How to say family members in Chinese? Let's learn how to say them together! 

Sherri Chinese

EP.4 Family Members in Chinese

Have thought about only focusing on what's essential? Does it seem to you as a good strategy to save time and achieve the skills that you need the most?

In this episode, I talk about both the benefits and drawbacks of essentialism as an approach to learning a language.


Rethinking Language Learning

Essentialism 

大家好，我是Honglin老师，欢迎来到我的汉字频道。
这是我的第三条推送。今天要和你们分享的是“目“字，目标的”目“，题目的”目“。

“目“，是一个象形字。指的是我们的眼睛。最开始的”目“字，就是一只眼睛的样子，非常像，中间还有圆圆的眼球。后来中国人把这只眼睛换了一个方向，把它往左边90度转了一下，把它竖了起来，就慢慢变成我们今天的，竖着的“目”了。目也是一个偏旁，表示和眼睛或者看见这个动作有关系。比如，“眼睛”，两个字都有“目”字旁。又比如，睡觉的“睡”，因为要闭上眼睛，所以也是用的“目”字旁。是不是很有意思呢？

那含有“目”字的词语很多，尤其是成语，今天就给大家分享一个成语，叫“目不转睛”。睛是“眼睛”的“睛”，指的是我们眼睛中间的眼球，眼珠。那“目不转睛”，眼睛里的眼球都不转了，大家猜猜是什么意思。我停顿两秒，大家想想啊。猜出来了吗，连眼球都不动地盯着看，那就是你的注意力全部都在一件东西上，非常专心地看着。比如，这部电视剧太精彩了，他简直看得目不转睛。

这就是“目不转睛”，指专心地看着。

（在网页版italki复制👇网址查看“目”字字形图片）
http://qiyuan.chaziwang.com/pic/ziyuanimg/E79BAE.png

跟着Honglin学汉字(CHINESE CHARACTERS WITH HONGLIN )

三：“目”为什么这样写&“目不转睛”

Reading a book in Japanese
''Buying Mittens'' #7　(Written by Nankichi Niimi)
『手袋を買いに』(てぶくろを かいに）
新美南吉・著　第七話

You can practice shadowing, repeating with
this reading and the text below.
Besides, it's helpful to study Kanji. 😊
📚My lessons: https://www.italki.com/ja/teacher/6185061

子供の狐は、町の灯を めあてに雪あかりの野原を
よちよちやっていきました。
はじめのうちは一つきりだった灯が二つになり
三つになり、はては十にも ふえました。
狐の子供はそれを見て、灯には星と同じように、
赤いのや黄いのや青いのがあるんだなと思いました。
やがて町に はいりましたが 通りの家々は もうみんな
戸を閉めてしまって、高い窓から暖かそうな光が、
道の雪の上に落ちているばかりでした。
けれど表の看板の上には たいてい小さな電燈が
ともっていましたので、狐の子は、それを見ながら、
帽子屋を探していきました。


【漢字】
子供・・・こども
狐　・・・きつね
町　・・・まち
灯　・・・ひ
雪　・・・ゆき
野原・・・のはら
二つ・・・ふたつ
三つ・・・みっつ
十　・・・じゅう
星　・・・ほし
同じ・・・おなじ
赤い・・・あかい
黄い・・・きい
青い・・・あおい
思いました・おもいました
通り・・・とおり
家々・・・いえいえ
戸　・・・と
閉めて・・しめて
高い・・・たかい
窓　・・・まど
暖かそうな・あたたかそうな
光　・・・ひかり
道　・・・みち
上　・・・うえ
落ちている・おちている
表　・・・おもて
看板・・・かんばん
小さな・・・ちいさな
電燈・・・でんとう
見ながら・みながら
帽子屋・・ぼうしや
探して・・さがして



朗読クラブ📚Reading to Japanese language learners 

朗読 『手袋を買いに』第七話 Buying Mittens #7

In this episode you will learn the names of some proffesions that are going to be the most needed and with high salary in 10 years according to Forbes.

Spanish with Jas

EP 8. 5 Jobs with the highest salary

Globish, anyone? In this episode, we'll talk about how to communicate effectively in an international business setting. Since most people in an international business environment speak English as a second language, that will be our focus. I'll share tips for native English speakers and English Language Learners, including where to focus your English language-learning efforts, so you're ready to excel in an international business setting. 

To succeed in an international business environment, I suggest going back to the basics. Tune in to find out how you can go back to the basics. 

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Episode originally published March 18, 2022

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/international-business/

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Materials cited:

How to speak up when you don't understand something, which can be found at https://www.express-to-impress.com/asking-for-clarification/

Globish.com for 1500 vocabulary words with definitions

Rachel's English 100 Most Common Words in American English 
Youglish for pronunciation, which can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1kBRXkQ6cI&list=PLrqHrGoMJdTR76CbHRqi7uLbpEtTUU7eR

Business English Pod for business vocabulary, which can be found at https://www.businessenglishpod.com/

Anki language app for help memorizing new vocabulary, which can be found at https://www.ankiapp.com/

perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple.html for grammar practice

Express to Impress

Less is More: Tips for Effective International Business Communication

「部活（ぶかつ）」の話のパート２です！高校生と大学生の時の思い出について話しました🍻♪

SeikaのPodcast🎧

Ep.30 高校生と大学生の時の「部活（ぶかつ）」🍻♪

Story about a road trip from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles.
Have you had any road trip accidents or adventures?
In this episode you will hear about the dangers of potholes during a snow storm.


Streetwise English

SWE #4 Road Trip Part 2 - Potholes

Consiglio per visitare Matera: scarpe comode🤣​🤣 Avrete mooolto da vedere e camminare! Ma ne varrà la pena 💘​