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よろしくおねがいします！

けんと日本語/Japanese with Ken

結婚式に参加したおはなしです。

Natural Nihongo Chat

結婚式ってやっぱり感動しますよね♪

今回のトピックは佐世保の動物園でお猿のモモちゃんが謎の出産をしました。その事についてお話しします! Cherry blossom viewing, unexpected babies, and why you should always patch that hole in the enclosure.

The Konnichiwa Podcast

Life Finds a Way


Script

おはようございます。日本語だんだんポットキャストのゆかりです。

今朝(けさ)はとても涼(すず)しいです。

今朝とは、今日の朝のことです。

漢字をみると、意味(いみ)がわかりますね。

さて、話をもどします。

今朝はとても涼しいです。

夏が終(お)わって、秋(あき)がやってきたように思います。

秋はたくさんの食べ物がおいしいです。

野菜(やさい)や果物(くだもの)、
お魚も、おいしい季節(きせつ)です。

私は秋のじゃかいも、
梨(なし)、鮭(さけ)がとても好きです。

スーパーで、たくさんの梨をみると、
秋がきたなぁとうれしくなります。

秋の気配(けはい)を感じます。

みなさんの国には秋はありますか？

そして、
みなさんは、どんなときに秋の気配を感じますか？

では、今日も最後まで聞いてくれて、だんだん、です。

また明日！






Japaneseだんだんpodcast

12.秋(あき)の気配(けはい)/Japaneseだんだんpodcast

In this short episode, you will  learn the meaning of  {  Essential } 

Engsavvy ( 504 Absolutely Essential Words )

Lesson 3 Word 6 (  Essential ) 

Interviews are all about demonstrating how your skills and experiences MATCH the job description. To be effective at this you need to do the RIGHT preparation. Answers must be concise, personal, structured. In this podcast I highlight some key tips for answering typical questions. If you want more detailed coaching - get in touch with me directly!

#interviews #jobs #career

How to create an awesome job application strategy: Advice on careers, CVs, cover letters, interview planning

Interview Preparation - key tips from a Finance Director

Kolmannessa jaksossa puhun siitä, miten oppia suomen kieltä tehokkaasti. 

Tässä vinkkini:
1. Motivaatio - Miksi haluat opiskella suomea?
2. Opiskelutapa - Miten opiskella tehokkaasti?
3. Tavoitteet - Mitkä ovat kielelliset tavoitteesi ja miten pääset eteenpäin?
4. Aika - Miten kauan kestää oppia suomea?

Easy suomi Anna-Marian kanssa

Easy suomi: 3.jakso Miten oppia kieltä?

Do you find it harder to be nice and cooperative when you're tired? You're not alone — and there's actually science behind that feeling.

Researchers in Italy looked at how being tired affected people's brains and the decisions they made.

They looked at a total of almost 450 people. The participants all started by doing a set of similar tasks for about 45 minutes — but for one group, the tasks were made much more difficult to make the participants mentally tired.

For example, the mentally tired group was given more difficult quiz questions to answer. And while everyone watched funny videos, the mentally tired group was told to try not to smile or laugh.

Participants then played several economic games that asked them to make decisions that would give different benefits to themselves and others, like deciding how to share points in a group.

It was found that mentally tired participants were much less likely to make cooperative decisions in the games. They were also more likely to choose "antisocial" and "spiteful" options — where they could, say, choose to use some of their own points to reduce someone else's points instead of using them to help themselves or the group.

Why did this happen?

Among the mentally tired group, the researchers found a much stronger increase in "slow-wave" activity in parts of the brain used for things like planning, paying attention, controlling emotions and understanding others. These "slow waves" are similar to the ones seen in our brains when we sleep.

The researchers said this increase in slow waves may explain tired participants' less cooperative decisions.

So when you're tired after a long day, you may be less nice because the parts of your brain you need to help you cooperate are actually going to sleep!