大器物派小用场，表示使用不当。比喻才能很高的人屈就于低职位，不能充分发挥其才智。亦指人事安排不恰当而屈才。材，也作“才”。

成语故事 Idiom story

大材小用

Here we learn about the patterns related to asking and telling the time.

Everything related to time - by Don Radun

Asking and telling the time.

The next creepy installment of this fantastic Roald Dahl story. Enjoy!

Stories to Stimulate!

The landlady part 3

Podcastin kahdeksannessa jaksossa pohdin työelämää kolmekymppisten näkökulmasta. Ylen artikkelin mukaan työlle asetetut odotukset ja vaatimukset ovat muuttuneet nuorten sukupolvien myötä. Tuore väitöstutkimus osoittaa, että etenkin nuoret naiset toivovat työltään merkityksellisyyttä. Onko työhyvinvoinnilla merkitystä?

Mainitsemani artikkeli Millenniaaleille työhyvinvointi on uusi normaali – irtisanoutunut kolmekymppinen: ”Miksi työpaikka on niin pyhä, ettei sieltä voisi lähteä?” https://yle.fi/a/74-20013804 

Suomea for you

8. jakso: Työhyvinvointi

   《我的妈妈》

Zhè shì wǒ de māma,
   这 是  我 的 妈妈，
This is my mother,

tā yǒu yì shuāng dàdà de yǎnjing,
她 有 一  双    大大  的   眼睛，
she has a pair of big eyes,

yì bǎ cháng tóufa.
一  把  长  头发。
a bunch of long hair.

Tā jīntiān qī diǎn qǐ chuáng,
她 今天  七  点   起   床，
She got up at 7 today,

bā diǎn chū mén qù mǎi cài.
  八  点  出   门 去 买  菜。
的眼睛，一把A and went out to buy groceries at 8.



Quizzes:
1)	我妈妈的眼睛怎么样？How to describe mothers’ eyes?
小小的     xiǎo xiǎo de
大大的     dà dà de                             ✔

2)	正确的量词。 Choose the correct measure words.
一把椅子 一个苹果  一双手 
yì bǎ yǐzi ; yí gè píng guǒ; yì shuāng shǒu      ✔
一只雨伞 一个西瓜  一双鞋
yì zhī yǔsǎn; yí gè xīguā; yì shuāng xié

3)	妈妈出门做什么？What is the purpose for mother go out?
起床    qǐ chuáng
买菜    mǎi cài                                 ✔


Correction notebook   错题本 (Mandarin)

讲解《我的妈妈》 Explaining the essay 'My mother'

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#136〉11月14日月曜日　天気/雨　気温/6℃ 

名寄市/なよろし
・冬の交通安全運動が始まった
・カーリングの世界大会で優勝した高校生が1日警察署長
・交通安全を呼びかけた

［単語］
運動/うんどう…なにかのために、たくさんの人にお願いをする。
カーリング/かーりんぐ…氷の上でするスポーツ
大会/たいかい…たくさんの人が集まって、スポーツなどする。
優勝/ゆうしょう…一番すごくなる
警察署長/けいさつしょちょう…警察の中で、一番すごい人
呼びかける/よびかける…お願いする

レッスン待ってます♪


北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#136〉11月14日月曜日　高校生が1日警察署長！

Jennifer goes on an investigation to find out the truth. Did Junior really steal his award-winning design or has Jennifer lost her mind?

This story uses words from '3000 most common words in English'. 


When Jennifer got home that day, she called her grandma. They caught up on the essentials: the move to the new city, the teachers at her school and if she liked her new bedroom. But then Jennifer got down to business.

She explained how this guy called Junior won a gardening award for most innovative design, being the youngest winner in the ceremony’s history. Jennifer’s grandma was supportive of this boy, the way grandparents are always supportive of any accomplishment, big or small. But Jennifer insisted that he was treated like an otherworldly superstar and that it didn’t seem right. 

Jennifer finally just said it. “I think Junior violated the competition rules by copying someone’s design, but I can’t prove it.”

“Oh, my dear, that’s cute, you’ve always loved coming up with adorable little theories. Do you 
remember your friend, Samantha? You two were always playing detectives. Sometimes I see her—”

“—Yes, grandma, but could you help? Take a photo of your neighbour’s garden, please. I think Junior copied her design.”

“Oh, sure thing, dear, I’ll take it after our call and send it straight away. So, tell me more about your new friends…”

Jennifer ended the call by ranting about the truth and how when people manipulate reality, they distort our ability to be authentic individuals. Her grandma kept repeating that’s sweet, dear.

Moments after the call ended, Jennifer received the photo. She compared it to Junior’s. They were identical.

Being a Cloud

Jennifer the Tomato

日本語の先生のTinaです！
今日は、「おかげさまで」という言葉について紹介します。
この言葉、聞いたことがありますか？

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Tina Japa Go!

Episode 11. おかげさまで

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1veubRAV5kQJccBYGXnAQDmuO5RKs6O6a/view?usp=drivesdk