破防(pò fáng) literally means “breaking defenses,” like in a battle. In slang, it refers to the emotional moment when someone’s psychological defenses collapse.

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破防 (pò fáng)

Let's learn a new Italian expression: "mettere il bastone fra le ruote".

Do you already know the meaning?
Do you have a similar expression in Italian?Let me know!

3 minutes Italian

Mettere il bastone fra le ruote

In this episode I have a talk with Jania Alvarez, an Italki tutor from Mexico, about social networks, the good and the bad.

Remember that I teach Spanish in italki, you can book a class for more information you can see it on my profile and you can also book a class with my partner Jania Alvarez in this link that I share.

https://www.italki.com/teacher/6844238

Colombia

Redes sociales

Learn to speak about e-commerce, IT, website design, and general user experience online. Great for upper-intermediate and advanced English learners!
Happy learning!

New English US

Learn IT English : UX (User Experience), websites, apps, and online business

Hej, ja jestem Anka, a to jest kolejny odcinek podcastu Polish is fun with Anka. Dzisiaj porozmawiamy sobie o rodzinie. Na pewno znasz już trochę słownictwa związanego z rodziną, ale  mam nadzieję, że dzięki temu podcastowi nauczysz się czegoś nowego.

Po wysłuchaniu podcastu, spróbujcie opisać swoja rodzinę :)  i poćwiczycie słownictwo. Na moim profilu są też flashcards z tym słownictwem.
Powodzenia i do usłyszenia! Dziękuję za uwagę! Pa pa!


Polish is fun with Anka

Rodzina

Oi gente, aqui é a Aneleh, sua tutora de português favorita. No episódio de hoje vamos explorar a arte de ter pequenas conversas. Afinal, quem não gosta de uma boa conversa fiada? Se quiser acompanhar o script do podcast é só clicar nesse link:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/10R5080Rflxyt6eNncPTudn9_9LfmwKNoXTaBVBdWLSI/edit?usp=sharing
Vamos começar?!

Hi guys, this is Aneleh, your favorite Portuguese tutor. In today's episode we will explore the art of having small conversations. After all, who doesn't like a good chat? If you want to follow the podcast script, just click on this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10R5080Rflxyt6eNncPTudn9_9LfmwKNoXTaBVBdWLSI/edit?usp=sharing
Let's go?!

Portuguese Drops 

Conversa Fiada em Português Brasileiro

¿Quieres hablar como un nativo de México o de Argentina?
Camila y yo te presentamos una serie del argot que usamos en dichos países. 
¡Toma nota!

🇲🇽 Martín: https://www.italki.com/teacher/5211013

🇦🇷 Camila: https://www.italki.com/teacher/11031501 

Hablando Al Chile

Argot mexicano y argentino

IELTS SPEAKING PART 1. Hometown

There are 3 questions which we'll go deeper into.

Here they are:

Where is your hometown?
Is there much to do in your hometown?
What are the people like in your hometown?

If you'd have this question - how would you anwer it ?

Join my classes if you'd like to pass IELTS with flying colors next month!




IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS SPEAKING PART 1. Hometown

You've just gotten a new job! That means you'll be earning a bit more — so you go out to celebrate and buy yourself that nice car you've been looking at.

Or perhaps you've finally finished paying off your mortgage, so you let yourself eat at restaurants more often, and start getting a nicer coffee on the way to work every day.

Then you look at your bank account and wonder where all the money went!

Something called "lifestyle creep" might be to blame.

Lifestyle creep, also called "lifestyle inflation," is when you find yourself with some more money — for example, after getting a new job or paying off a mortgage — but then spend more as a result.

You find a new lifestyle creeping up on you like a monster from behind the sofa!

It's easy to do: you feel you've earned the right to enjoy yourself and treat yourself to some small luxuries.

But experts warn that this can quickly get in the way of your financial goals — if you're saving for retirement, for example.

And if you get used to the changes you've made to your lifestyle, you could even end up in a worse position than you were in before.

Of course, we all need to treat ourselves from time to time. But if you find you're not saving any more even as your income has increased, that may be a sign that you need to make a change, according to finance expert Robin Aiken.

The trick is to stick to a budget, even as you begin to earn more.

You can still enjoy nice things, says financial planner Paco de Leon, but try to avoid too much impulse buying — that's buying something without giving it much thought.

With some smart saving, you can make that extra income go a long way — and keep the monster behind the sofa!