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The Meaning of Life
We can’t avoid illness and death.
This Monday, my uncle passed away after a long struggle with his disease.
I heard my uncle seemed to be smiling after his heart stopped.
He was really a gentle and calm person.
May he rest in peace.
I’m thinking about what I can do for others in my life.
I really want to help the people who need it.
That’s the meaning of my life.
(corrected on Jan. 22nd)
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Jan. 22, 2020
Kalter Morgen
Heute morgen war es richtig kalt. Die Temperatur ist auf fast -20 Grad gesunken, als ich zur Arbeit gegangen bin. Ich gehe normalerweise zu Fuß, und heute war keine Ausnahme. Manche halten mich für verrückt, denn ich laufe täglich 3 Kilometer zur Arbeit hin und her. Egal ob es kalt oder heiß ist. Nur wenn es schneit fahre ich, weil es gefährlich für Fußgänger sein kann.
Hoffentlich wird es morgen wärmer sein.
Jan. 21, 2020
THE BEST TIP JAR SIGN EVER!
Use both sides of the tip jar to get the best result!
This story came from my own experience. It started after one of the massage classes I attended back in the days. I descended down the street with my massage model as she decided to look over to one of the bars on Mykhailivska street in Kiev. It seemed to be a run-of-the-mill bar filled with people with a pointless glance under all sorts of substances (illicit included). We took some weird-flavored beer at the counter and proceeded to the table area where had some fun listening to the music, observing people around us and chatting small things. We ran out of the beer stock very soon though. It was at that moment when we decided to have some more beer. So that I came up to the counter looking for another beer flavor as a giant tip jar drew my attention. It's not its volume, but the sign written on it which I noticed that made my day. Now, let me picture the whole thing so that you can guess what wast it that was written on the jar. Mediocre millennials bar. Lots of miners under illicit substances. A young guy against the bar counter serving beers lefts and rights. If you haven't got it yet, it has to do with the thing every guy in his teen-ish is obsessed with.
The sigh asked people to donate the guy for a surgery to prolong his ,,manhood experience,,. Now, if you think this is hilarious, there's only thing i can say. Wait - there is more! After having this last beer charge we felt like we could've used some more of the beverage so I went to the counter once again. Although the barmen stayed at the place and continued serving the visitors, the sighn on the bar had changed. To my mind, it was the best mach the guy could have come up with. It said ,, for the surgery to shorten my ,,manhood experience,,,,. I was bombed. I then gave him a complement as well as a large amount of tips and swiftly took a photo of both sides of the jar. As the guy said, he has his jar turned every half an hour so that everyone is able to see the both sides of it. This way, he gets to get even more tips than before, when there used to be only the prolonged sign on the jar. It was the best tip jar slogan I've ever encountered. Does it seem like that to you as well? Let me know if there are some other great slogans out here, I didn't find much on internet
Jan. 21, 2020
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Random Thoughts or Ideas of mine
I'm at school now.Once,I thought about how to prepare for a flight,and not miss it.Sometimes,I notice some people exaggerating their words,telling stories that sound more like fantasy than truth.Currently, about two hundred thousand people live in my city .There are approximately 5 minutes left 'til the end of the break time.I wish I could stop time to get things done.Well,that's all for now.Oh - I remember spinners were once a dime a dozen.
Jan. 21, 2020
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Jan. 21, 2020
Eine Übung, die ich gefunden habe
Sie haben vor einer Woche Ihren Geburtstag gefeiert. Ein Freund/Eine Freundin von Ihnen konnte nicht zu Ihrer Feier kommen, weil er/sie krank war.
– Beschreiben Sie: Wie war die Feier?
– Begründen Sie: Welches Geschenk finden Sie besonders toll und warum?
– Machen Sie einen Vorschlag für ein Treffen
Hi Sarah,
es war wirklich schade, dass du nicht mit uns meinen Geburtstag gefeiert könntest. Wir alle haben dich vermisst. Ich hoffe, dass du bald erholen kannst. Die Party was sehr toll, weil meine Eltern und Großeltern mich besucht haben. Ich habe viele Geschenke bekommen, mein Lieblings davon war ein kleiner Teddybär. Du weißt schon, wie viel ich Bären liebe. Bitte ruf mich an, wenn du gesund bist, um ein Treffen zu organisieren. Wir könnten vielleicht zu der Oper gehen.
Viele Grüße und gute Besserung,
rom
Jan. 21, 2020
Today's Article
I got to know about an event called a presidential turkey pardon.
John F. Kennedy was the first president to give a Thanksgiving turkey a reprieve. In1963, he received a turkey with a sign around its neck reading, “GOOD EATING, MR. PRESIDENT!” But the president said that let's keep him going. However, this was not an official event.
George H.W. Bush was the first president to issue an official turkey pardon. It was in 1989.
President Lincoln also spared a turkey that his son wanted to keep as a pet. This was not a Thanksgiving turkey, but a Christmas turkey.
Thank you so much for reading!
Jan. 21, 2020
Jan. 21, 2020
Der Schnee
Ich vermisse Schnee.
Als ich in Deutchland wohnte, es gab jeder Winter Schnee. Jeden Tag nach der Schule wurden meine Freundinnen und ich Schlitten fahren und einander Schneebälle werfen. Dann tranken wir heiße Schokolade und liefen nach Hause. Aber jetzt wohne ich im Westen der USA, und es schneit nie. Die Temperatur hier während des Winters ist zu heiß.
Hoffentlich in der Zukunft werde ich wieder nach Deutschland gehen und Schnee sehen.
Jan. 21, 2020
No está escuela hoy.
Hoy es el día de Martin Luther King Jr. Hoy es celabró porque Martin Luther King Jr. fue muy importante. El fue un líder de los derechos de muchas personas. Porque de este día de fiesta, no es trabajo ó escuela hoy. Estoy feliz ese no está escuela hoy, porque no me gusta mis clases. Tengo mucha tarea para la mañana, pero yo hice es.
Jan. 21, 2020
高齢化社会
これはもう提出した記述課題（という課題）ですが、悪い点数を取ったので、気になりました。まず最初は「rationale」を含まなければいけませんでした。日本語で理由ということのか分かりませんでした。その後で、記事を書こうとしていました。
恥ずかしい。。。去年の私
理由
主題は日本の人口減少問題について話します。目的は日本の人口減少の理由と将来の危険と対策に関して教えます。対象読者はこんな記事を興味がある人に書いて、私はこの問題の重要性を認識したいために、知らせます。使ったソースはブログと二つのNHK記事を使いました。一つ目のソースによると、日本は労働生産性を増加するためにビザを作りました。二つ目のソースはブログで減少社会の問題と影響について話します。最後のソースは人口の割合の結果を発表することです。私はソースの統計と説明で予測とか下人とか考えます。記事で書くつもりだから、敬語の方が似合うと思います。普通は記事とか、丁寧語で書いてあったことよく見たので、それをします。
日本：人口減少の社会
２０１８年１２月３日
先進国の利点は医学とか技術とか社会の先進のようなことです。生活水準が上達するのに、先進国になると傾向があります。日本には現代の問題は人口減少の問題があります。先進国として、これは普通な問題ですが、日本における大変な予測があります。この問題の二つの要因は何ですか。問題を解決するために政府の対策案は何ですか。高齢化社会とは日本の高齢者の割合は世界全体の中で最も高いです。今年、総務省によると、去年のお年寄り（65歳以上）が最高の割合になりました。総人口の中で、お年寄りは２７.７％を発表しました。先進国として医学の発達で長生きが安くなってくるにつれ、亡くなる人の数が増加するわけです。その結果は労働人口が少なくなったり、医療制度に負担をかけたりして経済に影響します。
少子化の統計合計特殊出生率とは、女性の一生の間に産んだ子共の数です。現在日本には、夫婦は１.４４子供が産みますのに、両親の役を代わりにためには2人の子供が必要です。さらに労働生産性が足らないにつれ、もっと労働者の必要があります。総務省によると、去年の15歳未満が最低の割合になって起こりました。総人口の子供は１２.３％ばかりでした。なぜこれが起こっていますか。子供を備えるようにお金がかかりますから、両親が働かなければならないわけです。政府の対策少子高齢化は進み、子供と高齢者の役を代わるように誰がいますか。この城代が続く場合は、子供を育て制度とか医療制度とかが支えられません。この問題を抱えるこくはどうやって解決しようとしますか。日本には最近対策を作り、新しい法律を決まりました。技術がある外国人に日本で働いてもらうために、ビザを作りました。
当然のことで、一つの対策だけではありません。他の試みをし、例えば、子供が産む給付や高齢者を減るような対策があります。こんな対策は十分かどうか将来が現れていきます。
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Jan. 20, 2020
Meine Interesse an Sport
Amerikanischer Fußball ist mein Lieblingssport. Ich schaue jede Woche von August bis Februar ihn an. Ich lade Freunde jeden Sonntag ein, ihn bei mir anzuschauen. Es ist echt Spaß!
Aber meine Lust, amerikanischen Fußball und Sport allgemein anzuschauen, ist nur in den letzten 5 Jahren aufgetaucht. Davor hatte gar keine Interesse an allen Sachen, die sich um Sport handelten.
Ich denke, es stammt davon ab, dass ich als Kind keinen Sport getrieben habe. Ich war(und bleibe wohl immer noch) das typische Nerd, das lieber Videospiele spielen möchte, als irgendeine körperliche Aktivitäten machen.
Als ich etwa 25 Jähriger war, habe ich vollkommen zufällig beschlossen, meine regionale Fußballmannschaft anzuspornen. So viele Leute um mich herum waren stets begeistert und munter, immer wenn sie drüber redeten. Ich wollte herausfinden, warum das so war.
Seitdem bin ich jedes Jahr tiefer und tiefer eingetaucht, weil es so viel Spaß bewirkt, besonders wenn wir gewinnen. Ich glaube es ist auch wegen des Gemeinschaftssinns, den ich fühle, wenn ich mit anderen Leuten bin und das selbe Ziel erreichen will. Auch wenn wir ja nur auf dem Sofa sitzen und den Fernseher anschreien :)
Jan. 20, 2020
Emotional connections to languages
I've discovered that I have different emotional connections to the languages that I speak. And now I can't stop wondering if it's just me or more people feel this way.
Let me explain. I’m from Galicia (northwest of Spain) and there, we have two official languages, Spanish and Galician. Both are romance languages and have quite a lot of similarities in their structures, grammar and so on… So, both are studied in school and they’re present in everyday life. However, even thought I’m a native in both of them, I find that Spanish for me is just kind of neutral, whereas Galician is like my sweet child that I would fight for until eternity. That being said, I’ve always used so much more Spanish than Galician, but I’m extremely proud of the latter and it saddens me when people belittle it just because it’s smaller (around 3 million speakers).
A large part of my family lives abroad (mainly England and Germany) so when we’re together, usually during summer, it’s a mix of English, German, Spanish and Galician. With time, I became quite fluent at English, but to me is more like a tool. Knowledge of English gives me access to so much more, academically, personally and professionally. So in essence, my connection to English is that it gets me places, so it’s sort like the cool cousin that helps you get where you want.
With German, even though I know practically nothing, I can understand the basics and follow conversations. And my connection to it is also like a cousin that you don’t see very often but with whom you have this special chemistry.
Right now I’m learning Korean and Mandarin, but I didn’t develop a connection yet. I discovered that I love learning Mandarin on my own, just the feeling of learning it and slowly (veeeery slowly) recognize patters and words. And I absolutely love the Korean script and everything on written form, but not a connection yet.
So, summarizing, Spanish is like a neutral friend, Galician is my baby, English is the cool cousin and German the special cousin. Do any of you have some sort of connection like this?
Jan. 20, 2020
Jan. 20, 2020
Schönste Kindheitserinnerung
Als Kind war ich sehr oft in Irland. Ich habe sehr gute Erinnerungen an eine Küstenstadt namens Kilkee. In Kilkee habe ich meine Zeit mit meinen Cousins verbracht. Bummeln durch den Strand, mit meinem Cousins spielen, und viel mehr. Ich erinnere mich noch, ich ging mit meiner Familie in eine Kneipe und da war ein Klavier. Ich fing an zu spielen und jeder in der Kneipe saß um mich herum und sang und trank. Ich war damals ungefähr 8 Jahre alt!
Jan. 20, 2020
Imparare le lingue
Oggi parlo un po' di imparare le lingue. Per me, diventare un polygot è sempre il mio sogno. Mi piace imparare le culture dei paesi diversi, è anche molto importante per comunicare con le gente che vengono dall'altra parte del mondo.
Ovviamente l'inglese è la mia lingua seconda (mah, in realtà è il mandarino ma parlo inglese meglio del mandarino.) perché lo studio dall'infanzia. Vi dico una cosa interessante, stranamente la prima lingua straniera che ho imparato (a parte l'inglese) era il tedesco! Non mi ricordo perché avevo deciso di impararlo, ma ho frequentato un corso di tedesco per i principianti. A quel tempo pensavo che il tedesco fosse molto difficile da imparare perché c'erano i casi grammaticali e anche 3 generi. Erano particolarmente sconosciuti per me perché non ci sono i generi e la coniugazione di verbi in cinese. La grammatica del cinese è anche molto semplice. Così non ho continuato a imparare il tedesco dopo il livello A1. Avevo 14 anni e ora le sole parole che mi ricordo sono "danke", "Guten Morgen", "Ja!" eccetera 😂😂
Però, dopo qualche anno di imparare le lingue diverse, mi rendo conto che non esiste "una lingua difficile". Non importa come difficili le regole grammaticali, o come lunghe le parole, se si abitua semplicemente alle regole, poi tutto va bene. La pratica rende perfetto!
Recentemente penso di ricominciare a imparare il francese. L'anno scorso ho frequentato un corso di francese all'università. Infatti, uno dei miei compagni di classe per cui avevo (/ho...😂) una cotta, prima che avessimo smesso di parlarci (purtroppo è una storia triste!), mi aveva detto che ha voluto imparare il francese di nuovo con me. Così adesso, penso che non sia pronta a impararlo da sola...
Inoltre, penso di provare a imparare il svedese (a caso, perché no ho tanto tempo!). Oggi ho fatto qualche lezione su Duolingo e mi sembra semplice da imparare. Vedremo!
Vorrei scrivere di più ma penso che non voglia leggere un tema!
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