This episode introduces three idioms that use the word elephant. Listen to the examples to hear how to use them. Please send me a message if you would like a copy of the audio script.

Idiom Corner

Elephant

For the next 6+ episodes we're going to be going into details about Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions. This research changed my life when I first learned about it over 10 years ago, giving me a true sense of what culture is, and what the subtle differences in culture are between countries at the fundamental level. More than just knowing that one country or culture does something 'this' way and another does it 'that' way, learning about Hofstede's dimensions can help you to truly understand the WHY.

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Introduction to HOFSTEDE'S CULTURAL DIMENSIONS | More than English Podcast #009

AudioLiber presenta con un audiolibro i primi capitoli di Zadig o il destino. Storia orientale è un racconto filosofico di Voltaire, scritto tra il 1745 e il 1747.
Zadig è un uomo che crede in qualcosa ma è vittima di sé stesso e di alcune disavventure.


Voice: Gaspare Del Vecchio

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Audiolibro_Zadig (Capitoli I_II_III)

A：你很少生病，是不是喜欢运动？
B：是啊，我每天早上都要出去跑步。
A：你每天几点起床？
B：我每天六点起床。


HSK Standard Course Level 2 Audio of the textbook

Lesson 2 tex 1

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18. Chinese Famous City - Chengdu 中国城市-成都 

Listen and repeat:

feather, fox, flamingo, frog, 
flying fish, firefly, flashlight, ferret, fries, flour, flea, fountain
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Captain Seasalt And The ABC Pirates

Letter F

Let’s work on our pronunciation today and explore the peculiar world of Russian tongue-twisters.  This one is a great way to check if you’re getting your sh [ш] and s [с] right.

Шла Саша по шоссе и сосала сушку.

[Shla Sasha po shosseh i sosala sushku]

English translation: Sasha was walking on the highway sucking on a sushka.

Russian Pronunciation wilth Lubov

Can You Pronounce This Well-Known Russian Tongue-Twister? Listen and Repeat.

Un año, once meses y diez días. Es el tiempo que ha pasado desde que llegué a Granada para vivir. Casi dos años donde la vida me ha cambiado y me he llenado de recuerdos. Aquí van mis planes para despedirme de esta ciudad como se merece, ¿quieres escucharlos? ¡Vamos!


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La vida de Héctor (Spanish Podcast)

Mi despedida de Granada

Ancient Egyptians loved and respected cats, believing they brought good luck.

Some families even dressed their cats in jewelry, and mummified them after death. They would mourn the death of their cat by shaving off their eyebrows, and continue to mourn until their eyebrows grew back.

Inspired by this ancient love for cats, the Shanghai Museum in China held a special event called Meowseum Nights.

Held 10 times during last summer and fall, the event invited 200 cats and 2,000 people to explore the exhibition On Top of the Pyramid: The Civilization of Ancient Egypt.

Some of the artifacts shown in the exhibition came from a temple discovered years ago in Egypt. The temple was for Bastet, an Egyptian goddess who could change into a cat. This gave the Shanghai Museum another reason to use cats as the theme for their event.

Museum director Chu Xiaobo said that the event was created to bring cat lovers to the museum, as in Shanghai, where there are over a million pet cats, cat-friendly public spaces are rare.

"There are dog parks, dog brunches, but not that much for cat parents to do with their pets," Wen Liuli, a visitor to the exhibition, told The Art Newspaper.

The museum took measures to keep all visitors and artifacts safe. Cats had to stay in strollers or bags, but there were certain areas where people could take their cats out for photos, such as in front of a statue of Bastet. All the other artifacts were kept behind glass.

The museum also had vets, doctors, and even an ambulance on-site, and over 80 animal welfare workers attended each night to help and give advice.

While the museum doesn't plan to hold another Meowseum Night, Chu hopes it might inspire other museums to try similar ideas.

"Cat people now have a special affection for the Shanghai Museum," he said.


