訳し方がわかりません He had drunk more than in 80 years than there is water in the Thames.

この訳し方が分かりません。

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どういう意味なのしょう？

A good way for studying at home I recommend a way to study at home. Some student say it is difficult to concentrate on studying at home. I understand the idea. There are a lot of temptation. So, you need to put yourself in an environment that you just study.

1. Set a timer for 25 minutes for studying.

You can change the time , but they say 25 minutes is the best because people can concentrate more as the end of the limit comes close. It means doing for 25 minutes twice is more effective than doing 50 minutes once. Even if you are in the middle when the timer ring, you should stop there. Then you will realize it was a short time and want to study more.

2. Set a timer for 5 minutes for a bereak.

During the time, you can do anything other than study such as checking LINE or eating snacks. Even if your phone ring while you are studying, you can’t check it, wait until the break time.

3. Again, set a timer 25 minutes for studying.

I think you could study a lot by repeating those things. By this way, I no longer need to go to a library or cafe to study in the cold weather.

A pet I’ve been thinking about having a dog for a long time. I’m worried about if I could train him properly and when I imagine how sad I would be when he passes away I can’t decide to have.

Another worry is the cost. A certain pet shop sells a dog for about $8,000. Medical expenses are also expensive. A dog is a family member, so it is natural that it costs a lot to live with him, though.

I will keep worrying about that until I can make up my mind.

New Years resolution My friend and I were talking about our New Years resolutions. I said “I want to try something new.” I think it’s obscure. My friend said “I want to do things out of my comfort zone. I was impressed by what she said. Doing uncomfortable thing will give an idea doesn’t exist in my mind. I like staying and doing something at home, but going out side and meeting new people will give the chance to learn new things. That’s interesting. Now, Japan is in winter. It’s very cold. I hesitate to go out of my house. When spring comes, I would like to somewhere and find exciting thing.

The singer I’m a big fan of a certain singer. I went to his concert on New Year’s Eve. Usually, I look forward to it, but this time I was worried. Because another concert was held a few days before that day. At that time, he could’t sing some songs that were scheduled to sing because of his bad throat condition. He couldn't even speak nomally. He is famous as a real professional. It is said that he does everything he can do to show his performance perfectly before the concerts. For example, he doesn’t use air conditioner or he doesn’t drink something cold to keep his throat good condition. That was the first time he changed the timetable. So, I was really worried and I thought the concert I planed to go might be cancelled. But it was held. He was able to recover condition in only 2 days. Although his condition wasn’t perfect, his performance was amazing. I was moved and almost cried by his spirits. I respect him from bottom of my heart.

New Year’s Dishes On New Year’s Day, we usually ear special New Year’s Dishes, called “Osechi”. It has may meanings. One of them, we prepare it before New Year’s Day, because it can last a couple of days, and house wives can be set free from house work for a few days from New Year’s Day. Each family made it at home many years ago, but now we usually buy it at a department store or supermarket. Because it takes a lot of time. We can see many advertisements about “osechi” everywhere, everyday after Christmas Day. It looks good, but its taste is not very good. However, it is expensive. I might as well go to a sushi restaurant as buy it at a store.

Blood type Japanese like talking about our blood types. It is believed that our character depend on the blood type. Of course, there is no scientific evidence. Therefore, it’s interesting. We use it as a topic for small talk. Roughly speaking, A is considered as meticulous. B is selfish, O is generous, and AB is unique. So, it’s a little bit rude to ask “Is your blood type B” However, there is a interesting theory that many top athletes’ blood types are B, such as Ichiro, Mao Asada or Yuzuru Hanyu etc. B is also said “conpetitive” That makes sense. By the way, my blood type is B:)

Japanese custome It is considered that the reason why we take off our shoes when entering a house in Japan is that there is much rainfall and Japan has a humid climate. If we enter a house with our muddy shoes on, the rooms get dirty easily and it is unsanitary. Moreover, traditional Japanese houses have tatami mats, which are vulnerable.

I hard some clean freak in western countries also take off their shoes at the entrance.