In this episode, we will talk about Nelson Mandela. An influential person who freed South Africans of the oppressive Apartheid government. Check out these movies about Mandela: “Invictius”, “Mandela”, “Mandela and Klerk”, “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” and “Endgame”.

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こんにちは。漫画（マンガ）「パリピ孔明（英語タイトル＝Ya Boy Kongming!）」がアニメになり、日本だけでなく海外（かいがい＝日本以外の国）でも話題になっています。

この作品のタイトルを解説（かいせつ）しましょう。まず「パリピ」とは「パーティ・ピープル（party people）」を省略（しょうりゃく）した言葉で、「パーティーが大好きな人」を意味します。

パリピは日本の若い女性、「ギャル」が使う言葉＝「ギャル語」として2015年頃に流行、今では若い人を中心に広く使われる言葉になりました。

そして孔明とは諸葛亮孔明（Zhuge Liang）、2～3世紀（2～3 centuries）頃の三国時代（さんごくじだい）の中国（China）で活躍（かつやく）した軍師（ぐんし）、歴史上有名な英雄（えいゆう）です。

現代（げんだい）の日本の渋谷に生まれ変わった孔明が、駆け出し＝まだ実績（じっせき）の無い新人（しんじん）＝の若い女性シンガーソングライターを助けようと、「パリピ」な人たちの中で奮闘（ふんとう）する話が「パリピ孔明」です。

英語から生まれた「ギャル語」＝パリピと、中国の歴史上の偉人（いじん）＝孔明が一緒になったタイトイル「パリピ孔明」、面白いですね。

中国の偉人を日本がアニメや漫画にして、中国の人は怒っていないでしょうか？日本は昔から中国の様々（さまざま）な歴史の出来事や物語を楽しみ、それを元に日本で新たな芝居（しばい）や小説（しょうせつ）を創作（そうさく）してきました。

中国の人は自分たちの物語を、日本人が新たな作品にして楽しんできた歴史を知っており、それを面白いと感じる人が多数います。「パリピ孔明」も、中国の多くのアニメファンは好意的（こういてき）に受け取っています。

他の国や文化の物語を、別の国で映像化（えいぞうか）・商品化（しょうひんか）する行為（こうい）を、「文化の盗用（Cultural appropriation）」とする考え方もありますね。

しかし中国と日本の文化交流（こうりゅう）には長い歴史があり、互いに尊重（そんちょう）して楽しんできました。おかげで「パリピ孔明」のような作品が日本で生まれ、中国でも楽しまれています。

サブカルチャーを通して、国と国との歴史を知るのは楽しいですね。このような話題（わだい）でお話しませんか？では、さようなら。

Ken先生の映画・歴史・カルチャートーク

【第2回】マンガ「パリピ孔明」がアニメになりました。

欧盟European Union13日召开能源部长会议，虽然“会议超时数小时”，但是各成员国the member states未能就天然气限价方案达成共识。
欧盟成员国此前一直在设置天然气价格上限方面存在分歧。德国、奥地利和荷兰等国对相关方案有异议，认为限价price caps会导致欧洲急需much-needed的天然气向其他市场转移divert to，扰乱能源市场的运作。但希腊、比利时、意大利和波兰等国提出相反的意见，要求设定价格上限，以保护其经济免受高能源价格的影响。


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欧盟13日召开能源部长会议；The European Union will hold a meeting of energy ministers on the 13th

How to immerse yourself in English! Top Tip 8- Work Smarter not Harder!

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Welcome back to our captivating adventure! In Chapter 11, our little prince continues his thrilling journey and arrives on the second planet, which is inhabited by a conceited man.

Here is the vocabulary featured in this episode:

admirer (n.) – someone who admires somebody
salute (n.) – a sign or respect
acclaim (n.) – praise and public approval
conceited (adj.) – to proud of yourself and your abilities

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Сегодня возьмем отрывок из повести Константина Паустовского “Золотая роза”. Глава “Язык и природа” рассказывает о размышлениях автора на тему поэтичности некоторых русских слов.

Как всегда я прочитаю отрывок дважды. В первый раз медленно, по несколько слов, но обязательно ставьте эпизод на паузу, чтобы всё успеть. Второй раз - быстрее, чтобы вы проверили, всё ли правильно записали. 

Напишите мне сообщение со словами “девятый диктант готов” и я пришлю вам текст для проверки. И конечно ставьте лайки и пишите отзывы на мои подкасты. Это важно для развития канала!

Пишите грамотно, говорите свободно! Хорошего дня, друзья!

Writing Russian

Отрывок из повести Паустовского “Золотая роза” (диктант)

Phở là món ăn tinh túy của Việt Nam, từ phở dùng để chỉ loại phở được sử dụng trong công thức nấu ăn. Mì gạo cùng với những miếng thịt bò hoặc thịt gà luộc vừa phải trong một món bò kho thịnh soạn. Phổ biến hơn cả trong số hai loại phở được biết đến rộng rãi là phở Hà Nội . Có nguồn gốc từ miền Bắc,  được biết đến bởi nước dùng và chỉ với một miếng chanh và vài lát ớt. phở Nam , có nước dùng thanh hơn và được phục vụ với một vài loại thảo mộc tươi như giá đỗ, húng quế và bạc hà.
Bí quyết để có một bát phở ngon nằm ở nước dùng. Nước dùng thường được ngâm với hoa hồi thơm, đinh hương và quế để tạo vị ngọt tự nhiên cho món ăn. Món ăn này được tìm thấy ở hầu hết các góc phố và thường được bán để ăn sáng mà người nước ngoài không hề hay biết.

phở flat rice noodles.
Phở is the quintessential Vietnamese dish, the word phở referring to the type of noodle used in the recipe. Flat rice noodles with medium-rare slivers of beef or boiled chicken in a hearty beef stock. The more popular of the two widely known varieties is phở Hanoi. Originally from the north, it is distinguished by a clear broth and dressed only with a squeeze of lemon and slices of bird’s eye chili. The southern iteration, phở Nam, has a murkier broth and is served with a few of fresh herbs like bean sprouts, basil and mint.
The secret to a good bowl of phở lies in its stock. The broth is usually infused with fragrant star anise, clove and cinnamon to lend a natural sweetness to the mix. This dish is found on almost every street corner and is actually consumed for breakfast, unbeknownst to foreigners.

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Ollie Gamblin, 33, from the UK, and Lavinya Scholl, 35, from Germany, met in 2017 while cherry picking in Tasmania. Their mutual love for adventure took the pair all around Australia together — and seven years later, it took them all around the world, even earning them a Guinness World Record.

The pair recently became the youngest duo to circumnavigate the world on a motorcycle while riding pillion — which means one person driving and the other riding on the back. They visited 39 countries across five continents, riding 75,000 kilometers in 589 days.

"We wanted to see the world!" Ollie told us when we asked what their inspiration for the trip was. The idea of trying for a Guinness World Record came from the couple's friend, who had attempted a similar challenge.

"It made a good structure to the trip, a mission that we could aim for," Ollie added.

Beginning in London, the pair headed into France and Spain before crossing over into Morocco. They then rode south to Senegal before shipping their bike to Brazil.

The journey wasn't without its challenges — one being the pair's lack of motorcycle experience.

"We always go by the phrase 'learn by doing,'" Ollie told us. Reflecting on an oil slick that nearly sent them off a mountain road in Peru, he added: "Sometimes we truly believe that we must have had angels watching over us."

One of the biggest highlights for the pair was the generosity shown by the strangers they met, including an occasion in Nicaragua where a local man repaired their bike for free.

After riding around the bottom of South America and all the way up to Canada — stopping in Las Vegas to get married — they flew the bike to South Korea.

They then traveled west through Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, then through nine more countries in Europe to get back to the UK.


