What is the difference between...

I am very happy
and
I am too happy?

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The Jerome Meadows Experience

Too vs Very

Have you been promoted at work for your great ideas? 

While we all have good ideas, sadly, most of them never see the light of day. People keep their ideas to themselves for many reasons. Perhaps they don’t like speaking up in meetings or feel overburdened by work and don’t want to invite more work. Maybe they’ve brought up ideas at work before, and others didn’t seem interested or even discouraged them. After all, most people don’t recognize the potential of an idea at first.

But of course, we all benefit from good ideas. In the workplace, they can lead to the creation of entirely new products and services, an easier way to do something, time saved, or countless other benefits.

Tune in to this episode of the Express to Impress podcast to find out how to present ideas successfully.  You’ll advance your career in no time! 

Episode originally published January 22, 2021.

Express to Impress

How to Present Ideas Successfully

Full transcript: https://japanesemayuna.com/

はい、こんにちは。今回はポッドキャストの13回目です。まだ５月ですが、朝や昼の日差しが強くなってきました。手術の傷は塞がってきました。まだ運動はできません。午後にダンベルとスクワットをしてみたら、途中でお腹が痛くなってきたのでやめました。髪が伸びてきたのでそろそろ切りたいです。先週大学のクラスの申し込みを終わらせました。

Hello, this is episode 13 of season 2 of my podcast. It's only May, but the morning and afternoon sun is getting stronger. My surgical wounds have healed. I can't exercise yet. I tried to use some dumbbells and do some squats in the afternoon, but my stomach started hurting halfway through, so I had to stop. My hair is getting long and I want to get it cut soon. I finished registering for university classes last week.

今日は久しぶりに買い物に行きました。買い物といっても、オンラインで買おうと思っていた服を試着しに行っただけなので、実際に買い物をしたわけではありません。街には観光客や若い人がたくさんいて、平日なのにとても混んでいて驚きました。そういえば今日はゴールデンウィークでした。どこの店もセールやキャンペーンをしていました。買おうと思っていた服は写真のイメージと違ったので、他のにすることにしました。家に帰ってから、綿のパンツとTシャツをオンラインで買いました。

Today I went shopping for the first time in a while. I say shopping, but I just went to try on some clothes I was planning to buy online, so I didn't actually do any shopping. I was surprised to see so many tourists and young people in the city and it was very crowded even though it was a weekday. That reminds me, today was Golden Week. All the shops were having sales and promotions. The clothes I was going to buy were different from the image in the picture, so I decided to buy something else. When I got home I bought some cotton trousers and T-shirts online.

そういえば最近の授業で、日本語の「パンツ」のアクセントの違いについて話しました。日本語でパンツというと、ズボンと下着の二つの意味があります。私が今言っているのは、ズボンのほうのアクセントです。下着のアクセントは、パンツです。パンツ（上昇）とパンツ（下降）です。現代人が普段着ている服は西洋文化のものなので、日本語でもほとんどがカタカナです。それに合わせて、服の素材もカタカナで表現することが多いです。たとえば、「綿」や「麻」は、「コットン」や「リネン」と表記されていることがあります。どちらも同じ意味です。私は綿の服が好きです。

Japanese Lessons with Mayuna

S2 Ep13. ズボンとパンツ

一、Listen and fill blanks
        很多女孩子（  1  ）浪漫的爱情。那什么是浪漫呢？年轻人说：浪漫是她想要（  2  ）时，你不会给她星星；中年人说：浪漫是（  3   ）晚上加班到零点，到家时，自己家里也还亮着灯；老年人说：浪漫（   4 ）就像歌中唱的那样，“我能想到最浪漫的事，就是和你一起慢慢变老。”其实，让我们（   5 ）的，就是生活中简单的爱情。有时候，简单就是最大的（   6  ）。

二、Listen and repeat.
       很多（              ）。那什么是（     ）呢？年轻人说：（          ）。中年人说：（              ）；老年人说：（          ）。其实（       ，           。）有时候，（             ）。

Ruby's Listening Studio

幸福是什么？

Would you like to have a 4-day workweek? 
Many academics and leaders in the business community are discussing this right now.
Advancements in modern technology and improvements in employee productivity have led many people to think that the archaic model of working five days a week is no longer beneficial to us.
Let me know what you think!
Wish you the best!

New English US

Business English: The 4-Day Workweek

Where in Korea do you like the most? 한국에서 어느 장소를 가장 좋아해요?
Please share your thoughts :)! 여러분의 생각도 말씀해 주세요 :)!

**For the full transcription/translation paired with a 2D animation for this episode,  please check out our YouTube video here:

https://youtu.be/LVrfWxO_7BY

Dylan & Douglas' Korean Podcast!

(Podcast #2) 한국에서 어느 장소를 가장 좋아해요 (1A) (Where in Korea do you like the most?)

・東北地方北部でよく使われる方言「かっぽりする」の紹介
・「かっぽり」とは何？意味と使用例の紹介
・水たまりにはまってしまったとき、よく使う言葉
・まとめ