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Lily's Chinese 对话

20240123罗曼罗兰致高尔基的信

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 — Olá! Como você se chama?
 —  Oi! Meu nome é Carla. E você?
 — Prazer em te conhecer, Carla! Eu sou Maria.
 — O prazer é meu, Maria! Você é daqui?
 — Sim, eu sou do Brasil. E você?
 — Eu sou de Portugal. Estou visitando o Brasil.
 — Que legal! É a sua primeira vez aqui?
 — Sim, é a minha primeira vez. Estou adorando conhecer o país.
 — Fico feliz que esteja gostando. Se precisar de alguma ajuda, é só me falar.
 —  Muito obrigado, Maria. Você é muito gentil.
 — De nada, Carla.

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Oh la vache !

“If you know the way broadly, you will see it in everything” - Miyamoto Musashi, Master Swordsman
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Students will learn about Greece's resistance to the Italian invasion, particularly how the Greek forces fought bravely in the mountains of Epirus and managed to push back the Italian army. This victory inspired other countries to fight against the Axis powers.

Learn Greek with Marianna!

28 of October 1940

Text：
学生：这条丝巾多少钱？
xuésheng：zhè tiáo sī jīn duōshǎo qián？
Student: How much is this silk scarf ?
售货员：380元。
shòuhuò yuán：380 yuán.
Salesperson: 380 yuan.
学生：太贵了！
xuésheng：tài guì le !
Student: It's too expensive !
售货员：这是真丝的，质量非常好。
shòuhuò yuán: zhèshì zhēnsī de，zhìliàng fēicháng hǎo.
Salesperson：This is made of real silk, a very good quality.
学生：能便宜一点儿吗？
xuésheng：néng piágyi yī diǎnr ma？
Student: Could it be cheaper?
售货员：给你打八折吧。
shòuhuò yuán： gěi nǐ dǎ bā zhé ba.
Salesperson: I'll give you a 20% discount.
学生：还是贵，180元，怎么样？
xuésheng：háishì guì，180 yuán， zěnme yàng？
Student: It's still too much, 180 yuan. is it ok?
售货员：不行，最少260元。
shòuhuò yuán:  bù xíng, zuì shǎo 260 yuán.
Salesperson: No, at least 260 yuan.
学生：好吧，我买一条。
xuésheng：hǎo ba, wǒ mǎi yī tiáo.
Student: Alright, I'll buy one.

New words：
贵 guì：expensive
便宜 pián yi：cheap
打折 dǎ zhé：discount（打dǎ+num.+折zhé）
能 néng ：can/be able to
最 zuì：most（最zuì+～：最少zuì shǎo、最多 zuì duō、最快 zuì kuài、最慢 zuì màn...)
还是 hái shì：still、all the same
不行 bù xíng：won't do;be not allowed
丝巾 sī jīn： Silk scarf
质量 zhì liàng：quality
真丝 zhēn sī ：real silk
条 tiáo：measure word for something in the shape of a long strip.

Welcome to visit China ”欢迎来中国!“

L9 购物～Shopping

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
6月2日木曜日　天気/くもり　気温/15℃ 

苫小牧市/とまこまいし
・消防隊員がドローンの使い方を勉強
・災害があった時の救助のため
・今年10月から

［単語］
消防/しょうぼう…火を消すこと
消防隊員/しょうぼうたいいん…火を消す仕事の人
ドローン/どろーん…空を飛ぶ小さなもの。飛行機とは形が違う。
災害/さいがい…地震やおおきな事故
救助/きゅうじょ…人を助けること


レッスン待ってます♪
