The difference between the active and passive forms of sentences is explained, with examples.

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Active vs. Passive in English

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わたしのいろいろなはなし　LESSON13 　

「ネコのクロエちゃん」My cat Chloe


The aim of this lesson...
ペットのことを　話します。
to talk about pets!!




2)The aim of this lesson, Text, Vocabulary ［4：34］


★★Text & Vocabulary★★
Please repeat after me...

1．
クロエちゃんは　ネコです。
うちにきてから、もうすぐ１ねんです。
はじめは　テレビの　うしろに　かくれていましたが、
いまは　ベッドの　まんなかで　グーグーねています。


1)はじめ（初め）〈N〉At first, beginning、一开始
2)うしろ（後ろ）〈N〉Behind、后面
3)かくれます（隠れます）〈V〉hide、躲
4)まんなか（真ん中）〈N〉middle、中间
5)グーグー（ぐうぐう）〈adv.〉Onomatopoeia for good sleep、好睡眠的拟声词
　


2．
かくれんぼが　だいすきです。
わたしが　かくれると、クロエちゃんは　ニャーニャーなきながら、わたしを　さがします。
ごはんが　たべたいとき、くちを　ペロペロしています。
ほんとうに　かわいいです。


6）かくれんぼ〈N〉Hide and seek、捉迷藏
7）にゃー〈adv.〉Meow、喵喵
8）さがします（探します）〈V〉Find、找
9）くち（口）〈N〉Mouth、嘴
10）ペロペロ〈adv.〉Onomatopoeia for licking、舔食时的拟声词



3．
そんなクロエちゃんを　みていると、げんきなきもちに　なります。
クロエちゃんは　わたしの　いやしです。
いつも　クロエちゃんに　いやされています。


11）そんなN〈adj.〉Such an N、这样的N
12）（どんな）きもち（気持ち）に　なります〈V〉(What kind of) feeling、（什么样的）感觉
13）いやし（癒し）〈N〉Healing、愈合
14）いやされます（癒されます）〈V〉Be healed by---、S被…治愈了。




LESSON13　ネコのクロエちゃん My cat Chloe
1)［3：27］Introduction of the characters, Please tell me about yourself 
2)［4：34］The aim of this lesson, Text, Vocabulary 
3)［3：51］Sentence pattern and expression 1&2　 
4)［3：05］Text, Applied conversation practice, Extra thinking training　 
5)［7：54］Let's challenge you too!
6)［4：18］Interview...

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Japanese! わたしの いろいろな はなし

ネコのクロエちゃん（2）

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The Youth in Asia
"THAT'S IT," MY MOTHER SAID AFTER HAVING SADIE PUT TO SLEEP. "MY CAT DAYS ARE OVER."

In the early sixties, during what my mother referred to as the "tail end of the Lassie years," my parents were given two collies they named Rastus and Duchess. We were living in upstate New York, out in the country, and the dogs were free to race through the forest. They napped in meadows and stood knee-deep in frigid streams, costars in their own private dog-food commercial. According to our father, anyone could tell that the two of them were in love.

Late one evening, while lying on a blanket in the garage, Duchess gave birth to a litter of slick, potato-sized puppies. When it looked as though one of them had died, our mother placed the creature in a casserole dish and popped it into the oven, like the witch in "Hänsel and Gretel."

"Oh, keep your shirts on," she said. "It's only set on 200. I'm not baking anyone; this is just to keep him warm."

The heat revived the sick puppy and left us believing our mother was capable of resurrecting the dead.

Faced with the responsibilities of fatherhood, Rastus took off. The puppies were given away, and we moved south, where the heat and humidity worked against a collie's best interests. Duchess's once beautiful coat now hung in ragged patches. Age set in and she limped about the house, clearing rooms with her suffocating farts. When finally, full of worms, she collapsed in the ravine beside our house, we reevaluated our mother's healing powers. The entire animal kingdom was beyond her scope; apparently, she could resurrect only the cute dead.

The oven trick was performed on half a dozen peakish hamsters but failed to work on my first guinea pig, who died after eating a couple of cigarettes and an entire pack of matches.


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The Youth in Asia

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"Uncover the Hilarious Brazilian Expression for Those Jaw-Dropping Moments! Have you ever witnessed someone doing something so excessive or unacceptable that it left you speechless? Well, here in Brazil, we've got a popular expression that perfectly captures those mind-boggling situations. Get ready to master a Brazilian gem that will have you laughing and shaking your head in disbelief. Don't miss out on this enlightening episode!"

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Aquele de quando alguém faz algo que é inaceitável

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A: Você gosta de esportes?
B: Sim, eu gosto muito.
A: Quais esportes você gosta?
B: Eu gosto de futebol e vôlei.
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B: Eu posso te ensinar se você quiser.
A: Sério? Eu adoraria.
B: Que tal amanhã à tarde então?
A: Ok, eu estou livre amanhã à tarde.
B: Então, nos vemos amanhã à tarde no parque.
A: Combinado!


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