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夏目漱石の「吾輩は猫である」
前回は、「吾輩」が笹原の中に捨てられてしまった、というところまでの朗読でした。
その後、「吾輩」はどうするのでしょうか？話の続きを読んでいきましょう♪

◼︎◼︎言葉の説明◼︎◼︎
邸内(ていない)→屋敷の中・敷地の内側
路傍(ろぼう)→道端、路辺
一樹の陰(いちじゅのかげ)→知らない人同士が雨宿りで木陰に身を寄せ合うのも、あるいは同じ川の水を汲んで飲み合うのも、前世からの因縁によるものだ、ということ


一緒に日本文学⭐️Let's read Japanese literature together with me!

吾輩は猫である1−2

Text：
服务员：您好，欢迎光临！请问您几位？
fúwùyuán: nín hǎo, huānyíng guānglín! qǐngwèn nín jǐwèi ？
Waiter: Hello, welcome! May I ask how many of you, please?

客人：两位。
kèrén：liǎng wèi.
Guest: Two people.

服务员：这边请，坐这里可以吗？
fúwùyuán:  zhèbian qǐng, zuò zhèlǐ kěyǐ ma？
Waiter: This way, please. Is it okay to sit here?

客人：可以，谢谢!请给我菜单。
kèrén：kěyǐ，xiè xiè！qǐng gěi wǒ càidān.
Guest: Sure, thank you. May I have a menu, please!

服务员：您想吃点儿什么？
fúwùyuán:  nín xiǎng chī diǎnr shénme ？
Waiter: What would you like to order?

客人：有什么好吃的？
kèrén：yǒu shén me hǎo chī de ？
Guest: What's good?

服务员：请看这些都是我们的特色菜，您可以尝尝。
fúwùyuán: qǐngkàn zhèxie dōushì wǒmen de tèsè cài, nín kěyǐ chángchang.
Waiter: Please see these are our specialty dishes, you can have a taste.

客人：好的，来一个宫保鸡丁，一个麻婆豆腐。
kèrén：hǎode,lái yīge gōngbǎo jīdīng，yīge mápó dòufǔ.
Guest: OK, I'll take a KungPao chicken, a Mapo tofu.

服务员：还要别的吗？
fúwùyuán: hái yào bié de ma ？
Waiter: Anything else?

客人：再来一碗西红柿鸡蛋汤。
kèrén：zài lái yīwǎn xīhóngshì jīdàn tāng.
Guest: A bowl of Tomato and egg soup,please.

服务员：您要什么主食，我们有米饭、面条和饺子。
fúwùyuán: nín yào shénme zhǔshí，wǒmen yǒu mǐ fàn、miàntiáo hé jiǎozi.
Waiter: What staple food would you like? we offer rice, noodles,and dumplings.

客人：来一碗炸酱面吧！
kèrén：lái yīwǎn zhájiàng miàn ba！
Guest: A bowl of  Zhajiangmian !

服务员：好的，要喝点儿什么？
fúwùyuán:  hǎode,yào hē diǎnr shénme ？
Waiter: ok, what would you like to drink?

客人：一瓶可乐，零糖、冰的，谢谢！
kèrén： yī píng kělè, líng táng、bīng de, xièxie！
Guest: A bottle of Cola, zero sugar, iced, thank you!

服务员：请稍等，马上为您上菜！
fúwùyuán: qǐng shāoděng,mǎshàng wèi nín shàngcài ！
Waiter: Please wait a moment, we will serve you immediately!

New words：
位 wèi：measure words for people
可以 kě yǐ：can；may（Indicate permission or agreement）
给 gěi：give（gěi给+sb+sth）
菜单 cài dān：menu
特色 tè sè：specialty
别的 bié de：else
主食 zhǔ shí：staple food
马上 mǎ shàng：immediately
为 wéi：for;to
上菜 shàng cài：Serve the dishes

P.S.：In text 来(lái) doesn't mean to “come”，but is rather a verb for ordering something to eat or drink.

Welcome to visit China ”欢迎来中国!“

L6 去饭馆吃饭[qù fànguǎn chī fàn]～Go for a meal in a restaurant

Na recepção de um salão de convenções em Fortaleza.
 Estrangeiro - Por favor, gostaria de fazer minha inscrição para o congresso. Recepcionalista - Pelo seu sotaque, vejo que o Senhor não é brasileiro! O Senhor é de onde? 
E - Eu sou da Espanha. 
R - Ah, legal! Pronto, tem uma palestra agora na sala meia oito. E - Desculpe, qual sala? R - Meia oito. Estrangeiro - Você pode escrever? R - Não sabe o que é meia oito? Sessenta e oito, assim, veja 68. E - Entendi, meia é seis! R - Correto, meia é seis. Mas não vá embora, só mais uma informação, a organização do congresso está cobrando uma pequena taxa para quem quiser ficar com o material, como dvds e apostilas. O senhor gostaria? E - Quanto tenho que pagar? R - Dez reais, porém estrangeiros e estudantes pagam meia. E - Hum, que bom! Aí está seis reais! R - Não, o senhor paga meia, só cinco, entende? E - Pago meia, só cinco? R – Isso mesmo, meia é cinco. E– Tudo bem, entendi. R - Cuidado para não se atrasar, a palestra começa às nove e meia, Senhor? E - Então eu já me atrasei, porque já são nove e vinte. R - Não, ainda faltam dez minutos, como falei, só começa às nove e meia. E - Pensei que fosse às nove e cinco, pois meia não é cinco? Você pode escrever aqui a hora que começa? R - Nove e meia, assim, veja, nove horas e trinta minutos. E - Ah, entendi, meia é trinta. R - Isso mesmo, meia é trinta. Mais uma coisa, Senhor, tenho aqui um folder de um hotel que está fazendo um preço especial para os congressistas, o senhor já está hospedado? E - Sim, eu já estou hospedado na casa de um amigo. R - Em qual bairro, Senhor? E - No trinta bocas. R - Trinca bocas? Não existe esse bairro em Fortaleza. Não seria seis bocas? E - Isso mesmo, no bairro meia-boca. R - Não é meia-boca, é um bairro nobre, um bairro chique! E – Ah, então deve ser cinco bocas. R - Não, seis bocas, entende? Chama assim porque é um encontro de seis ruas, por isso seis bocas, entendeu? E - Ah, e quem há de entender! 

Brasileiríssimo

Significados da palavra “meia"

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[日本旅行の経験]

1.いつ、どのくらいの長さ、日程

2.どの町を訪れましたか？

3.観光地、思い出の場所

4.神戸と大阪について

5.日本の本屋、買った本など

6.日本人の印象、話しやすかった？

7.バーでの会話

8.奈良の鹿たち

9.食べ物

10.渋谷、新宿など

11.思い出や印象に残ったこと
