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Learn Chinese with Lu #98 请谈谈你对目前社会上的贫富差距问题的看法-来自外研社HSKK（高级）全真模拟试题

My favourite fantasy

With its enchanting and vividly described magical world, “The Chronicles of Narnia,” penned by C.S....

Summer in Sub-Saharan Africa

Summer in Sub-Saharan Africa lasts from November to February. This time of year is very hot and bea...

Summer meals in Canada

People often ask me about the food that is typically eaten in Canada, and I usually answer that Can...

「一～就～」的用法 / The Usage of "一～就～" Structure / 「一～就～」の使い方

在中文中，「一～就～」是一個常用的句型結構，用來表示一個動作或事件緊接著另一個動作或事件發生。這個結構強調兩個動作或事件之間的連續性和即時性，表達了前後動作或事件之間的因果關係。以下將詳細介紹這個句...

Learn Chinese with Lu #97 请谈谈你的家乡有什么风俗习惯（比如婚丧礼仪，重要节日，饮食文化等）-来自外研社HSKK（高级）全真模拟试题

Monthly bullet journal ritual

I’d like to share more about one of the most useful skills I've learned! As a skill, bullet journal...

Staying cool in summer .....

Dear Students, My apologies for not writing a blog for a long time --honestly our life hasn`t been ...

今天我自己制作了三伏贴 今日は自分で三伏貼を作りました

我的姐姐是中医，为我准备了三伏药粉，今天我自己制作了三伏贴，制作过程很好玩，也很幸福。 My sister is a traditional Chinese medicine practition...

老師～我要跟台灣朋友的爸爸吃飯，怎麼辦～～

老師～我要跟台灣朋友的爸爸吃飯，怎麼辦～～   某個上課日，平常活潑開朗的女孩上課時好像有些心不在焉，趁課程告一個段落，我問她是不是昨晚沒睡好，   女孩用大大的眼睛看著我，說：「老師～我要跟...

August 9th is the Moomin Day! ／8月9日はムーミンの日（おばけで涼しく？）

Do you know that August 9th is the Moomin Day? This is the day that the author Tove Jansson was bor...

Words that look the same but sound different and mean different things

English is not a language renowned for its consistent pronunciation. This inconsistency can be a si...

How I stay organised :)

Staying organised in our fast-paced world can be challenging, but over the years, I've developed a ...

你超讚！

You are awesome 的中文怎麼說？     當然，即使是母語者，每個人的用法也都不一樣，你的用詞會變成你的個人風格，有時候即使用法不正確，大家也能根據情境猜到你想說的話。但身...

5 Green Tips for a Cooler Summer

Here are 5 tips that I can vouch for, coming from one of the more famously warm climates of the wor...

Learn Chinese with Lu #96 你认为在教育孩子时， 是严格一些好， 还是宽松一些好？为什么？-来自外研社HSKK（高级）全真模拟试题

The Usage of "跟～一樣" and "跟～不一樣" / 「跟～一樣」和「跟～不一樣」的用法

在中文中，「跟～一樣」和「跟～不一樣」是兩個常用來比較兩個事物相同或不同的句型結構。這兩個句型都以「跟」開頭，後接比較對象，再接形容詞或名詞來描述相似或不同的特點。以下將詳細介紹這兩個句型的用法及例...

Keeping Cool with Permaculture this Summer: part 2 – how to stay cool in the heat of July

In part 1 of this article series I introduced the concept of permaculture and how we can use it to ...

Keigo (honorifics) 101: different ways to say “ok”

In Japanese, there are different ways to acknowledge something (e.g. ok, I understand, got it) with...

Honesty is the best policy

Today let’s look at some phrases that are used to talk about telling the truth and being honest.  ...

BBC News Review - videos to learn topical phrases 話題のフレーズを学ぶビデオ

https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024 The BBC has a lot of resources...

Correct English Pronunciation.

This is a topic that has been brought up in conversation over and over again without getting a real...

How are you programmed?

Today I would like to share some computer related words that we use for people!  Hardwired: Sugges...

Motivated by hope and fear; our psychic center of existence

Human beings are motivated by hope and fear, which are two forces that are attractive and repulsive...

Shamisen Dojo Online opening!

If you are interested in my lessons, please access to my lesson link! https://cafetalk.com/i/shamis...

New York Times Released The Top 100 Titles of 21st Century

Check out the full list of 100 titles from the year 2000 onward. Since a New York Times Bestseller ...

Want to travel in India? When and how?

It's tiresome to travel in India during the months of April, May, June, July and August due to exce...

I'll be taking part in the upcoming Symposium!

Hello, everyone!I hope you are all having a good summer and managing the intense heat!I'm going to ...

Global Warming in British Columbia, Canada

Last week was the hottest week of the year so far including several days that were historically hot...

I finally got my hands on Akutagawa Ryūnosuke

  Finding a good translator of classic Japanese literature is as tricky as finding a good tutor on ...