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Today’s Theme is “沖縄（おきなわ）のサンゴ《Coral reefs of Okinawa》”.
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沖縄（おきなわ / okinawa）：Okinawa （Okinawa is the southernmost prefecture in Japan. And Okinawa is one of the most popular resorts in Japan. The islands of Okinawa are surrounded by beautiful coral reefs. ）
サンゴ（さんご / sango）：coral reefs
守る（まもる / mamoru）：keep, protect
島（しま / shima）：island
石垣島（いしがきじま / ishigakijima）：Ishigaki Island（Ishigaki island is one of the islands of Okinawa. The world’s largest colony of rare blue coral is found off of Ishigaki island.）
植物プランクトン（しょくぶつぷらんくとん / shokubutsupurankuton）：phytoplankton
栄養（えいよう / eiyō）：nutrition

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#29  Easy News / おきなわのサンゴ《Coral reefs of Okinawa》 // N4 Level /Japanese listening

彝族有一个分支，叫撒尼人。The Yi nationality has a subgroup called the Sani people.
他们居住的地方叫阿着底。The name of the place where they lived was A zhuó dǐ.
撒尼人有一个古老而动人的传说，那就是：阿诗玛。Sani people have an old and moving legend, that is: Ashima.
阿诗玛是个好姑娘、是撒尼人的骄傲。Ashima was a good girl, the pride of the people of Sani.


新鲜事儿（Anecdote）

阿诗玛的传说

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EL GALÁN.

In today’s global tech world, writing clean code isn’t enough—you need to communicate your ideas clearly and confidently in English. In this episode, we dive into why Tech English is one of the most powerful tools in your career toolbox.

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Why Tech English matters

여기가 어디입니까? [보기]와 같이 알맞은 것을 고르십시오.
[보기]
가: 무엇을 먹을까요?
나: 불고기를 먹읍시다.
1) 약국           2) 편의점           3) 백화점          4) 음식점

1.
1) 병원            2) 은행              3) 빵집           4) 백화점

2.
1) 택시            2) 비행기           3) 택시           4) 버스

3.
1) 옷 가게         2) 우체국          3)병원            4) 과일 가게   

4.
1) 병원             2) 약국          3)  슈퍼마켓          4) 우체국

5.
1) 사진관          2) 박물관        3)  백화점          4) 사진관






1. 1) /  2. 4) /  3. 4) /  4. 4) /  5. 3)



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In particolare, vedremo quanto sia importante specializzarsi nella propria area per costruire ricchezza e raggiungere la libertà finanziaria.

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