A little change from the usual topic of geography, nature and travel. Today I talk about the topic of World Book Day. I discusss my opinions on if people are reading more or not, and I discuss which books had the biggest influence on me growing up!

English on the Road 

World Book Day! Are People Reading More?

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Persian Podcasts / پادکست فارسی 

مقاطع تحصیلی

Język polski z przyjemnością! 

Telewizja

1. Have you ever been on a blind date? How did it go?
2. Have you been on any boring or awkward dates?
3. Do you know any couples who met online? Have they been together long?
4. What are the most romantic places to go on a date in your town or city?

English Corner

Dating Study Asks What Behaviors Lead to Second Dates

This episode of Xiao Yu's Podcast focuses on practical Chinese for bargaining. It covers how to express that you find the price high, how to put forward specific discount requests, and shares polite phrases to help improve your bargaining success. With simple English explanations, it’s easy to learn and use when shopping in markets or small stores.

中文趣说

第四集：用中文怎么砍价？How to bargain in Chinese?

电影《飞驰人生》片段
speaker: 沈腾 Shěn Téng 演员、导演、编剧。这个电影片段出自他主演的电影《飞驰人生》。
Shěn Téng: Chinese comedian, actor and director.This movie clip is from the movie Pegasus in which he starred.

script: 
二十多年前，我还是个少年。打开家里刚买的彩电，看到了555港京拉力赛。我惊呆了，原来车还能这样开，我立志，长大以后也要成为一个拉力车手。一九九九年，世界拉力锦标赛在中国举行，我瞒着家人坐火车去北京看比赛。当拉力赛车在我身边呼啸而过，我知道，这将是我的一生热爱。我将为此，一直奋斗。
后来我真的成为了一个拉力车手，戴上头盔，绑上安全带，听着领航员的路书，我宛如新生。那些只能在电视上看到的中国顶级拉力车手们，我终于能和他们在现实里交手。我和我的搭档，也变得越来越强。巴音布鲁克，那里有着四千米的海拔，有悬崖、峭壁、森林、雪山，赢下巴音布鲁克的人，就是赢下了中国赛车的最高荣誉。我连续赢了五届，那年我32岁。
rè ài
热爱      v.ardently love; have deep love for
n. love /devotion /passion 
rè'ài gōngzuò  
热爱工作    passionate about work
rè'ài shēnghuó
热爱生活   Love Your Life

translation:
Over 20 years ago, I was still a teenager. I turned on the color TV my family bought and noticed the 555 Hong Kong-Beijing Rally. I was shocked to find out that you can drive a car like that. So I made up my mind to become a rally driver as well when I grow up. In 1999, The World Rally Championship was held in China. I took the train to Beijing to watch the championship without telling my family. When the rally cars whizzed past me, it became certain that this would be my passion, and I’d keep striving for it. Eventually, I did become a rally driver. I put on the helmet and fasten the seatbelt. Listening to the co-driver’s pace notes, I am like a newborn. Now I could finally compete with the best Chinese drivers that I have only seen on TV before. My co-driver and I were getting better and stronger as well.
Bayanbulak is 4,000 km above sea level and encompasses dangerous cliffs, forests, and snowy mountains. The highest honor of Chinese racing is to win the Bayanbulak championship. I won five times in a row. That year I was 32.


One Minute Chinese—— Celebrity speeches & interviews with Chinese & English script

07.赛车将是我的一生热爱。Rallying would be my whole life passion.

元の記事/ Original Article↓
https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/581443

｢多くの現代若者が苦しむ｢望まぬ孤独｣悲痛な実態」という記事を音読しつつ、自分の考えや、研究したことなどを話しました。みなさんもぜひ孤独という社会問題に対してなにか考えがあれば、教えてください。

☆目次
0:00 オープニング
0:37 導入 - Introduction, (p1) 1-4
2:40 孤独
4:35 (p1) 5-7
5:41 (p2) 1-2
6:26 若者の分断
9:25 (p2) 3-6
10:52 SNS
12:48 (p2) 7-9
14:18 (p3) 1-4
15:16 親子
16:55 (p3) 5-8
18:16 (p4) 1-2
18:50 孤立と孤独
20:55 (p4) 3-7
22:52 まとめ

☆語彙
意義（いぎ）が/のある
語（かた）り明（あ）かす
援助希求（えんじょききゅう）
利点（りてん）
主導（しゅどう）
幼少期（ようしょうき）
本能的（ほんのうてき）
自己責任（じこせきにん）
横暴（おうぼう）
理性的（りせいてき）
生活（せいかつ）保護（ほご）
責任（せきにん）逃（のが）れ
魂胆（こんたん）
実践（じっせん）

☆引用文献
Frontline Press. “多くの現代若者が苦しむ｢望まぬ孤独｣悲痛な実態”. 東洋経済ONLINE. 2022-04-15. http://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/581443, (参照 2022-04-17).

"After 5" by Japanese Teacher

“The cruel circumstance that many young people struggle with “unintended loneliness”” ｢多くの現代若者が苦しむ｢望まぬ孤独｣悲痛な実態」

「ほうれんそう」とは？

①ほうれん草・・・ポパイが好きな緑色の野菜。ビタミンA,B,Cや鉄分が豊富

②報連相（ほうれんそう）・・・「報告」「連絡」「相談」の頭文字をとったビジネス用語。
　日本企業ではこの「報連相」は非常に大切なことで、新入社員研修で教えられることが多い。


ことばコトバ言葉kotoba

vol.4 ほうれんそう

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fsrgycPuxizdRgs__i0WGCS4gBxnE1oz/view?usp=drivesdk