Pre-intermediate | The North Has Central...

<p>The middle-class Chinese custom of having an &quot;ayi&quot; (housekeeper) is one that most foreigners can get on board with right away. With the domestic assistance, however, can come language difficulties. In this lesson, learn some of the most importance Mandarin words rela ... Show More

<p>Known in the West as &quot;bizarro Othello&quot; and &quot;the thinking man&#39;s checkers,&quot; the game known as &quot;go&quot; in Japan and &quot;weiqi&quot; in China is actually quite the intellectual exercise with a long, rich tradition. In this Chinese lesson, the basic ... Show More

<p>In the eternal &quot;north vs. south&quot; debate, one of the key issues is always climate. The north gets colder, it&#39;s true, but at least the air is dry. Meanwhile, down south everyone suffers through damp cold and sticky, drippy summers. This lesson will equip you with a ... Show More

Eiseskälte herrscht nicht nur, wenn es friert. Denn auch in großer Hitze kann es einem eiskalt den Rücken herunterlaufen. Da ist es wichtig, cool zu bleiben – natürlich ohne kaltschnäuzig zu sein. 

Send us a textIn this episode, you get to practise lots of words about winter weather: from ice (ijs) and glad (slippery) to lawine (avalanche) and een winterslaap houden (hibernate).Perfect for when you need a small talk topic in Dutch. 

<p>当北方人期盼快点儿下雨的时候，南方人抱怨下雨的日子什么时候结束；当北方人羡慕南方没有寒冬的时候，南方人在湿冷而没有暖气的房间里冻得发抖；北方菜味道重而且分量大，南方菜比较甜而且很精致；南方人觉得北方人火气大，北方人觉得南方人不够man......南北差异怎么就这么大呢？ Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1475</p> 

Es ist kaum zu glauben: Am Wochenende war es hier in München so warm, dass die Menschen draußen in den Biergärten saßen. Das ist für unsere Region hier sehr untypisch – normalerweise ist der Dezember sehr kalt. Oft schneit es schon Anfang November, und erst im April werden wir es ... Show More

<p>In this English lesson, we will do a deep dive on the English word, warm. You will learn the four ways we use the English phrasal verb, warm up. We use warm up when we talk about what we do before exercising, when we are cold outside by go inside to get warmer, when someone is ... Show More

<p>If the potholes, rogue taxis and silent electric bikes passing on the right don&#39;t get ya, cold will! Sure, snow pants and moon boots seem cumbersome, but when that Tibetan front blows in, you won&#39;t mind the rubberneckers staring at you as you pass. They can just go sti ... Show More

China has issued the first low temperature warning of this year, forecasting drops between five to over seven degrees Celsius across wide areas of the country's north to a part of the south. 

It is a natural reflex. When it is cold, we want to warm up by drinking a hot drink, tea, coffee or hot chocolate for example. Unfortunately, that's a bad idea. Certainly, in the moment and for a short term, one feels a sensation of warmth, but it is immediately counterbalanced b ... Show More