Nihongo Hiyoriでは、日常の意味のあることないことを親しみやすい日本語で話します。
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In the 1970s, renowned Colombian journalist Gonzalo Guillén reported a peculiar story that has since become a memorable anecdote. The tale revolves around a donkey in the town of Sogamoso, who finds himself on the wrong side of the law.

The donkey, in search of fresh grass to graze, wandered onto someone else’s property. This trespassing did not go unnoticed, and the donkey was promptly arrested. He was taken into preventive custody at the local police station, a rather unusual place for a donkey to end up.

But the story takes an even more bizarre turn. During the night, the hungry donkey, perhaps driven by the unfamiliar surroundings or the lack of his usual diet, turned to the only available source of sustenance - the police station’s paperwork. He devoured not only his own case file but also the documents of other detainees.

This incident, while humorous, also serves as a poignant reminder of the often absurd situations that can arise when the worlds of humans and animals intersect. It’s a story that continues to amuse and intrigue, decades after it first made headlines.

This story was originally written by  Gonzalo Guillén and posted on the @HELIODOPTERO X account. 

"Me haces recordar la noticia que redacté en los 70 sobre el burro que fue arrestado en Sogamoso por entrar a pastar en un predio ajeno. Quedó detenido preventivamente en la comisaría de policía y durante la noche se comió con hambre su propio expediente y los de otros presos."

Gonzalo Guillén is a well-known Colombian journalist and researcher. He has been in journalism since 1975 and has worked with various prestigious organizations such as El Tiempo, Colprensa, TV-HOY, La Prensa, El Universo, El País, The Miami Herald, and El Nuevo Herald.

Tales  from the Macondo man

The evidence eraser Donkey 

"Less is more," they say. And a new social media trend is supporting this idea by encouraging people to stop buying new things, and use what they already have.

"Underconsumption core" content shows people using items and wearing clothes they've had for a long time, instead of buying new things often promoted by influencers.

In the last decade or so, social media has become the home of influencer marketing, where popular content creators use their platforms to promote products to their followers.

This might be anything from showing clothes they've recently bought to opening — or "unboxing" — new products and reviewing them.

According to Statista, 28% of TikTok users bought products influenced by celebrity content in 2022. But some people are growing tired of being told what to buy.

Diana Wiebe, a TikTok creator and self-named "de-influencer," went viral in 2023 when she posted a video of herself reacting to an influencer shopping at Target, an American discount retail chain.

In the video, Wiebe can be seen calling almost every item she sees "garbage," adding, "You don't need that." Many TikTok users supported her message in the comments.

Talking to Atlanta-based Scripps News, Wiebe explained that the new trend is "a direct rejection of overconsumption."

Another TikTok creator, Sabrina Pare, is sharing the same message to her 250,000 followers through videos showing her using items she's had for years, as well as reusing old materials and wearing secondhand clothes.

The content shows followers how underconsumption saves money and is better for the environment.

A 2017 report estimated that 83 million metric tons of shoes and clothing was thrown away in 2015, and that could increase to 134 million metric tons by 2030.

While Wiebe told Scripps News that companies making new products may have the biggest impact on the environment, she added, "If we consume less, they're not going to produce as much, and hopefully there will be less waste as well."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Less Is More: What Is 'Underconsumption Core'?

The Possessive Word “dyal”


 my / mine  : dyali
 your / yours (sing.):  dyalk
 his / his : dyalu
 her / hers:   dyalha
  our / ours : dyalna
your / yours:  dyalkum
their / theirs: dyalhum

 examples:

This pen is mine. : had stylo deyali
 this house is yours : had dar dyalik



Darija with karima 

The Possessive Word “dyal”

Today, let's try practicing some Russian tongue twisters! Tongue twisters are a fantastic tool for improving your pronunciation, focusing on challenging sounds, and increasing your speech speed, ultimately making it clearer.
Give it a shot and try repeating after me. I'll read each one twice: first slowly, and then closer to normal speed.

бык тупогУб, тупогУбенький бычОк, у быкА белА губА былА тупА. (б,п) 

Карл у КлАры укрАл корАллы, а КлАра у КАрла укрАла кларнЕт. (к,р,л)

на мелИ мы налИма ленИво ловИли, менЯли налИма вы мне на линЯ. о любвИ не менЯ ли вы мИло молИли, и в тумАны ЛимАна манИли менЯ. (л,м,н)

These tongue twisters focus on various Russian sounds. Try to articulate them as clearly as possible. Let's focus on accuracy rather than speed. Good luck!

Russian with Elina

Russian tongue twisters - part 2

EP.2 中高級intermediate, HSK4 

最近的網路流行語，什麼是內卷(nèi juǎn)?What is Involution? 

  

聽過內卷嗎? 收聽這集來了解，你覺得內卷怎麼樣呢? 

  

你有沒有不小心陷入內卷的情形呢?你聽過甚麼很嚴重的內卷嗎? 

在你的國家、工作地、社會有很多內卷嗎? 

Sherri Chinese

最近的網路流行語,什麼是內卷(nèi juǎn)?What is Involution?

Dagens avsnitt handlar om mitt klädbytarevent som jag höll i helgen. Klädbytardagar är ett koncept som jag älskar så mycket. Det är ett hållbart sätt att både ge och få. Jag pratar om hur fast fashion inte är hållbart och att alla borde starta ett klädbytarevent i sin stadsdel. Jag lovar det är hur kul som helst. 

Tankar på svenska

Tankar På Svenska : Jag anordnade ett klädbytarevent B1+ 

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