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はい、こんにちは。今回はポッドキャストの8回目です。週末はこの前買ったアンクルウェイトをつけて筋トレをしました。アンクルウェイトは、0.5kgの違いでも大きな変化を感じます。ダンベルも3kgから5kgにしようと考えていましたが、いきなり重くすると体に負担がかかりすぎて、よくないかもしれません。無理のない習慣を続けながら、少しずつ増やしていく必要がありそうです。仕事や勉強のプロセスも似ています。

Hello, This is episode 8 of season 2 of my podcast. At the weekend I did some muscle training with the ankle weights I bought last time. With ankle weights, even a difference of 0.5 kg makes a big difference. I was also thinking of increasing the dumbbells from 3kg to 5kg, but suddenly going heavier might not be a good idea as it puts too much strain on the body. I think I need to increase the weight steadily little by little while continuing regularly, and not exerting myself too much.The process of work and study is similar.

先週は大学の授業でZ世代の話をしました。Z世代とは、1990年代後半から2010年ぐらいまでに生まれた人です。私はその一つ前のミレニアル世代(1980～1995年生まれ)です。Y世代とも呼ばれます。Z世代はデジタル・ネイティブなので、コミュニケーションや情報集めをほとんどオンラインで行います。大学教授にはX世代(1965年～1980年生まれ)以前の人が多いです。X世代のコミュニケーションや情報集めの方法は、電話でした。Y世代の私は、インターネットも電話もよく使います。授業では、すべての世代が集まって、考え方の違いについて議論しました。

Last week I talked about Generation Z in my university class. Generation Z are people born between the late 1990s and about 2010. I am a millennial (born between 1980 and 1995), one generation before that, also known as Generation Y. Generation Z are digital natives, so they do most of their communication and information gathering online. Many university professors are Generation X (born 1965-1980) or pre-Generation X; the way Generation X communicated and gathered information was by telephone. As Generation Y, I use both the internet and the telephone a lot. In class, all generations came together to discuss differences in thinking.

今日は休みでしたが、昔の日本語の生徒さんの仕事を手伝いました。彼女はマーケティングの仕事をしていて、Z世代の調査を行なっています。調査に協力してくれるZ世代を集めるために、私は広告を作って、東京の２つの大学に送りました。１つは私が中退した大学で、もう一つは私が通っていた高校の付属校です。「付属校」とは、同じ組織が経営している違う学校です。たとえば１つの組織が小学校から大学までの４つの学校を経営しています。付属校に行く場合は、受験は必要ありません。日本の私立学校ではよくあるシステムです。

Japanese Lessons with Mayuna

S2 Ep8. Z世代

Describe a time you were very busy.

You should say: 

When it was.
Why you were so busy.
How you managed it.
And explain how you felt about being so busy.





“ One of the busiest times I experienced was about 3 months ago, when I had to finish a very important and difficult assignment in order to graduate in my major, business management. 

I had only 2 weeks to complete this paper, and if I didn't meet the deadline, I would automatically fail my finals, as well as being unable to graduate, so it was of great importance to me. I also had a part-time job at this time, which took up a lot of my time and didn’t actually leave much time to complete my paper. 

The assignment was also very challenging, certainly  no walk in the park  and I needed to do a lot of research as well as collect a lot of data before I could even start to brainstorm ideas on how I would complete it. This meant I had to burn the midnight oil, and pull a few all nighters to be certain of having it finished to meet the deadline.

Although I didn’t exactly enjoy being so busy and under so much pressure, I felt very proud and satisfied to have completed the assignment after working all the hours god sent me. I was on cloud nine when I received my grade and discovered I got a straight A for the paper, and could now look forward to graduating.


Thank you…”


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Describe a time you were very busy - IELTS speaking part 2

Ever had that moment when you're talking to someone in Chinese and you’re like... “Wait, did I get that right?” If you’re thinking, “I’m not sure we’re on the same page.”

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3 Phrases to Prevent Misunderstandings in Chinese

（1）

A：喂？

铃美：喂，王老师，您好，我是铃美。我明天早上不能去上课了，想跟您请假……

A：不好意思，你打错了。我不是王老师。

铃美：对不起，我打错了。

A：没关系。再见。

铃美：再见。

（2）

铃美：喂，请问是王老师吗？

吴小宇：王老师不在，他刚才出去了。

铃美：这是王老师办公室的电话吧？请问你是哪位？

吴小宇：我是王老师的学生。

铃美：你好，我叫铃美，我也是王老师的学生。王老师什么时候回来你知道吗？

吴小宇：这个我就不知道了，应该很快就会回来。你找王老师有什么事吗？

铃美：我这几天不太舒服，挂了号，准备明天早上去看医生，所以明天早上不能去上课了，想跟王老师请假。

吴小宇：那你过一会儿再打来吧。我估计王老师十分钟后就回来了。

铃美：好，我一会儿再打过来。谢谢你。再见。

吴小宇：再见。

（3）

铃美：喂，是王老师吗？

吴小宇：王老师现在不在办公室，他出去了。

铃美：你是刚才接电话的学生？

吴小宇：对，是我。你是……铃美？

铃美：是的。王老师没回来吗？

吴小宇：没有。我也在等王老师回来。

铃美：这可怎么办啊？你有王老师的手机号码吗？

吴小宇：我没有。

铃美：那可以请你帮我给王老师留个言吗？

吴小宇：好的，我现在就写下来……啊！我想起来有个同学打过王老师的手机，我找他问问王老师的手机号。

铃美：那太好了！

吴小宇：你的电话是多少？如果问到了王老师的号码，我打给你。

铃美：13176892322。你的号码是多少？我也保存一下。

吴小宇：18809741663。

铃美：对了，你叫什么名字？

吴小宇：我叫吴小宇。我现在就去找同学问问。留言条我也放在王老师桌上了。

铃美：好的，谢谢你。

（4）

吴小宇：喂，你好，我是吴小宇。

铃美：你好，怎么样？问到王老师号码了吗？

吴小宇：问到了，你记一下。

铃美：好，你说。

吴小宇：13315412981。

铃美：我重复一下13315412981。

吴小宇：没错。

铃美：谢谢你。我现在就给王老师打电话。

吴小宇：不客气。

铃美：再见。

吴小宇：再见。

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みんなの日本語　Lesson 12
きのうはいい天気（てんき）でしたか。Was it good weather yesterday?
いいえ、台風（たいふう）でした。No, it was a typhoon.
いいえ、雨でした。No, it rained.

京都はどうでしたか。  How was Kyoto?
とてもきれいでした。 It was very beautiful.

きのう　はじめて　おすしをたべました。I ate sushi for the first time yesterday.
どうでしたか。How was it?
とてもおいしかったです。It was very tasty. 
なっとうはおいしかったですか。Was the natto tasty?
いいえ、おいしくありませんでした。No, it wasn't.
きのうはやすみでしたか。Was there a holiday yesterday?
いいえ、やすみじゃありませんでした。No, it was not a holiday.
きのうはひまでしたか。Was there any free time yesterday?
いいえ、ひまじゃありませんでした。No, I’m not free yesterday.

エベレストは高いです。Everest is high.
エベレストは富士山より高いです。Everest is higher than Mt Fuji.
アメリカは日本よりずっとおおきいです。The USA is much bigger than Japan.
ひらがなとカタカナとどちらがむずかしいですか。Which is more difficult, hiragana or katakana?
カタカナのほうがむずかしいです。Katakana is more difficult.
しごとと勉強（べんきょう）とどちらがおもしろいですか。Which is more interesting, working or studying?
勉強のほうがおもしろいです。Study is more interesting.
スポーツでなにがいちばんすきですか。What sport do you like best?
テニスがすきです。I like tennis.
レスリングがすきです。I like wrestling.
日本食でなにがいちばんすきですか。What do you like best about Japanese food?
ラーメンがすきです。I like ramen.
すしがすきです。I like sushi.
日本のマンガでなにがいちばんすきですか。What do you like best in Japanese manga?
スラムダンクがすきです。I like Slam Dunk.
ドラゴンボールがすきです。I like Dragon Ball.
ワンピースがすきです。I like One Piece.
ナルトがすきです。I like Naruto.






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みんなの日本語　Lesson 12

大部分人出國旅行生活都會經歷各種簽證海關問題，好似美國咁，學生就F簽，旅行就B簽，訪問學者就J簽。而喺攞到個簽證後，就終於可以飛啦，但係入境有時都可以遇到一啲奇怪嘅問題。我地幾位粥友都有過唔同嘅簽證同過海關經歷，呢兩期我地就分享下我地各自嘅奇特經歷，尤其係特別分享去加拿大簽美國簽嘅故事，如果你都有過疑問同抱怨，就一定唔好錯過啦！

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Ep.11 海關經歷

Being a picky eater can mean a number of different things. It may describe someone who doesn't like to try new foods, or someone who prefers plain meals. It can also refer to someone who eats quite a narrow range of foods.

It's quite common for children to be picky eaters. They may only like their pasta without sauce, or their bread cut in a certain shape.

Parents often feel they're to blame when their children are picky eaters. But according to a new study, picky eating is mostly caused by our genes.

Researchers in the UK looked at data from identical and non-identical twins who had been followed from birth since 2007.

Identical twins share 100% of their genes, while non-identical twins share half, on average. Studying these twins allowed the researchers to compare the eating habits of people who were genetically the same and those who weren't, but still grew up in the same home together.

More than 4,800 twins were included in the study. Their parents completed questionnaires about how picky their children were aged 16 months, then again at the ages of 3, 5, 7 and 13.

Not all parents completed the questionnaires as their children got older, but from the results, the researchers found that the eating habits of identical twins were much more similar than those of non-identical twins.

They also found that genetic variation explained 60% of the differences in food pickiness at 16 months, and 74% between the ages of 3 and 13. Meanwhile, shared environment only explained 15% to 26% of these differences, and the environmental effect was strongest when children were younger.

However, the researchers added that environmental effects are still important: parents can still influence their children's eating habits by eating together as a family, and by offering a wide variety of different foods, for example.