This channel introduces short texts about Japanese culture for people who are preparing for the JLPT or who want to read and listen to Japanese. 

A short story in Japanese

Elementary Uzbek

Chapter 1, 7-mashq

jiā yóu  
加油。Come on /cheer sb on
jiān chí
坚持   坚持住/坚持一下/坚持下去 hang in there    
bié fàng qì
别放弃。  Don't give up

例句：xué xí zhōng wén hěn nán ，nǐ yí dìng yào jiān chí xià qù ，bié fàng qì ！
nǐ yí dìng kě yǐ de ，jiā yóu ！！
学习中文很难，你一定要坚持下去，别放弃！你一定可以的，加油！！


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週末、美容院に行ったよー！半年くらい前にボブにしてもうボブが楽(らく)すぎて楽すぎて...。いつも行っている美容院があるんだけど、今回は気分転換(てんかん)に違う美容院に行って少し切ってもらう予定だったんだよね。

I went to the hairdresser this weekend! I got a bob about 6 months ago and it's already too easy and comfortable... I have a hair salon that I usually go to, but this time I was going to go to a different one to get it cut a little for a change.

いつもは結(むす)べるギリギリくらいの長さに切ってもらうんだけど、まさかの！切られすぎた～。なんか、前髪(まえがみ)もカラーも変だし、結局2週間後にまたいつもの美容院行ったんだよね。ブリーチするかどうか悩んだんだけど、傷むのもいやーって美容師(びようし)さんに相談(そうだん)したら、今はダブルカラーっていうのが人気って教えてもらったからそれをお願いしたんだよね。たしかにブリーチしたときほど傷(いた)んではないんだけど、ちょっと髪がキシキシしてる感じがするかな。

I usually get them to cut it just long enough to tie it up, but no way! She was cut too much! Something was wrong with my bangs and color, and I ended up going back to my regular hair salon two weeks later. I wondered whether I should bleach my hair or not, but I didn't want to damage it, so I talked to the hairdresser about it, and she told me that double coloring is popular now, so I asked her to do that.It's true that my hair is not as damaged as when I bleached it, but it does feel a little bit squeaky. 

最近、日本では韓国のメイクとか髪型が流行ってって、私が行った美容院もそういう髪型を推してるところなんだよね。日本はまだみんなマスクしてるんだけど、髪を耳にかけたときに、前髪と後ろの髪の間に毛がないので、そこだけハゲて見えちゃうんだよね。そのこめかみの部分に「天使(てんし)の羽根(はね)バング」っていうのを作るのが人気なの。説明がむずしいからググってみてね。結構(けっこう)みんなしてるから、日本のテレビ見るときに注意(ちゅうい)してみてみて！

Recently, Korean makeup and hair styles have become popular in Japan, and the hair salon I went to is one that promotes such hairstyles. In Japan, everyone still wears masks, but when you put your hair over your ears, there is no hair between the front and back of your head, so you look bald there. So, it is very popular to create a bang called "Tenshi no Hane Bang" at the temples. It's hard to explain, so you'll have to Google it. It's pretty common, so pay attention when you watch Japanese TV!

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Cliente: Buongiorno, sto cercando un paio di scarpe nuove per andare in palestra. Avete qualcosa?
      
Commesso: Certo, signora. Abbiamo una vasta selezione di scarpe sportive. Di che numero ha bisogno?

Cliente: Ho bisogno del numero 37.

Commesso: Perfetto, abbiamo diverse opzioni nel numero 37. Preferisce delle scarpe leggere o con un po' di ammortizzazione?

Cliente: Preferirei delle scarpe con un po' di ammortizzazione per un maggiore comfort durante l'allenamento.

Commesso: Ottima scelta! Abbiamo alcune scarpe da ginnastica molto comode con ammortizzazione. Le mostro alcuni modelli.

Cliente: Mi piacciono queste scarpe bianche con i dettagli rosa. Sembrano davvero comode.

Commesso: Sono molto popolari e offrono un ottimo supporto.

Cliente: Mi sembrano perfette per la mia attività in palestra.

Commesso: Le metto da parte. Ha bisogno anche di calze sportive?

Cliente: No, grazie. Ho già abbastanza calze sportive. Grazie mille per l'aiuto!

Commesso: È stato un piacere aiutarla. Se ha bisogno di altro, sono qui per lei. Buona giornata e buoni allenamenti in palestra!

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Self-Fulfilling Prophecy - To Fail or To Succeed?

A self-fulfilling prophecy is an expectation or belief that can influence your behaviors, thus causing the belief to come true.

The idea behind a self-fulfilling prophecy, also known as the Pygmalion effect, is that your belief about what will happen drives the actions that make that outcome ultimately come to pass.

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If you expect everything to go wrong, you might put in less effort or fail to take steps that could turn things around, which means that expecting the worst brings out the worst.

If you expect everything to go right you might be more eager, more enthusiastic and less worried!

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Self-Fulfilling Prophecy - To Fail or To Succeed?

Today we're talking about the word "cursory" and how to use it at work.  

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Cerca de 190 edificios colapsaron parcial o totalmente en la capital del país el 19 de septiembre de 1985. Al menos 6,000 personas murieron. Todo se vino abajo, sin claridad hacia el futuro. Las telecomunicaciones cayeron, la información surgía lentamente mientras la muerte colmaba el espacio de los sobrevivientes. Una conciencia colectiva se construía rápidamente, a pesar de todo, cuando miles salían a las calles ante lo innombrable. De los escombros y sin saberlo, algo estaba por nacer en México.

No fue, sin embargo, la primera vez que la ciudad sucumbía ante las sacudidas de un terremoto. Veintiocho años antes, en 1957, ocurrió un gran sismo al sureste de Acapulco. Ese terremoto llevó al piso varios inmuebles en la capital, como la Escuela Superior de Comercio y Administración, y edificios habitacionales en la colonia Roma. Otras edificaciones tuvieron que ser demolidas tras la sacudida que, emblemáticamente, recordamos por haber derribado al Ángel de la Independencia. Pero no todo fue destrucción. En palabras del ingeniero civil Luis Esteva, ese sismo representó el nacimiento de la ingeniería sísmica en México; oficio dedicado a la caracterización de las sacudidas sísmicas y cuya escuela mexicana goza del más alto reconocimiento internacional. Con los escasos datos que existían, se comenzaron a trazar directivas de construcción sismo resistente. Así llegó el terremoto de 1979, esta vez al noroeste de Acapulco, que abatiría por completo uno de los edificios de la antigua sede de la Universidad Iberoamericana. Poco se sabía aún de lo implacable que podía ser un terremoto en la Ciudad de México.

El conocimiento sismológico con fines preventivos era insignificante en 1985. Contados sismómetros operaban en la capital. Nadie podía saber, en su justa dimensión, lo que supone edificar una ciudad sobre los sedimentos de antiguos lagos. Esa mañana de septiembre, la realidad se impuso incontestable desde las costas de Michoacán y la mirada de todos los sismólogos del...