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Midori no Heya

Have you ever heard the expression you can’t teach an old dog
new tricks? Today I want to talk with you about this expression and ask whether this is true or not. Well, the answer is kind of confusing because it is, and it isn’t true at the same time. So what do I mean by that? When somebody says, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” essentially, they are saying if you are older, you can’t learn new things. Now, I have a real problem with this because I have seen this type of mindset disproved so many times, including my first college professor who did not go to college until she was in her 60’s she ended up getting her associate degree, her bachelors and then masters degree and in her seventies was my professor for my very first college class that I ever took. I don’t believe the expression, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.”

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“You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” is this true?

有yǒu一yī天tiān，爸爸bà ba让ràng八bā岁suì的de女儿nǚ ér去qù寄jì一yī封fēng信xìn，女儿nǚ ér已经yǐ jīng拿ná着zhe信xìn跑pǎo了le，爸爸bà ba才cái想起xiǎng qǐ信封xìn fēng上shàng没méi写xiě地址dì zhǐ和hé收信shōu xìn人rén的de名字míng zì。

女儿nǚ ér回来huí lái后hòu，爸爸bà ba问wèn她tā：你nǐ把bǎ信xìn丢diū进jìn邮筒yóu tǒng了le吗ma?

女儿nǚ ér回答huí dá：当然dāng rán。

爸爸bà ba：你nǐ没méi看见kàn jiàn信封xìn fēng上shàng没有méi yǒu写xiě地址dì zhǐ和hé收信shōu xìn人rén名字míng zì吗ma?

女儿nǚ ér：我wǒ当然dāng rán看见kàn jiàn信封xìn fēng上shàng什么shén me也yě没méi写xiě。

爸爸bà ba：那nà你nǐ为什么wèi shén me不bù拿ná回来huí lái呢ne？

女儿nǚ ér：我wǒ还hái以为yǐ wéi你nǐ不bù写xiě地址dì zhǐ和hé收信shōu xìn人rén,是shì因为yīn wèi不bù想xiǎng让ràng我wǒ知道zhī dào你nǐ把bǎ信xìn寄jì给gěi谁shéi呢ne!

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What's up every one?
For this 2nd episode, I'll talk about Soma, a pretty inspiring game, developed and published in 2015 by Frictional Games. This title mixes classical elements of survival-horror with a rather thought-provoking history.
Don't hesitate to give your feedback if you wish, enjoy.

Transcript of the episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/102hMITEP3yiQPI6btYF0GQQoGPlSXn5-YryUFuLb0BM/edit?usp=sharing

For gamers out there

Soma: a dark but inspiring exploration of the fusion between humans and machines

Learn the basics about the first, and most important, meal of the day: el desayuno!!
Happy learning!

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Basic Spanish Episode 12: ¿Qué desayunas?

¿Qué será el "pan comido"? Descúbrelo aquí...

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"Pan Comido"

NASA has given SpaceX an $843 million contract to build the vehicle that will help to destroy the International Space Station (ISS).

Space X, a company that's controlled by Elon Musk, will build the vehicle but the mission will be led by NASA.

The ISS was launched in 1998 and it's likely that it will have to be removed from space in the next few years.

The station is operated by space agencies from the US, Europe, Japan, Canada and Russia. All the countries involved have said they'll operate the station until 2030 except Russia, which has said it will operate it until 2028.

Teams of astronauts have been living in the space station since 2000. During that time, they have done more than 3,300 experiments in space.

It's expected that the SpaceX vehicle will pull the ISS through space before landing it in the sea. Both are likely to break apart as they re-enter Earth's atmosphere.

NASA said that it will be focusing on "commercially owned space destinations closer to home" as life on the ISS comes to an end.

The contract is seen as another vote of confidence for the company that Musk founded in 2002.

But experts say it won't be easy bringing such a large space station back to Earth safely.

Meghan Bartels from Scientific American said it will be a "delicate" challenge.

She said it took 42 different launches to send the ISS into space, where it was put together in orbit.

She added: "The orbiting laboratory contains about as much internal space as a six-bedroom house spread over an area the size of a football field," and that it weighs almost as much as three blue whales.

It's not yet known what the vehicle will look like or exactly when the mission will take place.

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SpaceX Given Contract to Destroy Space Station

lesson on italki 
https://www.italki.com/ja/teacher/9451959/japanese

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ccr9nwq8ytV

https://linktr.ee/atsushi_japanese

こんばんは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

今日4/29から日本はゴールデンウィークがはじまりました。
これは1年で1番長い休みの時期です。
日本人はあまり休まない、休めないタイプだからかわかりませんが、祝日が多いですね。1年間で16日あるみたいです。

そして今年は、このゴールデンウィークはいつもより長い連休です。会社で働いている人は有給をうまく使うと10連休！になるみたいです。日本ではとても長い休みですね。

そして今年はようやく3年ぶりに規制もほとんどないゴールデンウィークですので、旅行に行く人が多いと思います。

まだ国内旅行がまだ多いみたいです。
千葉県
北海道
沖縄
大阪府
などが人気のようです。千葉県と、大阪府はディズニーランドとUSJですね。日本人はテーマパークが好きみたいです。
海外旅行に行く人はまだ少ないみたいです。

ぼくは奥さんが働いているので、家でPodcastを取ったり、日本語のレッスンでみなさんとたくさん話したり、散歩したりしようと思います。今年の後半は海外旅行したいと思います！

みなさんの国では長い連休はありますか？そういう時はどこに行きますか？

よかったらオンラインレッスンでお話しましょう！
お待ちしています！


それから、最後は案内ですが、Kindleで新しい日本語学習の為の本を作りました！unlimitedのサービスでも読めますので、よかったら見てみてください！

https://www.amazon.com/Comprehensive-Handbook-Language-Speakers-Japanese-ebook/dp/B0C3HD7ZVW/ref=sr_1_1_nodl?crid=F2SYFYUZOUT2&keywords=Nihongo+nouns+50+a+comprehensive&qid=1682554805&sprefix=nihongo+nouns+50+a+comprehensive%2Caps%2C215&sr=8-1&dplnkId=162d9ffa-5f9e-43d1-a579-ef7ed21ee0f3

ということで今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！ではまた！

Atsushi のJapanese podcast (travel/news /文法・漢字・語彙/Osaka/Hokkaido/🇹🇷🇬🇪🇦🇲🇪🇸🇵🇹)

#251 日本のゴールデンウィークについて！

Today I talk about the phrase "to be better off", Prince Harry's kids get a new surname, Britain opens "daytime clubs" as an alternative to night clubs and song lyrics from Ellen Foley, We Belong to the Night.