Language-learning Apps

Do you want to improve foreign languages? If your answer is “yes”, here are some language-learning apps for you, which I think will be helpful to you, especially when you are in some foreign countries.

Languages Offered: Spanish, French, Japanese,Korean, German, Portuguese...

App Overview:Memrise provides an enjoyable learning platform that delivers language -learning results twice as quickly as classroom-based formats. Its immersive learning units allow users to learn conversational dialogue for short-term and long term use. Users can explore over 50,000 “Learn with Locals” videos to get exposure to authentic language use.

Languages Offered: Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Norwegian, Italian...App Overview; Babbel is aimed to get people to quickly speak other languages in as little time as three weeks. Users listen to conversations with native speakers to better understand pronunciation and cultural contexts for added authenticity. It also offers interesting puzzle games to make learning more approachable.

Languages Offered: Spanish, French, German,Russian, Japanese, Korean,Arabic...App Overview:Mondly prioritizes commonly used words to build familiarity with other languages. The app allows users to listen to real-life conversations with native speakers,offering insight into modern language use in an entertaining way. It features daily lessons to help individuals build a consistent language-learning routine.

Languages Offered: Spanish, German, Portuguese, Dutch, Japanese, Arabic, Korean...App Overview: Duolingo features fun interactive lessons for users to write, read and speak other languages. It is worth mentioning that the app increases the difficulty of the exercises with each individual’s learning progress.

Amazon is presenting to you our weekly bestsellers in the fiction section.

Linked for years through friendship and intermarriage, the Warren and Whyte families find their charmed world marred when Mark Whyte and his wife Deborah Warren are murdered. Police detectives, hearing about dissension of the families, set out to examine the mystique behind their superficial rapport.

Katia Morell, daughter of the Whyte’s housekeeper, is drawn back to her growing place and is forced to face her life-long love for Jordan Whyte. As many secrets are uncovered, especially about Katia’s biological father, the two young people from rival families are encountering fierce family objection in their search for happiness.

Nellie Bly, blessed with courage and reportage skill, lands two front-page stories on the widely-read newspaper, Joseph Pulitzer’s NEW YORK WORLD. Pulitzer is so impressed that he assigns her to a murder case confusing the police—the death of Emma Lazaru. Her investigation leads to tense encounters with some powerful and ruthless men of the time, when evils run wild on unregulated upper class.

Bly has one real ally: a doctor who uses scientific techniques to establish criminal behavior. As the pieces fall into place, Bly uncovers layers of corruption(腐败 ). The essential connection between the murder case and the prevalent greed and darkness of the then society finally emerges.

A young lawyer named Paul Cravath, takes a case that seems impossible to win. Paul’s client, George Westinghouse, has been sued by Thomas Edison over a billion-dollar question: Who invented the light bulb and holds the right to power the country?

The case affords Paul entry to the heady world of high society—the glittering parties and the dark dealings behind closed doors. The task is beyond daunting. Edison is a dangerous opponent with vast resources at his disposal—private spies, newspapers.

Yet this unknown lawyer shares with his famous opponent a compulsion to win at all costs.

In obsessive pursuit of victory, Paul receives favors from Nikola Tesla, a brilliant inventor holding the key to defeating Edison.

Private investigator Lance Kruger was just a boy when his father vanished twenty-three years ago. Since then he’s lived under the weight of that disappearance for over 20 years—until his father’s car is finally dragged out from Grey Lake. It should be a time for closure, except for the skeleton found in the trunk. A missing person case gone cold has become a murder.

For Lance, the investigation yields troubling questions about a man he thought he knew. But memories can play dirty tricks. For his partner attorney Morgan, uncovering each new lie comes with a disquieting fear that someone is out there watching, killing every witness tied to this decades-old crime.

With Memorial Day and summer right around the corner, you’re bound to feel a serious case of wanderlust coming on. Whether you want to travel the world or just squeeze in a weekend getaway to your nearest National Park, camping is always the answer. Whatever you’ve got in mind, we’ve rounded up a selection of the world’s most beautiful camping spots to get you started.

Yosemite National Park, California

Ninety-five percent of Yosemite National Park is set apart for wilderness, which means no cars, no buildings, and no electricity. Sleep under the stars and hike up to Glacier Point for a view of Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, and Yosemite Falls. Make sure you store your food properly though-black bears are common!

Boya Lake Provincial Park, Canada

Boya Lake Provincial Park, known for the color and clarity of its lake, is a great place to   enjoy any type of water recreation. The lake is also one of the few in the north that’s warm enough for swimming. The area was carved out by glaciers, leaving many islands and lakes behind for modern campers to explore on the park’s hiking trails.

Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica

Corcovado National Park is home to five percent of the world’s biodiversity-National Geographic described it as the most “geographically intense” place in the world. Camping is a great option for a visit to Costa Rica: you’ll be at the heart of the rainforest, away from the country’s touristy resorts.

Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

If you’ve always dreamed of safaris (野外观兽旅行), Maasai Mara is the place to go. The best time to visit this large game reserve is between July and October, when you can witness the annual migration (迁徙)of Thomson’s gazelle, zebra, and wildebeest to and from the neighboring Serengeti, in Tanzania. Camp on the banks of the Mara River and hang out with the local Maasai people, well-known for their unique customs and dress.