yáng cháng bì duǎn 

意思是发挥或发扬优点或有利条件，克服或回避缺点或不利条件。


Chinese idioms (中国成语)

扬长避短

In this episode of #MustWatch TV Series/Movies, I'd like to recommend Without Remorse as it is an action-thriller which is pretty great when it comes to the action scenes it offers, and there is a lot of it that you can expect. Watch it and let me know what you think of it. Enjoy!

#MustWatch TV Series/Movies

#MustWatch Without Remorse

In this story, an elephant named Eleven does whatever it takes to maintain peace, even using violence. This is Part 4 of 5. 

As Eleven watched the thieves creep forward, he considered what course of action to take. He could tell the monkeys about the thieves, possibly causing a physical fight to break out. Or he could stop the thieves himself, either scaring them off with his roar or his powerful tusks. Either way, conflict was unavoidable. 

Peace was Eleven’s his highest value. If anything attempted to disrupt it, he made sure to remove it from his life. He saw himself as a protector of peace. It never occurred to him that he might have been actually afraid of healthy conflict.
 
So, believing there to be no ethical dilemma, Eleven decided to conceal the thieves’ robbery. This way the thieves would get what they want, the monkeys would only realize after the fact, and, most importantly, Eleven could get back to his relaxing day in the sun.  

Eleven positioned himself in such a way as to block any view of the robbery. The fox and wild chicken snatched the bananas and made their way for the bushes. However, at that exact moment, one of the monkeys, having climbed up a tree and swung itself into the river, was flying through the air and saw the robbery. 

Splashing into the river, the monkey screamed and shrieked, trying its best to alert the others. But they were too busy slapping each other to notice anything.
 
In an instant, without giving the moment proper reflection, only thinking about his own interests and his self-appointed duty, Eleven forcefully swung his trunk and whacked the shrieking monkey, who flew with great speed into the dense forest and out of sight. 

Being a Cloud

Eleven the Elephant

In this podcast you will know about some things you should not do in Colombia


Decirle no a un trago de aguardiente

No te preocupes por el tiempo

Solicitar un café con leche

Hacer chistes de Pablo Escobar o La Guerrilla

Rechazar una invitación a bailar


Remember that I also teach Spanish on italki, in case you want to book a class with me :)

Colombia

Cosas que no puedes hacer en Colombia

嗨，大家，这个星期真的很难熬 :( 我真的筋疲力尽。不幸的是，我的状态真的和这个表达相匹配。我会在这一集告诉你们原因。

西班牙语表达

"Estar hecho polvo" 什么意思？

Oh man, it's a real trip how some folks think they're all high and mighty in English just 'cause they've crammed a bunch of fancy words. But let me tell ya, knowing a bunch of bombastic vocabulary doesn't automatically make you advanced. It's like putting on a flashy outfit but not knowing how to dance, right? Instead of getting all hung up on being "advanced," it's way more crucial to be well-spoken and really nail the level you're at. Master that foundation, and then build on it. That's where the real growth happens, my friend.

LEARN BY LISTENING

You're NOT As Advanced As You Think!

Hey 👋 Here is the third instalment of my podcast. This week, we have some complex verbs, a common latin phrase used in English and an idiom. 

VOCAB LIST: 
1. Torpid
2. To hedge your bets
3. To redress
4. Ad hoc 
5. To dupe

Make sure to do the quizzes and LIKE and SUBSCRIBE! 🙌

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English Gym for Word Nerds

EPISODE 3 (Vocab push-ups!) 

anh, chị, em
bạn, mình,cậu, tớ
cháu, cô, chú
cháu, bác


vietnamese for beginners 

vietnamese pronouns

Oaxaca es una ciudad única. Calles coloridas, comida deliciosa (¡¡las tlayuadas me encantaron!!) y un ambiente único en el mundo. Además: visito el árbol más ancho del mundo, pruebo diferentes mezcales y me baño en Hiervelagua. ¿Te vienes a descubrir esta ciudad conmigo? ¡VAMOS!