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In today’s global tech world, writing clean code isn’t enough—you need to communicate your ideas clearly and confidently in English. In this episode, we dive into why Tech English is one of the most powerful tools in your career toolbox.

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Here's today's news. Please share your thoughts at the end when I ask a question.
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今日(きょう)のニュースです。最後(さいご)に質問(しつもん)をしますので、感想(かんそう)を聞(き)かせください。スクリプトはリンクで確認(かくにん)できます。

■富士山に静岡県から登る人 - A person climbing Mount Fuji from Shizuoka Prefecture -
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/k10014507391000/k10014507391000.html

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富士山に静岡県から登る人 - A person climbing Mount Fuji from Shizuoka Prefecture -

”班味‌“是指上班族在工作后表现出的一种疲惫、憔悴的状态。具体表现为：‌
①从外貌来看‌：班味体现在不化妆或很少化妆，眼神疲惫、面容憔悴‌；穿着随意，衣着宽松，缺乏正式或精致的装扮‌；体型也可能会发生变化，如变胖、变瘦等状态。
②从行为来看‌：下班后仍然保持工作的状态，查看工作邮件、回复工作消息，没精力参加自己感兴趣的活动，和朋友家人聚会时也打开电脑工作，‌甚至在梦中处都谈论工作。‌
③从‌心理和情绪看‌：班味还体现在心理和情绪上的疲惫，,如因为工作压力失眠、对周边的朋友家人失去耐心，对生活失去热情，对未来的生活没有信心等。

ps:The number of words is limited, so you can check Pinyin yourself.

【En】"班味" (flavor of working) refers to a state of exhaustion and haggardness displayed by office workers after work. Specific manifestations include:
①In terms of appearance: "班味" manifests in not wearing makeup or wearing very little makeup, with tired eyes and a haggard face; dressing casually in loose clothing, lacking formal or elaborate attire; and potential changes in body shape, such as gaining or losing weight.
②In terms of behavior: After work, one remains in a working state, checking work emails, responding to work messages, lacking energy to participate in activities of interest, and even opening a laptop to work during gatherings with friends and family. Some may even talk about work in their dreams.
In terms of psychology and emotions: "班味" also manifests in psychological and emotional exhaustion, such as frequent insomnia due to work pressure, losing patience with friends and family, losing enthusiasm for life, and lacking confidence in future life.

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みんなの日本語　37課　受身です。
お母さんはぼくをおこる。
ぼくはお母さんにおこられる。
お母さんがぼくをほめる。
ぼくはお母さんにほめられる。
女の人が道を（わたしに）聞いた。
（わたしは）女のひとに道を聞かれた。
友だちが（わたしに）林さんを紹介した。
（わたしは）林さんを紹介された。

すべての行為は自分に向かっています。Every action is directed toward me. This is the passive. 

雨が降った。
雨に降られた。
（だれかが）足をふんだ。
足をふまれた。
お母さんが　わたしの　にっきを　よんだ。
にっきが読まれた。
私がかなしい、困ったという気持ちになりますね。

受身（うけみ）です。
受身形の作り方は、グループ２はかんたんです。
ほめます→ほめられます
見ます→見られます
食べます→食べられます
グループ２は「ます」ドロップ、「られます」です。

グルーウ１はどうでしょうか。
おこります→おこられます（り→ら）（い→あ）
ふみます→ふまれます
読みます→読まれます
聞きます→聞かれます
（「い」が「あ」にかわって、「れます」です）
グループ３は
来ます→こられます
します→されます

主語が物のときも受身（うけみ）を使います。
1958年に東京タワーが建てられました。
2021年に東京オリンピックが行われました。
ワインはブドウから作られています。
漢字は中国や日本で使われています。

たくさん、練習してくださいね。


にほんごのれんしゅう

みんなの日本語　Lesson 37 （Passive: 受身）

Spanish star Rafael Nadal is retiring from professional tennis at the age of 38, he has announced.

Nadal won 22 Grand Slam singles titles during his career, including the French Open 14 times.

He has been one of the greatest players of the modern game, sharing his time at the top with his longtime rivals Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

The tennis world has long debated which man should be called the "Greatest of All Time" — or "GOAT."

Nadal hasn't been able to compete much during the past two seasons because of injuries. He has entered just two of the last eight major tournaments.

He said that next month's Davis Cup finals — when he'll play for Spain — will be his final tournament.

"It is obviously a difficult decision, one that has taken me some time to make," he said. "But in this life, everything has a beginning and an end."

Nadal was known for his physical style of play — he played every point as though it were his last, but he was especially strong on clay courts.

There is a statue of Nadal outside those slow, red courts in Paris on which he enjoyed so much success.

As well as his French Open titles, he won the US Open four times and won Wimbledon and the Australian Open twice each.

"I think it is the appropriate time to put an end to a career that has been long and much more successful than I could have ever imagined," Nadal said.

His last major title came in Paris in June 2022. Nadal's tally of Grand Slams has since been surpassed by Djokovic, who has now won 24 majors.

In total, the Spaniard won 92 singles titles, spent 209 weeks as the world's number one player and earned almost $135 million in prize money.

He said: "Really, everything I have experienced has been a dream come true."

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Rafael Nadal Retires from Professional Tennis at 38

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