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Estamos en pleno verano, y eso significa que si visitas España es probable que las temperaturas vayan a ser altas y que seguramente te vas a quejar del calor un par de veces. En este episodio te enseno como quejarte del calor como un nativo. Te voy a contar las diferentes maneras en que los españoles expresamos que hace calor, una expresión muy divertida, maneras para combatir el calor y también te hablo de una costumbre muy española. 
Escucha el episodio y empieza a quejarte del calor como un nativo. 😊 Después de escucharlo, no te olvides de dejar una valoración al podcast y visitar mi Instagram para decirme qué te ha parecido este episodio, ¿habías escuchado estas expresiones antes?



Blanca to go 

98 - ¡Qué calor!

It was dark, cold and wet. A strong gust of wind was carrying rain in through a broken window. Lightening had struck the window, which exploded and sent shattered glass all over the floor and desk.

Rain was pooling on Superman’s keyboard and he felt drops seeping into his deeper electronics. Severely uncomfortable electric shocks rushed through his body. Wires leading to his CPU had short circuited, preventing any serious damage. 

In response to the short circuit, Superman’s alarm system roared like a lion. It was a built-in feature which informed the user that internal damage had been done. 

“Superman!” cried his owner, who was sitting up in his bed, frightened by the lightning strike. The young man jumped up and ran over to the shattered glass to shield his laptop from the wind and rain. In such an emergency situation, the first thing the owner did was to turn off Superman’s power. He then closed the lid and covered Superman in some clothes so he could attend to the glass and broken window. 

That’s it! I’m done for! I’m dead! Goodbye my sweet owner, my sweet 
simulations! I’ll never again simulate the movement of microwaves through 
circuits and electrical components. My life’s work, my life’s passion, gone… 
Goodbye world… 

And with those final thoughts, Superman powered down into unconsciousness

Being a Cloud

Superman the Laptop

Podcast pour connaitre le nom des pays, le verbe visiter et les articles définis.

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Je visite la France

Reviewing Japanese Grammar via Genki1

Let's Review Lesson 4, Genki 1

・何か物事をおねがいする時
〇彼に引っこしの手伝いを頼（たの）んだ。
〇息子に皿を洗っといてと頼（たの）んでおいた。

〇
Ａ：頼んだこと全然していないじゃないか！部屋のそうじとか 洗濯（せんたく）ものとか！
Ｂ：いそがしかったんだよ。


~を頼んだ。
～してと頼んだ。



・よくあるまちがい
✕　彼は私にバッグを頼んだ。
〇　バッグを持ってきてと頼んだ。

△　息子（むすこ）は私に水を頼んだ。
〇　息子（むすこ）は私に水を持ってきてと頼んだ。



飲食店でorderする時はＯＫ
〇彼はレストランで水を頼みました。
〇出前でラーメンを頼んだ。

〇
Ａ：何たのんだの？
Ｂ：チョコレートパフェたのんだ。


飲食店（いんしょくてん）：restaurant
出前（でまえ）：delivery 


洋平先生　N3～N2クラスの生徒へ　(^^♪

たのむ≒ask

A 38-year-old from Alaska has become the fastest woman to cycle around the world.

Lael Wilcox finished her 29,000-kilometer ride in 108 days, breaking the previous record by more than two weeks.

The American, who is waiting for her record to be confirmed by Guinness World Records, started and ended her journey in Chicago.

However, to break the record, Guinness doesn't ask cyclists to actually ride all the way around the world.

They must start and end in the same place, and their whole journey — including flights — must be at least 40,000 kilometers. That's the circumference of the Earth's equator.

Cyclists must travel at least 28,970 kilometers by bicycle.

After leaving Chicago in May, Wilcox rode to New York before flying to Europe. She then cycled from Portugal in the west to the Georgian capital of Tbilisi in the east.

She flew to Perth, Australia, and cycled east to Brisbane before cycling across New Zealand and then flying to her home city of Anchorage.

She cycled down to Los Angeles, and then back across to Chicago on the famous Route 66.

Her wife, Rugile Kaladyte (pronounced "RUE-gil-ay KAL-ah-dee-tay"), is a filmmaker. She traveled with Wilcox, taking videos and posting updates on social media.

Wilcox is an experienced cyclist, but the first woman to cycle around the world had only learned to ride a bike a few days before her journey began!

In 1894, Annie Cohen Kopchovsky, a mother of three young children, left Boston and cycled around the world in 15 months — all to win a bet!




Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

US Woman Sets Record for Cycling Around the World

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