to guide you.

Finally, Indeed says, give the audience something to think about when they leave the room. You had a strong start — now finish telling your story in the same way!

It's also important to have done your research — because you may have to answer questions from your audience at the end!



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How to Give a Powerful Business Presentation

In this episode we will talk about 【The conundrum of life from 5 to 90 years old】, you will learn how to say 【Beijing drifters,extend,high blood pressure】 ect. The material helps you get used to different voice and accent. 
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
Step 1: Gist listening. Listen to get the main idea. (more times if necessary)
Step 2: Read the text to find out words you didn't get, then look up the dictionary. 
Step 3: Listen and imitate as much as you can without looking at the text.
Step 4: Write down what you hear if you want to practise writing.
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大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
每个人多多少少都有一些烦恼，不同年龄的人烦恼的事情可能不太一样。这个采访是从5岁到90岁的人在聊他们人生的难题。今天我们来听听50岁到90岁的烦恼。
50岁：（回答：我什么时候可以退休啊？）那按照那个法定的年龄60岁退休嘛。女同志五十周岁（55岁：听说还要延长退休时间）。我家孩子在外面北漂好几年了，我想让她回来.
60岁：你就让孩子去发展去吧，发展得好就让他在那边混，混不好他自然就回来了。我呀，才60岁，就感觉身体啊跟不上了，以后70可咋办呢？
70岁：到70啊，你就到时候把你的孙子叫过来，这孩子也皮实了，你身体也就好了。难题就是我这个老伴儿呢，怕我这个高血压。菜的里头呢，又少油又少盐又少糖，不好吃。
80岁：难吃啊？难吃上我那吃去。我现在就血压高，就经常得上医院去跑，开药去。我就有一个老同志，我春节的时候去看他，住在医院里的，躺在床上相当可怜。八十多了，好几十（朋友）了。走到尽头了。
90岁：你现在呢就说也不要太难过，你也劝劝他到公园转一转。全是咱们老同志，一块儿聊聊大天。侃侃咱们过去，在一块，年轻的时候。在这方面自己想开点，也就舒畅了。我老伴儿三年前去世了。都这么大岁数了，总得要有一个人先走，但是我也很想念她。说到这儿吧。（5岁：老爷爷，您别难过。老奶奶只是睡着了，您以后碰见她，亲她一口她就醒了）你几岁？你的人生难题是什么呢？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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法定	/	fǎ dìng	/	statutory
女同志	/	nǚ tóng zhì	/	female (comrade)
周岁	/	zhōu suì	/	one full year of life
延长	/	yán cháng	/	extend
北漂	/	běi piāo	/	Beijing drifters
混	/	hùn	/	get along
咋办	/	zǎ bàn	/	how to do
皮实	/	pí shí	/	sturdy
老伴儿	/	lǎo bàn ér	/	old husband or wife
高血压	/	gāo xuè yā	/	high blood pressure
老同志	/	lǎo tóng zhì	/	old comrade
尽头	/	jìn tóu	/	the end
劝	/	quàn	/	advise,persuade
侃	/	kǎn	/	talk
想开点	/	xiǎng kāi diǎn	/	think positively
舒畅	/	shū chàng	/	free from worry,comfortable

Yuli's Chinese Channel

人生从5到90岁的难题② The conundrum of life from 5 to 90 years old （Intermediate level）

A fun podcast with fun facts about greek words

It's all Greek to me 

3 fun fact about the Greek words 

Impariamo alcuni proverbi e modi di dire. 
Continuiamo a conoscere Simone.

Il dolce far niente

1. Proverbi e modi di dire

doll dog desk duck

Listen and repeat.

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Phonics The Alphabet 

Letter D

Reading a book in Japanese
''The Music Box Planet'' #11

You can do shadowing, repeating with this reading and the text below.
Besides, it's helpful to study Kanji. 😊

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   「空中帝国では、『好き』というきもちを持たない人は冷たいといわれる。
　 だけどキミはそうではない。キミはとてもやさしい」
  「・・・・・」
　「やっぱり ぼくたちは住む世界がちがうようだ。このさきも、いっしょになることは
　ないかもしれない。だけど ぼくらは おなじ人間だ。たとえ一瞬でも、きっとなにかで
　つながることができるはずだよ」
　「ウフフ。・・・・・あなたは阿呆ね。でも楽しそう」
「すべてをつなぐ『なにか』を さがさなきゃ」

ヨナヨナと別れ、寝どこに帰る道すがら、『森』の長老パッヘルベルとバッタリあいました。
　「おやまあ、すっかり阿呆の目をしとる。なにか あったかの？」
　「長老パッヘルベル、どうすれば世界はつながりますか？」
　「ヒッヒッヒ。いつの世も、夜明けの鐘を鳴らすのは、阿呆のしわざと決まっとる」
長老パッヘルベルはかなり酔っぱらっているようです。
　「まじめに聞いてください。空中帝国と『森』が つながることはあるのでしょうか？」
　「今夜は月が きれいじゃのう」
　「・・・はい。とてもきれいですね」
　「ほうら、つながった。月の魔法に まんまと つなげられてしまったわい。ヒッヒッヒ・・・」
魔法・・・それは ずいぶん ひさしぶりに聞いた言葉でした。
　「人間がつかえる魔法はなんですか？世界をつなげる魔法はなんですか？」
　「感動じゃよ。ヒッヒッヒ・・・」
そう言葉を のこし、長老パッヘルベルは森の奥へと消えていきました。

【Kanji】
持たない　もたない　G1verb もつ
人　ひと
冷たい　つめたい
住む　すむ　G1verb
世界　せかい
人間　にんげん
一瞬　いっしゅん
阿呆　あほう
楽しそう　たのしそう　i-adjective たのしい
別れ　わかれ　G2verb わかれる
寝どこ　ねどこ
帰る　かえる　G1verb
道すがら　みちすがら
長老　ちょうろう
世　よ
夜明け　よあけ
鐘　かね
鳴らす　ならす　G1verb 
決まっとる　きまっとる（きまっている）　G2verb きめる
酔っぱらって　よっぱらって　G1verbよっぱらう
今夜　こんや
月　つき
魔法　まほう
言葉　ことば
感動　かんどう
奥　おく
消えて　きえて　G2きえる