Sometimes when I am studying Japanese, I come across a new word and I find myself thinking, “When will I ever use this?”Today's new word is '壊滅するkaimetsu suru', which means 'to annihilate’Maybe I will use this the next time I to go to Mister Donuts.
ドナツを壊滅するぞ！！避けて！I will annihilate the donuts! Outta my way!
私は日本語を勉強するとき、新しい言葉を見ったら、「この言葉はいつ使うかな。。」と思います。今日の新しい言葉は「壊滅する」です。英語ではannihilateてす。今度ミスドに行く時に言えるかな。
ドナツを壊滅するぞ！！避けて！I will annihilate the donuts! Outta my way!
皆さん、こんにちは。今までのお付き合い、心から 感謝しています。レッスンはいつも楽しいです。そ ろそろ四月になるので、心新たに英語を新しく勉強 しましょう。
来月４月からいくつか変更があります。
今までレッスンごとに料金をいただいていました。 それは生徒さんにとっても便利ですし、シンプルで すし、いいシステムだと思いました。時々生徒さん は他の用事とか、急用とか、病気もあるし、それに 私がレッスンをキャンセルこともあるので、構いま せんでした。でも、これでは私の収入は安定しませ ん。
色々と考えた結果、４月からは一回ごとの支払いシ ステムから月謝払いシステムへ変更します。月の初 めに前もって４回分のレッスン料を払って下さい。
都合が悪くなったら、私の空いてる日時に変更可能 です。（その月の中での変更に限る）HPに私のスケ ジュールがあるので、空き時間を見れる。https://sites.google.com/site/mrjohnsenglishclass/my-schedule 。
レッスン前後の私の移動時間も考えて下さると助か ります。
残念ながら生徒さんの都合でレッスンを振り替えで きない場合でもレッスン料は返金できません。で も、私がレッスンをキャンセルした場合は次の月に レッスン１回分を無料とします。それと月謝から ￥１０００を割り引きます。
これに伴い、４月から生徒さん、それぞれのアドバ イスを含めた上達状況を月の終わりに報告します。
私のレッスンについて何かあったら、遠慮しない で、連絡下さい。
私のＨＰを見て下さい。新しく電話レッスンや、 メールレッスンや、ビデオレッスンなど始まりま す。今後は週２回ブログを更新します。
これからもどうぞよろしくお願いいたします。
英語、頑張りましょう！
Yesterday, at the pre-school that I teach at, we had a picnic. We planned to go to the park, but since the ground was still wet from the rain, we had it indoors instead. First, we sang songs and danced, and then we ate. All the kids brought their little lunchboxes. They were so cute! Their mothers made their food to look like Stitch, Anpan Man, and other characters. American lunchboxes are so boring. But maybe because the food is different. Usually American lunchboxes have things like apples and sandwiches. Maybe it isn't so easy to make an apple look like Spiderman!
What is the most interesting lunchbox you have ever seen?
Lunchboxes - お弁当
the ground - 地面
pre-school - 保育園
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.oceanhouse_media.bookabcs_app
このアップリで子供がａｂｃの言葉を楽しい勉強が出来ます。私のレッスンでこの本は使います。
The other day, when it was snowing, I was careless and lost my wallet. I had an English lesson at one of my student`s house, and after that I walked to the train station. When I arrived at the station, I noticed that my wallet was gone! I started to panic. Recently, I had been very busy, so I didn`t have a chance to go the bank. I had about $800 dollars in my wallet. I ran back to my student`s house thinking that I must have dropped it somewhere along the way, or that it fell out during the lesson, but it wasn`t on the road, and it wasn`t at my student`s house either! So, I ran back to where I was before that, at Fujiya restuarant, but I still couldn`t find it. Then I thought about going to the police, so I went to the local police box in front of the station. I have heard many stories of people losing stuff and then finding at the police box, but I was doubtful. When I entered, there were five police officers standing around. I was nervous and upset, and it was hard for me to think clearly enough to speak Japanese. But, I managed to say something and then one of them said something back to me, but the only word I managed to hear was "nakushita", which means "to lose something". But it can also mean "die" in the sense of losing someone. So, I was a little confused and worried that they might be asking me if someone died. Luckily, I managed to communicate with them, and to my suprise, someone had turned in my wallet! I was so relieved! I couldn`t believe that all my money, credit cards, everything was still there! I wanted to contact the person that turned it in, but the police said that he didn`t want to be contacted. What a nice person! I was so lucky that day.
財布を無くした- I lost my wallet
信じられない！- I can't believe it!
交番- Police box
通信出来ました- I could communicate.
When I first came to Japan, I noticed right that away the vending machines are different. I thought that it was interesting that on the front of Japanese vending machines, you can see samples of the products inside. Moreover, compared to American vending machines, Japanese vending machines have both hot and cold beverages with a larger selection. The first time I drank can coffee was from a Japanese vending machine. American vending machines have coffee as well, but it usually comes in a paper cup. These days, you can wave your PASMO (a type of train pass with a chip inside) over a sensor on the front of the machine to pay for your drinks, which makes it very convenient. But then I run out of money on my PASMO for the train!
I think Japanese vending machines are the best! How about you? What is the most interesting vending machine you have ever seen?
日本に初めて来た時に、すぐ日本の自動販売機は違うことに気付いた。日本の自販機の面に商品の見本が見られるのが面白いと思った。それに、アメリカの自販機に比べ、日本の自販機のセレクションが多くて、温かい物も、冷たい物もあります。私はカンコーヒーは日本の自販機から初めて飲んだ。アメリカの自販機はコーヒーはあることもあるけど、普通は紙カップです。現在に自販機の面にセンサーにパスもカードを振れて、飲み物を支払うことが出来るし、とても便利です。でも、それで電車のお金なくなります！日本の自販機は世界一と思います！あなたは、一番面白い見たことがあるの自販機は何ですか？
ところで、最近私は忙しいので勉強の時間があまりないので今の日本語少しへんから、すみません。
Yesterday, when I went to my student's house, I saw for the first time a real ninja! He was holding a ninja star and then ran away very quickly. I am lucky that I wasn't killed!
I didn't know however, that ninjas were so small and cute!
昨日生徒の家に行ったら、初めて日本に本当の忍者を見ました！手裏剣を持っていて、早く逃げました。私は殺されなかった良かった！
でも、忍者はそんなに小さくて可愛いのが知らなかった。
Today I received many chocolates from my students. Thank-you, everyone! I LOVE chocolate! In Japan, on Valentine's Day, men can receive a lot of chocolate. In America, the customs on Valentine's Day are a little different. When I was a child, everyone made Valentine cards and exchanged them with along with candies with the other kids. Those candies were in the shape of a heart and had a Valentine message written on them. As for the adults, Valentine's Day has a more romantic feeling like Christmas in Japan. Stores everywhere are selling roses and there are sales on perfume, jewelry, and other romantic gifts. Furthermore, on that day people who want to go to a restaurant but don't have a reservation probably won't be able to get in. It's just like Christmas Eve in Japan, isn't it?
今日私の生徒から沢山チョコレートを貰いました。皆さん、どもありがとうございました！チョコレート大好き！日本には皆の男性はバレンタインデーに沢山チョコレートがもらえます！。アメリカにはバレンタインの習慣はちょっと違う。私は子供のころに皆バレンタインカードを作ったり、他の子供とキャンディーズを交換しました。そのキャンディーにはバレンタインメッセージが書いてありました。大人には、バレンタインデーはむしろ日本のクリスマスのようにロマンチックな感じです。どこでもの店で赤いバラが売られたり、ジュエリー、パフュームとかロマンチックプレゼントのセールが沢山あります。それに、その日はレストランに行きたい人は予約がないと入れないかもしれません。日本のクリスマスイーブみたいですね？
Yesterday, we had a fun class! We learned some new words; elbow, finger, hand, and hair. You can find flashcards for those words by going to the link below.
http://www.mes-english.com/flashcards/bodyparts.php
Thank-you everyone for coming, and I look forward to seeing you again next time!
昨日の英語のレッスンは楽しかった！子ども達は新しい言葉習いました。その言葉のフラッシュカードが欲しいかたはリンクをごらんください。
皆は来てくれてありがとうございます。また今度楽しみにしています！
皆さん明けましておめでとうございます♪皆さんお元気ですか？New Year resolution を作りましたか？Resolution は今年のほうふです。例えば、｢今年タバコを止めよ！｣はresolution です。私のresolution は今年日本語の本を読みたいです。あなとなresolution は何ですか？
Happy New Year everyone! How is everyone doing? Did you make a New Year's resolution? "Resolution" in Japanese is "houfu" . For example, if you say "This year I will quit smoking.", then that is a resolution. My New Year's resolution is to read a book in Japanese. What's your New Year's resolution?
只今！最近忙しくてブログの書く時間は少なくて来ました。
I'm back! Lately, I have been so crazy busy and I haven't had time to write in my blog.
この間毎月の長沢クラスは楽しかった！クラスでは、子供がクリスマスの言葉を習いたり、いくつかの歌を歌いました。。クラスの後で、サンタさん来ました！皆はびっくりしました！でもサンタさんはちょっと太ってるですね。私はスリムで、よかった。:-) サンタさんは子供とあいさつをしてから子供たちが一人ずつサンタさんにクリスマスプレゼントの希望を教えました。その後皆の子供はサンタさんと一緒に写真をとりました。とても楽しかった！
The other day, we had so much fun at my Nagasawa class! In the class, the children learned Christmas words and sang some songs. After the class, Santa Claus came by！Everyone was suprised! But Santa is a little fat, isn't he? I'm glad that I'm slim! After Santa came in and said hello to everyone, the children went up to him one-by-one and told him what they wanted for Christmas. After that, all the children took a picture together with Santa. It was so much fun!
クリスマスツリーを作る。Put up a Christmas tree
クリスマスツリーを作りましたか？アメリカではクリスマスの前、家族と友達から沢山の貰ったプレゼントはツリーのしたに置かされた。そして、クリスマスイーブ迄に沢山プレゼントがあります。その時迄、毎日プレゼントを見たら、何が入ってるかを考えて、クリスマスを楽しみに待っていました。
今年は私はクリスマスツリーを作らなかった。おじさんスクルージになったかな。
Did you put up a Christmas tree? In America, before Christmas many presents from family and friends are placed under the tree. As a result, by Christmas Eve there are many presents. Until that time, everyday when I see a present, I wonder what's inside and I wait in anticipation for Christmas.
This year I didn't put up a Christmas tree. I wonder if I'm becoming an old Scrooge.
サンタさんはどこにすんでいますか？
北極だ！そこは遠いし、寒いし、誰も普通の人間は行けないです。
Do you know where Santa Claus lives?
The North Pole! It's so far and cold, so no ordinary human can go there!
私の生徒のYさんは英語の練習のため、 このブログを書きまた。Good job!
This year was supossed to be an unlucky year because of my age, but it wasn`t so bad. I visited a temple during the beginning of the year and prayed nothing bad would happen to my family. Then I bought a good-luck charm to protect against evil.
March 4th was my birthday. I got a bracelet from my sweet husband. We went to Yamanaka Lake for a short trip. It started to snow the day before, and I was worried that if it continued snowing, we would have had to cancel because we didn`t have snow tires. If we would have cancelled, then we would have went a week later, when the big earthquake happened. Luckily, it stopped, so we went and had fun.
After we came back, a few days later, the big Tohoku earthquake happened. I think I was lucky that it didn`t happen on the day of my trip. Perhaps it was because I bought the good-luck charm.
My best memory of 2011 is going to Arashi`s big event. I really love Arashi so much and I am a big fan. But they were so far from my seat, they looked like little matchsticks dancing around on the stage.
My worst memory of 2011 is that I couldn`t go to Arashi`s concert. So many people wanted to go, so they had a lottery to let people buy tickets. I drew a losing ticket so I couldn`t go to their concert. I will try again next year.
前にこのブログでスクルージについて書きました。誰かけっちにする時に｢スクルージ｣と言われています。それに、クリスマスを嫌い人は、｢グリンチ｣と言われています。
グリンチはアニメのキャラクターでクリスマスを嫌いあまり、クリスマスを止めるのために、皆のプレゼントとクリスマスツリーを盗んだ！
今度誰かクリスマスを嫌いみたい、例えば｢クリスマスパーティーが好きじなくて、行きたくない｣と言う人を互いに、｢Don't be a grinch!｣と言うべきです。
Before, I wrote about Scrooge on this blog. When someone is stingy, they are called a scrooge. And when someone hates Christmas, they are called a "Grinch". The Grinch is a character in a cartoon that hates Christmas so much, that he steals everyone's presents and Christmas trees in order to stop it.
So, the next time you see someone who seems to hate Christmas, for example, if someone says "I don't like Christmas, so I don't want to go to any Christmas parties", you should say to that person "Don't be a Grinch! "
子供の時にはクリスマスのためにプレゼントが欲しいのリストを作った。いつもクリスマスの前、ショッピングモールでサンタさんがいましたので、サンタさんを会いに、私の希望を教えていくのはとても楽しみにしていました。でもサンタさんが太ったし、服もおかしし、緊張のあまり、言いたいことを忘れちゃった! 泣いていた子供もいた。
これのYou TubeビデオはA Christmas Storyのです。その映画はちょー面白い！見ると自分の子供のころを思い出す。
When I was a child, I made a list of the things I wanted for Christmas. Since Santa was always at the shopping mall before Christmas, Iooked forward to going to see him and tell him what I wanted. But Santa was so fat and had strange clothes, and I was so nervous that I forgot what I wanted to say! There were children who were crying, too.
This You Tube video is from "A Christmas Story". That movie is so funny. Whenever I watch it, I am reminded of my own childhood days.
アメリカで、毎年忘年会の代わりに、クリスマスパーティーがあります。皆はパーティーのためにプレゼントが必要です。前以てプレゼントの値段を決めて、その値段以下のプレゼントを買ってパーティーに持って行きます。パーティーに着いたら、プレゼントを集めて１つのテーブルの上に全部おきます。プレゼントに番号がかかれ、同じ番号が書かれた紙は１つの帽子に入れられます。後で１人ずつ帽子から番号が書かれた紙を一枚とって、同じ番号が書かれたプレゼントが貰えます。
貰ったプレゼントは誰から貰ったか分からないから、シークレットサンタと言われています。面白いプレゼントも面白くないプレゼントもあり、たまにプレゼントでフルーツケーキもあります。なんでか分からないけど、誰もフルーツケーキを欲しくない。
In America, every year instead of an end-of-the-year party, there is a Christmas party. Everyone needs to buy a present for the party. A price is decided on in advance, and everyone buys a present below that price and brings it to the party. Once they arrive at the party, all the presents are gathered and placed on one table. A number is written on the present, and the same number is written on a piece of paper and put into a hat. Later, everyone takes a number from the hat and recieves a present with the same number. Because nobody knows who the present they got is from, it is called "Secret Santa". Sometimes people get a nice present, and sometimes people get one that's not so great, and sometimes people get fruitcake as a present. I don't know why, but nobody wants the fruitcake.
私の生徒のTさんは英語の練習のた め、 このブログを書きました。Good job!
Our New House
On December 1st, I bought a new house. It was the most expensive thing that I have ever bought in my life. It is located near Konan Chuo Station. It is one stop away from Kamioooka Station by subway. My new house is about a 10 minute walk from the station. However, it is a 20 minute walk from Kamioooka station. There are no hills, so it is an easy walk.
I feel a little anxious about buying such an expensive house, but I am really looking forward to living there with my family.
It hasn`t been built yet. It will be completed around next August. It will have a living room, kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, and a walk-in closet. The living room faces to the south, so we can get a lot of sunlight inside. That is very important to me. It also has a driveway for two cars.
Congratulations to Ruka ! Ruka cleared the fourth and final level in the English Ear game! Awesome! Good job Ruka ! ! るかおめでとう！るかは Androidの アッ プリ の英語のゲームの レ ベル4をク リーアしまし た！よ くでき た！すごい！！
http://englisheargame.blogspot.com/p/ blog-page.html?m=1
Congratulations to Nanako ! Nanako cleared the first level in the English Ear game! Good job Nanako ! Good luck on level 2! ななこおめでとう！ななこは Androidの アッ プリ の英語のゲームの レ ベル1をク リーアしまし た！よ くでき た！レベル2 も頑張って下さい！
http://englisheargame.blogspot.com/p/ blog-page.html?m=1
Congratulations to Ryutaro ! Ryutaro cleared the first level in the English Ear game! Good job Ryutaro ! Good luck on level 2! りゅたろおめでとう！りゅたろは Androidの アッ プリ の英語のゲームの レ ベル1をク リーアしまし た！よ くでき た！レベル2 も頑張って下さい！
http://englisheargame.blogspot.com/p/ blog-page.html?m=1
りんしょくか- miser(マイザー)
けち- stingy(スティンジー)
クリスマス・キャロルと言うの映画には、りんしょくかの名前のスクルージがいます。スクルージはお金持ちなのに、けっちなおじさんです。それに、スクルージはクリスマスのこと嫌いだった。
クリスマスの時に、もしかしたらクリスマスのことが好きじゃないかけちな人はいる時に本人に｢Don't be a Scrooge!｣と言われています。それは｢けちしないで！｣、｢クリスマスだから、元気出して！｣と言う意味です。
スクルージみたいの人を知っていますか？
In the movie "A Christmas Carol", there is a miser whose name is Scrooge. Even though Scrooge is rich, he is a stingy old man. Furthermore, Scrooge hates Christmas!
At Christmas time, if there is a person who doesn't like Christmas, or is stingy, we say to that person, "Don't be a Scrooge! ". It means "Don't be so stingy!"or "Get in the Christmas spirit!"
Do you know anyone like Scrooge?
子供の時はこのアニメーションもクリスマスの時よくみた。
When I was a child, I often watched this animation also at Christmas time.
今日の長沢クラスは楽しかった！皆は元 気で一緒に英語を楽しく習いました。今日食べ るの言葉についてのクラスです。
おなかがすいた- I'm hungry
美味しい- yummy
おなかがいっぱい- I'm full
このリンクで今日の言葉を無料でダウンロード出来ます。
http://www.mes-english.com/flashcards/food.php
皆のお母さんはいつも準備と片付けてく れてありがとうございました。
Today's Nagasawa class was fun! Everyone had a lot of energy, and we had fun learning English together. Today, we learned words about eating.
Thank-you to all the mothers who help me with preparation before the class and cleaning up after.
子供の時、このアニメーションを毎年のクリスマスの時に見ました。少し古いのにいつも楽しみにしていました。今にもたまにまたみたいと思います。
When I was a child, I watched this animation every year around christmas time. Even though it is a little old, I always looked forward to it. Even now, I sometimes think I want to see it again.
私の生徒のSさんは英語の練習のた め、 このブログを書きました。Good job!
My trip to Hawaii
Last Saturday I went to Hawaii with my friend. On that day, it was raining so hard! It was terrible! I walked from my house to the train station, and I got soaked! My luggage was ok, though. Luckily, my clothes dried while I was riding on the train. It took 50 minutes by train to the airport.
It was my first time to go to Haneda airport. The new international terminal is very nice. There are many nice shops. I met my friend at the airport.
On the plane, I watched 2 movies and slept. It took about 7 hours to get to Hawaii. When I first arrived, the first thing I noticed was that there are so many Japanese in Hawaii! The travel agency took my bags straight to my hotel, and I took a bus with my friend to the Duty-free shop in Waikiki.
I did a lot of shopping and sightseeing. I went to the Dole Pineapple Factory, the North Shore, Diamond Head, and I saw the King Kamehameha statue. I wanted to go to the castle, but it was closed. I most enjoyed the pineapple factory. I saw so many pineapples, red ones, green ones, and yellow ones.
I enjoyed the beach so much! I went para-sailing, and it was really great! When I went up into the sky, I had a really nice view of the ocean and Diamond Head. I also went jet-skiing. It was very thrilling, but my friend was a bad driver. I`m a good driver! Later, I climbed Diamond Head with my friend. It took 30 minutes!!! I was so tired! I hate climbing! Even though I hate climbing, I did it because I wanted to see the sunrise.
I enjoyed Hawaii very much, but I don`t like hawaiian food because like most American food, the taste is too strong.
私の生徒のTさんは英語の練習のた め、このブログを書きました。Good job!
My Trip to Guam
I went to Guam last week with my wife, my kids, and my parents. We stayed in Guam for four days. This was my first time visiting Guam. My parents are getting old, so I wanted to take them on a vacation to spend time with them. On the plane, my son started to cry. He is only 2 years old. So, I let him watch Anpan Man videos on my I-phone, and he stopped crying. When I arrived in Guam, I noticed how hot it was. I also noticed that the clouds in the sky seemed to move more quickly than in Japan. I wondered if it was because the wind is much stronger in Guam.
We stayed at the Guam Plaza Hotel. It was nice and clean, and the location was very convenient because it was near the beach and the shopping area. I noticed there were many other Japanese in Guam.
While we were in Guam, we visited the beach, but my kids didn`t like it there. Maybe if they were older, they would enjoy it more. We also visited many sightseeing spots. My favorite was Two Lovers Point. It is on the top of a cliff overlooking the city. The view was great!
I had one problem while I was in Guam. I planned to go on a dolphin-watching cruise with my family. We were really looking forward to it. However, when we got to the pier, we were told that the boat`s engine was broken so we couldn`t go. We were so disappointed, but there was nothing we could do.
We enjoyed spending time together in Guam. We want to go there again when my kids are older.
単語…
赤字- the red
黒字- the black
踏み殺す- trample to death
大勢の人- hordes of people
アメリカでは、Thanksgiving はクリ スマス前の最後の祝日なので、 Thanksgivingの次の日からクリスマス シーズンが始まります。In America, since Thanksgiving is the last holiday before Christmas, the day after Thanksgiving begins the Christmas season.その週の金曜日に、皆クリスマ スのために買い物にいきます。On that Friday, everyone goes out shopping for Christmas.どこのお店も真夜中から ビッグセールをするので、皆はお店が 開く数時間前からお店の前に並んでい ます。Stores everywhere have a big sale, so everyone lines up in front of the stores hours before they open. 一年のうち今日はアメリカで一 番忙しいショッピングデー。In America, today is the biggest shopping day of the year. やっとお 店のドアが開くと、大勢の人々が走っ て入って行くので、毎年誰かが落ちて けがをしたり、ほかの人に踏まれて亡 くなったりすることがあります。Finally, when the doors open, hordes of people rush into the store, and every year someone is injured or trampled to death by the other people.
だか ら今日は「暗い金曜日」という意味 で、私はBlack Fridayと呼んでいます。 That's why to me, since it has this dark meaning, I call it Black Friday. でも実はお店にとって今日は赤字から 「黒字になる日」なのでBlack Friday と 言われています。But actually, the stores call today Black Friday because it is when they get out of the red and into the black.
今日の祭日でアメリカ人は何をしますか?Thanksgiving はいつも木曜日なのでだいたい皆は金曜日も休みます。それで4連休になってから、皆は実家に戻って家族と祭日を過ごします。私はアメリカに住んでいた時に家の母はいつも沢山料理を作っておきました。Thanksgivingのあと、2週間で毎日Turkeyを食べました!
What do Americans do on today's holiday? Since Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday, almost everyone has the day off on Friday as well. So, since it turns into a 4 day weekend, everyone goes home to spend the holidays with their family. When I lived in America, my mom would make so much food. After Thanksgiving, we ate turkey everyday for the next two weeks!
単語
3連休- 3 day weekend
4連休- 4 day weekend
Congratulations to Ruka! Ruka cleared the THIRD level in the English Ear game! Good job Ruka! Good luck on level 4! るか ちゃんおめでとう！るかはAndroidの アッ プリの英語のゲームのレベル3をク リーアしまし た！よくできた！レベル4 も頑張って下さい！
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soaked - びしょ濡れになった
今日の夕方、天気用法に反して、意外にもあめだった！その時は生徒さんの家にいて、私は帰る時に、生徒さんから傘をいただきました。そのおかげで、びしょ濡れにならなかった、よかった。この間の土曜日の雨のほうがひどかったですけど。まるで台風が来たように風も強かった。横浜に予定があって、びしょ濡れになった！
This afternoon, in contrast to the weather forecast, it rained unexpectedly! At that time, I was at my student's house and when it was time for me to go home, she gave me an umbrella. Thanks to her, I was lucky I didn't get soaked! But, the other Saturday's rain was much
worse. The wind was so strong as if a typhoon had come!
I had an appointment in Yokohama, and I got soaked!
モスは好きですか？私にとって、モスのハンバーガが小さいし、味が特のないし、マックのほうが好きと思います。
モスは何を表わすのか知っていますか？
M - Mountain, O - Ocean, S - Sun
Do you like MOS Burger? To me, their hamburgers are small and the taste is nothing special, so I think like McDonald's better.
Do you know what MOS stands for?
M - mountain, O - ocean, S - sun
stand for - 表す
例文：
1. U.S.A. stands for United States of America.
2. C.I.A. stands for Central Intelligence Agency
3. What does MOS stand for?
4. What does FBI stand for?
Soon, it will be the American holiday, Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is always on the last Thursday of November every year. On that day, everyone celebrates by eating turkey. Did you know that there are two kinds of meat? There is white and dark meat. If you have ever been to Subway, then you have probably seen white meat in their sandwiches. Compared with dark meat, white meat doesn't have as much fat, so it is healthier. However, since their is more oil and fat in dark meat, it's tastier!
Since everyody eats turkey on Thanksgiving, it is also called Turkey Day!
もうすぐアメリカの祭日のThanksgivingです。Thanksgiving はいつも毎年の１１月の最後の木曜日です。その日皆はお祝いでTurkeyを食べます。Turkeyの肉は2種類があるのが知っていますか？白と黒もあります。Subway のお店で食べたことがあったら、turkey sandwich に白肉をみたこともあるかもしれません。黒肉に比べて、白肉は油あまりないから白肉のほうがヘルシー。でま、油が入ってるのでやっぱり黒肉のほうが美味しい！皆turkeyを食べているので、Thanksgiving はTurkey Dayも言われています。
Bittersweet - 悲喜こもごも;悲喜交交;悲喜交々, having both happy feelings and sad feelings about something
例文：
I was happy to see her smile, but at the same time sad because it was to be our last moment together. It was a bittersweet moment.
Congratulations to Keigo ! Keigo cleared the first level in the English Ear game! Good job Keigo ! Good luck on level 2!
けいごおめでとう！けいごは Androidのアッ プリ の英語のゲームの レ ベル1をクリーアしまし た！よ くでき た！レベル2も頑張って下さい！
http://englisheargame.blogspot.com/p/ blog-page.html?m=1
手数料 - handling charge, commission
例文：
1.手数料はかかりますか。
Is there a handling charge?
2.手数料は３パーセントかかります。
We charge a commission of 3%.
Congratulations to Masaya! Masaya cleared the first level in the English Ear game! Good job Masaya ! Good luck on level 2! まさやおめでとう！まさやはAndroidのアッ プリ の英語のゲームの レベル1をクリーアしまし た！よ くでき た！レベル2も頑張って下さい！
http://englisheargame.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html?m=1
Save the tree は１つの木を守ると意味です。地球の木は数えきれないのでtrees のほうがいいです。
他は…
Save the whales.くじら
Save the dolphins.いるか
Save the earth.地球
見込み…hope, chance
彼はもう見込みがない。
He is beyond hope.
彼が回復する見込みはまずほとんどない。
There is little hope of his recovery.
私の生徒のよしこさんは英語の練習のため、このブログを書きました。Good job!
Last week I went to the Yokohama Athletic Field with my 2 kids. It is 1.2 kilometers from Tsukushino station on the Denentoshi line. The Athletic Field has a fun obstacle course for children and adults.
The obstacle course has 50 obstacles, and is divided into 4 stages. The first stage is an easy course for warming up. You have to walk across stumps, a rope bridge, and a rope net. There are about 12 or 13 obstacles in the first stage. The second stage is more difficult than the first stage. It is a water course. You have to ride in a big bucket and row for about 10 meters. After that, you walk across a suspension bridge over the water. If you make a mistake, you will fall into the water! There are about 8 to 10 obstacles in the second stage. Next is the third stage. The third stage is the same as the first stage, but it is harder and more difficult. It has higher and more unstable obstacles. Lastly, there is the fourth stage. There is a big hole called "Ant Hell". It is called "Ant Hell" because it is easy to get in, but difficult to climb out. You climb down into the hole with a rope, but you have to escape by running up the slippery walls.
I think everyone can enjoy this place and have fun!
Congratulations to Ruka! Ruka cleared the second level in the English Ear game! Good job Ruka! Good luck on level 3! るかちゃんおめでとう！るかはAndroidの アッ プリの英語のゲームのレベル2をク リーアしまし た！よくできた！レベル3 も頑張って下さい！
