When someone asks you 'Did you touch a fish in your job today?', what do they mean by that? Come and find out in this episode.

Shay的中文小课堂

Idioms and Slangs Episode8-摸鱼

Вы жаворонок или сова? А кого больше в России? Узнаем об этом сегодня.
Текст статьи доступен по ссылке: https://iz.ru/1471322/2023-02-17/sredi-rossiian-okazalos-v-dva-raza-bolshe-sov-chem-zhavoronkov
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Совы и жавороники в России A2-B2

映画、ドキュメンタリーで見ることはありますが、どんなことをしているの？

ちょっとわからないですよね…私が知ってる、ちょっと不思議な/ふしぎな 儀式/ぎしき と、お金についてお話しています。

「へー」と思ってもらえるとうれしいです！

*不思議な/ふしぎな strange

Nihongo Hanaso (Beginners)

Beginners にほんじんとおそうしき

In this episode, I talk about watching films and how that can help to improve your English and mention a couple of apps which you can use in this regard...



Kev's English Podcast

 Kev's English Podcast: Episode 15: Watch films to improve your English!

Hola, hoy vamos a ver varios refranes populares :)

"Pa arriba, pa abajo, pal centro y pa dentro"

1. Refranes

Learn and Speak Malay Job Vocabulary: Who is that man in the meeting?

All about Work and Jobs 

Who is that man in the meeting?

In this episode, I make some observations about different conversational styles among native and non-native English speakers. I am generalizing, of course, and these are just my thoughts, based on what I've experienced in my life. *

I'd love to hear what YOU think! What have you observed? 

Here are some questions you might want to talk to yourself or write about - as we reflect on the year that has ended. Maybe you want to create a short monologue by recording your thoughts in a voice memo on your phone. Or perhaps you could try writing down your ideas on your phone or on a piece of paper. Do it for 5 or 10 minutes, and don't worry about your grammar or vocabulary. Writing is a great PROCESS - an exercise where you can use your English - anywhere, anytime, without a teacher or a listener. So getting in the HABIT of writing or speaking to yourself is as important as the words you use. Over time, your skills will improve! 

---- QUESTIONS TO ANSWER -----

What does the word SUCCESS mean to you? 
What does SUCCESS LOOK LIKE to you? 
What is something you have SUCCEEDED AT?

Based on YOUR definition of success - what made 2023 a successful year for you?
What will make 2024 a successful year for you? 

And here's a THOUGHT EXPERIMENT and a WRITING EXERCISE.
Imagine it is December 31, 2024. Using past tenses, write about what made 2024 a successful year for you. (This may feel strange, but it’s a great exercise for your English and for your mind! It can be fun and transformative, too!)

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*Note - In this episode, I make the mistake of using the word "American" to refer to people from the US. This is a bad habit that I am (still) trying to break. The truth is that we are all Americans in the whole hemisphere - North and South. But, as they say, "old habits die hard" or existing patterns are hard to change. 

Hear and There

4. How we speak with others & why we should talk to ourselves

HSK1 “了” indicating a change , how to say in Chinese

HSK vocabulary

HSK1 “了” indicating a change 

In this episode we will talk about balance, you will learn how to say work-life balance, nine-to-five office routine ect.
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, then look up the dictionary. 
3rd time: listen again without looking at the text.
4th time: shadow reading without looking at the text.
https://www.purpleculture.net/chinese-english-dictionary/

大家好，我是Yuli。这是我的第4期播客。
今天想和大家聊一聊“平衡”的话题。
大家应该都听说过 work-life balance吧？中文我们可以说“工作和生活的平衡”。我们每个人的时间都是有限的，每天只有24小时。我们需要睡觉、吃饭、工作、照顾家人、联系朋友，还有自己的兴趣爱好等等。
如果工作很忙，需要经常加班，那我们留给其他事情的时间就变少了。你会怎么选择呢？我觉得不论选择工作还是选择生活，最重要的是你明白自己想要的是什么。
有的人每天花很多时间在工作上，很忙很累，但是他很享受，因为他喜欢他的工作。有的人每天朝九晚五，也就是早上9点上班，下午5点下班。每天都是很固定的上下班时间，一点儿也不忙。但是他们过得很不开心，即使下班后有很多自己的时间，他们也只是玩一晚上手机。
在人生的不同阶段，我们追求的东西会不一样。年轻的时候，我们有很多个人的时间，可以去尝试很多的事情，了解自己喜欢什么。到了中年，我们有了家庭，有了责任，这个时候需要有更多的时间留给家人。不论是什么时候，都要热爱自己做的事情。只有热爱，才会让你对生活充满激情。平衡不是我们的目的，幸福快乐才是。
你是如何保持工作和生活的平衡呢？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。

有限	yǒu xiàn	limited
不论······还是······	bú lùn ······ hái shì ······	whether... or...
享受	xiǎng shòu	enjoy
朝九晚五  	zhāo jiǔ wǎn wǔ	nine-to-five office routine
固定	gù dìng	fixed
阶段	jiē duàn	stage,period
追求	zhuī qiú	pursue,chase for
尝试	cháng shì	try
责任	zé rèn	responsibility
热爱	rè ài	have deep love for
充满	chōng mǎn	be full of
激情	jī qíng	passion