CHISTES MEXICANOS

UNA SECRETARIA.

アニメ会社では天才かバカしか仕事が続かない！？
アニメ会社あるある：会社の机に無言で芳香剤が置かれる
就職前に労働環境が良いかどうか調べる方法は？

在動畫公司裡，只有天才或傻瓜才能長期待下去！？
動畫公司日常：辦公桌上莫名其妙多了一個芳香劑
就業前如何調查公司的勞動環境是否良好？

以下より、さいかさんのコーチングに申し込みできます！
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjwz61DLHNYXC9SRdT6wGhPofbieBqPV3yQD_a4Be510AI0g/viewform

以下のリンクから匿名で質問できますので、ぜひぜひ質問を送ってください！こちらのPodcastで質問に答えたいと思います☆感想も大募集中！
可以通過以下鏈接匿名提問，我們會在這裡的 Podcast 上回答您的問題☆
https://tellonym.me/midori.podcast


Midori Talks

20.【日本語会話】日本のアニメ業界経験者に聞いたリアルな話！ゲスト：さいかさん / 訪談日本動畫界從業者的真實故事！來賓：さいかさん

When to pronounce as '二'? and when to pronounce as '两'? 
Number 2 has different pronunciations in Chinese. Let's learn how to pronounce it correctly. 
数字2的发音。

中文小课堂

2读作二还是两

Speaker 1: For me, having a dumbphone would be …dumb. I really like surfing the web on my phone to find out about things. If I hear the name of an actor I don’t know about, I can look them up, or if I‘m in a new place and I want to find a restaurant to go to, I can find somewhere easily. Plus, I love Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. I follow loads of celebrities and I love to watch concerts and live-tweet what is happening. Without my smartphone, my friends wouldn’t know what I was doing. It would feel very strange.

Speaker 2: I’m seriously thinking about getting a dumbphone. I hate how the battery on my smartphone is in control of my life. I always have to find somewhere to charge the phone when I’m out and I’m always worried about it. I also don’t like the way search engines record your history and use it to sell you things. I feel as though my attention is always taken away from everything I do with my smartphone because I use it so much. I was with a friend the other day and after a while, we were sitting there not talking, just looking at our phones. It was like our phones just killed the conversation. We didn’t even realize it was happening.

Speaker 3: I like the idea of a dumbphone. I’m just not sure if I would like it in practice. I travel a lot with my work, so it really helps being able to access my inbox when I’m out. If I didn’t, I would spend all my time in the office answering emails. I also have a favorite podcaster who I listen to all the time when I’m traveling. I can download his latest episode and pass the time when I’m on a flight or a train. I do enjoy being offline as I feel as though I am always using my phone to communicate, with email, Skype, phone calls, and text. But I think if I didn’t have access to the Internet most of the time, I would worry.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

DUMBPHONES

Talking about the weather in fall.
Wortschatz
vorbei sein - to be over
kälter - colder (die Kälte - coldness) 
sich freuen über + Akk. - to be pleased about
unangenehm sein - to be unpleasant (das Wetter ist unangenehm)
bewölkt - cloudy   (die Wolke; -en - cloud)
neblig - foggy       (der Nebel - fog)
von den Bäumen fallen - to fall from the trees
nass - wet
verlassen, hat verlassen - to leave
lieber - rather
bunt - colorful
farbig - colored
das Märchen - fairy tale
wechselhaft - changeable
plötzlich - suddenly
vorbereitet sein - to be prepared
die Lieblingsjahreszeit - favorite season
gestrickte Pullis - knitted sweaters
rausgehen, ist rausgegangen - to go out
beruhigend - calming   (sich beruhigen, hat sich beruhigt - to calm down)
entspannend - relaxing (sich entspannen, hat sich entspannt - to relax)
sich erkälten, hat sich erkältet - to catch a cold  (die Erkältung - cold)


Schnurgerade Deutsch

Das Wetter im Herbst

Throughout the 20th century, many scientists believed that bilingual children would have trouble concentrating and learning in school. In the last decade, however, studies have proved just the opposite.

People that speak more than one language often perform better on tests that measure problem solving, concentration, mental flexibility and multitasking.

Basically, speaking more than one language keeps your brain fit!

Over half of the world’s population speak more than one language, and most countries have more than one official language. Native English speakers usually only grow up speaking one language.

Young children learn language easily, but that’s because they’re constantly surrounded by native speakers! Unfortunately, adults don’t have that luxury.

Bilingual brains have more grey matter. This part of the brain controls our muscles, sight, hearing, emotions, speech, and decision making. Learning another language makes our brains work harder and builds up our grey matter.

Some schools in the U.K. and America have started conducting lessons in one language in the morning and switching to a different language for lessons in the afternoon. Teachers say that the children concentrate much better and have more self-esteem.

For adults, it’s sometimes hard to stay motivated when learning another language, so make sure it’s always an enjoyable experience! Be sure to set goals for yourself, try a lot of different learning activities and talk to native speakers as much as you can.

Don’t worry about the mistakes you make, after all, the reward for all that hard work is well worth it!

English Corner

Learning Another Language Keeps Your Brain Fit and Healthy

Aprende árabe con Radia 

A Short story in Arabic 1

In this episode of Word of the Day, we explore the meaning of "ephemeral" and how the fleeting nature of moments adds value to our experiences. From conversations to sunsets, we discuss how embracing impermanence can deepen our appreciation for the present and enrich our language learning journey.

LEARN BY LISTENING

Word of the Day: 'Ephemeral' – The Beauty in Fleeting Moments

What do you believe about your English?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KOHbOr53XdmyyuyXMAjBqXg7o457b0oT/view?usp=drivesdk