As a conversational English tutor that is exactly what we're going to do. . We will be studying and learning new vocabulary and talking about your grammar along the way. And have some fun.

English My Way

I'm going to talk about current events possibly. talk about ways Use different words, sentences, phrases, different cultures, how they may use a word or a phrase.

English with Uncle Billy

I want to share what I am learning from my students.  Having met so many students from so many countries has been an eye-opening experience. 

Can I Say - Can I Do

The Dunce

He says no with his head
but he says yes with his heart
he says yes to what be loves
he says no to the teacher
he stands
he is questioned
and all the problems are posed
sudden mad laughter seizes him
and he erases all
the words and figures
names and dates
sentences and snares
and despite the teacher’s threats
to the jeers of infant prodigies
with chalk of every color
on the blackboard of misfortune
he draws the face of happiness

Translation: Lawrence Ferlinghetti

𝗗𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗔𝗜𝗦 ? 😉

🎙️𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒉 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒎 " 𝑳𝑬 𝑪𝑨𝑵𝑪𝑹𝑬 " 🥁𝒅𝒆 𝑱𝒂𝒄𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒆́𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒕 🎶

En este episodio aprenderás algunas técnicas para mejorar tu español desde la comodidad de tu casa

Spanish Shortcut

EP 18. MEJORA TU ESPAÑOL SIN SALIR DE CASA

今天你996了吗？

        你知道996是什么意思吗？996是一种工作时间，早上九点上班，晚上九点下班，也就是一天工作十二个小时；6指的是一个星期工作六天。有人说，996算什么呀，我的工作007呢！007，也就是晚上0点上班，晚上0点下班，一个星期工作七天，这意思就是每一分钟都在工作，没有下班时间！你可能要问，怎么可能会有007呢？还真有！下班时间突然收到同事的短信，吃饭的时候突然领导要求来个线上会议，睡觉的时候突然被电话吵醒做个PPT。没有明确的上班和下班时间，人不在公司却要随时拿出手机、电脑工作，这可不是007嘛！

       996和007指的都是一种加班文化。加班也就是在规定的上班时间之外增加的工作量。常常还没有加班费！在这种加班文化下，员工自嘲自己是“社畜”，“社”在日语里是“公司”的意思，“畜”是牲畜，也就是动物的意思，还得是那种为人类工作的动物才能叫做“畜”。唉，工作那么辛苦，就像一头为公司工作的畜牲一样，没有自己的生活，只能为公司卖命。

       那在中国，为什么有996这样的加班文化呢？我觉得有这么几点原因。

       先从自己身上找原因，可能员工的工作效率不高。996的十二个小时真的都在工作吗？不一定。中国大部分公司都有午休文化，中午的时间有两三个小时那么长。工作时间和同事聊聊天、说说话，吃吃点心，玩玩手机，时间就在摸鱼之中过去了。“摸鱼”这个词来自“浑水摸鱼”，原来的意思是在不干净的水里，鱼看不清楚方向，这时候摸鱼更容易，可以得到意外的好处；现在“摸鱼”这个词就是偷懒、不认真工作的意思。所以可能在公司呆的时间很长只是因为做事情太慢，效率太低。

      再从文化上找找原因。老板不走，员工也不敢走；同事不走，我也不敢走。这是一种攀比和从众的文化：好像我比你留下来的时间更长，我就工作得更努力，这就是攀比，在不好的方面和别人比较；别人都没离开，我也得和大家一样，不能一个人离开，这就是从众，和大多数人做一样的事情。所以啊，大家就越留越晚，在办公室的时间越来越长，谁都不敢按时下班离开。

       当然啦，加班文化下，老板和公司也有很大的问题。可能老板喜欢开一些没有意义、浪费时间的会议；可能老板不能安排好工作计划，布置任务的时间不合理；可能是公司的文化鼓励大家多加班，把加班说成“福报”，把“加班”说成是幸运的机会。但是我认为，996和007，是一种低效率而且不尊重个人时间的行为。

       在你的公司有996吗？你觉得我们要怎么限制996的情况呢？欢迎留言分享你的观点。


SherryChinese

今天你996了吗？

In this episode we're going to listen to a monologue about her daily routine. Let's start now.
最近特别特别忙。一般我早上七点就醒了。躺一会儿之后，大概到七点二十吧，我就得起床。起来之后第一件事情，先喂猫，然后稍微把家里打扫一下。八点之前，我肯定就吃完饭了。然后我一般会看半小时书。我很喜欢看书，中文的英文的都会看。我一般九点去上班，中午有两个小时休息时间。下午五点下班，回家之后我可能会去健身房，运动一个小时左右，然后回家休息或者放松。

Story Chinese

我的一天 my day (elementary level)

Why should we study Sanskrit?

1.Sanskrit is the Mother of All Languages. 

2.It increases our understanding and cognition skills of Brain.

3.It’s highly structured and versatile language.

4.Sanskrit Mantras can help in relaxation and calmness.

5.Sanskrit is perhaps the world's oldest language. It is the language of yoga, ayurveda and all ancient texts.

6.Sanskrit is termed as the “language of Gods”.

7.It helps us to understand ancient Sanskrit texts, shlokas and other Sanskrit words in their true context, with nothing getting lost in translation.


Learn Sanskrit with Professor Ashish

Why should we study Sanskrit? Sanskrit is the Mother of All Languages.  It increases our understanding and cognition skills of Brain. It’s highly stru

This episode gives some background to Part One and compares the sleepy diver to the American Dream idea of career management.

Expect the Unexpected

Time Part Two American Dream

Today we're talking about a very important phrasal verb, and also one that I hope you never have to use! Today's podcast is about layoffs.

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

I hope you never need to use this word!

In last week's podcast episode, How to Use Informational Interviews to Land Your Dream Job, I said informational interviews are the best-kept secret in networking. 

That means they're great, but many people don't know it. So, they don't include informational interviews in their networking efforts. 

Tune in to this week’s episode to more about using “best-kept secret” and five more English phrases and idioms. You'll also get some homework at the end so you can continue to improve your English communication skills. Tune in to continue building your English vocabulary with new idioms and phrases! 

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/english-idioms/.

See infographics for this episode at https://www.pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/_created/.

Episode originally published on October 30, 2020.