
In today's podcast for ESL learners we look at two things:
1. Wales plans to ban drink refills in restaurants
2. Lyrics from the song Melting Pot by Blue Mink


Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Song Lyrics: Melting Pot by Blue Mink

cí mǔ shǒu zhōng xiàn ， yóu zǐ shēn shàng yī 。
慈母手中线，游子身上衣。
lín xíng mì mì féng ， yì kǒng chí chí guī 。
临行密密缝，意恐迟迟归。
shéi yán cùn cǎo xīn ， bào dé sān chūn huī 。
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖。
【注释】
1．游子：在古时候泛指远游旅居的人。
2．意恐：担心。
3．寸草心：寸草，比喻子女；心，指小草的茎干，也暗指子女的心意。
4．三春晖：春天灿烂的阳光，此处比喻慈母的恩情。
【译文】
慈爱的母亲用手中的针线，为外出远行的儿子缝制衣裳。
在他临行之前，一针一线密密地缝制着，只因为担心儿子迟迟不能归来。
有谁敢说，子女像小草一样微弱的孝心，
可以报答慈母像春晖一样温暖的恩情呢？

最美古诗词Chinese poetry

yóu zǐ yín游子吟

"Hold up your head! You were not made for failure; you were made for victory."

A 30-day positive affirmation journey with Rose

Day 25

Each week I read an interesting news article from the BBC. Listen along to the words and pronunciation and I will also share with you the link to the story so that you can read along as well.

The BBC news article from this week's episode can be found here: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-62797773

The Breaking News Podcast

Bigger breakfasts better for controlling appetite, study suggests

「ほうれんそう」とは？

①ほうれん草・・・ポパイが好きな緑色の野菜。ビタミンA,B,Cや鉄分が豊富

②報連相（ほうれんそう）・・・「報告」「連絡」「相談」の頭文字をとったビジネス用語。
　日本企業ではこの「報連相」は非常に大切なことで、新入社員研修で教えられることが多い。


ことばコトバ言葉kotoba

vol.4 ほうれんそう

こんにちは、日本語教師のNatsumiです！
このポッドキャストでは机から離れて日本語の勉強をしたい人のために、
日本語教師のNatsumiがいつも通りに話しています。

「子供を産んでからしばらくは外出できない」っていう話は
「１人で」外出できないって話です！子供と一緒なら外出できるけど、
「１人で」外出するのはハードルが高いよね…って話！

日本のコンビニの充実っぷりはすごいよね…
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【日本語podcast】Natsumiは、ただ普通に話したいだけ Just wanna talk naturally in Japanese

#6コンビニは遊園地【友達言葉】【N1】

https://www.loom.com/share/8b1c1f1c4d5b4dde8659ccea8af7cce8 どんどん読めるショートストーリーVol.2　『私のクッキーを食べないで！』

みじかい ものがたりを読もう📖 Read a short story

私のクッキーを食べないで！

 今年夏天很特别，从中国到外国，北方到南方，天气都非常热，温度也特别高。比如上海，夏天一般在三十五度左右。可是今年夏天有多热呢？最热的那段时间差不多每天都有四十多度。大家都说，这是最近二十年最热的夏天。有的专家说这是因为气候变化，环境被破坏了，以后全世界每年都会有这种不正常的天气，我们必须开始重视保护环境了。

Jīnnián xiàtiān hěn tèbié, cóng Zhōngguó dào wàiguó, běifāng dào nánfāng, tiānqì dōu fēicháng rè, wēndù yě tèbié gāo. Bǐrú Shànghǎi, xiàtiān yībān zài sān shí wǔ dù zuǒ yòu. Kěshì jīnnián xiàtiān yǒu duō rè ne? Zuì rè de nà duàn shíjiān chà bù duō měi tiān dōu yǒu sì shí duō dù. Dàjiā dōu shuō, zhè shì zuìjìn èr shí nián zuì rè de xiàtiān. Yǒu de zhuānjiā shuō zhè shì yīnwèi qìhòu biànhuà, huánjìng bèi pòhuài le, yǐhòu quán shìjiè měinián dōu huì yǒu zhè zhǒng bù zhèngcháng de tiānqì, wǒmen bìxū kāishǐ zhòngshì bǎohù huánjìng le. 

This summer is very special, from China to foreign countries, north to south, the weather is very hot, the temperature is very high. In Shanghai, for example, it's usually around 35 degrees in summer. But how hot will it be this summer? During the hottest days, it was more than 40 degrees every day. By all accounts, it was the hottest summer in the last twenty years. Some experts say that this is because of climate change, the environment is destroyed, the world will have this abnormal weather every year, we must start to pay attention to the protection of the environment.


Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

越来越热   Getting hotter

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