A leaf before the eye shuts out Mount Tai (have one's view of the important overshadowed by the trivial)

成语故事-Stories of Ancient Chinese Idioms

一叶障目，不见泰山

 In episode two, the focus is on acing the IELTS Speaking test with effective techniques and practice. The host, Pearl, maintains an enthusiastic and encouraging tone throughout the episode, offering practical advice and relatable examples to help listeners improve their speaking skills in real-life scenarios. The episode emphasizes the importance of structuring responses, using linking words, expressing opinions, and practicing consistently to excel in the IELTS Speaking test.

Language Power-Up: Business English & IELTS Mastery

 Excel in the IELTS Speaking Test - Effective Techniques and Practice

早就想出一期講下我哋幾位粥友系留學期間遇到噶各式各樣室友啦，今期終於開講啦！我哋冇人會估到生活中奇葩定系天使室友會降臨到身邊，不過都算系各自生長噶人生經歷。希望大家會鐘意今期噶節目！

夠鐘煲粥 Congee Time

EP.27 那些年我們經歷過的室友

Today’s Theme is “私（わたし）のペット《My pets》”.
This episode is JLPT-N4 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words☆
 飼う（かう / kau）：adopt a pet, have a pet
種類（しゅるい / shurui）：type
使い捨てカメラ（つかいすてかめら / tsukaisutekamera）：disposable camera
後悔する（こうかいする / kōkaisuru）：regret
八百屋（やおや / yaoya）：greengrocer
吠える（ほえる / hoeru）：bark
初代（しょだい / shodai）：first generation
～代目（～だいめ / ～daime）：～ generation

☆Grammar☆
～ことにする
～ので
～ばよかった
passive form
～ようになる
～んです

☆Script for this episode
The scripts (URL) are listed in the overview section of the channel.
	
☆Quiz for this episode
https://www.italki.com/quiz/set/7164?utm_source=copylink_share&utm_medium=share_content&utm_campaign=share_quiz

Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#32  私のペット / My pets // N4 Level /Japanese listening

YouTube channel【SeikaのYoutube】 みなさんは「アフタヌーンティー」が好（す）きですか？☕️わたしは先週、くまのアフタヌーンティー🧸🍇に行ってきました！とてもかわいかったです💗

SeikaのPodcast🎧

Ep.15 日本の「アフタヌーンティー」はこんな感じです☕️🧸💗

2回目のポッドキャストです！

今日は初めてフォトスタジオを借りて、写真撮影（しゃしんさつえい）をしました。
とても良いスペースで、大満足（だいまんぞく）☺️

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⬇️今回紹介したレンタルスペースのプラットフォーム
スペースマーケット：https://www.spacemarket.com/



3 Minutes Japanese Podcast with Ken

ep02 - レンタルスペース

How to say what’s your name? in Thai

First of all, let’s learn some vocabulary

what = a-rai
Is  = kue
your = khong khun
name = chue

To translate directly from English to Thai, we will have the sentence like
“chue khong khun kue a-rai”
Well, this is not wrong , you will still get the answer from the listener.
But to speak in the same way as Thai native speakers, we don’t use that sentence. 
To ask for someone’s name, we will simply say

khun chue a-rai

literally means “You Name What”

The same thing goes  with “surname”.

Surname or last name , in Thai we say “naam sa gun”

Now , can you tell me how to ask “What’s your surname?”.
I give 3 seconds to think.  3 … 2 …. 1 
time’s up. Yes, you’re right. 
The answer is
khun naam sa gun a-rai

When you answer these questions, you can simply tell your name or surname straightaway.






Learn Easy Thai With Sumon

EP2 : How to say "What's your name?" in Thai

Este es el primero de una serie de episodios en los que os voy a hablar de las celebraciones de Navidad en España, qué celebramos y cómo celebramos.

En este primer episodio introductorio os hablo de las decoraciones de Navidad en Espana y algunas palabras de vocabulario general de estas fechas.

¡Espero que lo disfrutéis! 


Blanca to go 

Especial Navidad 1-Decoraciones de Navidad y un poco de vocabulario

Online reviews are everywhere, whether you're looking for a movie to watch, a hotel to stay in or a new air fryer.

Many of us read these reviews carefully, even though we probably know that not all reviews are unbiased — or even real.

Now, researchers have found out something interesting about online reviews: women generally rate things higher than men.

The researchers looked at more than 1 billion online reviews on five different websites, including Amazon, Google and the movie site IMDb.

They found that, on average, women rate things more positively than men, and are more likely to give five-star reviews.

The research team then did two smaller studies to find out why this might be. They said women don't actually like things any more or any less than men, but they still generally leave better reviews.

In one of those smaller studies, more than 1,100 people were asked to rate art made by artificial intelligence software. They were asked to rate the art privately and then publicly.

Privately, there was not much of a difference between male and female ratings.

But when participants were asked to write public reviews, women were less likely to post lower ratings, especially when they really didn't like the art.

The researchers said women may feel more worried than men about the consequences of writing bad reviews.

They added that everyone should be able to write reviews without being worried about the consequences.