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New year's resolution

If someone reads this blog regularly, I am happy and appreciate it. I have been writing some topics, but I cannot complete them. One of my new year’s resolutions is to keep learning English, so I must do an entry anytime soon.

このブログを読んでいる人がいたらうれしいな。そしてどうもありがとう。いくつか書きたいことはあって、書いているのだけど、なかなか書き上げられない。今年の目標も、英語の勉強を続ける事なので、近いうちにちゃんと更新します。って、誰に言ってるんだろう015.gif



# by muskmelon069 | 2009-01-15 18:56 | 英語のお勉強

篤姫

I saw Aoi Miyazaki, talking with Tetsuko Kuroyanagi in a talk show on TV. Aoi Miyazaki is an actress and also working for people, mainly children, struggling in tough situations in Africa or Asia as well. She was talking how difficult to do something useful for the children because if she did something good for them at the moment, the children had to live on there after she has gone. Testuko Kuroyanagi said, “You are still young and will definitely be affecting people more in the future. The most important thing is that you just hold your interest in various things happening in the world.” I think Tetsuko is totally right.
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勉強のために英語でブログを書いている人がけっこういるということを知った。で、サーフィンしていろいろ読んだ結果、読んでみようかと思わせるブログは同じことを日本語でも書いているものだった。(ただ単に英語を読むのがめんどくさいのです014.gif
ので、これからは日本語でも書く事にします。

昨日、「徹子の部屋」に宮崎あおいが出ていた。大河ドラマ「篤姫」の話がメインだったが、彼女が活動している子供たちへの支援の話もしていた。アフリカやアジアなど、いろいろな国をまわって、現地の様子を見ているとのことだった。その中で「今、お金をあげることは簡単だが、その先のことを考えると、あげるべきか否か悩む。まだ形になることはなし得てない。難しい。」と話していた。それに対し、徹子さんは「あなたはまだ若いし、これからもっともっと影響力のある人になる。一番大切なのは、あなたかいろいろなことに興味を持ち続けること(そしてそれを世の中に示していくこと)」と言っていた。まったく正しいと思った。



# by muskmelon069 | 2009-01-06 19:50 | テレビ

閑話休題 ~真央ちゃんのこと~

I am one of those people who were moved by Mao Asada at the figure skating competition last Sunday. She was really great at her performance; also she was a fighter and a real athlete. Right after finishing her performance, she was so cute. It made me cry! I don't know why! Though she is far younger than me, she inspired me to do something I must do right now, not figure skating. It’s December. I will end this year with smile.

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# by muskmelon069 | 2008-12-01 20:34 | 日々のこと

Trip to America⑦ ~Thank you for having me!~

As I mentioned in the previous entry, I was lucky to join two English conversation classes in Lafayette. In the first class, I wanted to tell my gratitude to the teacher and the students when the lesson was over, but I had no idea how to say it; just saying “thank you ” wasn’t enough to describe my feeling at that time. I was thinking and thinking what I should say during the class. What I wanted to tell was that I thanked they allowed me to join the class, so I said “thank you for having me” to the teacher. In another class, I also thanked the teacher and the students with saying the same phrase. I wasn’t sure it was suitable for the situation, but the teachers seemed to understand what I wanted to say.

The other day, when I was enjoying surfing on youtube, I happened to hear “thank you for having me” from musicians who were invited TV programs as special guests. I said “thank you for having me ” at that time, but it might be a bit strange to the teachers. If so, I’m embarrassed.



# by muskmelon069 | 2008-11-24 21:22 |

Trip to America⑥ ~インディアナいろいろ~

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My friend and I went to the farmers market in the town after the English class. This is a picture of one of the shops. Isn’t it lovely? An Amish girl was selling them.
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Then we found this place by chance when driving. This was called “pumpkin patch” held by a church for donation. People working there welcomed us with smile. They sold several kinds of things, including these pumpkins! We met the Amish girl who was selling vegetables and fruits at the farmers market again. What a coincidence!

ここで犬用スナックを間違えて試食しちゃったってことは日本語で書き加えておこう。自分のいやしさに泣けた012.gif
歯ごたえたっぷりで体に良さそうだったけどね!



# by muskmelon069 | 2008-11-11 17:21 |

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