工具人gōng jù rén  literally means "tool person," referring to someone who is like a tool—used by others to fulfill tasks or solve problems. However, this term carries a playful or self-deprecating tone rather than a serious accusation.

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工具人gōng jù rén

人类的 DNA 有50％与香蕉相同
大家都知道，人类和黑猩猩的基因相似度达到96%。
但是你一定想不到，人类和香蕉，也共享着50％以上的 DNA 。

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人类的 DNA 有50％与？相同

In questo episodio valuto con voi l'idea di iniziare a studiare una nuova lingua straniera, sono indeciso, consigli???

The Italian Miscellaneous Podcast🖐 

motivazione obiettivi e apprendimento linguistico

Full transcript: https://japanesemayuna.com/

はい、こんにちは。今回はポッドキャストの17回目です。だんだん暖かくなってきましたね。日中はセーターが少し暑く感じます。大阪は毎日晴れの日が続いています。空には雲が一つもなくて、いい天気です。そういえば先日、このポッドキャストをYoutubeにもアップロードしました。ぜひチェックしてみてください。https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3HUNV-vylkRHXP_bKJZeYQ

Hi, This is the podcast episode 18. It’s getting warmer and warmer. Jumpers feel a bit hot during the day. Osaka has been sunny every day. There is not a single cloud in the sky, it’s a beautiful day. Speaking of which, I recently uploaded this podcast to Youtube as well. Please check it out: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3HUNV-vylkRHXP_bKJZeYQ

私の家の近くには小学校があるので、近所の道には子供がたくさん歩いています。日本の小学生は、歩いて学校に通います。家から学校までのルートは「通学路」といいます。通学路は学校が決めます。いちばん人通りが多く、安全なルートです。通学路には、誘拐や寄り道がないように、大人が立っていることもあります。「誘拐」とは、人をどこかに連れて行く犯罪です。「寄り道」とは、どこかに行く途中で、違う場所に行くことです。

There is a primary school near my house, so there are many children walking on the neighbourhood streets. Japanese primary school children walk to school. The route from home to school is called a ‘Tsuugakuro’ (school route). Tsuugakuro is decided by the school. It is the busiest and safest route. Adults may stand on Tsuugakuro to prevent Yuukai and Yorimichi. ‘Yuukai’ (kidnapping) is a crime where a person is taken somewhere. ‘Yorimichi’ (detour, dropping in on the way) is going somewhere different on the way to somewhere else.

今日の午後は筋トレをしました。「筋トレ」とは「筋力トレーニング」の略で、体を強くするための運動のことです。私はジムに行きません。家で筋トレを続けています。私が筋トレを始めたのは、４年ぐらい前です。フリーランスになって、外に出る機会が減ったので、運動をすることにしました。

This afternoon we did Kintore. ‘Kintore’ (strength training) is short for Kinryoku (muscle strength) Tore-ningu (training)’, an exercise to strengthen the body. I don’t go to the gym. I continue to strength train at home. I started Kintore about four years ago. When I became a freelancer I decided to exercise because I didn’t get out as often.

Japanese Lessons with Mayuna

17. 通学路と筋トレ

In this podcast I explain my own tongue twister activity for B+ and above students. It always goes down a treat and makes everyone laugh for the rest of the class!

Lisa's Podcast

Give a tongue twister a twirl!

When we talk about Lionel Messi, it's easy to talk about numbers. He has been named the best men's player in the world eight times. He has won one World Cup, four European Champions League trophies and an Olympic gold medal.

He has scored more than 800 goals for his clubs and his country.

But these numbers only tell some of the story. It's also his balance, the way he moves his feet, slides the ball through another player's legs and finds space on the field.

Soccer is often called "the beautiful game," and for many people, no one has ever played it quite as beautifully as Messi.

His story began in Rosario, Argentina, where he was born in 1987. There, when he was a child, he played for a club called Newell's Old Boys.

Clubs around the world soon heard about the young star in South America, and aged 13 he moved with his family to Spain, where he joined FC Barcelona's junior team.

By the age of 16, he was already playing for the club's adult team. Goals, then trophies, came quickly, and he never looked back.

He was soon a global star, and one of the world's highest paid sportspeople.

Messi left Barcelona in 2021, having scored more goals for the club than anyone else. He joined Paris Saint-Germain, and then, two years later, Inter Miami in the US.

In 2022, he was Argentina's captain and the star player in his country's World Cup win. Messi, at just 170 centimeters tall, had become a giant of the sport.




Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

A Giant of the Sport: The Lionel Messi Story

In this episode we are going to learn how to 【Ask questions】. Don't forget to put your answers in comment. 
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As a beginner, there're some vocabularies that you didn't learn before, and native speaker's speed seems too fast to understand. But don't worry, let's do it step by step. 
1st time: listen and catch the words you know alreay, have a guess about the content.
2nd time: look at the text to check if you guessed it right. 
3rd time: listen one more time, repeat after it.
4th time: practise until you can speak as the normal speed without looking at the text. 
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你叫什么名字？
nǐ jiào shén me míng zì ？
What's your name?
你是哪国人？
nǐ shì nǎ guó rén ？
What nationality are you?
你多大了？
nǐ duō dà le ？
How old are you?
你在哪儿上班？
nǐ zài nǎ ér shàng bān ？
Where do you work?
你做什么工作？
nǐ zuò shén me gōng zuò ？
What job do you do?
你家有几口人？
nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén ？
How many people are there in your family?
你的中文怎么样？
nǐ de zhōng wén zěn me yàng ？
How is your Chinese?
你的名字怎么写？
nǐ de míng zì zěn me xiě ？
How do you write your name?
你会写汉字吗？
nǐ huì xiě hàn zì ma ？
Can you write Chinese characters?
星期六你想做什么？
xīng qī liù nǐ xiǎng zuò shén me ？
What do you want to do on Saturday?
一杯可乐多少钱？
yì bēi kě lè duō shǎo qián ？
How much is a cup of coke?
你几点起床？
nǐ jǐ diǎn qǐ chuáng ？
What time do you get up?
你什么时候学中文？
nǐ shén me shí hòu xué zhōng wén ？
When do you study Chinese?
今天几月几号？
jīn tiān jǐ yuè jǐ hào ？
What date is it today？
他们是谁？
tā men shì shéi ？
Who are they?

Yuli's Chinese Channel

问问题 To ask questions（for beginner）

IELTS Speaking Preparation. 

Q. 5. Do you think that people have become more materialistic when it comes to giving gifts, as compared to your grandparents’ time?

Linking words: Besides, in addition, finally.

Relevant vocabulary: materialistic, society, culture, commercial, expensive, turned int, booming, industry,  play a crucial role, fostering, unrealistic expectations.

How would you answer this question yourself?

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