Wishing all of my students and friends a very happy New Year..

English My Way

Poland Happy New year.

Drug	迷暈	mí yūn
Dry	曬	shài
Eat	吃	chī
Edit	编辑	biānjí
Eliminate	移民	xiāochú


5 Verbs a Day. 每天学习五个动词。

C(22) Vocabulary Set: Drug Dry Eat Edit Eliminate

在求人办事的过程中，总会有一些使人们不便、不忍或者语境不允许直说的东西，采取委婉的方式答之，既不损人面子，又有效传递了信息。这个成语就是一个很好的例子。

中华成语典故

中华成语典故--名落孙山

Adéntrate en el fascinante mundo de Sergio Ledesma Pujol a través de "Historias de Bolsillo: Relatos Intimos", donde descubrirás personajes extraordinarios y sus complejas vivencias. Este episodio, titulado "El Cirsense", narra la historia de Julián, un hombre atrapado en la telaraña del azar y la ludopatía. La vida de Julián cambia radicalmente cuando su esposa, conocida como "La Santa", lo abandona debido a su compulsión por el juego. Determinado a recuperarla, Julián inicia una dolorosa terapia, enfrentándose a la cruda realidad de su adicción. Acompáñanos en este viaje emocional y reflexivo, que destaca las luchas humanas y la búsqueda de la redención.

Lista de Vocabulario:
Cirsense: Relativo al circo o a sus espectáculos.

Ludópata: Persona adicta al juego.

Ascetismo: Práctica y vida de quien se dedica a perfeccionarse espiritualmente mediante la renuncia a los placeres y bienes materiales.

Entresijos: Aspectos más ocultos o difíciles de conocer de una cosa.

Timba: Juego de azar, especialmente el que se juega de manera clandestina.

Templetes: Pequeños templos o lugares donde se realizan actividades específicas, en este caso, relacionadas con el juego.

The Macondo man stories

"El Cirsense" Ludopatia, Sergio Ledesma Pujol 

En este episodio les cuento una situación muy fea que viví en carne propia mientras iba a buscar a mi hija al jardín de infantes. Todavía me acuerdo y me da escalofríos...

Argentina en carne propia

El viejo con el carrito de bebé

From this episode we are going to learn how to ask other people's hobbies.  Please subscribe the channel if you find it is helpful!

1.你有啲乜嘢嗜好呀？（What hobbies do you have?））
néih yáuh dī māt yéh si hou a?（Yale）
nei5 jau5 di1 mat1 je5 si3 hou3 aa3?（Jyutping）

2.你鐘意做啲乜嘢呀？（What do you like to do?）
néih jūng yi jouh dī māt yéh a?
nei5 zung1 ji3 zou6 di1 mat1 je5 aa3?

3.你得閒鐘意做啲乜嘢呀？（What do you like to do in your free time?）
néih dāk hàahn jūng yi jouh dī māt yéh a?
nei5 dak1 haan4 zung1 ji3 zou6 di1 mat1 je5 aa3?
To answer:
我鐘意睇書。(I like reading.)
ngóh jūng yi tái syū.
ngo5 zung1 ji3 tai2 syu1.
睇戲tái hei/ tai2 hei3 (to watch movies)
睇電視tái dihn sih/tai2 din6 si6（to watch television）
聽音樂tēng yām ngohk/teng1 jam1 ngok6（to listen to music）
打籃球dá làahm kàuh/ daa2 laam4 kau4（to play basketball）
打波dá bō/daa2 bo1（to play ball game）
踢波tek bō/ tek3 bo1（to play soccer）
行街hàahng gāai/haang4 gaai1（to go window-shopping）
去旅行heui léuih hàhng/heoi3 leoi5 hang4（to go traveling）
唱歌cheung gō/coeng3 go1（to sing）
跳舞tiu móuh/tiu3 mou5（to dance）
游水yàuh séui/ jau4 seoi2（to swim）

你鐘唔鐘意……?（Do you like…or not？）
néih jūng m̀h jūng yi……? 
nei5 zung1 m4 zung1 ji3……?
鐘意呀。/唔鐘意。（Yes, I do./ No, I don’t.）
jūng yi a./ m̀h jūng yi.
zung1 ji3 aa3./ m4 zung1 ji3. 

Daliy Conversations for Cantonese (粵語會話）

First meet conversations（初次見面）part2

一、Listen and fill blanks
        很多女孩子（  1  ）浪漫的爱情。那什么是浪漫呢？年轻人说：浪漫是她想要（  2  ）时，你不会给她星星；中年人说：浪漫是（  3   ）晚上加班到零点，到家时，自己家里也还亮着灯；老年人说：浪漫（   4 ）就像歌中唱的那样，“我能想到最浪漫的事，就是和你一起慢慢变老。”其实，让我们（   5 ）的，就是生活中简单的爱情。有时候，简单就是最大的（   6  ）。

二、Listen and repeat.
       很多（              ）。那什么是（     ）呢？年轻人说：（          ）。中年人说：（              ）；老年人说：（          ）。其实（       ，           。）有时候，（             ）。

Ruby's Listening Studio

幸福是什么？

Today we're talking about the word "vet". You might know this word as a noun but today we're talking about how this word works as a verb. It's a really useful word that we can definitely use at work. I hope you find it useful

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

My dog has been vetting vets all week!

Elena, a data analyst on my business communication coaching roster, booked a session with a clear goal: secure a promotion to Senior Analyst. She possessed the technical skills, but her communication style lacked the persuasion needed to advocate for herself.

We started with the fundamentals.  
Step 1: 
Understanding the Audience. We analyzed the promotion criteria and researched the decision-makers. We discovered a focus on cost reduction and project efficiency.

Step 2: Framing the Value Proposition.  
Elena's technical skills were a given, but we needed to translate them into business impact.  We crafted a narrative highlighting how her data analysis led to a 15% reduction in marketing campaign overspend.

Step 3: Building Credibility.  
Facts and figures are powerful, but data presented in a vacuum loses impact.  We focused on data visualization, creating clear charts that showcased trends and connections.

Step 4: Delivery with Confidence.  
Technical expertise needs confident communication. We practiced her presentation, emphasizing vocal variety, strong eye contact, and body language that conveyed authority.

Step 5: The Anticipation Factor. 
We anticipated potential objections. What if they questioned her ability to manage a team?  We prepared responses that showcased her leadership potential through examples of mentoring junior colleagues.

The final coaching session was a mock interview. Elena, armed with her persuasive narrative and confident delivery, impressed. A week later, she excitedly reported landing the promotion.  Elena's success story is a testament to the power of combining technical expertise with effective communication.