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A look at when to use the prepositions "for" and "since" to indicate how long something has been happening.  An easy-to-remember rule is presented, then the viewer is given practice exercises.

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Modern Chinese(時代華語)B1- Reading(短文)

Simon Fowler: So what do you think you will have to eat?

Eduardo Gonzales: I know you said the barbecue is good and it does look fantastic, but I see they also have curry here.

Simon Fowler: Yes, they do. It’s really good. You see there are 12 different kinds. The one at the bottom is very mild and as they go up, they get more and more spicy. The one at the top - well, phew! It’s really tasty, but a little too hot for me. There’s a lot of garlic in it, so if you choose that, you need to be brave. And you may not be popular on the plane home tomorrow (laughs).

Eduardo Gonzales: (Laughs) I do like a strong curry though. What I do is I order a dish of yogurt to go with it. It’s nice and thick and cool so if I feel it’s too spicy, I can eat some or add it to my curry to cool it down.

Simon Fowler: That’s a really good idea. I might try that in future.

Eduardo Gonzales: I also like the sound of the cheeseburger, but at the same time, I could have a good cheeseburger in a lot of places.

Simon Fowler: Oh, it’s really special here though. They bake the burgers for a little which makes them taste really good, and then they fry them quickly in olive oil. There are a lot of restaurants where they just put it in the microwave and it tastes terrible.

Eduardo Gonzales: The only thing I used a microwave for is heating up my coffee when I have left it too long. I don’t think you should ever use one for food.

Simon Fowler: Well, here comes the waitress, so it’s decision time.

English Conversation/Dialogue

Eating Out

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#144〉12月17日土曜日　天気/くもり　気温/-3℃ 

JR/じぇいあーる…電車の名前
・雪が降ってきたので、最近JRが遅れたり、運休したり。
・冬の季節は、飛行機も飛ばないことがあるので注意が必要です。
・吹雪になると車、電車、飛行機は動くことができない。
・JRが止まるのは、吹雪だけではない。
・私もJRに乗っていた時、鹿のせいで止まったことがある。
・北海道の人にとっては、日常です。
・これから4ヶ月、冬の季節が続きますが、がんばります‼


［単語］
運休/うんきゅう…電車やバスが走らないこと
吹雪/ふぶき…雪と風がつよい
鹿/しか…森にいる動物。北海道にたくさんいる。
線路/せんろ…電車の道
日常/にちじょう…普通の毎日

レッスン待ってます♪

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#144〉12月17日土曜日　冬の電車にあの動物が！

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