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We talk about making both new Airbnb experiences and teaching Japanese.

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Akari Talks Japan

Atsushiさんと日本観光の話

Beginner Chinese Listening

Beginner Chinese Listening：在中国学汉语  Learn Chinese in China

Это аудио для карточки с лексикой на тему "Война и мир" на русском языке. Ниже вы найдете слова и выражения о которых я рассказываю в этом аудио.
✨Война и мир✨
1. мирное население (гражданское население) 
2. мир
3. перемирие 
4. прекращение огня
5. цензура 

Russian with Nick

3 | 🎙️ | Аудио с лексикой МИР

みなさん、昨日の夕飯（ゆうはん、夕ご飯）は何でしたか。
我が家は、白いご飯、お味噌汁、牛肉のチャプチェ、ほうれん草のお浸(ひた）しって感じです。牛肉のチャプチェは、韓国料理ですね。でも日本風にアレンジしています。味付けは、酒、しょうゆ、みりんがベースです。だから、日本風の味になっています。
ほうれん草のお浸しは、ほうれん草を湯（ゆ）がいて、しょうゆと鰹節（かつおぶし）をかけて食べます。うん、日本の家庭料理ですね。
お味噌汁（みそしる）はネギと豆腐が具材です。白いご飯にはお味噌汁が必要だとついつい思ってしまう私です。
でも、毎日お味噌汁を飲み続けると、さすがに少し飽（あ）きます。なので、中華スープ、ミネストローネ、チキンスープなどなど、一応色んな種類のスープを作るようにしています。まさに、主婦の努力です。
お味噌汁の具材（ぐざい）は、たいていは冷蔵庫の残り物です。うー、強いて味噌汁の具材ランキングを言うなれば、一位油揚げ、2位ネギ、3位豆腐って感じでしょうか。
みなさんは、どんなお味噌汁が好きですか。私は、味噌汁が好きというか、味噌汁を飲むと安心する、ホットするという感じです。味が特別好きかと言われると、そうではないのです。不思議ですね。これが日本の味なのでしょうか。
みなさんも、食べるとホットする国の料理はありますか。
ぜひ教えてください。

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「のぞみ」の日記

昨日の夕飯

El mundo del cine lleva décadas mostrándonos un futuro lleno de robots, pero hoy, aunque podemos ver a muchos de ellos en plantas de producción, su presencia es casi nula en el ámbito doméstico. Eso es justo lo que quiere cambiar la empresa china Fourier Intelligence.

Cafecito con Ale

El robot que ejercerá de enfermero

If you see someone sitting alone in a restaurant, you might assume they're waiting for someone, or perhaps they're grabbing a quick lunch on their break.

But more and more people around the world are purposely dining alone.

Japan has a special word for this: ohitorisama, which refers to people confidently doing things alone without worrying about what others think.

A recent survey found that 23% of Japanese people eat out alone, up from 18% in 2018. And in the US, solo dining reservations have risen 29% over the last two years, according to restaurant reservation site OpenTable.

OpenTable CEO Debby Soo thinks remote work is one reason for the increase, with people looking for a break from their home offices.

The increasing popularity in solo dining comes as more people are living alone. In 2019, the Pew Research Center found that 38% of US adults ages 25 to 54 were living without a partner, up from 29% in 1990. In Japan, single households now make up one-third of the total; that’s expected to increase to 40% by 2040, according to government data.

Growing interest in solo travel — particularly among travelers ages 55 and over — is also leading to more meals alone.

But Soo thinks there could be more to it than that.

"I think there's a broader movement of self-love and self-care and really … enjoying your own company," Soo said.

As a result, many restaurants are redoing their seating, changing their menus and adding other special touches to appeal to solo diners.

But some aren't always happy to seat one diner. A Michelin-starred London restaurant caused a stir last year when it started charging solo diners the same price as two customers. The restaurant, which has 34 seats, offers an eight-course menu costing about $280 per person.

Other restaurants say it's worth seating one person because solo diners will often come back and eat there again.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Party of One: Solo Dining Increasing in Popularity

I contend your LinkedIn Profile is even more important than your resume. Why? For starters, your LinkedIn profile is more robust than your resume. You can add multimedia, join professional organizations, list more accomplishments, among other features. More importantly, you can display others' recommendations for you and their endorsements, which carry more weight. It’s also something that is dynamic and shows what you’re doing now. You can use it daily and leave a digital footprint, all while building your personal brand. It’s the living, breathing version of your resume. Finally, when you apply for jobs through LinkedIn, the person viewing your application will see a breakdown of how your profile aligns with the job description, including your skills. While you have limited space on a resume to list your skills, you can incorporate keywords throughout your profile as well as in your Skills & Endorsements profile section. Plus, when you apply for jobs with a Premium LinkedIn account, you can see how you compare to other candidates and how many people have applied. In some cases, applying won’t be worth your time.

In this Express to Impress Podcast episode, you will learn how to write about yourself on LinkedIn so that recruiters and employers discover you. You'll learn common mistakes and how to correct them, so you write a LinkedIn Profile that stands out. Specifically, you'll learn how to write a keyword-rich headline and summary, choose the right professional profile photo, and select skills to feature in the Skills & Endorsements section. At the end of the episode, you'll learn definitions for English idioms and phrases.

Episode originally published on June 18, 2020.
Full transcript available at https://www.express-to-impress.com/podcast/.
Infographics for this episode are available at https://www.pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/.

Express to Impress

How to Write a LinkedIn Profile That Stands Out

德商银行：尽管通胀高企，英国央行仍持谨慎态度，英镑或下跌；
德国商业银行表示，市场可能会认为，与美联储或欧洲央行相比，英国央行更为谨慎，这可能会在今年削弱英镑。外汇分析师在一份报告中说，英国央行的立场让人担心他可能在加息方面较为落后。这位分析师表示：“因此，在通胀数据依然高企的背景下，货币政策仍是英镑的负担因素。”分析师指出，英镑明年可能会继续走软，因为英国央行可能会由于经济疲软和通胀有所下降而降息。
