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Analysis of the cultural, social and linguistic content, of the text of the song

LASCIATEMICANTAREINITALIANO  PODCAST

L'italiano (lasciatemi cantare) di Toto Cutugno|Aprende italiano cantando|Learn italian singing

国庆节 guó qìng jié：National Day
中华人民共和国 zhōng huá rén mín gòng hé guó：The People's Republic of China
成立 chéng lì：found;establish（The People's Republic of China，which was founded in1949.）
周年 zhōu nián：anniversary
团聚 tuán jù：reunite
出行 chū xíng：travel
丰富多彩 fēng fù duō cǎi：rich and colorful
沉浸 chén jìn：immerse
欢乐 huān lè：happy; sunshine
喜悦 xǐ yuè： delightful ; joyful


p.s：BGM"大中国“quoted from QQMusic

“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

The 75th Anniversary National Day-国庆节[ɡuó qìnɡ jié]

Nice things to do before you die.
Angela reads the basic text from this lesson, (transcript available when you take this lesson).

This topic is also available for intermediate and higher-level learners.


English with Angela -  conversation 

TASK 60 - YOUR BUCKET LIST 

朋友们你们好！
 
 随着圣诞节进入倒计时，节日氛围越来越浓厚了。 
 对圣诞节我们每个人都有充满期待，对吧？ 
 今天为大家准备的零食，你们试一下，边听边猜, 怎么样？ 

 我前几天在一个商店里，听到有人说她每年都会很期待圣诞节。 
 我想，我今年听过对圣诞节最好的期待理由就是她所说的那个。 
 
为什么呢？
 
 她说圣诞节跟春节不一样。春节跟家人一起，又热闹又开心。 
 圣诞节呢，在这么寒冷的冬天，很难离开被窝出门。不过，一想到圣诞节可以跟心爱的人一起度过，我们就会选择出门感受一下城市的圣诞气息。 

 很简单对不对？ 

 你呢？你期待圣诞节的理由是什么？ 
 希望大家都有一个温暖，快乐的圣诞节！

词语：
随着 [suí zhe] along with; in the wake of; following
圣诞节 [shèng dàn jié] Christmas time; Christmas season; Christmas
倒计时 [dào jì shí] to count down; countdown
节日 [jié rì] holiday; festival
氛围 [fēn wéi] ambience; atmosphere
浓厚 [nóng hòu] dense; thick (fog, clouds etc)
充满 [chōng mǎn] full of; brimming with; very full; permeated
期待 [qī dài] to look forward to; to await; expectation
猜 [cāi] to guess
理由 [lǐ yóu] reason; grounds; justification
春节 [chūn jié] Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
寒冷 [hán lěng] cold (climate); frigid; very cold
离开 [lí kāi] to depart; to leave
被窝 [bèi wō] quilt wrapped around the body as a tube 
出门 [chū mén] to go out; to leave home
度过 [dù guò] to pass; to spend (time)
选择 [xuǎn zé] to select; to pick; choice; option
感受 [gǎn shòu] to sense; perception; to feel (through the senses)
气息 [qì xī] breath; smell; odor; flavor
简单 [jiǎn dān] simple; not complicated
温暖 [wēn nuǎn] warm


解馋小零食

2022年12月21号 - 圣诞节倒计时开启 (Intermediate)

Hard lesson learned while travelling in Naples Italy 20 years ago.
Book a lesson with me: https://teach.italki.com/teacher/1947582

Streetwise English

SWE #7 How I got scammed in Naples Italy

In this episode we are going to learn 【Sickness】in Chinese. 
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As a beginner, there're some vocabularies that you didn't learn before, and native speaker's speed seems too fast to understand. But don't worry, let's do it step by step. 
1st time: listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
2nd time: look at the text to check if you guessed it right. 
3rd time: listen one more time, repeat after it.
4th time: practice until you can speak as the normal speed without looking at the text. 
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我生病了，身体很不舒服。
wǒ shēng bìng le ， shēn tǐ hěn bù shū fú 。
I got sick,(body) was not feeling very well.
我头痛、咳嗽，全身没有力气。
wǒ tóu tòng 、 ké sòu ， quán shēn méi yǒu lì qì 。
I had a headache, a cough, and no energy in my body.
我和老板请假，去医院看病。
wǒ hé lǎo bǎn qǐng jià ， qù yī yuàn kàn bìng 。
I took leave from work with my boss and went to the hospital.
护士给我量体温，37度8。
hù shì gěi wǒ liáng tǐ wēn ，sān shí qī dù bā。
The nurse took my temperature, 37.8 °C.
医生说我感冒了，给我开了感冒药。
yī shēng shuō wǒ gǎn mào le ， gěi wǒ kāi le gǎn mào yào 。
The doctor said I had a cold and gave me some medicine for the cold.
一天三次，饭后吃。
yī tiān sān cì ， fàn hòu chī 。
Three times a day, take after meals.
医生告诉我要多喝水，按时吃药，好好休息。
yī shēng gào sù wǒ yào duō hē shuǐ ， àn shí chī yào ， hǎo hǎo xiū xī 。
The doctor told me to drink more water, take the medicine on time and rest well.
健康最重要，以后我要多锻炼身体。
jiàn kāng zuì zhòng yào ， yǐ hòu wǒ yào duō duàn liàn shēn tǐ 。
Health is the most important thing, I should exercise more in the future.

Yuli's Chinese Channel

生病 Sickness （Beginner）

This episode will teach you all the top vocabulary and expressions related to time management.
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