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The Hottest Topics in South Asia are not about Climate

While extreme weather is on the rise in the southern part of Asia, the news and conversations are o...

Deadly Heat

Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash My grandmother did not live to meet her grandchildren or even se...

Extreme heat （Japanese ice cream will help you）／猛暑！（日本のアイスで乗り切る）

  Although Japan is in the rainy season, it is over 35 degrees almost every day. What about your co...

和製英語 - ホッチキス

Photo by DS stories: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-photo-of-a-black-stapler-6991328/ なぜそれが間...

Is now the time to have hobbies?

How are you spending your free time this summer? Are you the person wanting to keep busy every day,...

An interesting detective story

This book The Body in the Library is a famous story by Agatha Christie, one of Britain's favourite ...

商用中文-政治有關新聞

政治有關的新聞也是商用中文中受歡迎的主題， 尤其是對於中國也有興趣的學生們來說！ 從台灣的視角看中國、從中國的視角看台灣，或是從世界的視角看這一切， 也許我們不能知道事情的全貌， 但總能從資料海撈到...

What is your favourite subject?

What was your favourite subject when you were at school? I loved learning about the past and tellin...

商用中文－台灣遊戲產業

商用中文課一直是我覺得十分具挑戰的課程類型， 依據學生的程度和專業需求準備，   需要大量搜集資料、反覆驗證資訊的正確度， 在每一個專家（學生）的面前， 盡可能地提供有質量的對談， 即使在課堂的討論...

A New Dawn in British Politics: Labour’s Triumph in the General Election

A New Dawn in British Politics: Labour’s Triumph in the General Election Last week’s general electi...

Hot topics in Canada

Photo by Ali Tawfiq on UnsplashIn weather news, heat alerts and warnings have been issued across Ca...

Do we still like to read?

Interestingly, as somebody who loves to read, I am quite bad at talking about my favourite books! I...

تسوية الصُّفوف في الصلاة،،،،كيف يُعزَلُ الوالي عن رَعِيَّتِه من خلال الصلاة

إذا لم يتم تصور استقامة خط المُصَلين روحيا من تلقاء كل فرد، فإن هذا الخط يصير آلي ببرمجة من الخارج ...

我載你？！我送你？！搭我的便車吧！

I will give you a ride≠我載你？！ 某次出差回來，   外籍同事問：「你怎麼回家？」   我：「計程車」   外籍同事：「我載你吧！」...

我考慮一下≠我想一下

我考慮一下≠我想一下   什麼時候用「我考慮一下」什麼時候用「我想一下」呢？     當我們說「我考慮一下」時，   帶有不滿意、或是不想當下做決定的隱藏意思在裡面   而，...

日台文化差異？點菜篇

「為什麼要點那麼多菜？」 「我到底要怎麼做才可以阻止他們點那麼多菜？」 「我們才六個人，為什麼要點十二人份的菜？」 「為什麼我每次都說不要點那麼多菜，他們從來不聽？」 上面的問題來自一個長期與台商合...

The best compliment I have ever received

Nothing compares to a message coming from a student saying that attending my class is a great ex...

Shohei Ohtani's Birthday

Hello! I am a Japanese language tutor, Muu..Today, July 5th, is the 30th birthday of Shohei Ohtani:...

Really? For me?

It was like this:   I took his class for the first time the other day, and he gave me tremendousl...

Consistency is key

If you put your mind and heart to it, then you can definitely achieve it. Hello, I am Mpho and I ha...

Phrasal Verb - to drop off

Photo by Kampus Production, PexelsPHRASAL VERB: to drop off1) As a transitive verb (with an object)...

大谷翔平的故鄉 ？

溫泉+海鮮+大自然=好喜歡 在花卷小小的機場裡， 深怕回到台灣就將這趟旅行美好的那些部分遺忘了， 趕緊趁著航班延誤，打下來，留著這些感觸， 在下個夜深人靜能來一杯時，敬這回勇敢的自己。 每每學生長假...

The best compliment you have ever recieved

Many men and boys experience difficulties in communicating with the opposite sex. Especially when i...

Spoonerism is probably affecting your pace...

You: Hey, would you get me a Chilled Grease real quick? Wendy: Pardon? You: No onions, please. Kee...

What's the difference between “準備” and “預備”？

準備 to prepare, to plan to, to be ready to   (It can be any tense)   1.我在準備晚餐 I am preparing...

Small Talk

Once, years ago, an old classmate of mine was injured in a bad car accident. A mutual friend and I ...

Happy Canada Day!

Photo bysebastiaan stam onUnsplash July 1st is Canada Day, so let me share a few facts about my co...

Delicious!

Hello! I am a Japanese language tutor, Muu.. I'm going to write about this week's topic, "The happi...

Your Comfort First: Camera-OFF Lessons Available

Hello Students! I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to remind you that it is perfectly fin...

We took this for granted so long...

How many ways do you know to say goodbye?   farewell adieu hooray check you au revoir ciao auf Wied...