the language lover

If this little book should see the light after its 100 years of entombment, I would like its readers to know that the author was a lover of her own sex and devoted the best years of her life in striving for the political equality and social and moral elevation of women.

Yeah, unfortunately it seems like with Netflix, the dubbing is not done by the same people doing the subtitling. So you're often seeing a translation with the subtitles, but a localization with the dub

My particular recommendation is to watch shows from actual Spanish or Latin American studios/channels

On Netflix you're going to find more luck with the series that actually came from Spanish-speaking countries; Elite, La casa de Flores, Money Heist / La casa de papel, Eden, Club de Cuervos, Nailed it Mexico (which is hilarious to see so much English used), Alta Mar, Las chicas del cable, etc

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I would also say check out the websites of actual studios, like the RTVE for Spain is how I watch Isabel or Ministerio del Tiempo and they have subtitles that match what's being said

But I believe the same would be true for series/telenovelas in other countries

orgullo con valeria vegas: this one is more of a podcast documentary (ie. no new episodes, idk if there’s a certain name for that) that talks about the lives and experiences of different members of the lgbt community in spain. there are 8 episodes, each with a different theme, and even if you’re really familiar with queer topics i recommend it. it’s also a good way to find people whose work you should check out. it’s unfortunately only available on spotify

ni me ladilles: this is a venezuelan podcast with two friends (one of which is gay) who talk about whatever topic comes to mind, but i’m recommending it here because they specifically had a pride episode where viewers sent in their coming out stories and i really enjoyed it. the podcast is super funny in general, definitely recommend especially if you’re university age because that’s the target audience

grandes maricas de la historia: this podcast is exactly what it sounds like: queer historical figures (o bueno, what we would understand today as queer). it’s not limited to the spanish speaking world, and i really like the presenter’s way of telling the story. the point is to show that queer people have always existed, we’re nothing new

sexópolis: not explicitly queer but inclusive of the community and its issues, this is just sex education in a podcast and i think that’s really important given the history of our community. it’s fun to listen to (you’re not being lectured at) and i’ve learned a ton listening to it

這是第二部分，來自：【開端】 第三集 0:00-20:00 // 第二部分 coming soon :P 你們可以在Youtube看：这里 看電視劇學中文Learn Chinese With a TV Series by Leila老師

單詞：(绿色=HSK4； 蓝色=HSK5； 紫色=HSK6)

对应 (對應) / duìyìng / to correspond

路程 / lùchéng / path, route

景色 / jǐngsè / scenery

装 (裝) / zhuāng / to pretend

减速 (減速) / jiǎnsù / to slow down

半梦半醒 (-夢--) / bàn mèng bàn xǐng / to be half asleep

状态 (狀態) / zhuàngtài / situation, state (of affairs), mode

扔 / rēng / to throw (away)

信息 / xìnxī / information, message, news

解答 / jiědá / to answer

常规 (-規) / chángguī / common practice, routine

玩家 / wánjiā / player (of a video game)

阻止 / zǔzhǐ / to prevent

顺利 (順-) / shùnlì / smoothly

通关 (-關) / tōngguān / to finish (a level of a video game)

轻易 (輕-) / qīngyì / easily

公安局 / gōngānjú / public security bureau station

熟 / shú / familiar

跟孙子似的 (-孫---) / gēn sūnzi shìde / like a grandson

赔礼道歉 (賠禮--) / péilǐ dàoqiàn / formal apology

随身物品 (隨身物品) / suíshēn wùpǐn / personal belongings

电子产品 (電子產品) / diànzǐ chǎnpǐn / electrical appliances/devices

交接 / jiāojiē / to meet; to come into contact; to hand over

何止 / hézhǐ / far more than...; not just that

黏 / nián / to stick on; to glue

自愿 (-願) / zìyuàn / voluntarily

拨打 (撥-) / bōdǎ / to call; to dial

否定 / fǒudìng / to deny, reject; negative (opposite: 肯定）

超自然 / chāozìrán / supernatural

现象 (現-) / xiànxiàng / phenomenon

均 / jūn / without exception; equal

生还 (-還) / shēnghuán / to survive

声明 (聲-) / shēngmíng / to state, declare; statement

清醒 / qīngxǐng / clear-headed; sober

调查 (調-) / diàochá / investigation; to investigate, survey

重复 (-複) / chóngfú / to repeat

Video from RTVE, subtitles added by Assemblea Internacional:

Judit Mascó is a renowned model and TV presenter from Barcelona. She has worked extensively in Spain, and has experienced what it's like to work in a Spanish-speaking environment as a Catalan professional.

Some people find it hard to understand that her mother tongue is not Spanish, and others are annoyed when they hear her speak Catalan to her friends or family.

She's not alone in her struggle: too many Catalans have experience verbal abuse or physical aggressions only because of their language or origin.

Thinking you’re gorgeous

Not wanting to change anything about your body, personality, or life

Loving yourself is:

Knowing you have inherent worth regardless of your physical appearance or life circumstance

Knowing you deserve good things

all the kids had cool American names like Jill and Mike. One of them at one point talked about the “chipmunks” in the woods near the camp, a mysterious word that didn’t exist in my tiny English dictionary, and for some reason I pictured them as scrawny wolves. I had read Little House on the Prairie so I knew wolves were a major concern for Americans

camp “counsellors” were often mentioned, and my pocket English dictionary only defined that word as “psychologue”. I thought it was weird how American summer camps had dozens of psychologists roaming the premises, one for every 5 to 10 kids. That felt like a lot of psychologists

I had no idea that the word “pet” could mean “favourite”. When the booklet said one kid might become “the camp counsellor’s pet”, my dictionary helpfully led me to believe it meant that a psychologist would pick one unfortunate kid to be his domestic animal for the summer. Slightly disturbing. I moved on

the kids slept in “bunks” and my stupid dictionary only defined this word as “couche”. Which is not wrong, but we would probably say couchette instead, or better yet lits superposés, and couche is also our word for diaper so you can see why I continued being deeply intrigued by every new detail I learnt in this booklet. American kids are excited about camp because they get to sleep in diapers

I had never encountered the word “baseball” before but managed to guess it was some kind of sport, but when the booklet mentioned the “baseball diamond” (in the context of a kid saying the baseball diamond was big) I of course assumed it was an actual diamond that you could win if you won a game of baseball at camp. For some reason I had a debate with a classmate over the plausibility of this. I say for some reason because I didn’t really question the diapers or the wolves or the psychologists with their human pets. A diamond though? Doubt. I just remember that we were queueing up for lunch and I was like “What do you think?” and my friend said hesitantly, “Maybe if it’s a small diamond?” and I insisted “No! The book says it’s big!”

among the basic items the book said every kid should bring to camp were “batteries”. I didn’t bother looking up that word in my dictionary seeing as it’s the same in French. I didn’t know it was a false friend, and I was impressed to learn that most American kids own a drum set and bring it to camp as an essential item