Every year in June, there are 2 days that are dead silent in Chinese cities when the most important exam in Chinese teenagers’ life is taking place - the college entrance exam.
In this Chillchat episode, Karen and Baiwei compared education and examination systems in Mainland China and the U.S..

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

The Most Important Exam in China?! Education and Examination Systems

In this episode we discuss the phrase:


to ring a bell


As always, you can find the full transcript for the episode by visiting american-idiom.com


Brentoni's English Podcast

027 - to ring a bell

Learn interesting new vocabulary and their mythological origins of the language we use today!

Vocabulary List:
Echo
Nemesis
Hubris
Retribution 
Narcissus/ Daffodil
Narcissism/ Narcissist 



Beneath the Lexicon with Anna

Vocabulary from Myth

Oi gente, aqui é a Aneleh, sua tutora de português favorita. No podcast de hoje, vou contar para vocês a lenda do folclore brasileiro chamada "A Lenda do Boitatá". No final, trarei algumas palavras com seus significados em inglês para ajudar caso vocês tenham dificuldade com o vocabulário.
Se quiser acompanhar o script do podcast é só clicar nesse link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qPsjjBrBwkMn6eufarea8d3Z54JTsDGY26wX4EuBQ0U/edit?usp=sharing
Vamos lá?
Hey guys, this is Aneleh, your favorite Portuguese tutor. On today's podcast, I'm going to tell you the legend of Brazilian folklore called "A Lenda do Boitatá". In the end, I will bring some words with their meanings in English to help if you have difficulty with vocabulary.
If you want to follow the script of the podcast, just click on this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qPsjjBrBwkMn6eufarea8d3Z54JTsDGY26wX4EuBQ0U/edit?usp=sharing
 Let's go?

Portuguese Drops 

Lendas do Brasil - Boitatá 

علی یک پسر کوچک است. مینا خواهرش است. او مینا را خیلی دوست دارد. هر روز، علی مینا را به باغ میبرد. در باغ، علی و مینا با هم بازی میکنند. علی یک توپ دارد. او توپ را به مینا میدهد. مینا توپ را میگیرد و به علی برمیگرداند. علی و مینا خیلی خوشحال هستند.

Atefeh's Language Corner

Learning Persian Grammar with Stories - The Particle "را"

皆さんは卒業旅行に行ったことがありますか？

日本語でおしゃべり　podcast for Japanese learners

＃15 大学時代の卒業旅行の話

In this episode we will talk about 【Chinese style blind date】, you will learn how to say 【urge sb. to get married, become non-single】 ect.
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
1st time: listen without looking at the text.
2nd time: look at the text and write down the new words, later look up the dictionary. 
3rd time: listen again without looking at the text.
4th time: repeat after it without looking at the text.
大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
今天想和大家聊一聊【相亲】的话题。
在中国，读书的时候父母会反对我们早恋，所以学生时代没有谈恋爱的人很多。等到我们毕业工作，父母就开始催婚。但是因为交际圈很窄，脱单很困难，所以很多人在找对象的时候，可能会选择相亲这种方式。通过相亲可以了解对方的职业，家庭情况等，判断自己是否与对方合适。
最常见的相亲是亲戚朋友介绍，或者同事介绍。见面前先看下照片，了解下对方的情况。如果感兴趣就加个微信聊一聊，然后再见面。也有的是媒人安排大家一起吃个饭，先见个面互相了解一下。这种情况下在场的人很多，相亲的两个人比较不尴尬。
相亲的时候都看什么呢？在中国，谈婚论嫁的时候最讲究的是门当户对。也就是说：男女双方家庭的社会地位和经济状况相当，结婚很合适。因为讲究门当户对，在相亲市场上也就出现了很多歧视。
第一、地域歧视。本地人比非本地人好，因为本地人有相同背景、观念和生活习惯，更重要的是有户口，有房子。
第二、职业歧视。公务员稳定，即使收入不如私企，在相亲市场仍然是香饽饽。
第三、家庭歧视。是不是城市户口？父母有没有退休金？
第四、学历歧视。本科生不如硕士、硕士不如博士。不过有意思的是，女博士反而不吃香，大家会觉得太优秀了不容易找对象。
还有其他的年龄歧视、外貌歧视等等。
有的人觉得门当户对是好事，条件差不多的人才能一起生活。有的人觉得门当户对是把婚姻市场化了，变成了买卖，没有真情实感。你觉得呢？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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早恋	zǎo liàn	puppy love
催婚	cuī hūn	urge sb. to get married
交际圈	jiāo jì quān	Social circle
脱单	tuō dān	become non-single
媒人	méi rén	matchmaker
谈婚论嫁	tán hūn lùn jià	talk about marriage/about to get married
门当户对	mén dāng hù duì	be matched for marriage
歧视	qí shì	discrimination
户口	hù kǒu	registered permanent residence
香饽饽	xiāng bō bo	extremely popular
吃香	chī xiāng	popular

Yuli's Chinese Channel

中国式相亲 Chinese style blind date （Intermediate and advanced level）

In this episode you will learn how birthday parties are celebrated in different spanish speaking countries