Japanese People and Cats(4) Third, changes in the residential environment have also contributed to the preference for cats. Unlike in the past, when most people lived in single-family detached houses, more and more people are now living in apartments. In a detached house, one might have had a lot of dogs to protect the house, but in an apartment, one doesn't have to. Japanese people, who are reluctant to cause inconvenience to others, have come to think that cats are a more appropriate choice than dogs in noise-sensitive apartments. Some experts analyze that the cat boom is also related to the economic downturn. When the economy is good, one can raise a dog in a large house with a yard, but when the economy is bad, one raises a cat because everyone in the family has to go out to work. In Japan, the number of cats increased significantly during the oil crisis. The long-term recession that began in the 1990s was an important turning point for the Japanese in raising many cats. Fourth, the cost issue cannot be ignored. Of course, it varies from breed to breed, but in general, cats are less expensive and require lower maintenance costs than dogs. Above all, there are many types of mandatory vaccinations for dogs, such as rabies, and dog owners must also buy medical insurance. Cats, on the other hand, have relatively fewer visits to the hospital. According to estimates by the pet industry, raising a pet cat costs about 40% less than raising a pet dog. For Japanese people, who have been enduring stagnant economic conditions for decades, switching to cats is a realistic option. So in Japan, there are sarcastic remark that says dogs are a symbol of wealth.

Thank you very much! Can we do it on Tuesday? Friday evening also works for me, so she doesn’t need to wake up early. But Tuesday is also good!

IELTS confusing words & false friends

Today is sunny, with a clear sky stretching far and wide. During my free reading time, I stumbled upon a book called "Invention Stories For Kids." Its crude yet captivating illustrations reminded me of my dad's random mouse-drawing. Shockingly, I discovered that before the invention of bog rolls, people resorted to using moss, leaves, wool, and even corncobs to clean their booti. Sometimes, they found themselves with nothing but their hands when their sheep ran away. Can you believe it? Even encounters with poison ivy were mentioned! The idea of using corncobs for such a purpose is absolutely hilarious. Hooray for bog rolls!

I saw a colleague whom I haven't seen for a while during lunch time. She said: “You became thinner.” I said: “Don’t mention it. I couldn’t sleep well because the neighbors are noisy even though it is 11 or 12 pm. No home training and pure ignorance.” I couldn’t concentrate and spend a great deal of time doing a whole lot of nothing. She said, “I remember your old apartment was Okay.” I said, "Indeed, but the landlord doesn't rent separately anymore.” Capital is king. I met another colleague in the elevator, she said “you have so much white hair”. I got a fright. Even though I knew it’s true. The trees had been full of beautiful spring blossoms of the brightest red, dressing the whole forest in a glorious raiment of the most beautiful colours of the best season of the year, but now suddenly all this is withered and gone.

Male and female may be contrary entities, but they share the same goal.

I will write about my job. I work in an advertising company, and specifically work as a media strategy planner. My responsibility is to generate media plans for marketing campaigns basing on given budget and aligned campaign objective. I propose optimal solutions for how to invest budget in different media channels. Besides plans, I will also in charge of campaign execution and performance reviews after campaigns, because we often have a long term contract with a specific client and prefer to provide a continuable and trackable service. I am generally satisfied with my current job, which is demanding and stressful but also is creativity-encouraged and full of innovation. I keep shifting myself between two mode: highly focused mode for emergency and hard work, and relaxed mode for other time.

I’d love to live in Italy if I have any chance because I’ve heard it has beautiful nature and stunning food. Italy is next to Alps mountains, my friend lives the north of Milano told me how you can enjoy the nature for weekends. The scale sounds massive, so I am wondering how beautiful is.

Just as much as a river full of spring waters, flowing east, capturing in these last lines of the poem the power of the emotion that has come flowing out, like a river flooded with spring waters is flowing east, unable to be turned back. Nothing to be done - dawn brings cold rain, evening wind. Tears streaking rouge, A drunken leave-taking - When will I see this again? The last regret of life - the water’s eternal eastward flow. A line can be classical in diction, or it may use common language. The first line of this poem, “The red bloom of spring has fallen from the forest,” is very colloquial in flavour in Chinese, but this does not detract from its beauty at all. The word here translated “fallen” seems perfectly common, and yet what sympathy it conveys! The trees had been full of beautiful spring blossoms of the brightest red, dressing the whole forest in a glorious raiment of the most beautiful colours of the best season of the year, but now suddenly all this is withered and gone.

As for me, nature is the best palce to relax. With fresh air and beautiful sceneries around, all the bad mood and tired feeling will disappear in a second. This reminds me of our ancestors who came out of the mountains and forests, followed their dreams to build cities and develop civilization ,but finally wouldn't made them to be as happy as they preconceived. The city life usually gives me a feeling that I am just like a passer-by here, my root is not here, there is a calling always sounding in my mind which makes me really want to go outside and enjoy the nature. Sometimes I really don't understand the purpose of developing technology, and what the technology can bring us? It feels like that we have lost something that is most important to us and try our best to pursue something that are not that important. That's why the people live in this era have been becoming confused and frustrated more. Only spending a little time in nature can give us a short period with peace. then we are forced to go back to city and be as busy as a bee.