Oct. 12, 2022
Recently, I've been reading a novel called ”本好きの下剋上” (English title is “Ascendance of a Bookworm”.)
It is a popular work that has also been animated.
I heard that there are also Taiwanese and English versions edition.
This story is a different world fantasy, but there are many very Japanese motif expressions, so I think that many of the contents may be difficult for foreign readers to understand.
I wonder how it is translated.
Oct. 12, 2022
胃にもたれる乳製品を久しぶりに食べてみたら、案の定むかむかしてきた。
台風が通り過ぎた後で、大好きな草原に行ってみたら、案の定めちゃくちゃになっていた。
修理工は無理やり機械に部品をはめた。
段ボール箱の中に弟の不用品を無理やり詰めて、こっそり処分した。
あれこれ問い合わせてきたのに、まだ仕事に就職していない。
あれこれ援助してくれた先輩に対して、いつまでもありがたさを感じていく。
ほうぼう湿疹できたので、至急病院に行った。
ほうぼうデモ行進が行われているので、与党は適切な対策を考えている。
時間が経つにつれて少しずつ傷が相次いでふさがってきた。
近づく自動車は相次いで渋滞にはまっている。
取引先は大げさに苦情を言って、突如会社員をやっつけた。
この新聞は殺人事件を大げさに報じた。
Oct. 12, 2022
To be honest, I’ve never wanted to become a celebrity, a famous musician, or an artist. Regardless of whether or not my classmates and I liked to, teachers encouraged us to be vocal only about what I call “commercial dreams.” For me, it has always been more meaningful to do what I like than what others consider interesting. However, I rarely received positive feedback from my teachers. While other students shared wishes like “to be a CEO of a corporation” or “to become a millionaire,” I've simply wanted to read and write.
Many of my classmates got into tech professions in college, even though they didn't like them or weren't inclined to them. When I've asked them why they had chosen these specialties, I was struck by the answers. They told me that technology is evolving day by day, and they had to choose a job that may bring them the biggest profit in the future.
It made me think a lot about modern priorities and values. It seems that today many of us are more driven by financial goals than by our inclinations. When I've talked with my peers, I've been noticing more and more their compromises with themselves. Their choice of career had nothing to do with interest but then it offered regular income and stability. Day by day, my peers are required to do things they consider dull to produce profit for their employers. Of course, there have always been people who are interested only in money, but I wonder how in only for a couple of decades have we become obsessed with financial prosperity.
Many of my acquaintances are in IT. It's ridiculous, but they've told me they hate it. The phrase, “I work in a start-up” may sound impressive, but in reality this job may not be so appealing. The main start-up workers' goal often is not to create a high-quality product, but to pump it out on the market as fast as possible, and then sell its prototype version to business angels. “Work on the product” usually doesn't include the implementation of employees’ views and ideas; they’re just the doers of tasks. Even in so-called "brainstorm sessions," designed to foster teamwork and creative vision, bosses have the final say in all matters.
It's difficult staying interested in a job you don’t like, let alone getting pleasure from it. When you're doing something you don't enjoy, you feel like you’re struggling with everything. The longer you do it, the more likely you’ll become annoyed by literally everything— not only bosses but also colleagues and tasks. Certainly, at some point you work out you do something wrong. However, at this point, you might find yourself sitting in the same office your entire life, attached to the workplace by a huge salary. All these things may sound terrifying, but most people are living like that day to day because a paycheck is too irresistible. In my point of view, it’s absolute madness.
In the workplace, many things can make you angry but if in general you like what you do, you won't be too disappointed. Anyone who broadcasts to the public that only money can make them happy, is lying. The CEOs are convinced that an incentive such as money is enough to motivate workers, but—hardly surprising—they’re wrong. While some sources state that financial success is truly enough for happiness, others believe that it’s not quite like that. It’s important not to idealise the role of money in our lives, even though this is becoming harder and harder to do in today’s consumer culture. Certainly, having finances is useful—at the very least, they help us not to worry about daily bills and overdue loans. For some, money somehow gives meaning to their lives—acquiring new stuff might be quite engaging. Nowadays, money seems to be a new trend or even a religion. It's crystal clear that today we don’t stop buying things even if we already have plenty.
Many factors propel the rise of commercial perception of life. First of all, all kinds of goods are now available to everyone, whereby you can buy anything in one click. Today we don’t use phones or wear t-shirts until they're worn out; instead, we simply buy a new one just because we want one. Secondly, advertisements have invaded all parts of our lives. We watch ads on our smartphones and smartwatches, not to mention the TV right in your living room. Today’s social media continue to show us a variety of appealing products, which then again increase our craving for shopping. We are buying and throwing away, and doing it again and again. Purchases are not about an actual need; they're only about our hankering.
Whenever you decide you want something and feel like you can no longer wait to fulfill your desire, remember about mass advertising and the propaganda of shopping. Today you can buy every kind of product imaginable, but do you really need it? People internalised the idea that money can give them everything, and made a profitable career synonymous with happiness. Meanwhile, this idea is not only superficial, but also harmful. Even though the average workday has been reduced in comparison with the past, we didn't start working less and having more free time.
Some of us in a way welcome the cages which we're building for ourselves. Many of us live with a state of mind that lets us think only of salaries and careers, not questioning anything else. This life may look pretty from the outside, but is that how it feels? I’m not sure. When we turn to dust, who’ll care about everything we own? I mean, life is a kind of short-lived anyway and by the time you figure out why so many people are unhappy with their jobs and yet they still work at them, it might be too late. So maybe try doing something you actually like?
Oct. 12, 2022
I had always liked living in big cities—at first, my family had lived in a huge metropolis, where my parents were getting an education while I was at school. It was a grim, depressing city that suited more, I realise now, professional people who craved careers and success. Millions of people were hustling there day by day, forgetting about calmness and losing their minds. The weather was mostly cold, and the long dark streets I walked through made me often think of monsters and ghosts. I never liked this city but couldn't change anything. After all, it was the place to live that my parents chose.
Both of them went to work early in the morning and returned late, usually when I slept. Neither they, nor I, had time to spend with each other: I was busy with school, and they were dealing with their adult jobs. In some way, this city helped me to understand at least one fact— I don’t want to live in a place like that.
When I grew up, I decided to move to another city. This one was similarly dark and cold as the previous city, but, at least, I chose it by myself. Any young adult appreciates freedom, and I was not an exception. Amazed by the idea of building a life by myself and spending time as I wanted, I didn’t pay much attention to anything I didn’t like there: crowded streets, noisy people, polluted air, and garbage here and there. Many things there made me uncomfortable, but I was too young and too arrogant to notice the bleakness of the city where I decided to live. I wanted to have an amazing life there and nothing could stop me.
Firstly, I decided to create a comfortable home, so after paying unreasonable rent for a gloomy flat, I headed to the local mall. There were all kinds of things to help make an IKEA-like house, and I gazed at small lampshades and cuddly toys for quite a long time. In the end, I bought a big wool blanket, a garland, and about a thousand various decorations, from glasses to rugs. After I put everything in order in the flat, I felt great. The apartment was still wretched and gloomy, and I couldn’t help thinking that it was quite a strange place, but, in general, I was pleased by my efforts to make it look good.
However, I hadn't lived in this place for even a year, and already I was not happy. It turned out that I overrated my ability to adjust to unpleasant conditions. No doubt, the city was impressive and sparkly, and there were a lot of small restaurants and pubs. You could walk for hours and always find new, amazing places. I had a job and friends there, and I'd even found small libraries and bookshops that become my favourite spots in the city. And yet I couldn’t bear living there.
Crowded streets made me anxious, and constant noise caused me headaches. If I wanted to spend some time in a library, I had to cross half of the city to get there, and if I wanted to buy a coffee, I often had to wait in a long line. More than that, this metropolis just made me depressed. Maybe it was its weather, with constant wind and rain, or possibly it was the gloomy people that I saw day after day. It seemed they forgot how to laugh, always busy with their jobs and projects. So, finally, I decided to move to another place.
Oct. 12, 2022
En deux-mille-douze, ma femme et moi est allées à Whistler, au Canada, pour deux mois, pendant les jeux Olympics hiver, et les jeux Paralympics hiver. Quand on était là-bas, on a acheté un nouveau appartement à Londres. Avant on voyageait, on a vendu notre appartement et on a essayé d'acheter un nouveau appartement. Mais, les vendeurs de l'appartement que on a aimé ont refusé notre offre. Cependant, quand on avait à Whistler, on a vu l'appartement redevenir à vendu sur l'internet. Donc, on a fait un nouveau offre et leur accepté.
Oct. 12, 2022
IELTS Speaking question part 3:
Describe an interesting job you want to do in the future.
You should say:
What it is.
How you can get this job.
What kinds of work you would do for the job.
And explain why you want to have it.
I have always been good at English since I started learning it in middle school. As a result, I always want to work in a field that can make use of that. So, I have got a bachelor’s degree in international business and worked as an export-import coordinator. However, the stress from dealing with difficult customers made me quit after 2 years. Now, I would like to become an IELTS English teacher, and I am actually preparing to become one.
This is because there is an increasing demand for IELTS teachers in Vietnam as 12th graders who receive an IELTS score of 4 to 6.5 and above will be exempted from the English test of the national high school graduation exams and admitted to several top universities. Consequently, more and more IELTS private institutions have been built, and they only require their applicants for teacher positions to have an IELTS score of 7.5 and above.
I prepared for about 1 year before sitting the test. For that year, I have tried to write 2 essays for the writing part and answer 3 speaking questions each day, as well as listen to one listening test and write it down each week.
In my opinion, being an English teacher is not really psychologically demanding as most of the time they work with students, who tend to respect their teachers. In addition, private institutions typically provide their teachers with teaching materials such as plan books and textbooks, and they do not really need to prepare lesson plans. I have seen many of my friends enrolling in a course of these institutions and quitting right after 3 weeks. So, I think this job is a rather easy job with a decent wage. However, I plan to work for one institution for about 4 years and gradually gain a reputation and network. Then I would like to open a small one-teacher private institution myself in my own home. And one class would include more than 10 students. I think this would be a very lucrative and stable business.
Oct. 12, 2022
La premia se llama Verónica. Tiene veintidós años cómo yo. Está estudiando para ser abogada en la universidad. Tiene pelo moreno con ojos largos y castaños. No
leva lentes. Es muy simpático. Tiene
un novio que es mayor que ella y que es abogado.
Mi otra amiga mejor es Jodi. Es mi camarada por 11 años porque ella es estudiante de dentista también. Nos
vemos todos los dias y nos compartamos las cosas y los cuentos interesantes de la class.
Oct. 12, 2022
Two weeks ago I had my first talk with a foreginer in english. That was a huge advance for me, I had been studying english for about three years, but I never had practiced my speaking. My thoughts was like: " I don´t need to speak, practicing my writing is enough". The origin of that thoughts were because I'm a shy person if talking to another person in my native language is hard for me, talking to a foreginer in a language that I can´t speak well was harder. I got inspired by a quote that says: " Fear last seconds, shame last days; but regret last forever" and one of my dreams was to meet a foregin person if I didn´t do it, I would have regret it all my life. It's really hard the first time, my hads were shaking while we were speaking, but then it gets easy. The quote that I read was right: " fear last seconds ". Now I´m so motivated to talk with another foreginers in english and, maybe in the future, to talk to a japanese. I suggest to you to practice your speaking skills with foreginers, it could be fun and you can meet a lot of interesting people. Nowadays is so easy to connect with a lot of people aorund the world.
Haiku:
My cheeks are flowers
From a red blossom tree
when I´m with you.
Oct. 12, 2022
A few months ago I began to consider the idea of changing my phone for a smaller one. I had just read a book about digital minimalism and thanks to that I started my quest. But it was all in vain because even if the chips are getting smaller the phone screens are doing the opposite. It feels like I have a tablet in my hand rather than a phone.
After looking for a good two weeks I gave up, but by coincidence my mom bought a new phone and I was able to keep her old one: an almost decade old Iphone 6. And after using it for a month I can't be more happy. The size and weight are perfect and after a battery replacement, it still works like a charm.
Probably is just a matter of time until it becomes useless because of its lack of software updates, but I hope it runs for enough time for other companies to do new compact smartphones. That or I'll probably buy a dumbphone.
Oct. 11, 2022
Liebe Rana,
Ich habe am letzten Wochenende einen Ausflug nach Beirut gemacht. Ich war mit meinem Familie mit dem Bus am donnerstag losgefahren.
Beirut ist sehr klein Stadt, aber sehr schön. wie waren zwei Tagen lange und haben in einer kleinen Wohnung am Beirut's Strand übernachtet.
Dort gibt es ein wunderschönen Blick und das Wetter war sonnig, aber nicht heiß. am Meer haben wir uns untergehalten und im Meer geschwommen und Abends in Stadt spazieren gehen und einkaufen. Der Ausflug hat mir viel Spaß gemacht und gut gefallen. Deshalb empfehle ich dich nach Beirut fahren, wenn du einen Ausflug machen möchtest.
Ich hoffe bald von dir zu hören.
Liebe Grüße
deine Batoul
Oct. 11, 2022
Ich muss sagen, dass ich Deutsch schon gelernt habe! Ich lernte Deutsch 10 zu 15 Jahren vor in der Mittelschule und der Gymnasium. Sogar ging ich auf Sachsen-Anhalt in Deutschland! Ich habe viel vergessen, aber ich will es gedenken. Vielleicht werde ich dieses Website benutzen, so ich kann das machen.
Also, tut mir Leid für mein schlechtes Deutsch!
Oct. 11, 2022
First of all, I want to thank everyone for helped and corrected me.
Today was eleventh day of my English challenge. I worked very hard and I wanted to share with you in this site what I did .
Yes, I was so excited to tell evreyone. I wrote down what I did in a daily life,then I spoke to a friend over Skype. we talked in French. Then, I read to her my pragraph. She Specifically said. there were only three mistakes. I was delighted. I can't belive it!!
I aslo read online dictionary some words I didn't understand. I figure after sending an email to friend I am going to read some pages of a book.
I am hopefully for you and the website.
Oct. 11, 2022
私はユーチューブでゲーム実況を毎日見ます。子供の時からずっと見ています。11歳ぐらいのときに、「Gronkh」というあの時にドイツで一番登録者がいるゲーム実況者を見つけて、あの時から数年間の間にマインクラフトのゲーム実況を1,2千話ぐらいを見ました!この数字を見たら多分ゲーム実況が好きだとよくわかりますね。
ちょっと年を取ると、英語の実況者も見つけてよく見ましたが、Gronkhさんはやっぱり一番好きでした。でも、去年ぐらい日本語をまじめに勉強したくなった時、日本人の実況者を探して、ポッキーさんと牛沢さんを見つけました。最初は週に一回ぐらいしか見ませんでしたけど、最近結構ハマっています。時間があったら毎日一日中特にポッキーさんの動画を見たいぐらい好きです。
一番好きなゲーム実況はインディホラーゲームの実況だと思います。普通のホラーはすごく苦手なんですけど、インディホラーゲームはグラフィックスがリアルな感じをしないし、ゲームも血生臭いというより怖いですから、私にとって見やすいです。そして、「Phasmophobia」というゲームの実況も全然怖くなくて、4人と一緒にしているゲームで、牛沢さんが友だちのレトルトさん、ガッチさんとキヨさんと一緒にしたらいつもすごく面白いと思います。
Oct. 11, 2022
Ça c’est une question fait pour moi, puisque je suis grand enthousiaste de transports en commun. Ça peut être surprenant, mais, quand je vais dans une nouvelle ville, j’ai hâte d’utiliser le métro, les trams, etc. C’est toujours intéressant en Europe, parce que les transports sont beaucoup plus développés qu’en Amérique du Nord, et donc il y a tellement de nouveaux choses à voir. Bien sûr, des temps en temps ça peut être un peu sale et les gens peuvent ne respecter pas vraiment l’espace personnel, ou bien se comporte un peu mal en public. De ne pas prendre les choses à la légère, occasionnellement, c’est bien plus grave que ça. Mais il faut rester alerte dans tous les cas quand on va dans la grande ville, et les transports ne sont pas une exception. Pour l’environnement, mais aussi pour bâtir un sentiment d’humanité commune, on a tous besoin de sortir de la bagnole un peu plus et compter sur le transport en commun à la place.
Oct. 11, 2022
彼はあらゆる分野に詳しくて、まさに物知り博士だ。
彼女はショッピングする時、あらゆる試供品を試してみたがっている。
うんと取材を受けないと、いい作文が作成できない。
あの映画はアメリカで上映した結果、うんと評価が上がてきた。
移動式の方が固定式よりやや便利そうだ。
今年の夏はややじめじめしている。
一度伝言を送信したら、もう消去できない。
彼は一度でたらめなことを言う評判を取ったら、皆の信頼を失った。
不況の結果、公共料金も管理費もにわかに激増した。
薬を飲むと、にわかに持ち直してきた。
山登りに向けて訓練を重ねるために、ずっしりと重いバックパックを担いで、再三階段を上がり下りした。
彼は再三自分の考えを言い張っただけで、他の人の提案に耳も貸そうとしなかった。
Oct. 11, 2022
Oct. 11, 2022
Since last year, I have been playing with Lego bricks for a hobby. I'm turning 33 next February, but my friends and coworkers think it's perfectly normal for an adult to play with Lego. A guard from my sister's workplace says that he likes to play with Lego, too. It wasn't like this when I was younger. Lego used to be considered as a kid's game for brain training in my country. However, nowadays, more and more adults are starting to collect Lego sets.
I'm not sure since when the trend has changed, but I have noticed that unlike the Lego products released in the early days, which were usually simple items like patrol car, water motorcycle, or castle. As time goes by, Lego has started launching new sets that are more life-like and sophisticated. My first Lego set, for example, is a pirate ship that can be turned into three forms, a pirate ship, an inn, or a skull island. It has more than two thousand pieces. Later on, I bought and built Winnie the Pooh and Hogwarts castle. Besides, Lego is collaborating with many classic movies like Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars.
In addition to the movie series, Lego launched a cool feature on its website, which is called Lego Ideas. In this section, fans from all over the world are allowed to submit their custom designs and get voted by random online viewers. Once your design gets ten thousand votes, Lego will review and consider launching it into the market. I am most impressed with some of the vintage buildings posted by fans, which even outperform the official Lego buildings, in terms of color scheme and details.
Interestingly, to make Lego products more valuable, Lego is controlling the supply of certain products however popular they are. Therefore, some hobbyists tend to stock up on popular sets. Once Lego discontinues these sets, they will resell for a good price. I personally enjoy picking Lego themes that match with my living room and bedroom. To me, Lego is more than a toy. It's like a work of art.
Oct. 11, 2022
Yesterday was tenth day of my English challenge. I decided to use on the online dictionary and to look up some words I didn't understand. Howevere, I want to use these word in the sentence. Such as: Figure, to come over and hang out.
Figure:
I figure after finished cours of video montage I'll open my channel on youtube.
I figure I need more money for my trip.
To come ove:
I am so sorry I can't come over today to see you because I have a lot of things to do at my house.
My friend and I hang out all day long.
Oct. 11, 2022
camila es mi amiga y hablamos por Skype dos en la semana. pero desafortunadament, no peudo hablar con elle simpre...por qué estas ocupada con trabajar.
Me alegro de que estés hablando con tus hijos.
Me siento triste para sus plantas y renunciar a las plantas no es fácil. yo sé te encanta mucha las plantas.
No olvides el cumpleaños de tu hija.
Oct. 11, 2022
El otro día vi una noticia sobre el modo inédito en el que un hombre se vengó de un ladrón que llevaba semanas robándole sus paquetes del patio de su casa. Muchas veces cuando sufrimos un hurto, en nuestra cerrazón imaginamos las maneras en las que podemos devolver un dolor comparable al ofensor para que se arrepienta de habernos perjudicado. Este hombre era ingeniero así que inventó un aparato que cabía dentro de un paquete artificial que no solamente iba a ayudarle a desahogarse de su frustración hacia el ladrón por los hurtos repetidos, sino disuadir que éste volviese a pisar su patio. El hombre dejó intencionalmente este paquete falso que se parecía a uno real para ponerle una trampa al sospechoso de sus robos. Sin fallar, el sospechoso apareció y se lo llevó. Luego cuando el ladrón abrió el paquete en su coche, se produjo una explosión de pintas y purpurina que mancharon todo a su alcance. Además, una cámara integrada captaba fotos del ladrón y luego se las envió a su propietario. Después del segmento que exponía la artimaña del ingeniero para identificar el responsable, la reportera reiteró el consejo de la comisaría que estaba encargada de la investigación del caso. Instaba en que los ciudadanos no trataran de replicar ese modo de venganza porque en el caso que se les fue la mano podrían sufrir consecuencias judiciales por causarle daño físico a un sospechoso.
Oct. 11, 2022
My family and I just moved to a new condo at the end of September. It's located in a convenient spot across from the science and history museum. Better yet, there's a botanical garden and a street lined with exotic restaurants within walking distance. However, the hasstle of moving a house was really exhausting. Technically, we haven't even finished moving all the stuff from our old place.
I remember the last time we moved was when I was in high school, about 15 years ago. Over the years, we have accumulated an incredible number of things like books, clothes, cooking utensils, appliances, plates, potted plants and piles of documents from work, etc. About three weeks into moving, we hired a house moving service to deliver our furniture and the majority of stuff. But still, there're fragile or valuable items we must move on our own. You might wonder why it took us so long to move a house, it wasn't because we were living in a big castle or something, but because we had to sort out and pack stuff late after work, making it hard to be quick.
The major challenge I was faced with was to move everything into a smaller house. It was a tough decision to get rid of stuff we had been using for years, such as a big aquarium my dad and I had been maintaining and two desks we had been using for more than a decade. Especially, I have a soft spot for stuff my family and I have spent a long time with. My sister and I even had arguments over what to keep and what has to be let go of.
During the process of moving, I started reflecting on what is truly essential to a family. Maybe we don't need so much stuff to live a comfortable life. But, I'm sure the idea of minimalism doesn't work for me either. Rather than becoming a minimalist, I personally prefer to find a middle ground.
Oct. 11, 2022
Today I read an article in my study text about the modern trend in families. Here are some of them:
- People are now living longer, so many of us know their grandparents and even great-grandparents
- There are a lot of families with only one child in it
- People often divorce and re-marry, and their children have stepmothers and stepfathers
- Some people are not getting married again and come back to their parents’ families (boomerang children)
- It is usual now that many generations of the family live in one house.
I think all listed above are typical for our country.
Oct. 11, 2022
Quand j'étais petite, ma famille a une chien. Elle est tres beuax et je m'entends bien l'avec. C'était l'été; normallement, je vais dans la campagne avec mes amis. Cependant, cette l'été, ma famille et moi allais sur le plage avec ma chien. Je prendais les temps avec ma famille; manger, jouer, nager! C'était perfect! Ma chien aussi y aimerait parce que il y avait autre chiens sur la plage! En fait, le vacances était genial! Dans le futur, ce serait retrouver sur la plage!
Oct. 11, 2022
私のアイドルは、医療の分野からです。医者になった時、どんな医者にしたいでしたか?私の観察から、多い病が治れないですが、致命的じゃなく、本当の障害もないですが、生活の厄介になります。医者が見逃す方がいいですか?
ですが、一方は、効くコミュニケーションが必要です。どんな選択がのこりますか?どこか新しい方法が探せますか?適切の人?助言できる人?
また一方は、治さない苦情が見失った問題はありますか?苦しいなら、ひょっと知能以上の問題がまだあります。ヒントがあるなら、適切の人に届けます。ですが、気づくのは、好奇心や心配が必要です。
私は救急医療とコミュ出来る教師を好みます。予感強いがいいです。博愛感情が必要です。
Oct. 10, 2022
Si j’accepte que cette dichotomie grossière ait du sens, je devrais admettre que je suis, selon toutes les indications, plutôt scientifique. Après tout, je suis ingénieur qui travaille dans un domaine très technique. Mais je crois dans le cœur qu’il faut être une personne complète. Dans le monde de nos jours, de ne pas avoir une perspective suffisamment scientifique peut être dangereux, comme manifestait par la diffusion de la désinformation et les théories complotistes pendant la pandémie. En revanche, on risque par manque de perspective littéraire pas seulement d’être convive ennuyant, mais en effet d’avoir une base superficielle et irréfléchie de ses convictions.
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