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alisson

Feb. 27, 2021

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Der Drache des Romanov

Du kennst wahrscheinlich Nikolaus Romanov als der letzte russische Kaiser, der während die russischen Revolution getötet würde, aber nicht viele wissen, dass viele Jahre zuvor haben Leute in Japan auch versucht, ihn zu töten. Der Vorfall ist bekannt als der Otsu-Zwischenfall und es passierte 1891 während Nikolaus Reise durch Asien. Anscheinend war der Romanov Prinz ein Bewunderer der japanischen Kultur, und hat er eine Tätowierung eines Drachen im Unterarm von einem berühmten Künstler namens Hori Chyo bekommen, der schon einmal Prinz George von England tätowiert hatte. Es ist nicht bekannt warum, aber Nikolaus wurde während eines Besuchs in Otsu von einem Polizisten angegriffen, und fast getötet. Der Mann wurde verhaftet und Japans Kaiser selbst besuchte Nikolaus und entschuldigte sich, aber der Vorfall ließ ihn schnell mit einer Narbe nach Russland zurückkehren. Jahre später wurde Nikolaus als Kaiser gegen Japan in dem Russisch-Japanischer Krieg kämpfen, ein Konflikt dessen historisches Ergebnis, ein japanischer Sieg, überraschte alle.

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maartijn

Feb. 27, 2021

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Sentences 032: Great Grades, Fear Of Exams, Painting

Her grades marked her out for scholarships to come.
She always gets very agitated before any exam though.
Let's have a bash at painting, I've wanted to pick it up as a hobby for quite some time.

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MikaSwedish

Feb. 27, 2021

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Idag

Idag känner jag mig så trött och sorgligt för några anledning. Jag vill till och med gråta lite. Jag tror att det är eftersom jag har mens just nu. Jag hatar att min mens tid aldrig är samma varje månad. Ibland känner jag ingenting, jag mår bra och har ingen ont. Ibland mår jag jättedålig och bara vill stanna i sängen. Jag hatar det.

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eeprom

Feb. 27, 2021

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Fortschritt beim Lesen

Ich bin froh zu berichten, dass ich in mein Ziel, Bücher auf Deutsch zu lesen, gut vorangekommen bin.

Und zwar habe in den letzten zwei Wochen vier Romanen durchgelesen. Ich habe eine Reihe von Bücher gelesen und sie hat sich wie ein einziges Buch angefühlt. Heute sogar habe ich das letzte Buch fertiggemacht und habe dieses warmes und großartiges Gefühl im Bauch. Das Gefühl das man bekommt, wenn man mit einem guten Buch durchliest.

Ich hoffe, weiter so zu gehen und weitere mehr Bücher zu lesen.

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shadow

Feb. 27, 2021

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Music

I listen to music almost every day, especially when I comb my hair in the morning and when I procrastinate.

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shadow

Feb. 27, 2021

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El sueño

Lo último, no lo recuerdo, pero hace unos días soñé que fue a dar un paseo y había olvidado la mascarilla y los guantes.

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mraidia

Feb. 27, 2021

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Stress de la vie de l'architecture

Dimanche, j'ai besoin de faire mon portfolio d' architecture. Je travaille sur ce document depuis un mois mais je n'ai pas fait beaucoup de progrès. La réalisation de la mise en page prend beaucoup de temps, et je dois réparer de nombreux projets.

Ah, c'est vie difficile, mais j'aime dessiner quand même. J'espère seulement que lorsque la saison de stagiares arrivera, je pourrai trouver un travail.

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shadow

Feb. 27, 2021

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Té o café

Prefiero café porque se puede anadir leche y tomarlo enseguida.
Y no me gusta té con leche, por eso tengo que esperar hasta que se enfría un poco.

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shadow

Feb. 27, 2021

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Cuarentena

Durante la cuarentena he empezado a jugar ajedrez.

Me gustaría viajar. También quería ir de compras a algún centro comercial, salir a cenar o ir a algun museo.

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Jack

Feb. 27, 2021

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Journal

About ten years ago, I went to Shangri la county, Diqingzhou, Yunnan Province, China. The place borders Tibet with an altitude of 3500 to 4000, similar to Lhasa. Where Tibetan lives and is also a Tibetan-inhabited area. I do see many yaks there, which gets around on hills. Yaks are smaller than normal oxen and Buffalo, but they have long fur and look very interesting.

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heyyawn

Feb. 27, 2021

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Diary: Soundscape

Last week, I watched my favorite youtuber's latest vlog. He showed us a letter from a student who studied Ethnomusicology - the study of music from the cultural and social aspects of the people who make it. I have never heard this subject before, it sounds very cool. I happened to see a webinar promo this afternoon, and I was surprised to find that the presenter was from Ethnomusicology. It was organized by the Conservatory of Music. My music theory and history were so poor that I was afraid I wouldn't understand this talk, but that didn't happen. The topic is about "Soundscape", which means the acoustic environment as perceived by humans. 4'33'' is the most famous example. The song is composed by John Cage, which is known for not to play their instrument during the entire duration of the piece. It only consists of the sounds of the environment that the listeners hear while performing. The lecture gave many examples of environmental sounds, such as the screaming promo of vendors on the street, the sound of neighbors going out regularly, and so on. The lecture also highlighted the fact that a religion in some areas plays a uniform radio reading of the scriptures in the morning. To be honest, it reminded me of the school bell. There was a bell at 6:00 to remind us to get up and run for fitness :(

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Jack

Feb. 27, 2021

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Journal

I think I have tried my best to learn English, but I don’t know why my English improved slowly. Maybe it’s because my age-slow thinking, declined memories. But anyway, I don’t want to give up and I still want to keep it up. I believe it will get better and better, no matter how difficult it will be.

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filip2002

Feb. 27, 2021

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Meine Ferien

Erste Hälfte der Ferien war ich zu Hause. Ich habe biology und Deutsch gelernt. Wann ich brechen hatte, habe ich Filme gesehen. Am Donnerstag, bin ich an Baranndov atelieren gegangen. Es war sehr interessant. Ich habe wahrer Profi arbeiten gesehen. Sie haben eine Werbung an Elmex gefilmen. Ich habe die Kamera an das Platz getragt. Ich war sehr erschrocken, weil hat die Kamera 40 000 euro gekostet. Es war eine gute Erfahrung für mich und jetzt freue ich mich auf die Schule.

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starcluster

Feb. 27, 2021

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学習計画

ソフィア大学で3年間日本語を勉強しながら、社会学と心理学に興味を持ちました。私は二年生の時、「日本人の家族生活」という一つの授業がありました。そこで、様々な知識を得ましたが、日本社会や生活をソフィア大学の授業で勉強することに比べれば、日本で実物を観ることは全く別なことだと思います。東京外国語大学に留学中、日本での国際結婚や家族の問題に関する研究に着手する予定です。日本社会についての知識を深めるために、日本語能力を高めるのが必要なので、そのために東京外国語大学で参加できるすべての日本語の授業に参加して一生懸命勉強します。
そして東京外大では日本語の勉強だけでなく、いろいろな課外活動に参加することができます。まず、東京外国語大学の通訳研究会に入りたいと思います。入ったら、様々な表現や慣用句などを解釈して、よく分かるできるようになると思います。そのような社会的相互作用はストレスや不安を軽減することができます。
 ソフィア大学を卒業したら、日本社会研究を続けたいと思います。できれば、日本や海外の大学院で日本社会学に関する分野の研究で大学院と博士に進学したいと考えます。それから、社会学者として、大学の先生になって学生に教えたいと思います。

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tommy

Feb. 27, 2021

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How to maintain concentration during exams

I realized that the older we get, the harder it is to maintain concentration during exams. It's not just because most people are no longer required to certify their ability by taking exams, but also our ability to focus are connected with our physical strength. In addition, we are likely to overlook our physical strength and ignore how old we get. The larger a gap between one's mental age and actual age becomes, the harder it is to accept the gap.
Though I have strived to keep learning English for a year, I couldn't do my best on the TOEIC test. I had confidence in reading English articles so quickly. While there was more than 10 minutes left in the last time, I found myself wasting a lot of time on trivial questions in this time. I was distracted by an inner voice saying that I was exhausted and wanted to escape from this situation.
How to get rid of some thoughts in my mind distracting me from concentrating on exams? I'm going to work out more and keep practicing English.

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Jack

Feb. 27, 2021

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Journal

This picture is very precious. I think it should have been shot in the early 1980 s, and I don't think it was shot nowadays. When I was a child, my family raised an ox to help us with farming. Why didn't we raise a horse? It is because horses are strong-willed and difficult to control while oxen are much docile. So we farmers prefer raising oxen to helping us to farm.

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sikboy

Feb. 27, 2021

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Tercera entrada

Hoy me despierté a las siete de mañana. Comí huevos, salchichas y tomí juego narana por desayuno. Fui a casa de mis padres para obtener mis libros por universidad. También hací otras cosas importantes. Por ejemplo, dio el gato comida y agua porque ella estaba hambre y sed.

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geminaura

Feb. 27, 2021

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20.000 Meilen unter dem Meer

Gestern habe ich das Hörbuch "20.000 Meilen unter dem Meer" abgeschlossen. Ich habe das Buch niemals weder auf Deutsch noch auf Englisch gelesen. Es war mein erstes deutsches Hörbuch und es hat mir gut gefallen. Ich verstand nicht alle Einzelheiten, aber ich konnte die Handlung sehr gut fassen. Der Vorleser hat auch eine nette Stimme und änderte sich die Stimme, wenn er den Dialog verschiedene Persönlichkeiten vorlas. Bevor ich dem Buch zugehört habe, hatte ich von Kapitän Nemo und dem Nautilus gehört. Ich kannte auch den Titel, aber ich wusste nicht, dass Nemo und dem Nautilus diesem Buch gehörten. Jetzt weiß ich besser und bin ein bisschen weniger ungebildet. Das nächste Hörbuch, dem ich zuhören will, ist "In 80 Tagen um die Welt". Ich freue mich darauf :).

Danke schön fürs Lesen :)

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geminaura

Feb. 27, 2021

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N5の練習

私は新しい車が欲しかったが、高すぎます。車を買わないで取っていけないから、もっとお金が必要です。お金を貯めなくはなりません。二つの仕事がありつくことは方がいいだろう。私は車を買うまで、電車を使います。

私は電車で行く間に、本を読みます。毎日、同じの人が電車を乗ります。読む間、子供は私を見ます。読まれないからと思います。

投稿を読んでくれて、ありがとうございます :)

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farmera

Feb. 27, 2021

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Let's be friends

I come here for learning English. And I want to make friends here.
I'm a native chinese speaker. If you are learning Chinese, I think I could help.
Feel free to send me messages! I am really looking forward to having friends here.

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DYY

Feb. 27, 2021

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2.27 articles

*TOKiMONSTA

TOKiMONSTA and Tinashe have given Chaka Khan’s “I’m Every Woman” a new flip.

The Grammy-nominated producer took to Instagram today to announce that her reimagination of “I’m Every Woman” with Tinashe was released yesterday. It is included in an album called “Music For the Movement Vol. 2,” which was released via the music label, The Undefeated.

Chaka Khan’s “I’m Every Woman” set the charts alight around the globe when it was released in 1978. It skyrocketed to international fame once again when the one and only Whitney Houston covered it for the movie “The Bodyguard” in 1992.

“When @tinashenow asked me to produce a track as part of @undefeatedespn’s “BLACK HISTORY ALWAYS” EP, ya’ll know I was downnnn,” TOKiMONSTA said. “I’m eternally grateful to be able to pay tribute to @chakaikhan with our specially reimagined version of ‘I’m Every Woman.’”

The Korean-American producer/DJ, who has been close with Tinashe since her “2 On” remix in 2014, is currently having a vacation in South Korea.

*Neon Bunny

Neon Bunny has dropped her 3rd studio album, “KOSMOS,” today. For those who don’t know her, she is a well-known artist among Korean indie band/dance music fans for her mystic ambient music; she even won the Best Pop Album category in the 2012 Korean Music Awards for her first album, “Seoulight.”

So, “KOSMOS” consists of 9 tracks spanning indie band, downtempo and ambient style tracks. To be fair, most of them are indie band-influenced songs. And these tracks are easy to listen to even though they are not that special or jaw-dropping. In particular, the jazz-infused first track “Call You” is really nice to listen to while relaxing.

On the flip side, though, I’m not a big fan of a few EDM-influenced tracks and even think that they ruined the quality of the album. To be specific, I think the lead synths springing up in the chorus of the third track, “Apartment Heaven,” are weird and off the mark. And the fourth track, “Call You,” honestly reminds me of subpar progressive house tracks from 2011 to 2013.

On top of that, her vocal abilities are a bit disappointing. I admit that she has a nice silky voice that’s pleasant to listen to, but I don’t think that she has the chops to pull off genres that require great vocal skills. (But at the same time, I feel like I have to give her some slack because she’s originally a pianist.)

As a conclusion, I think that this album would’ve been a really solid album for people who are into ambient, indie band style music only if she had excluded the aforementioned tracks and worked a little bit more on her vocals.

Listen to Neon Bunny’s “KOSMOS” and maybe share your thoughts about this album!

Score: 2.5 / 5.0

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Jack

Feb. 27, 2021

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Journal

Yesterday, I talked to an American friend and the topic was related to horses, but I was not able to discuss this topic thoroughly because of my poor spoken English, so today I am going to write about this topic here. Nowadays, you seldom see horses in cities, apart from in zoos, even if in the countryside, you also seldom see horses. Maybe you only see them in pasturelands, but decades ago, in the countryside, you could often see them in every village, because at that time, the productive forces were very low, farmers had to use horses to plow the land to grow crops, so every village fed around ten or fifteen horses, and I even fed those horses several times then, but now, farmers don't use horses to plow fields to plant crops anymore, instead they all use modern agricultural machines to plant and harvest crops, so they never raised horses at all, and you have never seen horses again.

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heavensblade13

Feb. 27, 2021

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日本語日記 2月26日

今日は少し怠かった。禅の作文を読んだ。時々興味深いけど、たくさんは曖昧すぎると思う。それからもっとYuval Harariの「Homo Deus」を読んだ。未来の技術は魅力的で、恐ろしい。

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ponta

Feb. 27, 2021

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Convenience Store Woman

I read "Convenience Store Woman" today. The story was interesting but not exhilarating. I felt somehow grotesque. The main character is a sociopath and she is working a part-time job at a convenience store for 18 years. Her all lifestyle is determined by the job. Another main character is a man who hates society. His attitude and behavior were selfish and disgusting. However, I finished reading it without a break, so the book is good.

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ernest

Feb. 27, 2021

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Una conversación con una amiga

Aún cuando tengo un poco sueño, quiero escribir algo en español. Acabo de hablar con una amiga japonesa. Normalmente, hablamos treinta minutos en inglés y treinta minutos en japonés. Ella habla inglés mucho mejor que hablo japonés. De hecho, a pesar de su acento, ella habla como una nativa. Afortunadamente, ella me explica japonés muy bien y aprendo muchas nuevas palabras. Desde agosto 2019, he hablado con ella y pienso que mi japonés ha mejorado.

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