Valerie and I continue our discussion about moving abroad, including the best parts of Japanese culture but also the most awkward thing about life in Japan as a foreigner.

Starting at 15:16, I explain the following vocabulary from the episode:

stay in touch with (someone)
keep up with (something)
get used to (something)
count on (someone/something)
cheer (someone) on

Please visit american-idiom.com and search for the episode name if you want to read the full text of the episode.

Brentoni's English Podcast

015 - The Best Thing About Living in Japan (Part Two)

友美是學生，十九歲。她早上六點三十分起床，七點去學校，八點四十分上課；中午十二點下課、吃午飯；下午一點去圖書館；四點回家做飯，晚上六點吃飯，十點睡覺。友美很忙！

Modern Chinese(時代華語)B1- Reading(短文)

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The Genesis 

Lettura livello A2: i ricordi di Firenze
preposizioni semplici e articolate
condizionale
futuro semplice
imperfetto e passato prossimo
pronomi diretti 
pronomi indiretti

I ricordi di Firenze 

Mario e Lucia vivono ormai da cinque anni a Bologna.  Si sono conosciuti a Firenze quando tutti e due studiavano lì all’università. A Mario piacevano le opere d’arte al museo degli Uffizi e a Lucia invece piaceva passeggiare con gli amici a piazza della Signoria e sul Ponte Vecchio. Dopo la laurea in storia dell’arte, Mario ha trovato lavoro a Bologna in un museo di arte moderna; invece Lucia, che studiava lingue, ha trovato lavoro come insegnante di inglese alle scuole superiori. Mario dice che vorrebbe tornare a vivere a Firenze però anche a Bologna si trova molto bene. Anche a Lucia piacerebbe molto tornare a Firenze, però soltanto per fare una vacanza. Da casa di Mario a casa di Lucia ci vogliono 20 minuti con l’autobus e un quarto d’ora con l’auto. Mario e Lucia hanno deciso che a Giugno cambieranno casa e andranno a vivere in un appartamento più grande. Infatti adesso aspettano un bambino che nascerà a Luglio. Il ricordo più forte che ha Lucia di Firenze è il giorno in cui si è laureata e i suoi genitori e la sua famiglia sono venuti da Lecce per partecipare alla cerimonia di laurea. Racconta che si è così tanto emozionata che le sono uscite anche alcune lacrime. 


museo degli Uffizi = museo celebre di Firenze
piazza della Signoria = piazza famosa di Firenze


Italiano espresso

Lettura livello A2: I ricordi di Firenze

 今年夏天很特别，从中国到外国，北方到南方，天气都非常热，温度也特别高。比如上海，夏天一般在三十五度左右。可是今年夏天有多热呢？最热的那段时间差不多每天都有四十多度。大家都说，这是最近二十年最热的夏天。有的专家说这是因为气候变化，环境被破坏了，以后全世界每年都会有这种不正常的天气，我们必须开始重视保护环境了。

Jīnnián xiàtiān hěn tèbié, cóng Zhōngguó dào wàiguó, běifāng dào nánfāng, tiānqì dōu fēicháng rè, wēndù yě tèbié gāo. Bǐrú Shànghǎi, xiàtiān yībān zài sān shí wǔ dù zuǒ yòu. Kěshì jīnnián xiàtiān yǒu duō rè ne? Zuì rè de nà duàn shíjiān chà bù duō měi tiān dōu yǒu sì shí duō dù. Dàjiā dōu shuō, zhè shì zuìjìn èr shí nián zuì rè de xiàtiān. Yǒu de zhuānjiā shuō zhè shì yīnwèi qìhòu biànhuà, huánjìng bèi pòhuài le, yǐhòu quán shìjiè měinián dōu huì yǒu zhè zhǒng bù zhèngcháng de tiānqì, wǒmen bìxū kāishǐ zhòngshì bǎohù huánjìng le. 

This summer is very special, from China to foreign countries, north to south, the weather is very hot, the temperature is very high. In Shanghai, for example, it's usually around 35 degrees in summer. But how hot will it be this summer? During the hottest days, it was more than 40 degrees every day. By all accounts, it was the hottest summer in the last twenty years. Some experts say that this is because of climate change, the environment is destroyed, the world will have this abnormal weather every year, we must start to pay attention to the protection of the environment.


Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

越来越热   Getting hotter

yǒu yì tiān lǎo hǔ zhènɡ zài mào mì de sēn lín li zhǎo chī de。 
有一天老虎正在茂密的森林里找吃的。
yì zhī hú li cónɡ lǎo hǔ shēn biān zǒu ɡuò。 
一只狐狸从老虎身边走过。
lǎo hǔ zhuā zhù le hú li，yào bǎ tā chī diào。 
老虎抓住了狐狸，要把它吃掉。
hú li zhuàn le zhuàn yǎn zhū，duì lǎo hǔ shuō： 
狐狸转了转眼珠，对老虎说：
“wǒ shì tiān dì pài dào sēn lín li zuò shòu wánɡ de， 
“我是天帝派到森林里做兽王的，
nǐ chī le wǒ，jiù shì wéi kànɡ le tiān dì de mìnɡ lìnɡ。” 
你吃了我，就是违抗了天帝的命令。”
lǎo hǔ bú dà xiānɡ xìn hú li de huà，xīn xiǎnɡ， 
老虎不大相信狐狸的话，心想，
hú li zhè me shòu xiǎo，zěn me huì dānɡ shòu wánɡ ne？ 
狐狸这么瘦小，怎么会当兽王呢？
hú li jiàn lǎo hǔ bú xìn，lěnɡ xiào yì shēnɡ shuō： 
狐狸见老虎不信，冷笑一声说：
“nǐ bú xìn mɑ？nà jiù qǐnɡ nǐ ɡēn wǒ dào lín zi li qù， 
“你不信吗？那就请你跟我到林子里去，
wǒ zǒu zài qián miàn，nǐ ɡēn zài hòu miàn， 
我走在前面，你跟在后面，
kàn nà xiē yě shòu nǎ ɡe jiàn wǒ ɡǎn bù táo pǎo de！” 
看那些野兽哪个见我敢不逃跑的！”
hú li hé lǎo hǔ lái dào le lín zi li， 
狐狸和老虎来到了林子里，
hú li dà mú dà yànɡ de zǒu zài qián miàn， 
狐狸大模大样地走在前面，
lǎo hǔ nù mù yuán zhēnɡ de ɡēn zhe hòu miàn。 
老虎怒目圆睁地跟着后面。　　
sēn lín li de yě shòu kàn jiàn hú li shén qì shí zú de zǒu ɡuò lái， 
森林里的野兽看见狐狸神气十足地走过来，
hěn shì nà mèn。 
很是纳闷。
tā men zài wǎnɡ hòu yí kàn， 
它们再往后一看，
yuán lái hòu miàn ɡēn zhe yì zhī zhānɡ yá wǔ zhǎo de lǎo hǔ。 
原来后面跟着一只张牙舞爪的老虎。
yě shòu men xià de ɡǎn kuài táo mìnɡ。 
野兽们吓得赶快逃命。
lǎo hǔ kàn dào zhè，xīn xiǎnɡ， 
老虎看到这，心想，
yě shòu men jiàn dào hú li xià de sì chù táo pǎo，  
野兽们见到狐狸吓得四处逃跑，
tā ɡuǒ zhēn shì shòu wánɡ ɑ！ 
它果真是兽王啊！
yú shì，lǎo hǔ jiù bǎ hú li fànɡ zǒu le。
于是，老虎就把狐狸放走了。

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