Today we're talking about the word "setback" and a word that people commonly confuse with it, "drawback". I hope you find it a useful discussion.

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I hope this doesn't cause you any setbacks!

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Sumo inspires name of big deep-sea fish

For beginner level learners✨　
わたしのいろいろなはなし　LESSON10　

ようこそ！うれしいであい　Welcome! A happy encounter　［3：59］

あたらしいメンバーの　はなしを　します。Let’s talk about the new members!
4)Text, Applied conversation practice, Extra thinking training　

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★★TEXT(kanji)★★
最近、オフィスに　新しいメンバーが　きました。「佐藤さん」という　３０代くらいの　女の人で、とても　明るい感じの人です。

うちの　オフィスは　男の人だらけです。だから、「早く　仲良くなりたいなぁ」と　思いました。それで、まず　話しかけてみました。それから、昼休みに　ランチに　誘いました。そして、仕事の　帰り、駅まで　一緒に　歩きながら、話しました。

今、一緒に　働くのが　とても　楽しいです。ときどき、カフェで　おしゃべりします。それも、嬉しいです。　


★★APPLIED CONVERSATION PRACTICE★★
いま、（どこ）で　〇〇さんと　なかよくなって、Vdic.のが　とても　たのしいです。ときどき、Vます。　それも、うれしいです。

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★★EXTRA THINKING TRAINING★★
なまえは？ぞくせいは？だいいちいんしょうは？
What is this person's name? What are his/her attributes? What’s your first impression of him / her?

れい）「さとうさん」という　３０だいくらいの　おんなの　ひとです。とても　あかるいかんじの　ひとです。

1）「すずきさん」という　50だいくらいの　おとこのひとは、とても　たのしいかんじです。

2）「ささきさん」という　うちの　となりの　おじさんは、ちょっと　こわいかんじが　します。



LESSON10　ようこそ！うれしいであい　Welcome! A happy encounter
1)［2：24］Introduction of the characters, Please tell me about yourself
2)［4：42］The aim of this lesson, Text, Vocabulary 
3)［3：56］Sentence pattern and expression 1&2　
4)［3：59］Text, Applied conversation practice, Extra thinking training　
5)［4：55］Let's challenge you too!　

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You can see the text of this lesson on my free website.
你可以在我的免费网站上找到这一课的内容。
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Japanese! わたしの いろいろな はなし

ようこそ！うれしいであい－4）

We will learn how to introduce yourself in this episode. let's start!
1. Asking name      
      Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
A: 你	 叫  什么 名字？ what's your name? 
    Wǒ   jiào …
B: 我  叫   +your name
2. Asking nationality 
Nǐ  shì   nǎ   ɡuó   rén?
A: 你 是  哪  国  人?  (where are you from?)
B: 我 是 ……人。(I'm from...)

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An interrogative sentence with a choice-type question uses “háishi 还是”(or) to connect choice A and choice B. The responder needs to choose A or B.
For example：
nǐ shì lǎo shī hái shì xué shenɡ ？ 
你是老师还是学生？Are you a teacher or a student?

tā xué xí hàn yǔ hái shì hán yǔ ？ 
她学习汉语还是韩语？Does she study Chinese or Korean?

shū diàn zài zuǒ biɑn hái shì yòu biɑn ？ 
书店在左边还是右边？Is the bookstore on the left or the right?

xiàn zài qù chāo shì hái shì xià wǔ qù ？ 
现在去超市还是下午去？Go to the supermarket now or in the afternoon?

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f you're going to exercise, you have to stretch, right?

Well, maybe not.

The answer might depend on your goals, and what you mean by "stretch."

There are different types of stretches.

In what are known as "static" stretches, you hold a single position for perhaps as long as 60 to 90 seconds. These stretches are great for increasing flexibility.

But there are also "dynamic" stretches, where you repeatedly — but carefully — move your joints through their full range of motion.

Expert opinion on how to use these stretches has changed over the years. But it's now generally believed that dynamic stretching is best before you exercise, while static stretching is better after.

As Alisa Bowman writes for the Mayo Clinic, dynamic stretching helps improve blood flow and joint mobility, which gets your body ready to exercise. Studies have even found that dynamic stretching before exercise can improve your performance.

Meanwhile, some research has found that static stretching can temporarily weaken your muscles, which is why it's generally no longer recommended before certain sports — and especially not for high-performance athletes.

Instead, static stretches are typically recommended for helping to relax your muscles after exercise. Since you've been moving and increasing blood flow to your joints and muscles, you'll actually be more flexible, so you'll get more benefit from those stretches.

But while you may have been told that stretching will reduce soreness after you exercise, research has found that it really doesn't make much difference.

You've also probably been told to stretch to avoid injuries. But research doesn't seem to support that either — especially for static stretching.

Writing for WebMD, Sonya Collins says that, as long as you stretch sometime, it's fine if you don't do it around the time you exercise.

In fact, some experts say if you're short on time, it's better to exercise without doing any stretching than to cut your workout short!