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Una joven de 22 años aspira un récord en motocicleta

En esta nueva entrega de CHARLA CASUAL, Jon (Madrid) y Joan (Barcelona) Hablarán sobre el cotilleo del año. La canción de Shakira, la repercusión que ha tenido y analizarán el tema como siempre informalmente, sin guion y pasándolo bien. Relájate y escúchanos!

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Shakira. Cotilleos y tal. PARTE #2

In this episode we will talk about 【Animal idioms】, you will learn how to say 【foresight,cast pearls before swine】 ect.
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
1st time: listen without looking at the text.
2nd time: look at the text and write down the new words, later look up the dictionary. 
3rd time: listen again without looking at the text.
4th time: repeat after it without looking at the text.
大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
大家知道成语吗？成语一般是四个字，很多成语背后都有一个故事。我们可以用四个字的成语来表达一些特定的意思。如果你和中国人聊天的时候说成语，他们一定会觉得你的中文非常厉害。那今天我们来学一些带有动物的成语吧。
第一个是鼠目寸光。它的意思是：老鼠的眼睛只能看到一寸远的地方。一寸是3.33厘米，很短的距离。所以这个成语可以用来形容一个人只考虑眼前的事情，没有远见。例如，一个老板只考虑现在赚更多的钱，不考虑公司以后的发展，我们可以说他鼠目寸光。
第二个是对牛弹琴。它的意思是，对一头牛弹琴，牛一点儿也听不懂。所以这个成语可以用来表示，跟不懂的人说是没有用的，浪费时间。例如，你朋友对科幻电影一点也不懂，一点也不感兴趣。你和他说了半天，真是对牛弹琴。
第三个是望子成龙。它的意思是，希望自己的孩子能成为一条龙。这个成语用来表示，父母希望自己的子女能在学业和事业上有成就。例如，许多家长望子成龙，星期日也不休息，陪着孩子去上各种各样的培训班。
最后一个是马到成功。它的意思是，马一到就成功了。这个成语用来表示成功迅速而且顺利，我们可以用来鼓励别人。例如，你的朋友要参加一个重要的比赛，或者有一个重要的工作，你可以跟他说：“祝你马到成功。”
你还知道哪些成语呢？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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背后	/	bèi hòu	/	behind
特定	/	tè dìng	/	specific
远见	/	yuǎn jiàn	/	foresight
科幻	/	kē huàn	/	science fiction
学业	/	xué yè	/	academic performance 
事业	/	shì yè	/	career
成就	/	chéng jiù	/	achievement
培训班	/	péi xùn bān	/	training course
迅速	/	xùn sù	/	fast
顺利	/	shùn lì	/	smoothly
鼓励	/	gǔ lì	/	encourage
鼠目寸光	/	shǔ mù cùn guāng	/	shortsighted 
对牛弹琴	/	duì niú tán qín	/	cast pearls before swine
望子成龙	/	wàng zǐ chéng lóng	/	have great ambitions for one's child
马到成功	/	mǎ dào chéng gōng	/	achieve immediate victory

Yuli's Chinese Channel

动物成语 Animal idioms ①（Intermediate level）

Here are some general tips and aspects to consider when searching for a tutor on italki. 

Learnable English

How to Choose the Perfect italki Tutor

It is estimated that about 40 per cent of the world’s population use social media, and many of these billions of social media users look up to influencers to help them decide what to buy and what trends to follow.

So what is an influencer and how do we become one?
An influencer is a person who can influence the decisions of their followers because of their relationship with their audience and their knowledge and expertise in a particular area, e.g. fashion, travel or technology.

Influencers often have a large following of people who pay close attention to their views. They have the power to persuade people to buy things, and influencers are now seen by many companies as a direct way to customers’ hearts. Brands are now asking powerful influencers to market their products. With some influencers charging up to $25,000 for one social media post, it is no surprise that more and more people are keen to become influencers too. If you are one of them, then here are five tips on how to do it.

1. Choose your niche
What is the area that you know most about? What do you feel most excited talking about? Find the specific area that you’re most interested in and develop it.

2. Choose your medium and write an interesting bio
Most influencers these days are bloggers and micro-bloggers. Decide which medium – such as your own online blog, Instagram or Snapchat – is the best way to connect with your followers and chat about your niche area. When you have done that, write an attention-grabbing bio that describes you and your speciality area in an interesting and unique way. Make sure that people who read your bio will want to follow you.

3. Post regularly and consistently
Many influencers post daily on their social media accounts. The more you post, the more likely people will follow you. Also, ensure that your posts are consistent and possibly follow a theme.

I couldn't put it all here so I hope it was enough :) 

See you tomorrow for more practice on reading & comprehension.



The Habits of Women Growing Into Strong, Confident English Communicators

Social media influencers. Improving your reading & comprehension.

Perfect for beginners – with slow pronunciation and easy-to-follow explanations.

Salam,Let's Learn Azerbaijani!

Greetings&Introduction

Culture is quite a general topic that could come up in a number of different parts of the IELTS test, so it's useful to be able to talk about it. Today, Nick gives you some ideas for this topic.

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

Do you think the world is becoming too similar in terms of culture?

不
1）A.表达个人意愿[如例(2)]
B.否定经常性或习惯性的情况[如例(5)]
2）判断、估计或认知
不是、不像/不会、不应该/不知道
3）否定具有某种性质、状态[如例(7)]


没
1）客观叙述,否定某行为已经发生[如例(1)、(3).(6)]
2）否定性质、状态发生变化[如例(8)]

例句：
(1)昨天我们都忙，都没去他那儿。
(2)昨天是他自己不去，不是我们不让他去。
(3)我没收到他的信。
(4)如果到下星期一还没收到他的信,你就给我来个电话。
(5)他不吸烟,也不喝酒。
(6)他刚才没吸烟。
(7)这些苹果不红。
(8)这些苹果还没红。


Eva Wang的channel ——汉语语法对比合集

汉语语法对比之“不”和“没”

I am going to talk about the difference between two prefixes, “un-” and “non-.” Both of them are used to make negative words, but their meanings have some subtle differences. 

The full text of this episode can be found at 
https://www.difficultenglishexplained.com/what-is-the-difference-between-un-and-non-making-negative-words-in-english/.