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みなさんは、今(いま)、何(なに)かほしいものがありますか？　アイフォンがほしい、とか、犬(いぬ)がほしいとか、愛(あい)がほしいとか、いろいろあると思(おも)いますが、わたしは、今(いま)、こたつがほしいです。

＜Vocabulary>
犬(いぬ:inu) ~a dog
愛(あい:ai) ~love
こたつ(:kotatsu) ~able over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
昔(むかし:mukashi) ~tin the past
暖房(だんぼう:danboo) ~heating
家事(かじ:kaji) ~Housework
布団(ふとん:futon) ~futon (Japanese-style bedding)
掃除(そうじ:sooji) ~cleaning
今まで(いままで:ima made) ~Until now
実家(じっか:jikka) ~family home
サイコー(さいこう:最高:saikoo) ~best、most、fantastic
うとうとと(:uto uto to) ~Dozing.
皆んな仲良く(みんな　なかよく:minna nakayoku) ~Everyone gets along
バトルになる(ばとるになる:batoru ni naru) ~It's going to be a battle
基本的に(きほんてきに:kihon tekini) ~Basically
マンション(まんしょん:manshon) ~mansion (on a large building)
一人暮らし(ひとりぐらし:hitori gurashi) ~Lives alone
1匹(いっぴき:ippiki) ~counter for small animals＝one animal	
＊~匹(~ひき:~hiki) ~counter for small animals
四角(しかく:shikaku) ~square□
丸(まる:maru) ~circle○
など(:nado) ~etc.
考える(かんがえる:kanngaeru) ~Think about it
なかなか〜ません(:nakanaka ~masen) ~It's not easy to
運命の(うんめいの:unmei no) ~of destiny
見つける(みつける:mitsukeru) ~find
家具屋(かぐや:kaguya) ~ Furniture store

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Une lueur d'espoir dans cette actualité sombre.

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Enjoy the nineteenth episode of Culture To Grow, which allows you to travel the world from the comfort of your home, your car, or if you are still half asleep in your bed.

In this episode, we will be doing something slightly different. Since going forward, the first Monday of every month, we will embark on a thrilling journey that will immerse us in the sights, sounds, and stories of a different country each time. 

In this series, we won't just be tourists, we'll be explorers. We'll connect with a local to learn about the country, its culture, and dispel some of those stereotypes that we may all have. 

But enough from me. It's time to meet someone who knows this destination better than anyone I know. Our guest today is Fatima, she will be our guide as we travel to Iran. 

Let's go! 

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What do you do if you see an object in a plastic bag lying around at a bus stop?

Most people would say: "Don't touch it!"

That's very good advice — most of the time.

But an object that was once found in a plastic shopping bag at a bus stop has just sold for $22.3 million at auction.

It was a painting by a great artist from Venice known as Titian. It's called The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, and it has a long and interesting history.

Although it's thought of as a masterpiece, it's one of the artist's smaller paintings. In fact, it's only 46 centimeters high and 63 centimeters wide.

Titian painted it early in the 16th century, when he was 20.

The painting, which depicts Jesus, Mary and Joseph from the Bible, has been owned by a number of rich and famous Europeans, including Austrian emperors.

It was taken from Vienna in 1809 by French soldiers, although it was later returned to the Austrian capital.

Later, it was bought by a British collector, but it was stolen in 1995.

And for seven years it was lost. After a reward of almost $130,000 was offered to anyone who could find the painting, it turned up at a London bus stop.

It had no frame when it was found by a well known art detective, but it was in quite good condition.

It had been expected to make between $19 million and $32 million at auction in London. The final amount was a new record for a Titian painting.

But that still might not be a good enough reason to go looking in plastic bags at bus stops!

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Después de una noche en un autobús, finalmente llego a Ciudad de México. La gran ciudad, origen de aztecas y capital de españoles. Acompáñame en este primer día en la segunda ciudad más grande de América.
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