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PAPAĞAN İLE BAKKAL

Le chevalier Lars voyage au royaume du roi Andur. Au marché, il achète deux potions de force.
Ensuite il va au château du roi Andur. Il parle avec le roi. Le roi lui demande de transporter un
chargement d’or au royaume de son frère, Arthuren. Lars accepte. 
Le lendemain, trois gardes du roi partent en voyage avec le chevalier Lars. Ils prennent la route du nord vers le royaume d’Arthuren.

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nei1 go3 gu3 si6 gong2 ge3 hai6 jat1 go3 maai6 lei5 ge3 siu1 faan2 hai6 dim2 jeung2 bei2 dou6 si2 gaau3 fan3 ge3

The story tell us how  a vendor  selling pears was punished by a priest

Easy  Cantonese 

聊斋故事之《种梨》liu4 zaai1 gu3 si6，zung3 lei2

分享看剧感受！
朋友们你们好！今天的零食叫做“星期三”。我们来一起边吃边学吧！ 
 ”星期三“是一个女孩的名字。这个小女孩平时全身只穿黑色衣服。而她的表情总是给出一个难以与人相处的印象。她很喜欢侦探推理和那些古怪的东西。

 首先要说的是，我真的被“星期三”的性格吸引了。她活在自己的世界里，不在乎任何人的评价，只有我可以定义自己。这个女孩不仅个性特殊还很有想法，是不是？

说实话，作为一个敏感过度在意他人感受的我，其实是非常累的，所以真的对“星期三”着迷。尤其看到她跳舞那段。看上去有那种舞池中我是主角，欢迎来到我世界的感觉。特别有风格！ 
 然后也不能不提到另外一个很有趣的人物。一直陪着“星期三”是一个叫“小东西”。我十分喜欢“小东西”！那只手是我本剧最爱的设定。你们说，谁不想拥有一只骄傲敏感无所不能的小挂件呢？ 
 “星期三” 这部悬疑的美剧，你看了吗？你喜欢的是什么人物呢？快来告诉我吧！

词语：
  全身 [quán shēn] whole body
  表情 [biǎo qíng] (facial) expression; to express one's feelings 
  难以 [nán yǐ] hard to (predict, imagine etc) 
  与 [yǔ] and; to give; together with 
  相处 [xiāng chǔ] to be in contact (with sb); to associate; to interact; to get along (well, poorly) 
  侦探 [zhēn tàn]  detective; to do detective work
  古怪 [gǔ guài] strange; weird; eccentric; bizarre 
  性格 [xìng gé] nature; disposition; temperament; character
  吸引 [xī yǐn] to attract (interest, investment etc)
  不在乎 [bú zài hu] not to care 
  特殊 [tè shū] special; particular; unusual; extraordinary 
  敏感 [mǐn gǎn] sensitive; susceptible 
  过度 [guò dù] excessive; over-; excess; going too far; extravagant; intemperate; overdue 
  在意 [zài yì] to care about; to mind 
  舞池 [wǔ chí] dance floor 
  主角 [zhǔ jué] leading role; lead 
  风格 [fēng gé] style 
  设定 [shè dìng] to set; to set up; to install; setting; preferences 
  骄傲 [jiāo ào] pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth 
  无所不能 [wú suǒ bù néng] omnipotent 



解馋小零食

2022年12月16号 - 最近看了“星期三” - 第一印象！ (Intermediate)

Whether you live to work or you work to live, having a healthy work-life balance is good for both you and your employer.

Here are just a few ways to keep your balance healthy!

Plan
It can help to plan your time, making sure to include social activities in those plans, says Allaya Cooks-Campbell from job coaching website BetterUp.

Even scheduling a night in front of the TV is enough — it will give you a bit of time to switch off.

If you're able to, you could also plan to take short breaks during the day, and perhaps even use them to take a walk or read a few pages of a book.

Use apps to help
Cooks-Campbell also suggests using an app to block distracting websites during the work day — which might include things like social media.

You can then do the same in the evening and block work apps, if you find it difficult to stop checking them.

Be kind to yourself
It's important to be realistic about your work-life balance, and not to get too stressed if you don't follow your plan. That's according to Kate Eby from work management company Smartsheet.

Being kind to yourself, she says, can help you improve your mental health.

Talk to your boss
If you're finding it difficult to get your work-life balance right, speaking to your manager may be a good idea — although not everyone will feel comfortable doing this.

It may be that you have been given too much work to do, or there is a better way to do it — and talking to your boss could help you work smarter, not harder.

However, Cooks-Campbell says different things work for different people — so you have to find what's right for you!