春といえば、日本では新しい始まりです。
このエピソードでは日本の文化と私が今年の春から新しく始めたことについて話しています。

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#4 春・新しい始まり N3-N1

En este primer episodio cuento la historia sobre cómo descubrí esta plataforma.

Un ratito conmigo

URC - Ep. 1 (¿Cómo descubrí Italki?)

xīn shì chóng chóng

意思是心里挂着很多沉重的顾虑。

Chinese idioms (中国成语)

心事重重

Today, we're going to learn 7 fun idioms for talking about money. It doesn't matter whether you're made of money, if you feel like a million dollars, or if you think that money doesn't grow on trees, these idioms will help you to understand native speakers whenever you hear them talking about money. Just make sure that you don't 'pick up the tab' at the end of the evening! 

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Idioms about money

人类的脚趾有3种类型
埃及脚大脚趾比其他4根脚趾长
罗马脚5根脚趾的长度都差不多
希腊脚第2根脚趾比其他的都长
①拥有罗马脚的人比较罕见，他们特别适合跳芭蕾舞。
②拥有希腊脚的人通常四肢修长，还有研究发现，大多数美女都是希腊脚。

最美古诗词Chinese poetry

人类的脚趾有几种类型呢

Halloween is a fun and spooky holiday that people celebrate on October 31st each year. But do you know where it comes from, and why we wear scary costumes? Let's explore the history of Halloween and costumes!
Halloween started a very long time ago, around 2,000 years ago. It began with an ancient Celtic festival called "Samhain" (pronounced sah-win). The Celts lived in what is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and France. Samhain was a special time when they celebrated the end of summer and the beginning of winter.
The Celts believed that on the night of October 31st, the boundary between the living and the dead was very thin. They thought that the spirits of the dead could come back to Earth on this night. Some people were afraid of these ghosts, so they dressed up in costumes to hide from them. They also lit bonfires to scare the ghosts away.
In the 8th century, the Christian church started a holiday called "All Saints' Day" on November 1st. It was a day to remember and honor all the saints. The night before, on October 31st, became known as "All Hallows' Eve," which later turned into "Halloween."
Over time, Halloween came to America with immigrants from different countries. People brought their own customs and traditions, and Halloween became a mix of all these traditions. One of these traditions was dressing up in costumes, which became a big part of Halloween.
Today, Halloween is a day for fun and creativity. People of all ages wear costumes, but the costumes are not just scary. You can be anything you want – a superhero, a princess, a witch, or even a funny animal. People also go trick-or-treating, where kids dress up in costumes and go door to door asking for sweets.
So, when you see people in scary costumes on Halloween, remember that it all began with the Celts who wanted to protect themselves from ghosts. Now, Halloween is a time for everyone to enjoy dressing up and having a spooky good time.


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History of Halloween + transcript 

Office English / Useful Phrases To Communicate At Work.

Workplace communication is the process of exchanging information and ideas within a team or an organization as a whole.

There are various of types of communication from formal to informal.

The purpose is to ensure all are aware of variety of group's / organizations goals and can move together in unison.

Here some easy but are used phases by native speakers in any offiece every day:

Can you help me with…?
This phrase is one of the most important and valuable in any workplace. Sometimes you may need to ask your colleagues for help. And it is the most polite way to do so. For example:

Can you help me with this report? I can’t seem to find the correct data.

Do you have a minute?
This phrase is also widespread in the workplace. You can use it when you need to talk to your colleague but don’t want to bother them too much. For example:

Do you have a minute? I need to ask you about the project we are working on.

I’ll be right there.
This phrase is usually used to let your colleagues know you are coming and will be there in a minute. For example:

I’ll be right there. I just need to finish this report.

What do you think?
This phrase will come in handy if you need to ask for opinions or suggestions. For example:

What do you think about this design? Should we change something?

Here are just a few to get you to be clear that a simple English is the key - there is no need to make it too complicated when you speak to others, the main thing is that the communication is polite, respectful and in a manner where everyone understand's you.

I hope it's useful and when you need to 'up your game' in English - book my classes now.

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Office English / Useful Phrases To Communicate At Work.

Sit Less, Move More, Live Longer, Says Study
As a new year begins, many of us have been making plans for the months ahead — things we want to do, places we want to go, and parts of our lives we want to change.

And one study from 2022 has some simple advice to share that we might be able to use in 2023: sit less, move more.

Okay, so it's not a new message, but the researchers found that the results of their large study provide more evidence that long periods of sitting are bad for our health.

This is true across the world, but especially in lower-income countries, they said.

The researchers followed more than 105,000 adults — aged between 35 and 70 — for an average of around 11 years.

They looked at how much time the participants — who were from 21 different countries — spent sitting down each day.

And they also wanted to know about their health as the years passed. In total, there were more than 6,200 deaths and almost 5,700 cases of serious heart problems during the study.

Using this information, the researchers found that people who said they sat for eight or more hours per day were at a much higher risk of early death or serious heart disease.

These people were increasing their risk by as much as 20%, according to the researchers, but they added that doing exercise could help reduce these risks.

Scott Lear, who was one of the study's authors, said: "It's a global problem that has a remarkably simple fix. Scheduling time to get out of that chair is a great start."