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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

You are a manager, and you have to lead an online meeting.  
How do you find a meeting time that is convenient for everyone? 
What do you say if there are connection problems?    
This podcast contains vocabulary for (1) scheduling a meeting (2) starting an online meeting and dealing with technical problems.   This podcast is a summary of the first part of my course on business meetings.   Contact me if you want to know more.

Podcast transcript :  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1z8W1OydOjYt0s1Rvjw_39d72w40HTNSj&usp=drive_fs 



English for Business

Arranging and leading an online business meeting

1. One second
2. It depends
3. Really?
4. Ok, then
5. Over there
6. Got you 
7. Forget it / Never mind
8. You ok?
9. Sorry?
10. Sounds good
11. Sure
12.  We’ll see
Please tell me in the comments if you’ve passed this challenge or not

chinesewithserana

Can you translate these everyday English phrases into Chinese?

Welcome back to another episode of Streetwise English. I'm your host, Carl. I'm an italki American English tutor. Today I want to talk about technical aids for learning languages. And specifically, I want to talk about headphones. So one of the most important things for improving your fluency in any foreign language is to listen to content in that target language.
So for me, I'm currently studying Spanish and trying to maintain my Chinese, so I don't forget it. So what I like to do every day is listen to podcasts. Now you can listen while you're doing other activities like washing your clothes or washing the dishes or exercising at the gym. You can listen to podcasts while you're on the treadmill. 

But the problem is headphones can smash your ears and make your ears uncomfortable. So what I like to do is use bone conduction headphones or earphones. It's a type of headphone that doesn't actually cover your ear canal. It goes in front of your ear and kind of sits on your face. Um, kind of behind your sideburns if you're a man, right in front of your ear and the sound transmits a vibration that goes into your skull and into your ear and your brain can hear the sound just from the vibrations going through your bones. And so they are called bone conduction headphones. I swear by them. And I use them every day. I have a pair which is charged with a USB C port.

So there are many different kinds of options on the market, but I like the ones that use a USB C port to charge them because I don't have to worry about losing the appropriate proprietary charging cord. Instead, I can just use any USB C charging cord to power up the headphones. 

So another advantage of using bone conduction headphones is that while you're wearing them, you can hear sounds outside of the content that you're listening to.
So for example, say, I'm running, I'm jogging and listening to my podcast which is in Chinese while I'm jogging. ( Text limit )




Streetwise English

SWE15 Bone conduction headphones for learning languages

it's all Greek to me!

Verb: to have

先週の日曜日に久しぶりに浴衣を着ました。浴衣というのは夏に着る着物のことです。知っている方も多いと思いますが、浴衣や着物は着るのがとても難しいです。先週の日曜日は私の住んでいる町でコンサートがあり、日本人の方が来て、演奏するということだったので浴衣を着て出かけることにしました。コンサートは夜だったので、朝から何度もYouTubeを見ながら浴衣を着る練習をしました。浴衣は着物に比べて着るのが簡単ですが、きれいに着るのはとても難しいです。日本人でも着物や浴衣を自分で着られる人は少ないです。ちなみに私の母はもうすぐ70歳ですが自分で着ることはできません。

みなさんは着物を着てみたいですか？
着物を着てどこに行きたいですか？
よかったら私のレッスンに来て教えてください。

演奏する：えんそうする　play music
出かける：でかける　go out

Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

久しぶりに浴衣を着ました（I wore summer Kimono for the first time in years）

Il conte Gastaldi è sicuro che uno dei suoi quattro domestici è una spia e che la sua vita è in pericolo. Toccherà all' ispettore Malvisi sventare la minaccia e assicurare il colpevole alla giustizia.

Se io fossi Sherlock Holmes

Caccia alla spia per l'ispettore Malvisi

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