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元の記事/ Original Article↓
https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/entry/story_jp_62a3f981e4b06594c1c8d1b2

☆目次
0:00 オープニング
0:36 記事全文
3:07 本当にUAO？

☆語彙
一見（いっけん）すると
せめて
胴体（どうたい）
見（み）間違（まちが）え
新種（しんしゅ）
懐疑的（かいぎてき）

☆引用記事
ハフポスト日本版編集部. “謎の生き物が動物園のカメラに…正体予想で憶測飛び交う。市は「手を貸して」と情報募る”. HUFFPOST. 2022-06-11. https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/entry/story_jp_62a3f981e4b06594c1c8d1b2

"After 5" by Japanese Teacher

“UAO? in Amrillo city” 謎の生き物が動物園のカメラに…正体予想で憶測飛び交う。市は「手を貸して」と情報募る

おにぎりがある棚からあるおにぎりが目についた、それは明太子だ。私は漢字が少し読める。
最初の字は[明] 明日や明るいの漢字だ、次は[太]
太いや太陽の漢字だ、最後に[子] 子供や餃子(ぎょうざ)に使われている漢字だ。写真を見ても何か全然わからない。緊張するが店員に聞くことにした。一人の店員がおにぎりの棚の横で新しいサラダの商品を補充していた。その男は若くて長い黒髪を後ろで束ねていた。インナーメッシュをしてあるようで水色の髪が少し耳のあたりから見えた。

私「　すみません、、」
店員A 「はい、」
私「これはなんですか？」
店員A「おにぎりです。」
私「このピンク色の写真の物はなんですか？」
店員A「 明太子　(め•ん•た•い•こ) です。」
私「めんたいこ？？」
店員A「明太子とは魚のたらのたまごです」
私「どんな味ですか？」
店員A「塩の味が強くて、めんたいこの風味があります。」
私「わかりました、買います。どうもありがとうございました！」

私は会話が終わったとたんどっと疲れた。緊張はまだ残っているが、汗ばんだ両手で明太子と梅のおにぎりを一つずつ持ちレジへと向かった。



[単語リスト]

餃子　ぎょうざ

緊張　きんちょう

補充する　ほじゅうする

束ねる　たばねる

水色　みずいろ

梅　うめ

風味　ふうみ

汗ばむ　あせばむ



I noticed a  onigiri from the shelf with onigiri, it is cod roe. I can read a few kanji. The first character is [mei], which means tomorrow or bright, the next is [tai], which means thick or sun, and the last is [ko], which is used for children or gyoza (dumplings). I had no idea what it was even though I looked at the pictures. I was nervous, but decided to ask the staff. One of the staff was restocking new salad items next to the onigiri (rice ball) shelf. The man was young and had long black hair tied back. He seemed to have an inner mesh, and a little bit of his light blue hair was visible around his ears.


I  "Excuse me," 
Staff A  "Yes," 
I "What is this?" 
Staff A  "It's an onigiri." 
I  "What is this pink thing in the picture?" 
StaffA  "It's mentaiko." 
I  "Mentaiko? 
Staff A  "Mentaiko is the egg of cod roe" 
I  "What does it taste like? 
Staff A  "It has a strong salt taste and mentaiko flavor. 
I  "Okay, I will buy it. Thank you very much!" 

I was exhausted as soon as the conversation ended. My nerves were still in place, but with sweaty hands I took one mentaiko and one ume onigiri and headed for the cash register.




[word list].
　
dumpling   餃子　ぎょうざ

Tense　 緊張　きんちょう

restock 補充する　ほじゅうする

bundle　  束ねる　たばねる

light blue   水色　みずいろ

Plum    梅　うめ

flavor　  風味　ふうみ

to sweat　  汗ばむ　あせばむ



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IELTS Vocabulary - Holidays

안녕하세요.
오늘은 한국어 새해 인사를 공부할 거예요.

한국어로 Happy New year 어떻게 말할까요?
한국 사람들은 새해 복 많이 받으세요라고 말합니다. 

친구에게는 새해 복 많이 받아~라고 말할 수 있어요.

그리고 같이 말해요.

올해 우리 더 행복하자!
즐겁고 행복하게 올해도 잘 보내자!
즐거운 일이 가득하시기를 바랍니다. 
모든 일이 잘 되기를 바랍니다.
항상 행복하고 건강하시기를 바랍니다.

모두 새해 복 많이 받으세요와 함께 말할 수 있어요. 

한국어를 공부하는 여러분도 새해 복 많이 받으세요! : )


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Q. How do you usually travel to work or college? [Why?]
Q. Have you always travelled to work/college in the same way? [Why/Why not?]
Q. What do you like about travelling to work/college this way?
Q. What changes would improve the way you travel to work/college? [Why?]

A simple task, what ideas did you bring up to share for these questions?

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