Ever heard that Russians don’t smile much? Let’s uncover the truth behind this stereotype!

Learn Russian with Max

Episode 4: Why Russians Don’t Smile (And What It Really Means)

Quindi…. mi è capitato di leggere questo articolo sul New Yorker, che mi ha inviato questo mio studente. Per chi non lo sapesse, il New Yorker è una rivista settimanale, americana certamente, pienissima di articoli, come dire, IMPEGNATIVI. E quello che Paolo mi ha inviato era sul ”caso contro il turismo”. E l’ho trovato molto colto, anzi di più: estremamente raffinato. Anzitutto per come era scritto, con parole e citazioni di alto livello – e già sono un pezzo avanti, perché vuol dire che posso riconoscere delle buone parole.
Per questo quindi io direi che il pezzo del New Yorker sul turismo, sul viaggio, sul viaggiare, eccetera, l’ho trovato un po’ provocatorio. Potremmo dire che è un invito a farci desistere dal partire; è quasi un invito a farci sentire stupidi, negletti e non so cos’altro, solo perché partire è diventato un affare comune; cioè come se in realtà la cosa più snob che possiamo fare sia non partire, cioè snobbare tutto il resto del mondo, perché non ci renderà migliore.
Alcuni giovani, e meno giovani, italiani decidono spesso di non usare più un paio di scarpe o una borsa, oppure decidono di non vedere più i film in inglese, SOLO PERCHE’ ORMAI TUTTI indossano quelle scarpe, TUTTI possono vedere un film in inglese. Non è più un’esclusiva!
Ma come sapete, un po’ da antropologa – la quale avrei ardentemente voluto essere e non sono, ma che aspiro ancora a diventare - e un po’ come insegnante nel mondo, sono molto curiosa (e tutti sappiamo che essere curiosi è sinonimo di intelligenza…. E vai!), mi piace scoprire non so bene cosa, mi piace vedere forse un nuovo panorama.
E il fatto che ora sempre più persone possano avere questa curiosità, è una cosa buona (imho).
E il fatto che molti possano immaginare soltanto di poter arrivare qui, o lì, secondo me è magnifico.


la Rubrica di Simona

SI, VIAGGIARE....

Jon declarando su odi0 a Mariah Carey, Joan de vacaciones en Colombia... ¿Es posible tener un podcast de Navidad menos Navideño? Nosotros pensamos que no. Descubre nuestras filias y fobias Navideñas, lo que nos gusta y lo que odiamos completamente de esta fiesta invernal. 
¿Te lo vas a perder?
¡Relájate y escúchanos!


¡Qué Pasa! Podcast en Español

HASTA LOS HUEVOS DE MARIAH CAREY - Navidad en ¡Qué Pasa!


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The Global Professional Podcast

Landing Your Dream Leadership Role: Episode 67

Today we're talking about a word that is similar to "inspired" and that word is "derivative". It's usually not a good thing when we describe something as "derivative"! I hope you find today's podcast useful!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

I hope you don't think my podcast is derivative!

From cheap student dinners to quick lunches and easy camping meals, people around the world love instant noodles.

According to the World Instant Noodle Association, the world ate more than 118 billion servings of instant noodles in 2021.

While they are easy to make, instant noodles can sometimes be a bit boring — but they don't have to be! So if you'd like your instant noodles to be a little tastier, here are some easy changes you can make:

Add flavor
Fresh ginger, green onions and garlic are found in many Asian dishes, and adding them to your instant noodles is an easy way to improve the taste.

Then, try adding extra sauces, like soy sauce, chili paste, oyster sauce, sesame oil or gochujang paste, among others. You could also try mixing a few of them together.

Add vegetables and eggs
Adding vegetables and eggs to your noodles will not only make them taste better — they'll also increase the nutrients in the dish.

Put an egg into the boiling water that your noodles are cooking in for an easy poached egg. You can also throw in some vegetables — like mushrooms, carrots or spinach — or cook them on their own and add them to your noodles afterward.

Add coconut milk
Add coconut milk to the noodle water to make a sweeter, creamier soup. You could then add some vegetables, meat or fish, and some lime and you'll end up with a dish that's similar to a Malaysian laksa — and just as tasty!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Cooking Skills: How to Make Instant Noodles Tastier

这样的权力使小王子惊叹不已。
Such power was a thing for the little prince to marvel at.
如果掌握了这样的权力，那么，他一天就不只是看到四十三次日落，
If he had been master of such complete authority, he would have been able to watch the sunset, not forty-four times in one day,
而可以看到七十二次，甚至一百次，或是二百次日落，也不必要去挪动椅子了！
but seventy-two, or even a hundred, or even two hundred times, with out ever having to move his chair.
由于他想起了他那被遗弃的小星球，心里有点难过，
And because he felt a bit sad as he remembered his little planet which he had for saken,
他大胆地向国王提出了一个请求：“我想看日落，请求您…命令太阳落山吧…”
he plucked up his courage to ask the king a favor: "I should like to see a sunset... do me that kindness...Order the sun to set..."
如果我命令一个将军象一只蝴蝶那样从这朵花飞到那朵花，或者命令他写作一个悲剧剧本或者变一只海鸟，
If I ordered a general to fly from one flower to another like a butterfly, or to write a tragic drama, or to change himself into a sea bird,
而如果这位将军接到命令不执行的话，那么，是他不对还是我不对呢？
and if the general31 did not carry out the order that he had received, which one of us would be in the wrong?
国王问道。“将军，还是自己？”
The king demanded. "The general, or myself?"
“那当然是您的不对。”小王子肯定地回答。
"You," said the little prince firmly.
“一点也不错，”国王接着说，“向每个人提出的要求应该是他们所能做到的。
"Exactly. One much require from each one the duty which each one can perform," the king went on.
权威首先应该建立在理性的基础上。
Accepted authority rests first of all on reason.
如果命令你的老百姓去投海，他们非起来革命不可。

If you ordered your people to go and throw themselves into the sea, they would rise up in revolution.
我的命令是合理的，所以我有权要别人服从。
I have the right to require obedience because my orders are reasonable.
“那么我提出的日落呢？”小王子一旦提出一个问题，他是不会忘记这个问题的。
"Then my sunset?" the little prince reminded him: for he never forgot a question once he had asked it.
日落么，你会看到的。
You shall have your sunset.
我一定要太阳落山，不过按照我的统治科学，我得等到条件成熟的时候。
I shall command it. But, according to my science of government, I shall wait until conditions are favorable.
小王子问道：“这要等到什么时候呢？”
国王在回答之前，首先翻阅了一本厚厚的日历，嘴里慢慢说道：“嗯！嗯！”
日落大约…大约…在今晚七时四十分的时候！

你将看到我的命令一定会被服从的。

小王子又打起哈欠来了。

他遗憾没有看到日落。

他对国王说：“他有点厌烦了，”

我没有必要再呆在这儿了。

我要走了。


小王子-The Little Prince-Read in Chinese

小王子第25章：日落

こんにちは！Atsushiです。
今日の天気は雨。
気温は21℃です。

今日は、台風について。
日本には、今、まさに台風が来ています。

毎年この季節になると、だいたい8月から9月の終わりぐらいまで台風が来ます。今来ている台風は14号です。
ですので、今年に入って14個目の台風、ということですね。
台風には1つずつに名前がつきます。今回の14号はナンマドル、という名前だそうです。日本では基本的には14号と数字で呼ばれます。

以前からアメリカではハリケーンが発生した時に人名を付けていましたが、北西太平洋または南シナ海で発生する台風防災に関する各国の政府間組織である台風委員会（日本含む14カ国等が加盟）は、2000年からアジアで決められた140の名前を使って、台風に名前をつけます。

ちなみに、日本からの使われるように登録されているのは、

コイヌ
ヤギ
ウサギ
カジキ
コト
クジラ
コグマ
コンパス
トカゲ
ヤマネコ

という名前です。

今まで気にしたことがなかったので、これからは台風の名前についても気にしようと思います。


とはいえ、今回の台風はとても大きいです。
飛行機や電車が止まったりしてます。

台湾や中国、韓国の方も影響あるかもしれませんね。
日本に住んでいるみなさんは、気をつけてください。

ということで、今回は台風の名前について話しました。
最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！
ではまた！

