What are the different types of love? Which type of love is the strongest? Has love changed over time?

Just Chatting....

Love!!

みなさん、こんにちは。ミッチです。ご視聴どうもありがとうございます。今日は視聴者さんからのリクエストにお応えしたいと思います。いや、視聴者の皆様から、リクエストが届きまして... (ガサガサガサガサ...)すみません。『さも、リクエストがたくさんあるかのように、振る舞ってしまいました。』

それから、もう一つ。ごめんなさい。『先ほどカメラの反対側に、さもアシスタントがいるかのように、振る舞ってしまいました。』でも実は、カメラの反対側はただの壁です。

ターゲット表現：
はい。と言う訳で、今日は先ほどあった『さも、たくさんリクエストがあるかのように......』や『さもアシスタントがいるかのように......』と言う文の、『さも+(普通形)+かのように』と言う形をマスターして行ってみましょう！

『さも+(普通形)+かのように』と言う形を使うと、
スペイン語で言うと、"(Aunque no es verdad, alguien hace algo) como si fuera/hiciera"
英語で言うと、"(Although it is not true, someone does something) as if he/she were/did"
の様な表現が日本語でできます。

応用練習：
それでは早速、この形を使って、次のスペイン語、もしくは英語を日本語で表現してみましょう。

①
スペイン語：como si supiera hablar japonés con fluidez
英語：as if he/she could speak Japanese fluently
日本語：さも日本語がペラペラに話せるかのように

②
スペイン語：como si fuera rico/rica
英語：as if he/she were rich
日本語：さもお金持ちであるかのように

③
スペイン語：como si no tuviera dinero
英語：as if he/she didn't have money
日本語：さもお金を持っていないかのように

④
スペイン語：como si él mismo / ella misma fuera la víctima
英語：as if he/she were the victim
日本語：さも自分が被害者であるかのように

⑤
スペイン語：como si supiera todo
英語：as if he/she knew everything
日本語：さもなんでも知っているかのように

⑥
スペイン語：como si supiera nada
英語：as if he/she knew nothing
日本語：さも何も知らないかのように

まとめ：
『さも+(普通形)+かのように』と言う表現を練習しました。この表現を使うと、
スペイン語で言うと、"(Aunque no es verdad, alguien hace algo) como si fuera/hiciera"
英語で言うと、"(Although it is not true, someone does something) as if he/she were/did"
の様な表現が日本語でできます。

Useful Japanese Phrases and Exercises (JLPT N4, N3 Level)

【さも+普通形+かのように】como si fuera... en japonés/ as if he or she were... in Japanese

4-Year-Old Signs Book Deal to Publish Poems
A 4-year-old boy from the UK has signed a book deal to publish his collection of poems.

Nadim Shamma-Sourgen was discovered by poet and teacher Kate Clanchy, who won the 2020 Orwell Prize for political writing. Clanchy knew Shamma-Sourgen's mother, who teaches the study of poetry at the University of Reading.

Clanchy began sharing Shamma-Sourgen's poems on Twitter, where they became popular with her followers. Speaking to The Guardian, Clanchy said that she didn't share them because they were like an adult's poems, but because they were so much like a child's way of thinking.

The young poet has now signed a book deal with Walker Books, a children's book company, making him one of the youngest writers to get a book deal.

According to Guinness World Records, Dorothy Straight from the US is the youngest female to publish a book. She wrote a book in 1962 when she was 4 years old. It was published in 1964.

The youngest male writer is Thanuwana Serasinghe from Sri Lanka, who wrote a book when he was 4 years and 9 months old. It was published nine days before his 5th birthday.

In an interview with Sky News, Shamma-Sourgen's mother said that he's still learning to read and write, so he speaks his poems out loud and she writes them down for him.

"I like writing poems especially about nature. I feel happy that my poems will be in a book," Shamma-Sourgen told The Guardian. As well as nature, Shamma-Sourgen's poems talk about things like love, being lonely and bugs in his garden.

The book of poems will be published in summer 2021.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

4-Year-Old Signs Book Deal to Publish Poems

龙马精神[lóng mǎ jīng shén]：dragon/horse/ vigour; vitality; drive；
This idiom means vim and vigor, full of life, often used to describe people's fighting spirit and healthy state.
龙马lóng mǎ：The mythical beast with a dragon head and a horse body in ancient legends of Chinese.
饱满 bǎo mǎn：full; plump; well-stacked; flush; filled
充满 chōng mǎn：be filled with;be full of
追求 zhuī qiú：seek; aspire; pursue
梦想 mèng xiǎng：dreams

eg：龙年到了祝您龙马精神! lóngnián dàole zhù nín lóng mǎ jīng shén!
         他是用自己的龙马精神战胜了懒惰的性格。
         tā shì yòng zìjǐ de lóng mǎ jīng shén zhàn shèng le lǎnduò de xìnggé。
       我中午睡了一觉后觉得龙马精神，一下子干了很多的活儿。
        wǒ zhōngwǔ shuì le yī jiào hòu jiàode lóng mǎ jīng shén, yī xià zi gànle hěnduō de huór。


“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

龙马精神[lóng mǎ jīng shén]

主要介绍“1. 够可以的 2. 一口咬定 3. 话里话外”三个汉语习惯语的意思及用法

A Course in Chinese Colloquial Idioms

How to use 1. 够可以的 2. 一口咬定 3. 话里话外 in Chinese Colloquial Idioms

Culture and globalisation often comes up in the IELTS test. Today, Nick gives you some ideas for this question. 

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

Do you think the world is becoming too similar in terms of culture? 

CHISTES MEXICANOS

ROCK PROGRESIVO.

IELTS Speaking Part 1 - Transportation (Band 8-9 answers)

Here the questions for you to answer. If you want - give it shot first, then listen to the recording.

Q. 1. How did you come here today?
Q. 2. What is public transport like in your hometown?
Q. 3. Do you think people should use public transport more? [Why/ why not?]
Q. 4. How public transports have changed in your country during the last one decade?

How do you feel about your answer? What has to improve? What way I can help you in our next class?

Please prepare your questions and send me a class request if you need more assistance on the part 1,2 and 3 of IELTS Speaking.

To Your Success!

IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS Speaking Part 1 - Transportation (Band 8-9 answers)

はじめまして！Atsushiと言います。オンライン日本語教師とオンラインコーヒーショップをしています。日本語学習をしているみなさんのサポートをしたいと思い、ポッドキャストをはじめることにしました。これから、簡単な日本語で日本の日常を話していきます。

Nice to meet you!  My name is Atsushi.  I have an online coffee shop with an online Japanese teacher.  I decided to start a podcast because I wanted to support everyone who is learning Japanese.  I will talk about everyday life in Japan in simple Japanese.