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Clase de spinning
Esta semana quise ir al clase de spin porque parecía que sería muy divertido y es gratis para los miembros del gimnasio. Estaba nerviosa porque era mi primera vez en una clase como esta. Cuando llegué no sabía qué hacer pero le pregunté a la recepcionista y ella me dijo que podía pedir prestado zapatos y entrar dentro de la habitación hasta que comience la clase. Entré en la habitación y elegí una bicicleta. Cuando comenzó la clase me perdí en la música y la luz y el tiempo pasó muy rápido. Al final me sentí muy bien y feliz. Ahora quiero volver.
April 8, 2023
Emprisonnée par la routine
J’ai toujours vécu ma vie avec un esprit libre, sans vraiment organiser mes journées, je suis allergique aux calendriers.
Malheureusement, la vie en cette période est difficile pour moi, beaucoup de choses sont arrivées et je suis en train de les apprendre à gérer. Un des conseils les plus donnés et faciles à réaliser, c’est créer une routine, et je l’ai fait, mais elle est devenue une prison. L’impossibilité de finir quelques tâches est une pensée vraiment stressante pour mon cerveau. Je n’ai rien écrit hier, mais j’ai vécu l’acte comme une violence.
Je sais bien que prendre des pauses est une bonne chose, je suis la première à donner ce conseil à mes amis, parce que je dois vivre mon humanité avec tellement difficulté ?
April 8, 2023
N2021 P1 Q3
（今年假期，你想找工作，你的叔叔可以帮你。告诉他你什么时间有空，你能做什么，还有喜欢什么样的工作。）
亲爱的李叔，您好！
非常感谢您这次帮助我！作为一个中学生，找工作真不容易，所以这对我来说是一件天大的好事情。
废话不多说，我知道您十分忙，所以今天就来简单地描述一下我的工作能力和时间。先说时间。我从本周的星期五到下个月底都有空，每天能从上午八点半到晚上十一点左右打工。然后，至于我能做什么：基本上什么都可以，比如打扫、跟客人聊天、给您按摩等等。但是如果非要选的话，我就最想做一名兼职程序员，帮大家保护好网站，发挥自己的编程能力。
期待您的回信。
祝好！
您的侄儿，小文
2007年12月22日
April 8, 2023
Empire vs Republic
I just read the definitions of 'Empire' and 'Republic,' which have left me with some thoughts. The former is ruled by a single person, while the latter is ruled by an elected representative, so I suggest the name of the People's Republic of A (a big country name) should be changed to "the Holy A Empire".
Also according to the definition of "president", the ruler in A should not be titled president, Your Majesty is the right name.
April 8, 2023
Une Personne
Il suffit qu'une personne pour faire une grande différence. Aujourd'hui de plus en plus gens se disent qu'ils ne feront aucune différence, par exemple sur le sujet du recyclage, rien ne changera quand je fais le recyclage moi aussi, alors il ne faut pas que je commence à le faire, ceci est probablement ce qu'ils se disent, ce moyen de penser est une part de la raison pourquoi les problèmes se remplier. Une différence est une différence peu importe à quel point grande ou petite. C'est stupide d'arrêter de faire ce qu'il faut à cause de taille de l'accomplisement. La plus important chose est de faire bien parce que c'est le mieux pour tout le monde, l'environement et nous mêmes. Quand la majorité de gens se feront des efforts cette petite différence se transforme sur une grande différence.
April 8, 2023
Sabato
Che bella giornata! Ci siamo svegliati tardi e abbiamo fatto colazione. Poi abbiamo fatto una lunga passeggiata con 13 ( uno dei miei gatti ).
Molta gente lo guardava con affetto e facevano domande su di lui. Gli piacciono le persone e ha anche conosciuto la mia amica dagli Stati Uniti. Mi manca già un sacco, ci siamo sentite su Whatsapp ieri sera.
È già arrivata a Roma in cui studierà dal ottobre. È partita da Bucarest per Roma. Secondo me, è molto più velocemente volare dalla Romania invece dagli Stati Uniti. L'Europa è meravigliosa.
La passeggiata era piacevole fino a quando un gran cane si è avvicinato troppo a 13. Fortunatamente l'ho preso in braccio perché il cane era una razza pericolosa, era un Amstaff. Il suo proprietario non sembrava gestirlo abbastanza bene. Sono felice che 13 sta bene adesso e non gli è successo niente di male.
Sto preparando il pranzo, e dopo che avrò mangiato potrò fare un pisolino.
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Kyoto is famous for its bamboo. Iwashimizu Shrine is located in Yawata, Kyoto. Yawata is also famous for its bamboo. Edison once used Yawata's bamboo as a filament for an incandescent light bulb. Right now bamboo shoots are in season in Japan. This morning, I bought some bamboo shoots near Iwashimizu Shrine. I'm looking forward to eating them with beer for dinner.
京都は竹で有名です。石清水八幡宮は京都の八幡にあります。八幡も竹で有名です。エジソンはかつて白熱電球のフィラメントに八幡の竹を使ったことがありました。今、日本は筍のシーズンです。今朝、石清水八幡宮の近くで筍を買いました。今晩、ビールと一緒に筍を食べるのが楽しみです。
April 8, 2023
How to Read in your Target Language
It was in the morning and, just like usual I was taking notes in my notebook. I was having fun learning while listening to his voice (which sounded a bit high-pitched by the way). The teacher wrote some syllables and pronunced them. I wrote them and repeated after him.
In that moment I never thought I was learning wrong how to read in Japanese.
When I was in kindergarten, I learned the vowels and the consonants. Then, learned some words and finally how to read them out loud, but is that the best way to learn how to read?
Recently I've been learning how to read and I want to teach you how to use this information to reading faster in your target language.
Glenn Doman was a physical therapyst who worked with children with cerebral injuries. He wrote a book called "How to teach your baby to read" in which he explains his method. I collected some useful information from this book to create this journal.
But his book is about babies and we're definitely not babies so, why should we learn by following his method?
You see, if you start learning syllables or the alphabet, you'll read letters, not words. Thus, your speed reading as well as comprehension will be diminished.
Letters and syllabals are abstract. We don't fully understand them so, in order to remember them, we associate with words.
For instance, if we read the word "law" using an old technique, we would do this:
L stands for Lamp.
A stands for Ant.
W stands for Water.
What meant that word? I don't know, I just imagined a lamp who brightened an ant who was searching for water. That's why learning alphabet or syllables at first makes reading comprehension even harder.
So, what about learning complete words? What could happen?
Rather than giving you the answer, I encourage you to learn how to read in your target language.
Back to Glenn Doman's book, he mentions how to use his method:
At first, give yourself 10 second to watch each word.
Once you've identified them, watch them for less than one second. Start by reading common words including parts of the body and following these phases.
1. Words.
2. Word pairs.
3. Phrases.
4. Sentences.
5. Alphabet.
Who's learning how to read mustn't pronunce the words in order to stop subvocalization. In a nutshell, subvocalization means repeating in your mind what you read. This is a bad habit we learn as a kids and it slows your reading speed as well as comprehension.
And now you may ask, "how can I use this?"
These are a few examples:
Flashcards
In the best case, a native speaker teach you words by showing you flashcards for less than one second and pronunces them. However, if this isn't possible there are other options you can choose from to read faster in your target language.
-Teach
Teaching is learning twice.
Teach someone else how to read in your target language by using Glenn Doman's method.
Personally, I like teaching my mom how to read Japanese kanjis.
-Use technology
Here's an example about how you can do it: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF2zuZvyk08
April 8, 2023
Mon ami virtuel
Je manquais beacoup ce site, merci à tous que m'ont corrigé, quan même sont tous des inconnus je me rapelle du nom d'utilisateur de la plupart, et tout les conseilles. Desolè je n'arrive a tout mettre en practique mais j'ai amélioré énnormement mon écriture, j'ai obtenue le plus élevée scores à l'université et au travail. Tous ici sont comme mes amies virtuels. J'espère que tout va bien dans vos vies.
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April 7, 2023
Writing Challenge, Day 188
Today is day 188 of my daily English writing challenge. This evening, my mother came back home from Algiers because she had an appointment with her doctor there.
Can I do say: This evening, my mother just has arrived from Algiers. ( The action is new.)
If I understand in first sentence I did not need to put a preposition " at".
April 7, 2023
Questions5
I'd like to speak English more naturally and not the kind of English you find in a textbook, please correct me so that I can sound like a native🙇♂️
It's alright even if you change an entire sentence!!
He's saying "If that shit's contagious..." but I don't hear "If that" at all. Can native speakers hear it? How can it be represented by a diacritical mark?
It sounds like “that shit’s contagious we need to know”
"He means “if that shit is contagious we need to know” he is just skipping words."
Is it common to omit "If"?
I dont think its very common, but sometimes it happens when people talk fast. It may be common for different regions.
I see. No matter how many times I hear it, it just sounds like "a shit's..." to me. Do you hear "that" clearly?
April 7, 2023
Questions4
I'd like to speak English more naturally and not the kind of English you find in a textbook, please correct me so that I can sound like a native🙇♂️
It's alright even if you change an entire sentence!!
What does this mean?
(pic)
Are those subtitles auto-generated by any chance? Then you should really provide the original audio because the subs might be wrong.
I listened carefully and found out it was 'I've got a bath. Thank you!
April 7, 2023
Questions3
I'd like to speak English more naturally and not the kind of English you find in a textbook, please correct me so that I can sound like a native🙇♂️
It's alright even if you change an entire sentence!!
I talked to someone yesterday whose father recently passed away, should I not say Happy New Year to her? Is there a different word?
Yeah, I would not say Happy New Year in this situation. Instead you could say,
• May this new year bring you comfort and peace.
• May our loved ones above protect us in the New Year.
• New Year’s blessings to you and your family.
Ohh, I see! Thank you so much!!!
You're very welcome!
Best wishes to you for a healthy and prosperous New Year 〜
Thank you so much!!! Same to you! Oh, also is this expression natural?
"Let's make this a great year for both of us!"
Hmm... I've personally never heard it before, but grammatically it's correct.
It might be more natural if you added a "the" before "both."
"Let's make this a great year for the both of us!"
There's no real grammatical reason for adding "the," it just adds emphasis, I think. We often hear the pattern "the two of us," "the both of us," in native speech.
Ohhh, I learned a lot!!!
That would be so helpful! Thank you!!
Sure thing!
April 7, 2023
Questions2
I'd like to speak English more naturally and not the kind of English you find in a textbook, please correct me so that I can sound like a native🙇♂️
It's alright even if you change an entire sentence!!
What is the difference between He came home smelling alcohol and He came home smelling like alcohol?
If it is difficult to explain, please provide an example sentence.
First one is wrong, second one is right.
If you say the first one, it sounds like he is holding a bottle of alcohol and sniffing the bottle.
I see! Your explanations are very easy to understand!!
Thank you so much !
April 7, 2023
Questions1
I'd like to speak English more naturally and not the kind of English you find in a textbook, please correct me so that I can sound like a native🙇♂️
It's alright even if you change an entire sentence!!
What does "Unless what they're showing off is dope as fuck." mean?
Yay "The Suicide Squad"! I love that movie!
It means "If the things they do are cool enough, (nobody will complain)"
Idris Elba is telling John Cena to stop showing off (doing impressive but ultimately meaningless things), because nobody like that.
John Cena disagrees, saying people like it when the things are really impressive.
Idris Elba then reluctantly agrees.
You have a terribly good memory! I love that movie too !! Thank you so much anyway!
April 7, 2023
FA
I'd like to speak English more naturally and not the kind of English you find in a textbook, please correct me so that I can sound like a native🙇♂️
It's alright even if you change an entire sentence!!
A: What's your favorite manga?
B: Fullmetal Alchemist
A: I like it, too! But I read it when I was in about Jr high school, so I wonder if I remember it correctly. Who's your favorite character?
B: Hmmm, Greed, I guess.
A: Oh, shit. What kind of guy was he? LOL.
B: No way!
A: Hold on, give me 10 seconds.
B: Okay.
A: Ahh, okay, okay. The one that turns black, right?
B: Yeah, yeah, lol.
A: The one who got beaten up by King Bradley, right?
B: Yeah, yeah, lol.
A: I loved that scene. Why's that character your favorite?
B: Well, his way of life.
A: Oh, i see, I kinda feel you.
Btw, what was that why did he fuse into that Asian-looking guy?
April 7, 2023
Kingdom2
I'd like to speak English more naturally and not the kind of English you find in a textbook, please correct me so that I can sound like a native🙇♂️
It's alright even if you change an entire sentence!!
A: Do you know "Kingdom"?
B: No.
A: This!
B: I've never seen or heard of that.
A: Yeah, it's extremely popular in Japan, but it's rare to find someone from overseas who has read of it. Try reading it when you have the time!
You may not like the pictures at first, but after reading about 10 volumes, you just get hooked ... maybe.
But I wouldn't recommend the anime seriously. I think season 3 is still better, but 1 and 2 are pretty bad. The movements are kind of weird and its character design aren't cool. I think they ruined the original.
B: Haha really. What's it about, btw?
A: It's a story set in the Spring and Autumn period in China when China was divided into seven countries, about first Qin Emperor and the main character and the others unified China through war.
B: Sounds interesting!
A: Very interesting! It's a historical work, so to a certain extent, you can know what's going to happen, if you look it up. Without looking it up, you know that the First Emperor will unify China, and the author has already draw the main character becoming a general at the beginning of the manga. But even when you read the manga knowing what happened, it still sustains interest. There are many deeply moving and heartfelt moments. I don't know why it's only popular in Japan. I can understand if they think it's not for them after reading it, but I can't understand people who think they're not interested in it before reading it. Deciding on impressions is, y'know, like, discrimination.
B: I see, haha.
A: It's like assuming someone isn't interesting without even talking to them. I think you should try to read the manga at least once. I guess that's how the seeds of discrimination grow. You should see and hear everything yourself and form your own opinion after checking something out. This is important. Reading this manga is the first step toward eliminating discrimination. So you sould read it! haha
April 7, 2023
Kingdom
I'd like to speak English more naturally and not the kind of English you find in a textbook, please correct me so that I can sound like a native🙇♂️
It's alright even if you change an entire sentence!!
A: Have you heard of "Kingdom"?
B: Yeah, I've read it. But now I'm putting a stop to it.
A: Omg, really?! Why! How can you stop in the middle anyway! Usually, when someone starts it, they can't stop, like drug.
Anyway, how far have you read?
April 7, 2023
Kingdom Episode 714.
I'd like to speak English more naturally and not the kind of English you find in a textbook, please correct me so that I can sound like a native🙇♂️
It's alright even if you change an entire sentence!!
Thoughts about Kingdom Episode 714.
Why hasn't Banaji gone blind from the wound to his right eye? It's such a big scar.
It's always exciting when strong guys get together.
Mouten looks a bit foolish, right? It's normal to expect enemies to gather.
Riboku's words are always so profound.
That's why he's so respected.
When Riboku goes out of his way to call Kanki the 6th Shogun, it must be like, "If you can do it, do it!
April 7, 2023
Shin chan
I'd like to speak English more naturally and not the kind of English you find in a textbook, please correct me so that I can sound like a native🙇♂️
It's alright even if you change an entire sentence!!
A: Have you ever seen Crayon Shin-chan is?
B: Nope. What's like?
A: I guess it's like a Japanese version of The Simpsons. It's an anime about a crazy family! It's mostly just jokes and sometimes there are some episodes that move me. I recommend it!! I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.
B: I used to like The Simpsons, so I might like it!
A: Oh really! But I've probably heard somewhere that a lot of foreigners don't like the main character.
B: Really?
A: Yeah, I guess they think it's a children's anime, but a lot of Japanese adults like it too! The movies "Sengoku" and "Otona Teikoku" are the best ones.
B : I think I've heard of "Otona Teikoku.
A : Oh, really!
B: I've never seen it, though.
A: Please watch it when you have time! I've never heard of anyone in Japan who doesn't like this film. Not sure what people from overseas will think, but you should!
B: Ok! I'll check it out!
A: Also, if you haven't seen the anime, some things might need a little explanation, so it might be a good idea to become familiar with the family structure and characters beforehand.
I'd say it's an anime about this family. There are four people and a dog. Shinnosuke is the oldest. He's this really selfish five-year-old who annoys everyone around him.
B: I see. Thanks! I'll check it out!
A: Yeah, lemme know what you think!
April 7, 2023
Food 31
I'd like to speak English more naturally and not the kind of English you find in a textbook, please correct me so that I can sound like a native🙇♂️
It's alright even if you change an entire sentence!!
Karintou. A deep-fried, dried sweet with brown sugar syrup.
Oyakodon. Chicken and egg bowl. Chicken simmered a little, then an egg poured over it, lightly cooked, and served over rice.
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