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And give and take means compromise. Let's hear now from Professor Jonathan Gershuny, co-director at the Center for Time Use Research at Oxford University, talking about why it's important to protect your earing capacity- or ability to earn money. Nowadays, half of all marriages fail... you know...it's not a reasonable expectation that you're going to stay married to the same chap indefinitely. A..

Neil, how often do you do the washing up at home?Oh, you know, on special occasions- like after a Christmas lunch!That's terrible, Neil!Well, domestic chores are the subject of today's show. And you know what? I'm not very good at them. Domestic means to do with the family or home and a chore is a boring job that needs doing. Not being good at chores sounds like a bad excuse for avoiding housewo..

Victoria's parents found it difficult to learn Norwegian in their fifties, but they soldiered on, they continued doing something even though it was difficult. And I love that the family helped each other with their languages, Hannah. Yes, so Vic's parents helped them keep their mother tongue, which is Kinyarwanda, when they had to leave Rwanda...and then years later the children helped their par..

사람속에서 살아가며, 내가 어떤 갖춤을 가진 사람인지를 아는 척도는 내 앞의 사람을 대하는 태도에서 나타난다. 부드러우나 냉철하게...내가 가진 영혼의 힘이 없다면, 내 앞의 사람을 바르게 대할 수 없다. 결국 모든 것은 나 자신으로 부터 시작한다는 것을 알아 간다.

Hannah and the What in the World team have been investigating what it's like to learn multiple languages, and she's here to tell us more about it. Welcome to 6 Minute Englsih. Thank you so much for having me. And it's great to have you here. Now, in this programme, we help you improve your English. And maybe English is the first language you have tried to learn... or maybe you know a lot of lang..

Let's have another headline. This is a from The Financial Times in the UK. Earthquake Eeepens Crisis in Myanmar as aid Effort intensifies. That headline again from the Financial Times. Earthquake deepens crisis in Myanmar as aid effort intensifies. So this headline talks about the impact of the earthquake and the aid effort or help, which is intensifying, and that means getting bigger or stronge..

In this programme, we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it. You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode, as well as a worksheet on our website, BBC learning english.com. So let's hear more about this story. Myanmar has begun five days of national mourning. That's the sadness we feel when somebody dies Following an ear..

Well, these days, 'muse' can refer to anyone who inspire an artist, writer, or musician. But in Ancient Greece, there were nine Muses- and depending on what type of creative thing you did- philosophy, poetry, science, and so on- you invoked- or called upon- that particular Muse to inspire you. I call upon you, oh Alice, to enlighten us with more information about the Greek Muses. Alright then. S..

Have you ever written any poetry, Alice?No. Have you?Oh yes. I've got a sheaf of poems from my youth. A sheaf of something means a bundle of things, particulary paper. What about now? Are you still writing?No, my creative juices have dried up. What a shame! I would have liked to hear some of your poems! Creative juices means a flow of ideas and the subject of today's show is creativity and write..

이번 주 나는, 나의 답을 요구하는 공적인 자리에 섰다. 살아오며 이런 경험은 처음이라 참으로 떨리기도 긴장되기도 했다. 사실을 사실로 제대로 말하는 것이 쉬운 일이 아니라는 것을 깨닫는 시간. 그러나, 이런 쉽지 않은 시간 속에서 나의 의견을 제지 당하지 않고 말할 수 있어서 좋았다.나의 의견을 말해야 했고 정당한 사유없이 거부 할 수 없는 자리. 홍익인간이란 제대로 자신의 의견을 표할 할 수 있는 사람이라는 사실을 배워 나가며...