Category Archives: Vocabularies

Vocabulary: 滴水之恩,当以涌泉相报

Of course, the Bible has superior quotes in the theme of love your enemies: Matthew 5:44, Romans 12:20, 1 Peter 3:9 滴水之恩,当以涌泉相报 Returning favor in multiple folds. Source of this learning:

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Journal of the Week

2/28/2024 I asked about quality Xun 埙 (ancient chinese ocarina) before on youtube a while back. The one I have from Ebay back in 2019 was $6 (8-hole clay) after watching 鹿晗's series: 择天记. I believe it was out of … Continue reading

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Vocabulary: Voluminous, Credence, Proviso

Thanks to extensions on Chrome, I can easily double click on a word in say, the email newsletters from Classical Archives on Tchaikovsky to learn words I either don't know or don't know how to pronounce. Voluminous: large volume Credence: … Continue reading

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Vocabulary: 学院助学金(Fellowship)、奖学金(Scholarship) 

My Chinese LECC Bible study today spoke of fellowship from someone's prayer request. We all got tongue-tied for the the Chinese translation of it. Some mentioned 奖学金, but that's confusing with scholarship, some say 进修, but that's just research or … Continue reading

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Chinese Vocabulary: 藉景抒情

...書中外星人的境遇,被認為是作者自況,藉景抒情。

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Vocab: 桀骜不驯

桀骜不驯是一个汉语成语,读音为jié ào bù xùn,比喻傲慢,性情暴躁不驯顺,不服管教。 出自东汉班固的《汉书·匈奴传》

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Learning Spanish Language

Beginning with Alfabeto: Films used to learn Spanish (mostly from Spain): La Catedral Del Mar / Cathedral of the Sea (2018) Los herederos de la tierra / Heirs to the Land (2022), sequel of Cathedral of the Sea. La cocinera … Continue reading

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Learning Russian Language

Starts from alphabet: Keyboard layout: Films used for learning Russian: Better Than Us / Лучше, чем люди (2018) on Netflix The Silver Skates / Сере́бряные коньки́ (2021) on Netflix Major Grom: Plague Doctor / Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор (2021) on … Continue reading

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Vocabulary: Bucolic

Relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life. Learned this from the email on Maine by Scott's Cheap Flights Going.

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Learning French Language

A good place to start with French Grammar: https://www.elearningfrench.com/learn-french-grammar-online-free.html Online Dictionary for vocabularies: Collins French dictionary and grammar 2014https://archive.org/details/collinsfrenchdic0000unse_u8j8/page/n33/mode/2up Frenchtoday.com also has quite a few great beginner's guide on grammars and stuff. Films for learning French: The 7 Lives of … Continue reading

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