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El peor inquilino del mundo

Llámenme abuela Part 2

Textile waste is an urgent global problem, with only 12% recycled worldwide, according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a fashion sustainability nonprofit.

Nowhere is the problem greater than in China, the world's largest textile producer and consumer, where more than 26 million tons of clothes are thrown away each year, according to government statistics. Most of it ends up in landfills.

The country's clothing industry is dominated by "fast fashion" — cheap clothes made from unrecyclable synthetics. And Chinese e-commerce brands Shein and Temu make the country one of the world's largest producers of cheap fashion, selling in more than 150 countries.

Currently, only about 20% of China's textiles are recycled, according to the Chinese government. And many Chinese consumers are unwilling to buy used items anyway.

Still, among younger Chinese, there is a growing awareness of sustainability and some "remade" clothing businesses have emerged.

Designer Zhang Na's fashion label, Reclothing Bank, sells clothes, bags and other accessories made from materials such as plastic bottles, fishing nets and flour sacks.

The items' labels have QR codes that show their composition, how they were made and the source of the materials.

Reclothing Bank began in 2010 to give "new life to old things," Zhang said of her store in Shanghai. A large used clothes deposit box sits outside the entrance.

Zhang said she has seen sustainability consciousness grow since she opened her store, with core customers in their 20s and 30s.

But recycled garments sold at stores like Reclothing Bank cost much more than fast-fashion brands due to their production methods.

And that's the real problem, said Sheng Lu, professor of fashion and apparel studies at the University of Delaware.

"Studies repeatedly show consumers are not willing to pay higher for clothing made from recycled materials" he said.




Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

26 Million Tons of Clothes Discarded in China Each Year

In this episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about scams and their personal experiences with online scams.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

Scams！诈骗！

HSK2

Made Chinese easy!

Reading a book in Japanese
''Buying Mittens'' #7　(Written by Nankichi Niimi)
『手袋を買いに』(てぶくろを かいに）
新美南吉・著　第七話

You can practice shadowing, repeating with
this reading and the text below.
Besides, it's helpful to study Kanji. 😊
📚My lessons: https://www.italki.com/ja/teacher/6185061

子供の狐は、町の灯を めあてに雪あかりの野原を
よちよちやっていきました。
はじめのうちは一つきりだった灯が二つになり
三つになり、はては十にも ふえました。
狐の子供はそれを見て、灯には星と同じように、
赤いのや黄いのや青いのがあるんだなと思いました。
やがて町に はいりましたが 通りの家々は もうみんな
戸を閉めてしまって、高い窓から暖かそうな光が、
道の雪の上に落ちているばかりでした。
けれど表の看板の上には たいてい小さな電燈が
ともっていましたので、狐の子は、それを見ながら、
帽子屋を探していきました。


【漢字】
子供・・・こども
狐　・・・きつね
町　・・・まち
灯　・・・ひ
雪　・・・ゆき
野原・・・のはら
二つ・・・ふたつ
三つ・・・みっつ
十　・・・じゅう
星　・・・ほし
同じ・・・おなじ
赤い・・・あかい
黄い・・・きい
青い・・・あおい
思いました・おもいました
通り・・・とおり
家々・・・いえいえ
戸　・・・と
閉めて・・しめて
高い・・・たかい
窓　・・・まど
暖かそうな・あたたかそうな
光　・・・ひかり
道　・・・みち
上　・・・うえ
落ちている・おちている
表　・・・おもて
看板・・・かんばん
小さな・・・ちいさな
電燈・・・でんとう
見ながら・みながら
帽子屋・・ぼうしや
探して・・さがして



朗読クラブ📚Reading to Japanese language learners 

朗読 『手袋を買いに』第七話 Buying Mittens #7

In this episode you will learn how to ask want。

Learn how to ask want :要

In this episode, we’re going to explore three similar yet tricky English phrases — “If only”, “Only if”, and “As long as” — and learn how to express them naturally in Chinese! Whether you're wishing for something, setting a condition, or making a promise, I’ll guide you through the most accurate and native ways to say it. Let’s learn together with clear examples and useful vocabulary!

Learn Chinese and Have Fun!

Got "If Only", "Only If", and "As Long As" in Chinese — All at Once!

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
7月20日水曜日　天気/くもり　気温/22℃ 

小平町/おびらちょう
・化石の町として知られる
・めずらしい化石が発見される町
・小学生が化石の発掘作業をした

［単語］
化石/かせき…むかしの動物や虫の死んだ体
発見/はっけん…みつける
発掘/はっくつ…山や川の下から出す
作業/さぎょう…仕事をする


〈美和Miwa〉
日本語の先生
Podcast「どこでも.JAPANESE」も放送中！
