Learn more about the origin of the expression "down to the wire" and how you can you use it in everyday conversations!

An Elephant In The English Room

Episode One: Down To The Wire

叶公好龙的故事告诉我们一个道理，做人要诚实，实事求是，表里如一，不要盲目地去追捧、崇拜一些事物，只唱高调，不务实际。对自己真正喜欢的事物，不要只停留在表面，而要深入地了解它的内在。

中华成语典故

中华成语典故----叶公好龙

Introducing a new way for you to prepare for oral exams or to practice speaking in general.

Speak English With Muki

Episode 1: Introduction

GEPT Intermediate Level Listening Test: The Great Fire of London 
Listen to the information about the great fire of 1666 and test yourself.
There are two questions, and the answers are given in the recording. 

Don't forget to subscribe and join me for a trial class soon! 

All the best,
Duran

Say Hi English! With Teacher Duran.

GEPT Intermediate Level Listening Test: The Great Fire of London 

不过：连词，用在后一分句的开头，表示转折，对前一分句的意思做补充、修正。
例如：我本来想当医生，不过我发现自己更喜欢教汉语。
不过：也可以做副词，表示“仅仅”，强调比较少、比较小。
“不过”在委婉地提出意见或表示拒绝时常用, 多用于口语；而“但是”表达转折的语气更重一些。
不过 + 数词
虽然/尽管/即使...，但是...。（不过 ×）

我很想跟你在一起，(但是)我爱上了别人。
我很想跟你在一起，(不过)我爱上了别人。

喵喵说汉语---HSK 4

一起来说一说“不过。。。”的用法

Today’s Theme is “不眠（ふみん）《sleeplessness》”.
This episode is JLPT-N3 level.

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Script for this episode
The scripts (URL) are listed in the overview section of the channel.

Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#12 不眠（ふみん） // N3 Level

Hello everyone! Welcome to my podcast "Like a Greek". Today I read one of my favorite poems "Όσο μπορείς" by Κωνσταντίνος Καβάφης.

Like a Greek 

Reading poetry...like a Greek 

Welcome to Slow Japanese!
Today I talk about picnic meals and manners!

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

Scripts and key vocabularies of this episode are here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/slow-japanese-20-63535662?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copy_to_clipboard&utm_campaign=postshare