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EPISODE 19 Panama Английски С Джей английски с джей EPISODE 19 panama английски с джей TEXT английски с джей Good morning, Bulgaria! My name is Jay Milanoff. I’m the creator of the “English with Jay” project and the “Essential English” course. And you’re listening to Episode 19 of my weekly “Essential English Podcast”. Today, we are going to talk about a very distant country. Its name is Panama and it’s on the other side of the Earth. It’s so far away that even if your plane flies at 800 km/h, it will still take you more than 13 hours to get there. Not to mention there are no direct flights from Sofia to Panama City. английски с джей Panama is located over 10 000 kilometers to the west and south of Bulgaria. Our home country lies on the 43rd parallel north of the equator, about 500 km above New York and Tokyo, give or take. Meanwhile, Panama is located on the 8th parallel north of the equator, putting it in the same climate zone as Cameroon, Nigeria, India and The Philippines. This is way south, as you can guess by the names of the countries we mentioned. It’s no surprise Panama is pretty hot. английски с джей The temperatures are a dream come true – between 28 and 33 degrees Celsius, all year long. There is no winter, only a wet season. Many homes don’t even have hot water, which seemed unbelievable to me. The wet season lasts 8 to 9 months, by the way. The only time of the year when it doesn’t rain heavily, is from October to January The reason temperatures in Panama are almost constant is that the country is close to the equator. This means that the sun comes from almost the same angle throughout the whole year. Bulgaria, on the other hand, is closer to the sun in the summer and further from the sun during the winter months. That’s because the Earth rotates in an angle. английски с джей I’m telling you about Panama because of my visit there three years ago. In 2017, me and my fiancée went to Panama for the first time. Alex is half-Bulgarian and half-Panamanian and has a big family in Panama. But she hadn’t met many of its members – aunts, uncles, cousins and so on. We went there in January when it was snowing and freezing in Bulgaria. We were lucky to visit the Central-American country during the dry season because traveling around it is harder when it rains a lot. The rains in Panama aren’t the same as those in Bulgaria, however. Just as the English rain is much different from ours. английски с джей It’s funny how we take the weather for granted until we travel. Then we realize there are many types of rain, heat and cold. In Panama, it rains often but not for long. Most rains last 5 minutes or less. But the way it rains is just amazing. The water comes down in showers, not in drops. If the rain catches you unprepared, you’re gonna get very wet. Which is not the end of the world when it’s 33 degrees outside. I think that’s enough for today. This was Episode 19 of the “Essential English Podcast”. I’m Jay. Take care and until next week! английски с джей TRANSLATION английски с джей Добро утро, България! Казвам се Джей Миланов. Аз съм създателят на проекта „Английски с Джей“ и курса по “Есенциален Английски“. А вие слушате Епизод 19 от седмичния ми подкаст “Essential English”. Днес ще говорим за една много далечна страна. Името ѝ е Панама и тя е от другата страна на Земята. Това е толкова далечe, че дори самолетът ви да лети с 800 км/ч, пак ще ви отнеме повече от 13 часа, за да стигнете дотам. Да не говорим, че няма директни полети от София до Панама Сити. английски с джей Панама се намира на над 10 000 километра на запад и на юг от България. Rодината ни лежи на 43-ия паралел северно от екватора, на около 500 км над Ню Йорк и Токио, плюс-минус. Междувременно, Панама е разположена на 8-ия паралел на север от екватора, което я поставя в същата климатична зона като Камерун, Нигерия, Индия и Филипините. Това е много на юг, както можете да отгатнете по имената на страните, които споменахме. Не е изненада, че Панама е доста гореща. английски с джей Температурите са сбъдната мечта - между 28 и 33 градуса по Целзий през цялата година. Няма зима, само влажен сезон. Много домове дори нямат топла вода, което ми се стори невероятно. Влажният сезон продължава от 8 до 9 месеца, между другото. Единственото време на годината, когато не вали обилно, е от октомври до януари Причината температурите в Панама да са почти постоянни е, че страната е близо до екватора. Това означава, че слънцето идва от почти същия ъгъл през цялата година. България, от друга страна, е по-близо до слънцето през лятото и по-далече от слънцето през зимните месеци. Това е защото Земята се върти под ъгъл. английски с джей Разказвам за Панама заради посещението ми там преди три години. През 2017 г. аз и годеницата ми за първи път заминахме за Панама. Алекс е наполовина българка и наполовина панамка и има голямо семейство в Панама. Но не се беше се срещала с много от членовете му - лели, чичовци, братовчеди и т.н. Отидохме там през януари, когато в България валеше сняг и беше супер студено. Имахме късмета да посетим Централноамериканската страна през сухия сезон, защото пътуването из нея е по-трудно, когато вали много. Дъждовете в Панама обаче не са същите като тези в България. Точно както английският дъжд е много по-различен от нашия. английски с джей Смешно е как приемаме времето за даденост, докато не попътуваме. Тогава осъзнаваме, че има много видове дъжд, топлина и студ. В Панама вали често, но не за дълго. Повечето дъждове продължават 5 минути или по-малко. Но начинът, в който вали, е просто невероятен. Водата пада на душове, не на капки. Ако дъждът ви хване неподготвени, ще се намокрите много. Което не е краят на света, когато навън е 33 градуса. Мисля, че това e достатъчно за днес. Това беше Епизод 19 на “Essential English Podcast”. Аз съм Джей. Пазете се и до следващата седмица!.
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