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みなさん、こんにちは。
みなさんは、お菓子作りをしますか。
バナナケーキを作ったことがありますか。
ホットケーキミックスで作るバナナケーキは、我が家の定番の朝ごはんメニューなんです。
息子も娘も大好きで、いつも取り合いです。
では、作り方をご紹介します。
まずは、材料と用意するものです。
・18㎝のパウンド型（これはダイソーやcandoのような100円ショップで売っています）
・バナナ2本
・卵　1個
・砂糖　30ｇ
・サラダ油　60ｇ
・ホットケーキミックス150ｇ（これは日本のスーパーであれば、どこにでも売っています。みなさんの国にもありますか。あるかな。あるといいな。きっと国によって少し味が違うと思うんですよね。みなさんの国のホットケーキミックスはどんな味なんでしょうか）
➀まず、型にシートをひきます。そしてオーブンを180度に予熱（よねつ）します。
②ボウルにバナナ１本を入れて、フォークでつぶして、ペースト状（じょう）にします。ペースト状、わかりますか。どろっとなるまで、バナナをつぶします。
③ペースト状にしたバナナに、卵、砂糖、サラダ油を加えてよく混ぜます。最後にホットケーキミックスも加えて混ぜます。
④これを、型に流し込みます。もう一本のバナナを縦半分（たてはんぶん）に切ってのせます。
⑤予熱したオーブンで35分～40分焼きます。

たったのこれだけです。すごく簡単でしょ。ぜひ、作ってみてください。おいしいですよ。
そして感想を聞かせてください。
　
語彙：
定番（ていばん）：standard
予熱した：preheated 


「のぞみ」の日記

バナナケーキの作り方

Today’s topic is going to be about an article called: “Safer brain surgery using AI possible within two years” published by the BBC.

Thanks for tuning in and don’t hesitate to give me your feedback on the topic if you wish.

Useful vocabulary
To undergo surgery
A millimeter
To sweat bullets
A mock surgery
A substitute / to substitute
Constructive
Civil aviation / military aviation
A simulator
An autopilot system
A massive number of casualties 
A tedious task


Let's check out the news

Artificial Intelligence (AI) could help brain surgeons now.

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Epizoda 3 : Ajmo na kavu

Both “嫉妒” (jídù) and “羡慕” (xiànmù) are about wanting something that others have, but do they really mean the same thing? In this episode, we’ll dive into the key differences between these two words, explore their emotional nuances, and learn how to use them correctly in different contexts. Plus, I’ll share some handy phrases to help you express these feelings naturally in Chinese. Don’t miss it!

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嫉妒 VS 羡慕：All Envy?

どれがただしい はつおん　ですか？ AからCでえらびましょう。
哪一个是正确的？
Which one is correct pronouciation? Choose one from A to C.
①　The.U.S　美国　　②　U.K　英国　③　India　印度　④　Korea　韩国　⑤　China　中国


①　アメリカ　ｃ
②　イギリス　Ｂ
③　インド　　Ａ
④　かんこく　 A
⑤　ちゅうごくＢ


ようへい先生　　N4,N5チャンネル

みんなのにほんご　Minnano Nihongo　Chaper １

Vamos a ver las diferencias entre estos dos verbos. 

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Quedar vs quedarse

In this episode we will talk about 【Losing weight】, you will learn how to say 【be on a diet, energy intake】 ect.
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
1st time: listen without looking at the text.
2nd time: look at the text and write down the new words, later look up the dictionary. 
3rd time: listen again without looking at the text.
4th time: repeat after it without looking at the text.
大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
今天想和大家聊一聊【减肥】的话题。
说起减肥，我算是个资深的减肥专家了。我从初中开始就开启我的减肥之路，试过各种方法：节食、运动、甚至是吃减肥药。直到这几年，我才开始意识到，不应该盲目减肥。我看回以前的照片，其实一点儿也不胖。按照BMI的标准，我甚至是体重偏轻。我对身材的焦虑都是受外界的声音以及一些扭曲的审美影响。现在我对身体的唯一要求就是健康，再也不把“减肥”两个字挂在嘴边了。
我经常听到身边的朋友说要减肥，不能吃太多，有的甚至晚饭都不吃。那么不吃晚饭真的能瘦吗？我们来听听专家的看法吧。
很多人呢一提起减肥啊都有很多种方法。大家说很简单啊，不就是少吃多动弹嘛，我只要少吃就可以了。单纯不吃晚餐能不能解决问题？初听很简单，说少吃一顿晚餐，那么一定就是能量减少了1/3，时间久了我自然就能够瘦下来。短期内啊，不吃晚饭确实能够减少我们的能量的摄入，但是这样的方法不能够很长久。如果您长期不吃晚饭，就有可能造成代谢率的下降。这个时候身体马上适应性地降低你的基础代谢率，而不能够起到减肥的作用。所以减肥一定是要吃动两平衡，既要适当地少吃，还要坚持积极的身体活动，才能够在保持代谢率的情况下，能够维持减重减脂的效果。
你有减肥的经历吗？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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资深	/	zī shēn	/	senior，veteran
节食	/	jié shí	/	be on a diet
焦虑	/	jiāo lǜ	/	anxiety
扭曲	/	niǔ qū	/	distorted
审美	/	shěn měi	/	aesthetics
把·····挂在嘴边	/	bǎ ····· guà zài zuǐ biān	/	talk about·····all the time
专家	/	zhuān jiā	/	expert
动弹	/	dòng tán	/	move
初听	/	chū tīng	/	first heard······
能量摄入	/	néng liàng shè rù	/	energy intake
代谢率下降	/	dài xiè lǜ xià jiàng	/	metabolic rate decreases
适应性地	/	shì yìng xìng de	/	adaptively
平衡	/	píng héng	/	balance
减重减脂	/	jiǎn zhòng jiǎn zhī	/	losing weight and fat

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减肥 Losing weight （Advanced level）

Hawaii's regular sunshine, short rain showers and clean air come together to create some of the planet's best conditions for viewing rainbows. Rainbows are seen so often here that a University of Hawaii professor calls the state the "rainbow capital of the world."

"Hawaii has maybe the best rainbows on the planet," said Steven Businger, professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

He has even created an app called RainbowChase to help people find rainbows in Hawaii.

Rainbows form when drops of rain refract sunlight into a spectrum of colors. The brighter the sun, the clearer the rainbow.

Hawaii's winds bring many small showers with enough blue sky between them for the sun to shine through. Conditions are best during the rainy season from October through April.

Visitors should look for rainbows when it's both sunny and raining at the same time. Rainbows will appear opposite the sun. They will seem larger and higher in the sky in the early morning and late afternoon, when the sun is lower on the horizon.

Rainbows are popular symbols of island life. Pictures of them can be seen on buildings and buses, and even on vehicle license plates.

"They cause us to stand still and for a moment, forget about the past and the future," Businger said.

There are about 20 names for rainbows in the Hawaiian language, including different words for different types of rainbows.

Sam 'Ohu Gon III, senior scientist and cultural adviser at The Nature Conservancy in Hawaii, said rainbows are considered a symbol of Kāne, one of the four main gods in Hawaiian tradition. The closer you get to a rainbow, the more likely you are to meet a supernatural force or a powerful person, he said.

A rainbow is also believed to show that an aumakua — a deified family member or family god — is nearby.