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为什么电影院的座椅是红色的？
        当我们有时间想放松一下，就会带着家人来到电影院看一场电影。你是否发现一个问题，电影院的座椅大都是红色的，按理说为了观影效果好，不应该用这么鲜艳的颜色会分散人的注意力。那么电影院的座椅为什么要弄成红色的呢？
        其实弄成红色恰恰是为了观影效果。光线亮的时候，人的眼睛对黄色最敏感，所以黄灯、校车、交通警示牌都用黄色的。光线暗的时候，人的眼睛对绿色最敏感，反而对刺眼的红色不那么敏感。不同颜色与我们眼睛的灵敏度有很大的关系。随着光线变暗，相对其他颜色红色会显得更暗，它是第一个消失在我们视线之中的颜色。
        所以当电影院的影片开场前，所有的灯光关闭后，我们瞬间就看不到红色座椅了，这样就可以更专注地看电影。

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2. A与B有关系/没有关系

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第四集  为什么电影院的座椅是红色的？

we use the basic verbs here. i know this story wouldn't make sense but that's only for this story. 

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SWE 89 Back in the U.S.A.

はい、こんにちは。今回は Podcast の12回目です。12回目なんですけれども、今回初めてitalkiで配信することになったので、まずは簡単に説明をしたいと思います。

Hello, This is the podcast episode 12, and since this is the first time I’m going to be broadcasting on italki, I’d like to give a brief explanation first.

私の名前はMayunaです。2018年からitalkiで日本語を教えています。コミュニティに記事も投稿しています。ポッドキャストは去年の11月に始めました。私の日々の出来事を、日本人がよく使う自然な表現を使って、３分程度でお話ししてます。中級者向けぐらいの内容です。すべてのエピソードにトランスクリプトと英訳がついていて、グーグルポッドキャストでも聞くことができます。毎週更新しています。

My name is Mayuna and I’ve been teaching Japanese at italki since 2018. I also contribute articles to the community. I started the podcast last November. I talk about my daily life in about 3 minutes, using natural expressions commonly used by Japanese people. The content is for intermediate level users. All episodes have a transcript and English translation, and you can listen to them on Google Podcast. It is updated weekly.

今日はレッスンが午後からだったので、午前中はスーパーに買い物に行きました。この Podcast を録音するのが火曜日なので、その録音のために、私はいつものど飴を買います。のど飴というのは、世界中に同じようなものがあるかどうか分からないですけど、ハーブなどが入っている飴で、声がよく出るようにするものです。

Today’s lesson was in the afternoon, so I went to the supermarket in the morning to do some shopping. Since I record this podcast on Tuesdays, I always buy throat lozenges for the recording. I don’t know if there are similar products all over the world, but lozenges are candies that contain herbs and other ingredients to help you speak better.

最近いつも買っている飴の味に飽きてきたので、今日は違う飴を買ったんですね。今日買ったのど飴は蜂蜜と生姜が入っていて、添加物が入っていない、すごく美味しいものだったんですけど、美味しすぎて、普通におやつとして食べてしまうので、のど飴としてはあまりいい選択じゃなかったなと、少し後悔しています。そしてそのときになんとなく、ことわざを思い出しました。

I recently got tired of the taste of the lozenges I always buy, so I bought a different one today. The throat lozenges I bought today contained honey and ginger, no additives, and were very tasty, but they were so tasty that I ended up eating them as a regular snack, so I regretted a little that they were not a good choice for the original purpose. And then I somehow remembered a proverb.

View a full transcript: https://japanesemayuna.com/

Japanese Lessons with Mayuna

12. 良薬口に苦し

富士山と山中湖が一望できる「石割山」について話しています。

楽しく毎日過ごしましょう

富士山と山中湖が一望できる「石割山」

Please answer the following questions of understanding:
Question 1:
When does he wake up every morning?
a After the morning rush hour
b Late in the morning
c At exactly 6:00 AM
d Early in the morning
Question 2:
How is driving during the morning rush hour?
a It’s relaxing
b Not as much fun as walking
c Not very enjoyable
d It’s classical
Question 3:
Which kind of music CD’s does he enjoy listening to in the car?
a Disco
b Classical
c Heavy metal
d Jazz
Question 4:
How long might the evening drive back home take?
a 70 kilometers
b 50 minutes
c Around 70 minutes
d Less than the drive in the morning
Question 5:
What else does he think he could even do if he took a train to work?
a Read a novel
b Write a book
c Sing songs
d Do crossword puzzles


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El DELE es un examen que demuestra tu nivel de español. Hay personas que lo hacen este examen porque lo necesitan para trabajar o conseguir una determinada nacionalidad y otras simplemente como un desafío o para mantener su motivación siguiendo una estructura.

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