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Story series----企鹅寄冰  

前回のポッドキャストで初詣の話をしたのを覚えていますか？
あの後、私たちはそれぞれ初詣に行って、おみくじを引いてきました。
今回は、その結果について話します。

Do you remember that we talked about 初詣 in our last podcast?
After that, we went to 初詣 and draw おみくじ.
This time, we talk about the results.

♤ キーワード 
・正真正銘（しょうしんしょうめい：genuine, authentic） 
・矛盾（むじゅん：contradiction） 
・渋い（しぶい：sour, bitter, not totally pleasant or happy） 
・はしごする（go from one … to another） 
・吉凶を占う（きっきょうをうらなう：tell someone’s fortune） 
・ひねくれる（get twisted）   

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ  
1. 二人のおみくじの結果は？  
2. アヤが神社をはしごした理由は？  

♢ 前回のクイズの答え 
1. アヤが初詣でいつもすることは？  
→ おみくじを引く 
2. フミがそれを躊躇（ちゅうちょ）してしまう理由は？
→ ネガティブなことが書いてあると嫌だから  

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アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 22：おみくじの結果

白石塔，白石搭，白石搭白塔，白塔白石搭。搭好白石塔，石塔白又大。

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绕口令 - d/t 练习

Simon Fowler: So what do you think you will have to eat?

Eduardo Gonzales: I know you said the barbecue is good and it does look fantastic, but I see they also have curry here.

Simon Fowler: Yes, they do. It’s really good. You see there are 12 different kinds. The one at the bottom is very mild and as they go up, they get more and more spicy. The one at the top - well, phew! It’s really tasty, but a little too hot for me. There’s a lot of garlic in it, so if you choose that, you need to be brave. And you may not be popular on the plane home tomorrow (laughs).

Eduardo Gonzales: (Laughs) I do like a strong curry though. What I do is I order a dish of yogurt to go with it. It’s nice and thick and cool so if I feel it’s too spicy, I can eat some or add it to my curry to cool it down.

Simon Fowler: That’s a really good idea. I might try that in future.

Eduardo Gonzales: I also like the sound of the cheeseburger, but at the same time, I could have a good cheeseburger in a lot of places.

Simon Fowler: Oh, it’s really special here though. They bake the burgers for a little which makes them taste really good, and then they fry them quickly in olive oil. There are a lot of restaurants where they just put it in the microwave and it tastes terrible.

Eduardo Gonzales: The only thing I used a microwave for is heating up my coffee when I have left it too long. I don’t think you should ever use one for food.

Simon Fowler: Well, here comes the waitress, so it’s decision time.

English Conversation/Dialogue

Eating Out

speaker: 
俞敏洪Yú Mǐnhóng   新东方教育集团创始人，英语教学与管理专家。
Yu Minhong, or Michael Yu is the founder and president of New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.. As the owner of one of the largest private educational services, Yu is known as the "richest teacher in China", and "Godfather of English Training".
script: 
城市孩子上不了大学，对城市孩子影响不是那么大。但是农村孩子上不了大学，其实他就变成一辈子农民了。我觉得一个农民的孩子如果说能上上正规的大学的话，对他来说，扩大他的视野也好；扩大他对这个世界的理解以及人脉关系也好；以及他的自我认知也好，一定是有大大的好处。我相信进了大学整体来说命运总会变得更好。因为人们的想法是被观念改变的。那能够改变观念的人最好的地方就是大学。那他只要考上大学，哪怕是三本，是吧？那他大学四年给他的磨练；带来的眼光、感觉、格局肯定就不一样的。那个时候他再回到农村,他可能就变成农村的创业者，或者是变成农村中间最有想法的人。我觉得想法是改变世界的基础。
高考   gāo kǎo   College Entrance Examination
命运   mìng yùn  n. 1.destiny ；fate；lot  悲惨的命运a tragic lot
                   2.trend of development；tendency of change  国家的命运
eg.他想要掌握自己的命运。He wants to be in control of his own destiny.
      我们是自己命运的主人。We are masters of our own destiny.
translation:
Being able to go to university or not has little effect on students from cities. But for students from rural areas, if they don't go to college, they will be lifelong farmers.
I think it would be good for a peasant's child to expand his horizons, understanding of the world， connections, and self-perception if he went to a proper university.
I think going to college will change your destiny. Because people's thoughts are changed by perspective. College is the best place to build a new perspective. As long as you can get into a university, even if it is just a third-class university. Four years of college life will change his new ideas and views. Then he goes back to the countryside, and he may start his own business, or he may become the most thoughtful person there. I think ideas are fundamental to changing the world.

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10.俞敏洪：高考，农村孩子“改变”命运的唯一机会 Gaokao is the only chance for rural students to change their destiny.

Transcription: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BcQsmR4HLlmjmSjP6DO0JgvRybjCYJhwPtyJJxfDI4Y/edit?usp=sharing

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# 7 Short story 'She will be a teacher'  (+transcription)

¿Has escuchado hablar acerca de los ajolotes? 
En este episodio vamos a aprender datos interesantes sobre estos peculiares animales marinos que viven en México.

Escuchando y aprendiendo 

Los Ajolotes

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