The Dunce

He says no with his head
but he says yes with his heart
he says yes to what be loves
he says no to the teacher
he stands
he is questioned
and all the problems are posed
sudden mad laughter seizes him
and he erases all
the words and figures
names and dates
sentences and snares
and despite the teacher’s threats
to the jeers of infant prodigies
with chalk of every color
on the blackboard of misfortune
he draws the face of happiness

Translation: Lawrence Ferlinghetti

𝗗𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗔𝗜𝗦 ? 😉

🎙️𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒉 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒎 " 𝑳𝑬 𝑪𝑨𝑵𝑪𝑹𝑬 " 🥁𝒅𝒆 𝑱𝒂𝒄𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒆́𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒕 🎶

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学生：你好，我要入住。
xuésheng：Ní hǎo, wǒ yào rùzhù.
Student: Hello, I am checking in.

前台：您好！请问您有预订吗？
qián tái：Nín hǎo! Qǐngwèn nín yǒu yùdìng ma?
Reception: Hello! Do you have a reservation?

学生：有的，我预订了房间。
xuésheng：Yǒude, wǒ yùdìng le fángjiān.
Student: Yes, I reserved a room.

前台：好，请出示您的护照.
qián tái：Hǎo , qǐng chūshì nínde hùzhào.
Reception: Sure, please show me your passport.

学生：在这里。
xuésheng：zài zhè lǐ.
Student: Here it is.

前台：谢谢，请稍等。您的房间在5楼508。这是您的房卡。
qián tái：xièxie,qǐng shāoděng! nínde fángjiān zài 5 lóu 508.zhèshì nínde fángkǎ.
Reception: Thanks, please wait a minute. it's on the 5th floor Room 508. This is your room card.

学生：好的，谢谢。
xuésheng：Hǎode, xièxie.
Student: All right, thank you.

New words:
入住 rù zhù：check in; move into (a house)
房间 fáng jiān：room
出示 chū shì：show; produce; offer
护照 hù zhào：passport
稍等 shāo děng：wait a moment/minute
房卡 fáng kǎ：room card


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Daily English Podcast Chapter # 20

こんにちは、みほです。みなさん、いかがお過(す)ごしでしょうか。私のポッドキャスト「Mihongo Nihongo」へようこそ。このポッドキャストでは、私が短いエピソードを話します。内容(ないよう)についての質問をいくつか用意(ようい)していますので、音声(おんせい)を聞きながら質問の答えを考えてくださいね。

今日のエピソードは「ひとりごと」です。みなさんはひとりごと、言いますか？私はつい一人でしゃべってしまいます。では、エピソードの前に質問です。今日の質問は３つです。

①私はいつひとりごとを言いますか。
②私はどんなひとりごとを無意識(むいしき)に言ってしまいますか。
③私はどうして英語でひとりごとを言いますか。

みなさん、準備(じゅんび)はいいですか。じゃあ始めましょう。

私は家に一人でいるとき、よくひとりごとを言います。例えば、「ああこれおいしい〜」とか、「ヤバい！ちょっと体重(たいじゅう)増(ふ)えてる！」とか、そのとき思ったことを無意識に声(こえ)に出してしまいます。
でも、実は意識的(いしきてき)にしているひとりごともあります。それは、思ったことを英語で言うことです。私はずっと英語を勉強していますが、スピーキングが上手(うま)くありません。だから英語で話す練習をひとりごとでしています。日本語だと思ったことを言うのは簡単(かんたん)ですが、英語だとすごく難(むずか)しいです。いつか無意識に出るひとりごとも、英語になったらいいなと思います。


はい、じゃあもう一度質問を確認(かくにん)しましょう。
①私はいつひとりごとを言いますか。
②私はどんなひとりごとを無意識(むいしき)に言ってしまいますか。
③私はどうして英語でひとりごとを言いますか。


答えです。
①家に一人でいるときにひとりごとを言います。
②「ああこれおいしい」などそのとき思ったことを言ってしまいます。
③英語で話す練習をするために、英語でひとりごとを言います。

みなさんどうでしたか？答えられましたか？
それでは今日のポッドキャストはここまで。最後(さいご)まで聞いてくれてありがとうございました。また次回のポッドキャストでお会いしましょう！
またね〜！


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Some people will spend lots of money to keep themselves feeling younger for longer.

But researchers believe there are actually plenty of cheap — and easy — ways to help keep our minds healthier as we get older.

And a new study has found that eating fish may be linked to a lower risk of cognitive decline.

An international team of researchers looked at 35 previous studies on the effects of eating fish on cognitive function.

They found that those who ate the most fish had a lower likelihood of cognitive decline compared to those who ate the least.

Cognitive decline — or impairment — refers to the difficulty that older adults have with thinking, learning, remembering, decision-making and concentrating.

But it's not just normal aging: the term is used to describe a situation where a person's brain functions have changed more than is usually expected as we get older.

It can happen suddenly or over time. And with more people living longer than ever before, experts think we will see more cases of cognitive decline, as well as more cases of conditions like dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

The study found that the risk of cognitive impairment decreased the more fish people ate, starting from about 50 grams per day.

However, the same pattern was not observed with dementia and Alzheimer's disease. The study authors said that more research would be required to look into the effects of fish on these conditions.

In some parts of the world, fish are a very important part of the diet. But many people in countries like the UK and the US don't eat enough fish, experts say.

Fish contain a range of vitamins and minerals, as well as omega-3 fatty acids, which have been linked to brain and heart health.

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