yáng cháng bì duǎn 

意思是发挥或发扬优点或有利条件，克服或回避缺点或不利条件。


Chinese idioms (中国成语)

扬长避短

Hauskaa vappua! Vietämme kevään juhlaa aurinkoisessa säässä. Suomalaisen työn ja kevään juhlaan  kuuluvat makea juoma sima, munkit, perunasalaatti ja nakit, sekä makeat tippaleivät. Vappu on karnevaalimainen tapahtuma, siihen osallistuvat kaikki! Tässä jaksossa kerron enemmän vapusta ja miten sitä vietetään!

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24. jakso: Hauskaa vappua!

En éste episodio hablo un poco sobre bebidas alcohólicas y sin alcohol populares en España. In this episode I talk a bit about alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks that are popular in Spain (Find more information on minutopodcast.carrd.co)

Minuto Español

Bebidas (drinks)

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The Little Prince in Cantonese - Chapter 2

Seguro que más de una vez te has sorprendido escuchando esa canción o esa banda sonora que te hace llorar. Es casi como un acto involuntario lo de refugiarse en esas letras y esas melodías que nos entristecen y alivian al mismo tiempo, pero ¿por qué recurrimos a esta válvula de escape? Tiene una explicación.

Cafecito con Ale

Por qué nos gusta escuchar música triste

马克：丽丽，明天就要去见你的爸爸妈妈了。我准备买点儿鲜花送给阿姨，带一瓶红酒给叔叔。
Mǎkè: Lìlì, míngtiān jiù yào qù jiàn nǐ de bàba māma le。 Wǒ zhǔnbèi mǎi diǎner xiānhuā sòng gěi ā yí，dài yī píng hóngjiǔ gěi shūshu。
丽丽：不用买这些，我们一家都很喜欢吃水果，买点儿水果过去就好了。
Lìlì  :   Bùyòng mǎi zhèxiēū, wǒmen yī jiā dōu xǐhuan chī shuǐguǒ, mǎ diǎnr shuǐguǒ guòqù jiù hǎo le。
马克：就这么简单吗？跟我们那里不一样。
Mǎkè: Jiù zhème jiǎndān mā? Gēn wǒmen nàlǐ bù yīyàng。
丽丽：就是这么简单，太隆重了，他们反而觉得不自然。
Lìlì:     Jiùshì zhème jiǎndān, tài lóngzhòng le, tāmen fǎnér juéde bù zìrán。
马克：我担心这样做不礼貌呢。
Mǎkè: Wǒ dānxīn zhèyàng zuò bù lǐmào ne。
丽丽：投其所好，入乡随俗。我们也请你吃一顿家常便饭。
Lìlì:     Tóu qí suǒ hào, rù xiāng suí sú。 Wǒmen yě qǐng nǐ chī yī dùn jiā cháng biàn fàn。

Mark: Lili, I'm going to meet your mom and dad tomorrow. I'm going to buy some flowers for my aunt and a bottle of red wine for my uncle.  
Lili: There is no need to buy these. We all like fruit very much. Just buy some fruit.  
Mark: Is it that simple?  It's not like where we are.  
Lili: It's as simple as that. If they're too grand, they don't look natural.  
Mark: I'm afraid that would be rude.  
Lili: Do as the Romans do.  We'll treat you to a potluck dinner.  

Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

马克与丽丽的对话    Dialogue between Mark and Lily      （HSK 3-4)

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IELTS Speaking Part 3 - Photography. Question 3.

Should people share their photographs online? Why/ Why not?

Here are some relevant vocabulary you can use:

Comfortable, sharing, online, necessary, official works,  stolen and used, complete strangers, nefarious purposes, devices, GPS technology, tag, reveal, location, violation , privacy, photo, publicly, accessible.
I hope it helps you get closer to your IELTS speaking goal!

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