        本栏目听众是有一定的中文基础，希望继续提高水平的成人。素材是我本人在最近五年的中文教学中，积累并重新整理和挑选出来的一些常用的话题，加上适时更新的网络文章和贴子。 播客每周一次。Adults， commonly used topics

四季人生（The Four Seasons of Life）

分享自己碰到的新鲜、有趣的事情，在欣赏新鲜事儿中学习中文。Share new and interesting things and learn Chinese by appreciating new things.

新鲜事儿（Anecdote）

A gaucho's horse constituted most of what he owned in the world. This podcast is about Gauchos' horses, their partners in life and adventures.

Culture and Heritage of Latin America

Gauchos and Their Horses

Друзья, я продолжаю выпуск адаптированного варианта романа "Идиот". Читаю медленно и четко :) Глава 3. 

Учи русский по адаптированным книгам

  Ф.М. Достоевский "Идиот" (Адаптированный вариант, средний уровень) Гава 3

El Sombrerón es un personaje misterioso que aparece en los pueblos rurales de Colombia, especialmente en los Llanos Orientales. Se trata de un hombre alto, delgado y elegante, que siempre lleva un gran sombrero negro que cubre su rostro. Aparece por las noches montado en un caballo negro y es conocido por enamorar y engañar a mujeres jóvenes.

El Sombrerón las corteja con melodías de guitarra y dulces palabras, pero una vez que caen en su encanto, las jóvenes empiezan a enfermarse misteriosamente. Se debilitan cada día más, como si su energía fuera drenada por este extraño ser. La única manera de librarse de él es evitar el contacto visual con su sombrero o usar crucifijos y oraciones para alejarlo.

Colombian Legends

El Sombrerón

Living in the moment vs. living in the future

FLO TALKS 

Sabías que no es lo mismo un billion y un billón, y no se trata de un falso amigo, te lo explico en menos de cinco minutos.

Españoleando

El billón en español, ¿qué es?

ドイツ人はとてもアイスが好きです。どの町にもアイスカフェが数軒あります。一年中、外でアイスを食べている人を見かけます。三月はまだ寒いですが、天気がいい日にはカフェのテラス席でたくさんの人がアイスを食べています。
ちなみに私はドイツであまりアイスを食べません。イタリアに行った時にジェラートをたくさん食べるからです。
日本ではコンビニでアイスを買う人が多いと思います。私のお気に入りのアイスはもちの中にバニラアイスが入っている雪見大福（ゆきみだいふく）とハーゲンダッツの抹茶味です。
みなさんはどんなアイスが好きですか？

ちなみに：by the way
ハーゲンダッツ：Häagen-Dazs (American ice cream brand)


Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

ドイツ人はアイス好き？

From Two Sales to Bestseller: UK Author Goes Viral
When English author Vicky Ball sold two of her books at an event in December, she was delighted.

She shared the news on X, and said she was pleased because at some previous events she had not sold any books at all.

But she's now sold many more copies than that, after her post went viral and was seen millions of times by people around the world.

Her first novel, called Powerless, quickly climbed up Amazon's bestseller lists in the teen and young adult categories.

Ball, who is 48, told The Guardian that it was "amazing" to hear from people around the world who had bought her books.

Her second novel — Abandoned — has also been doing well on Amazon, and has gotten good reviews from customers.

Like so many authors, Ball had to fit in her writing around her work and family life.

She wrote her first book during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. She was working as a teacher at that time, so she spent weekends writing with her laptop on her knees.

Now Ball works at a university, and she's also studying writing in her free time.

She also said she's gotten lots of support from other writers on social media.

Asked by The Guardian if she had advice for other authors she said: "Just write!"

She said she begins writing before she has planned all of her story. "It's like a journey," she said. "You never know where it's going to go."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

From Two Sales to Bestseller: UK Author Goes Viral

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