Three Russian tongue twisters specifically designed to make your pronunciation clearer! 
Try repeating after me. First time I’m reading slowly, second time closer to real speech speed.

собирАла маргарИта маргарИтки на горЕ, растерЯла маргарИта маргарИтки во дворЕ. (р,г)

из кУзова в кУзов шла перегрУзка арбУзов. в грозУ в грязИ от грУза арбУзов развалИлся кУзов. (з,в)

в шалашЕ шуршИт шелкАми жЁлтый дЕрвиш из алжИра и, жонглИруя ножАми, штУку кУшает инжИра. (ш,ж)

These tongue twisters focus on various Russian sounds. Try to articulate them as clearly as possible. Let's focus on accuracy rather than speed. Good luck!


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Recitation for Japanese learners.
You can practice shadowing, 
and repeating with this reading.
シャドーイングやリピーティングにもどうぞ。 
(the text below.　本文は下部にあります。）

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『羅生門』 第三話　芥川龍之介・著
   'Rashomon' #3     
   Written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa

その代わりまた鴉がどこからか、
たくさん集ってきた。
昼間見ると、その鴉が何羽となく輪を描いて、
高い鴟尾のまわりを啼きながら、
飛びまわっている。
ことに門の上の空が、
夕焼けであかくなる時には、
それが胡麻をまいたように はっきり見えた。
鴉は、勿論、門の上にある死人の肉を、
啄みに来るのである。――もっとも今日は、
刻限が遅いせいか、一羽も見えない。
ただ、所々、崩れかかった、
そうしてその崩れ目に長い草のはえた
石段の上に、鴉の糞が、
点々と白くこびりついているのが見える。
下人は七段ある石段の一番上の段に、
洗いざらした紺の襖の尻を据えて、
右の頬に出来た、大きな面皰を気にしながら、
ぼんやり、雨のふるのを眺めていた。

漢字

鴉　　　　　　からす
集まって　　　あつまって
昼間　　　　　ひるま
何羽　　　　　なんわ
輪　　　　　　わ
描いて　　　　えがいて
鴟尾　　　　　しび
啼きながら　　なきながら
夕焼け　　　　ゆうやけ
胡麻　　　　　ごま
勿論　　　　　もちろん
死人　　　　　しびと
啄み　　　　　ついばみ
刻限　　　　　こくげん
崩れかかった　くずれかかった
下人　　　　　げにん
紺　　　　　　こん
襖　　　　　　あお
据えて　　　　すえて
頬　　　　　　ほお
出来た　　　　できた
面皰　　　　　にきび
眺めて　　　　ながめて


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朗読 『羅生門』第三話 Recitation 'Rashomon' #3

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
4月4日月曜日　天気/はれ　気温/3℃

恵庭市/えにわし
・羊の赤ちゃんがたくさん生まれている
・すでに150匹生まれた
・ベビーラッシュは5月まで続く
・羊は約1年で大人の羊とだいたい同じ大きさになる
・羊を見ることができる

［単語］
羊/ひつじ…白い動物。羊の毛はセーターになる。
すでに…今までに
1匹/いっぴき
2匹/にひき
3匹/さんびき
150匹/ひゃくごじゅっぴき
ベビーラッシュ/べびーらっしゅ…赤ちゃんがたくさん生まれること

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#30〉4月4日月曜日　羊のあかちゃん

CHISTES MEXICANOS

UN HOMBRE VIEJO Y SORDO.

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When something — or someone — is annoying you at work, you may feel that you need to share your feelings with another person.

We often call this "venting" — letting out negative emotions by talking about what's bothering us. It actually comes from the French word vent, meaning "wind" — because you're letting those feelings out of your body and sending them off into the wind!

It might feel good for a moment. But is it really healthy?

There are advantages to venting, experts say. Keeping stress inside us can increase our risks of getting things like heart problems or high blood pressure.

And sharing our problems with others can also help make us feel connected and supported, which can boost our mental health, according to Rachel Millstein from Harvard Medical School.

However, there are some studies that have found that venting can make things worse.

In fact, Brad Bushman of Ohio State University says it's the "worst thing you can do," and he believes that venting may only make us angrier.

Whether it's right or wrong, experts agree that we have to be careful when we're venting at work.

We most often feel the need to vent when our emotions are at their highest. But Michael Wiederman, writing for the Psychology Today website, says it's better to take some time to calm down before sharing anything with anyone.

Saying too much, or sharing with the wrong person, could get you into trouble and bring you much more stress!

And don't forget to think about the emotions of the person you're venting to — your venting could make them feel stressed too!