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The Americas, Part 1 | Intermediate English

笨鸟先飞[bèn niǎo xiān fēi]：clumsy/bird/first/fly, Clumsy birds have to start flying early .
灵活 líng huó：quick; clever
嘲笑 cháo xiào：laugh at
懒惰 lǎn duò：lazy
气馁 qì něi：be discouraged lose heart
飞翔 fēi xiáng：fly; flight; hover
坚持不懈 jiān chí bù xiè：hold on consistently and persistently
尝试 cháng shì：try;attempt;trail
掌握 zhǎng wò：grasp; master; know well
技巧 jì qiǎo：skill;technic
顺利 shùn lì：smoothly;successfully
出色 chū sè：outstanding;remarkable
The idioms means to be successful you have to keep one step ahead other people.


乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

笨鸟先飞[bèn niǎo xiān fēi]

-Привет
-Здорова
-Слушай, а кто она?
-Она Мария Шарапова.
-Извини, кто, кто?
-Мария Шарапова, российская теннисистка.
-Она очень красивая.
-Да, мне нравится ее майка, юбка, кроссовки и кепка.
-А я хочу себе ракетку, хочу играть в теннис.
-Мне нравится теннис, но я не умею играть в теннис. 


Русские подкасты

Кто такая Маша

Today we're talking about two different ways to say that something is getting worse. These are to deteriorate and to go downhill. I hope you find today's podcast useful!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

This podcast is getting worse!

Many people don't know what to do with their old clothes. Some give them to charity, others get them repaired — but what about clothes that can't be repaired?

These clothes usually end up in the garbage. A 2017 report estimated that 83 million metric tons of clothes and shoes were thrown away in 2015, and this could increase to over 130 million metric tons by 2030.

Clothes are difficult to recycle because they're often made up of different components. Even a T-shirt that's 100% cotton may still have labels and threads made from other materials like polyester.

Separating those materials isn't easy, making any piece of clothing difficult to recycle.

But researchers at the University of Delaware believe they've found a new way to recycle blended fabrics, and it only takes 15 minutes.

They developed a process using chemicals and microwaves to break down polyester and spandex while leaving cotton and nylon intact. The nylon is then dissolved off the cotton using a simple solvent.

The broken down and dissolved components are then collected, and can be used to make polyester, spandex and nylon again. And while the remaining cotton isn't high quality, the researchers say it could be mixed with new cotton to make stronger recycled yarn, for example.

Erha Andini, who led the study, told The Washington Post that clothes companies aren't always clear about what's in their clothes. But a process like this can be used even if you don't know what your clothing is made from.

However, the researchers say it could be some time before their process is used on a large scale.

And Tasha Lewis from Ohio State University — who wasn't part of the research — told The Washington Post that while processes like this are good, they should be used as a last resort.

She said it's cheaper and simpler to just buy used clothes. She added that companies should also make clothes that last longer, and make them out of one type of fabric so they're easier to recycle.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

US Researchers Find New Way to Recycle Clothes

rì jiǔ shēng qíng

意思是指相处的日子长久了，就会产生感情。

反之于一见钟情，区别在于喜欢上对方的速度；通常多用于人与人之间，或人与其他事物之间。

Chinese idioms (中国成语)

日久生情

みなさんが好きなスポーツは何ですか？最近どんなスポーツを観戦（かんせん）しましたか？📣
わたしは相撲（すもう）を見てきました〜！！

SeikaのPodcast🎧

Ep.7 「相撲（すもう）」を見てきました😏💓

Please let me know if you have any requests of words or phrases that you wish you’ll be able to say in casual Japanese so I’ll make an episode about it!🙌

Super Casual Japanese with Teppei

 Season 1 : Episode 23 : “What’s the plan for today?” In Casual Japanese (1-minute episodes)

こんにちは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を楽しく勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

ぼくの日常生活の話を聞くことで、日本語のリスニングをよくしたり、新しい言葉を知ってもらえたらいいなと思います。


みなさんお元気でしょうか。
今日もトルコからPodcastを録っています。


今回もみなさんに質問があります。

年末の特別な食べ物はありますか？

日本では年末に年越しそば、年始におせちなどを食べます。
今回のPodcastでは、年越しそばについて、話します。


そばは細く長く伸びるので長生きや健康を願うために食べました。

また、そばの切れやすさから、その年の大変だったことを断ち切るために食べました。

どちらにしても、翌年がいい年になるように、という思いで食べるんですね。

ぼくは今トルコにいるので食べられないですけど、毎年年末には年越しそばを食べていました。

昔はそういう意味はあまり考えずに食べていました。
年末といえばそば！という感じですね。



みなさんの国では、年末の特別な食べ物はありますか？


そんな話をオンラインレッスンでしましょう！
お待ちしています！

ということで、今回も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！




