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You made it through 2023!!!!

Congratulations everyone.I don't know about you, but for me it was a year full of extreme ups and d...

New Year, New Lessons!

Happy New Year, everyone!! I hope everyone had a wonderful start to the new year! In this new year,...

ONE IDIOM AT A TIME （10）同舟共济 tóngzhōugòngjì

In the Spring and Autumn period, the State of Wu and the State of Yue didn’t get along well. They h...

2024 will be our best year :-)

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL If you are like me and keen to make 2024 your best year yet, then look no...

读中国唐代大诗人 李白的诗poem《静夜思》[jìng yè sī]

床前明月光，疑是地上霜。举头望明月，低头思故乡。chuángqiánmíngyuèguāng ，yíshìdeshàngshuāng。 jǔtóuwàngmíngyuè ，dītóusīgùxiān...

2024年！明けましておめでとうございます！！

【中文翻譯與日語漢字讀音在下方看到】 明けましておめでとうございます 健やかに新春をお迎えのことと お喜び申し上げます 今年の冬季は夫婦ともに 新潟県での新生活を送っております 皆様の...

What do you want to achieve in 2024?

Are you tired of saying that the next year will be your best?Perhaps you have been feeling down and...

　Free of Charge: Learn Japanese and Connect with Native Speakers Online

Are you learning Japanese and would like to talk to a native speaker? Then join to 日本語しゃべり―れん Shabe...

ONE IDIOM AT A TIME （9）吉祥如意 jíxiángrúyì

解释：祥：祥瑞。吉利祥和；万事如意。多用祝颂他人美满称心。 例如：一个知识青年考上了大学，喜气洋洋地走在河边上，看到河里的鲤鱼跳出水面，作家可以借此发挥，说这是象征着吉祥如意，鹏程万里。 辨形 ...

10 lessons have been completed!

Thank you students and all,I have already completed first 10 lessons. I did not think I have done t...

If you want to learn more about Japanese typography, you can check out the following resources!

Konnichiwa, everyone!I am Takayo, a Shodo tutor. Today, for the first time, I decided to write a co...

ONE IDIOM AT A TIME （8） 愚公移山 yúgōngyíshān

愚公移山的意思是：比喻做事有十分坚强的毅力和不怕困难、不怕牺牲的精神。The Foolish old Man who removed mountain

If stress didn’t disappear from my psychic world, would it disappear from my metaphysical world ?

New Year resolutions to improve your French

2024 has arrived and after several months of learning, you are still not progressing as much as you...

New Year, New US

What are your goals and resolutions for the New Year?Did you know that by September 91% of people h...

All I Want for Christmas Is You!

Despite having debuted in 1994, American singer Mariah Carey’s hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You...

My 2023 in the rearview mirror

My biggest achievement of 2023 was finally visiting Nova Scotia for the first time in my life. In J...

ONE IDIOM AT A TIME （7）专心致志 zhuānxīnzhìzhì

解释： 心里很专一；注意力集中。致：极尽；志：心意；志趣。 古时候有个围棋高手，名叫秋，人们称他弈秋。他有两个徒弟，其中一个专心好学，棋艺提高很快；另一个虽然也天天听课，但很不专心。他看着老师，心里...

My New Favorite Christmas Song! Is it Yours?

Hello Cafetalk Students!I love many different Christmas Songs and Christmas Carols but a new song j...

央视介绍6大茶叶 中日英韩

比较简单，但是挺不错

Customised Healthy Recipe Sheets - Eat the foods YOU want to eat!

Are you unsure of what to eat to help towards your goals?Perhaps you are very fussy and only like e...

ONE IDIOM AT A TIME （6）狼吞虎咽 lángtūnhǔyàn

解释： 像狼虎一样吞咽东西。形容吃东西又猛又急的样子。 正音 ：“咽”，不能读作“yīn”、“yè”。辨析：狼吞虎咽和“饥不择食”有相似之处。而狼吞虎咽偏重在外表的形体动作。但“饥不择食”偏重在饿得...

怎么做中国茶呢？奶茶红茶白茶茉莉花茶普洱茶

老舍说：我真不知道离了茶，我该怎么活。对我来说，茶也很重要。

ONE IDIOM AT A TIME （5）草船借箭 cǎochuánjièjiàn

草船借箭是中国古典名著《三国演义》中赤壁之战的一个故事。借箭由周瑜故意提出（限十天内造十万支箭），机智的诸葛亮一眼识破是一条害人之计，却淡定表示“只需要三天”。后来，有鲁肃帮忙，诸葛亮再利用曹操多疑...

My favourite Christmas song - 'Last Christmas'

'Last Christmas' is an extremely popular Christmas song in the UK.  It was released in 1984 by the ...

the story of the gingerbread man

Dear students,Merry Christmas! Get ready for a delightful adventure into the enchanting realm of th...

冬至快乐！Happy winter solstice

每年公历12月21日或22日，或23日，是中国传统二十四节气中一个重要的节气，即冬至。Today is winter solstice. It is the longest night and sh...

The system of obesity

Let's go to Brazil!

Do you know the nationald animal in Brazil is the jaguar?Have you attended the carnival in Brazil?W...

Japanese has two types of passive sentences

　　In Japanese, passive sentences are used very often, such as “Watashi wa sensei ni homerareta(my t...