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너 왜 그래? 갑자기 그렇게 화를 내.
你怎么了? 突然发那么大的脾气。

왜 그런지 모르겠는데 내 USB가 망가졌어. 안에 저장한 숙제 다시 해야 되.
不知为什么我的优盘坏了。里边存的作业我都得重新做。

컴퓨터에 복사해둔 것 없어?
电脑里没有拷贝吗? 

없어. 숙제는 다 학교 공용 컴퓨터로 했거든. 
没有。作业都是用学校的公用电脑做的。

성격, 화를 내다 脾气
USB 优盘
다시 重新
복사(하다) 拷贝
공용 公用

[YOON] 1분 한국어

너 왜 그래? 갑자기 그렇게 화를 내. 你怎么了? 突然发那么大的脾气。

Do you believe people are born with a certain amount of ability and intelligence? Or do you think these things can be changed through effort and education?

Your answers to these questions may decide how well you chase your own goals in life!

Researchers in Norway looked at over 1,500 people aged 13 to 77.

Participants filled out a survey asking them questions about how much they think people's abilities and intelligence can grow with effort and education.

They also filled out two more surveys: one asking how passionate they are about the things they are interested in, and one asking how persistent — and consistent — they are in chasing their goals.

For example, they were asked how much they agree with statements such as, "I use a lot of time on the projects I like," for passion, and "I finish whatever I begin," for persistence.

The researchers then looked at the people who got the 5% highest and lowest scores for belief in people's ability to grow.

It was found that those with the greatest belief in growth also had significantly higher scores in passion and persistence.

Interestingly, although 60% of all the study participants were women, in the group with the lowest belief in growth almost 60% were men.

"The belief in growth is important for large parts of our society," said Hermundur Sigmundsson, one of the study's authors. "This is true for school, sports, work and family life."

The authors also pointed to other studies that have found that it's possible to help people believe in personal growth — particularly as children — and that this can result in greater persistence.

Looking at their own results, the researchers said it can be argued that belief in your ability to grow may be important for both passion and persistence.

However, they also noted that it could also be that passion, perseverance and belief in growth all support each other.

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Want to Succeed? Believe You Can Grow!

9_Mein Haus. Mein Auto. Mein Boot.

(A)  Eine Fernseh-Werbung aus den 90er Jahren wird in Deutschland auch heute noch oft zitiert: Zwei Männer, die sich aus ihrer Schulzeit kennen, treffen sich nach Jahren wieder und wollen demonstrieren, wie viel sie im Leben erreicht haben. Sie wollen einander IN DEN SCHATTEN STELLEN, indem sie abwechselnd Foto um Foto auf den Tisch legen mit den Worten: „Mein Haus. Mein Auto. Mein Boot.“ Wobei das Boot eine Yacht ist.

(B)  Tatsächlich war es damals ein Zeichen von Wohlstand, ein schönes Haus und ein tolles Auto zu besitzen. Heute trifft das nicht mehr hundertprozentig zu. Junge, hochqualifizierte und gut verdienende Leute ziehen es nicht selten vor, ein Haus oder eine Wohnung zu mieten. Zum einen verlangt ihr Beruf oft dass sie flexibel sind und jederzeit umziehen können, zum anderen ist Wohneigentum in deutschen Großstädten fast UNERSCHWINGLICH geworden. Auch ein eigenes Auto ist nicht mehr für jeden erstrebenswert. Die Suche nach einem Parkplatz gestaltet sich zum täglichen Drama und die Innenstädte sind ein einziger Verkehrsstau. Nicht wenige junge Leute ziehen ein Fahrrad vor: Es ist gesünder, schneller und umweltbewusster. 

(C)  Ein hoher Lebensstandard zeigt sich heute eher in der neuesten digitalen Ausstattung. Auch schöne Reisen in die ganze Welt gehören zu den Wünschen der jungen Generation.  Andererseits spricht natürlich nichts gegen einen tollen Urlaub auf einem Boot.


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9_Mein Haus. Mein Auto. Mein Boot.

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How to express your opinion in English (B1 -B2)

En esta ocasión estudiamos esta expresión y sus contextos.

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Se me va la olla

Oi gente, aqui é Aneleh, sua tutora de português favorita. No podcast de hoje falaremos sobre a diferença entre Achar e Pensar. Se você é iniciante e está se sentindo perdido, pode pular direto para a parte em que explico tudo isso em inglês em um minuto e trinta segundos. (If you are a beginner and feel lost, you can skip straight to the part where I explain all this in English at one minute and thirty seconds). 
You can take a look at the podcast description at this link: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tn7LueTj6fdUwik80ZQSaIeqXNzTsNDGj3b5UiRgooA/edit?usp=sharing
Vamos lá?

Portuguese Drops 

Achar x Pensar 

¡Bienvenidos a Maria y Pablo Spanish! En los episodios anteriores, estuvimos hablando sobre supersticiones o creencias populares de nuestras culturas y ahora compartiremos con ustedes frases, refranes o dichos populares relacionados con animales en español.

1. Esta es la lista del episodio:
2. Cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos
3. A otro perro con ese hueso
4. Camarón que se duerme se lo lleva la corriente
5. Perro que ladra no muerde
6. Más vale pájaro en mano que cien volando
7. Aquí hay gato encerrado
8. A caballo regalado no se le mira el diente
9. Aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda
10. La curiosidad mató al gato
11. El burro delante, para que no se espante

Te invitamos a conocernos más en: 
María: https://linktr.ee/spanishwithmariap  
Pablo: https://linktr.ee/pabloalejos 