In this Chillchat episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about different music genres, their favorite singers and musical instruments. Correction! The song Baiwei mentioned from Shovels And Rope is called Boxcar, Not Birmingham.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

聊聊音乐！Music (Genre, Singer and Musical Instruments)

みなさんは、星(ほし)や天体(てんたい)に興味(きょうみ)はありますか？今日(きょう)は、先日(せんじつ)日本(にほん)で見(み)られた天体(てんたい)ショーのお話(はなし)ですが、ことばが少(すこ)し難(むずか)しくなってしまいました。(すみません……)
＜Vocabulary>
星(ほし:hoshi) ~Stars
天体(てんたい:tentai) ~Astronomical objects
興味(きょうみ:kyoomi)がある ~Interested in
皆既月食(かいきげっしょく:kaiki gesshoku) ~Total lunar eclipse
天王星食(てんおうせいしょく:tenousei shoku) ~Uranus eclipse
珍しい(めずらしい:mezurashii) ~Unusual
天体ショー(てんたいしょー:tentai shoo) ~Astronomical show
〜自体(じたい:jitai) ~　~ itself
それほど〜ない(sorehodo~nai) ~Not so much
最中(さいちゅう:saityuu) ~in the process of
惑星食(わくせいしょく:wakusei shoku) ~Planetary eclipse
重なる(かさなる:kasanaru) ~Overlapping
〜年ぶり(ねんぶり:nen buri) ~First time in ~years
次(つぎ:tsugi) ~Next
チャンス(ちゃんす:chansu) ~ chance
〜年後(ねんご:nen go) ~After ~years
太陽(たいよう:taiyoo) ~Sun
地球(ちきゅう:chikyuu) ~Earth
月(つき:tsuki) ~Moon
惑星(わくせい:wakusei) ~Planet
まっすぐ(:massugu) ~Straight
一直線(いっちょくせん:icchokusen) ~Straight line
並ぶ(ならぶ:narabu) ~In a line
食の間(しょくのあいだ:syokuno aida) ~During eclipses
何万光年も離れた星(なんまんこうねんもはなれたほし:nanmankoonenmo hanareta hoshi) ~Stars tens of thousands of light years away
〜と言ったら (:~to ittara) ~when I say,I mean~
ご先祖様 (ごせんぞさま:gosenzo sama) ~ancestors
line()
その頃(そのころ:sonokoro) ~In those days
想像する(そうぞうする:souzou suru) ~Imagine
不思議な気持ち(ふしぎなきもち:fushigina kimochi) ~Wondering, Feel strange
繋がる(つながる:tsunagaru) ~Connecting
すごく(:sugoku) ~Very
ロマンがある(:roman ga aru) ~Romantic 
その後(そのご:sonogo) ~Afterwards,After that
道行く人(みちゆくひと:michiyuku hito) ~People on the road
おしゃべり をする(:osyaberi wo suru) ~Chatting on
スマホ(:sumaho) ~Smartphones
お月様(:otsuki sama) ~the moon
眺める(:nagameru) ~gaze at, look out over
何か(:nanika) ~I don’t know why I feel,but
みんな繋がっている感じがして(みんなつながっているかんじがして:minna tsunagatteiru kanji ga shite) ~I feel like we're all connected
暖かい気分(あたたかいきぶん:atatakai kibun) ~Warm mood
ひと時(ひととき:hito toki) ~a (short) time

にほんごのこばなし⭐️Japanese Short story⭐️byみどり

#3 ロマンがある(中級向け)

One Minute Speaking Challenge: Conflict at work

The goal for these challenges is to inspire you to express your opinions and have you think in English more.

How do you define a conflict? Why might it arise? What 'position' do you want to take in a conflict? Are you the blamer or are seeking for a win-win scenario?

Some useful idioms that you can incorporate in your story are:

1. Backlog: A large accumulation of uncompleted work.
2. Get the ball rolling: To start a project or task.
3. Bend over backward: To make a significant effort to help someone.

I hope today's topic will inspire you to express yourself more leaving no space for not practicing :)

Share it with friends and let me know how I can help you.

To your success
Anatoly

One minute speaking challenge - Challenge yourself to speak English daily!

One Minute Speaking Challenge: Conflict at work

Governments around the world need to do the following:
• set targets to reduce the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
• get developing countries to sign up to environmental targets
• convince certain countries that they must take climate change seriously
• introduce public information campaigns
• reduce air travel, which is a major source of pollution
• increase the use of renewable energy.

English Mini Lessons

What can Individual do to save the environment

Рассказываю про традиции русского праздника Пасхи, и как она отличается от католической и простестантской. Кроме этого, расскажу об интересных фактах, связанных с этим праздником.

Россия по-русски

Русская Пасха

高端的食材往往只需要最简单的烹饪方式。
有一千双手，就有一千种味道，中国烹饪，无比神秘，难以复制，从深山到闹市，厨艺的传授，仍然遵循口耳相传，心领神会的传统方式。
春江水暖，刀鱼最鲜；夏天滋补，笋干炖鸡；秋季肥美，鱼头不容错过；冬季最爱，必是那热腾腾的火锅。

高端的 gāo duān de：high-end
食材 shí cái：food Ingredients
烹饪 pēng rèn：cooking; culinary art
味道 wèi dào：flavor；taste
无比 wú bǐ：incomparable; unparalleled;
闹市 nào shì：downtown area; busy streets
厨艺 chú yì：Cooking skills
传授 chuán shòu：pass on (knowledge, skill, etc.)；teach
口耳相传 kǒu ěr xiāng chuán：teach orally
心领神会 xīn lǐng shén huì：The heart receives and spirit knows it.; understand tacitly
滋补 zī bǔ：tonic;nourish
不容错过 bù róng cuò guò：unmissable
热腾腾的 rè téng téng de：Hot and steaming
火锅 huǒ guō：hot pot


Journey on the Tip of the Tongue“舌尖上的中国话”

Cooking Skills&Seasonal Flavors厨艺&四季味道

A reading of "香水紳士, Kôsui shinshi" from Aozora Bunko.
The reading is followed by explanations of the story and vocabulary. Please use it to study Japanese listening comprehension.

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青空文庫「香水紳士」の朗読です。
朗読の後にストーリーや語彙の解説があります。日本語のリスニングの勉強にお役立てください。

OYASUMI にほんご

#10　Perfumed Gentleman Part 2（香水紳士②, Kôsui shinshi）

Listening Practice in Turkish

Listening Practice in Turkish -1 (A1 Level)

Una albóndiga de mamut ha sido creada por una empresa de cultivo de carne, resucitando la carne de los animales extintos hace ya mucho tiempo.