2012年11月27日火曜日
The Importance Of Club Activity
Did you belong to a club? Or, do you belong to a circle now? Club activities are very important for the growth of myself. I think we can get many good things from club activities. For example, in case of participating in competitions or holding recitals, we make efforts for same goals and so, these activities connect with improvement of the club and we can get a feeling of achievement. Or, many people who have different characters and thinkings gather clubs, so certainly your opinion will be opposed to other people's. Then it connects with your communication abilities and we can learn how to take a flexible attitude. Finally, we can make friendships with other people and we can get a lot of great memories after experiencing many club activities. Thus club activities play an important part in the growth of our emotional strength.
The Japan Times Weekly 5
★【Hoside returns to Earth】
Akihiko Hoshide returned to Earth on Nov.19 after completing a four-month mission to the International Space Station and setting a new record for spacewalks by a Japanese astronaut.
【星出さん、地球に帰還】
19日、星出彰彦さんが国際宇宙ステーションで４ヶ月間の任務を終え、日本人宇宙飛行士で最も長い宇宙滞在の記録を達成した後、地球に帰還した。
★Summary
The Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Hoshide landed safely on a plain in Kazakhstan in central Asia at 7:56 a.m. local time. He saied "I'm glad I was born on this beautiful planet," to his follower in Japan on Twitter before the Soyuz undocked from International Space Station. He accomplished three spacewalks outside the ISS during his mission. His spacewalks to repair the station totaled 21 hours and 23 minutes.
★Reflection
I'm very glad to hear the news! He made great contributions in the field of space engineering. Moreover, he had a try at dubbing of Japanese animetion. I was surprised at ISS could connect a communication to JAXA. This is the first time to try dubbing in the ISS.
★Vocabulary
altitude 高度；spacewalk 宇宙遊泳；surpass ～をしのぐ； dubbing アフレコ
★Reference
The Japan Times Weekly, November 24, 2012
Akihiko Hoshide returned to Earth on Nov.19 after completing a four-month mission to the International Space Station and setting a new record for spacewalks by a Japanese astronaut.
【星出さん、地球に帰還】
19日、星出彰彦さんが国際宇宙ステーションで４ヶ月間の任務を終え、日本人宇宙飛行士で最も長い宇宙滞在の記録を達成した後、地球に帰還した。
★Summary
The Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Hoshide landed safely on a plain in Kazakhstan in central Asia at 7:56 a.m. local time. He saied "I'm glad I was born on this beautiful planet," to his follower in Japan on Twitter before the Soyuz undocked from International Space Station. He accomplished three spacewalks outside the ISS during his mission. His spacewalks to repair the station totaled 21 hours and 23 minutes.
★Reflection
I'm very glad to hear the news! He made great contributions in the field of space engineering. Moreover, he had a try at dubbing of Japanese animetion. I was surprised at ISS could connect a communication to JAXA. This is the first time to try dubbing in the ISS.
★Vocabulary
altitude 高度；spacewalk 宇宙遊泳；surpass ～をしのぐ； dubbing アフレコ
★Reference
The Japan Times Weekly, November 24, 2012
2012年11月19日月曜日
The Japan Times Weekly 4
★【Worsening gaming addictions】
Gaming addictions have increased in Japan, according to recent reports from counseling services and treatment centers.
【ゲーム依存症の深刻化】
相談窓口や治療機関からの報告から、日本でゲーム依存症が日本で増えていることがわかった。
★Summary
Online gamining addictions have increased in Japan and counseling services have received hundreds of requests for consultation over the past year. The expanding popularity of online social gaming is one reason for increading of gaming addictions. Medical researchers, treatment facilities and counselors consider gaming addiction a clinical syndrome. If players play games for extended periods, they suffer from poor health, bad nutrition and a lack of physical movement. The Consumer Affairs Agency began to regulate online social gaming this year. However, the regulation is only first step. We need to regulate time limits and usage.
★Reflection
Online games are very popular in Japan. A lot of online game commercials are broadcasted everyday. However, we need to consider our health and should play the games moderately.
★Vocabulary
addiction 熱中、常用；accelerate 拍車をかける；devastate 荒れる；regulate 規制する；addict 依存する
★Reference
The Japan Times Weekly, November 17, 2012
Gaming addictions have increased in Japan, according to recent reports from counseling services and treatment centers.
【ゲーム依存症の深刻化】
相談窓口や治療機関からの報告から、日本でゲーム依存症が日本で増えていることがわかった。
★Summary
Online gamining addictions have increased in Japan and counseling services have received hundreds of requests for consultation over the past year. The expanding popularity of online social gaming is one reason for increading of gaming addictions. Medical researchers, treatment facilities and counselors consider gaming addiction a clinical syndrome. If players play games for extended periods, they suffer from poor health, bad nutrition and a lack of physical movement. The Consumer Affairs Agency began to regulate online social gaming this year. However, the regulation is only first step. We need to regulate time limits and usage.
★Reflection
Online games are very popular in Japan. A lot of online game commercials are broadcasted everyday. However, we need to consider our health and should play the games moderately.
★Vocabulary
addiction 熱中、常用；accelerate 拍車をかける；devastate 荒れる；regulate 規制する；addict 依存する
★Reference
The Japan Times Weekly, November 17, 2012
2012年11月12日月曜日
The Japan Times Weekly 3
★【Asia drug boom fuels surge in opium growing: U.N.】
Opium cultivation in Southeast Asia has doubled over the last six years as growing demand for heroin in China, the U.N. said Oct. 31.
【アジアで麻薬量とケシ栽培が急増】
31日、国連によれば、中国でのヘロインの需要の増加により東南アジアでのケシ栽培が過去6年間で2倍以上に増加している。
★Summay
The U.N. investigated about opium growing, and said that in a report. China alone has more than a million regtistered heroin users and consumes most of the drug in the region. According to U.N.estimates, cultivation in Laos soared 66% to 6800 hectares in 2012 and by 17% to 51000 hectares in Myanmar, the world's second largest producer after Afghanistan with prices rising. Opium poppy cultivation in the region has thus doubled since 2006, despite official reports from Laos, Myanmar and Thailand that nearly 25000 hectares of poppies said that we eradicate in 2012. Futhermore, opium cultivation is generally linked to the absece of peace and security. Myanmar has followed a 15-year-plan to eradicate opium by 2014, but the U.N. study suggests we will not accomplish the target.
★Reflection
Drugs cause bad influences and good influence for people. There are many users of drugs in Japan also. I think we should eradicate drug trafficking because growing poppies is job for farmers. Growing poppies thaht we need is better.
★Vocaburaly
surge 急増; opium アヘン; cultivation 栽培; lures 引き寄せる; opium poppy ケシ; eradicated 根絶された; drug trafficking 麻薬密売; soar 急に上がる; amid 最中に; estimate 見積もる; scarce 乏しい
★Reference
The Japan Times Weekly, November 10, 2012
Opium cultivation in Southeast Asia has doubled over the last six years as growing demand for heroin in China, the U.N. said Oct. 31.
【アジアで麻薬量とケシ栽培が急増】
31日、国連によれば、中国でのヘロインの需要の増加により東南アジアでのケシ栽培が過去6年間で2倍以上に増加している。
★Summay
The U.N. investigated about opium growing, and said that in a report. China alone has more than a million regtistered heroin users and consumes most of the drug in the region. According to U.N.estimates, cultivation in Laos soared 66% to 6800 hectares in 2012 and by 17% to 51000 hectares in Myanmar, the world's second largest producer after Afghanistan with prices rising. Opium poppy cultivation in the region has thus doubled since 2006, despite official reports from Laos, Myanmar and Thailand that nearly 25000 hectares of poppies said that we eradicate in 2012. Futhermore, opium cultivation is generally linked to the absece of peace and security. Myanmar has followed a 15-year-plan to eradicate opium by 2014, but the U.N. study suggests we will not accomplish the target.
★Reflection
Drugs cause bad influences and good influence for people. There are many users of drugs in Japan also. I think we should eradicate drug trafficking because growing poppies is job for farmers. Growing poppies thaht we need is better.
★Vocaburaly
surge 急増; opium アヘン; cultivation 栽培; lures 引き寄せる; opium poppy ケシ; eradicated 根絶された; drug trafficking 麻薬密売; soar 急に上がる; amid 最中に; estimate 見積もる; scarce 乏しい
★Reference
The Japan Times Weekly, November 10, 2012
2012年10月22日月曜日
The Japan Times Weekly 2
★【Softbnk agrees on purchase of Sprint】
Softbank Corp. which Japan's the third largest mobile phone carrier made an agreement with Sprint Nextel Corp. on October 15.
【ソフトバンクがスプリントと買収合意】
10月15日、日本で3番目に大きい携帯会社であるソフトバンクがスプリント・ネクステルと協定を結んだ。
★Summary
Softbank Corp. purchased Sprint Nextel Corp. which is the third largest U.S. cellphone firm. Softbank will pay $20.1, about ¥1.57 trillion, to acquire a 70% stake of Sprint Nextel Corporation. Consequently, both corporation boast 90 million mobile phone subscriptions in the world. This deal has some advantages. The move boosts infrastructure for the high-speed data communications using Long Term Evolution network service, and the deal will help Softbank's operations in the United States after handset shipments tumbled 27% in Japan over the past 5 years.
★Reflection
Masayoshi Son, who is CEO of Softbank, is famous. Because his follower is No.1 on twitter in Japan, and he often tries to comply with the demands of the contractors. I'm interested in his activity.
★Vocabraly
stake 株 : deal 契約 : boast （地域・施設・組織などが誇らしい建物・場所）を持っている : subscription 購読 : investment 投資 : boost （景気など）を回復する : infrastructure 経済基盤 : handset 送受話器 : shipment 出荷 : tumble 下落、暴落
★Reference
The Japan Times Weekly, October 20, 2012
Softbank Corp. which Japan's the third largest mobile phone carrier made an agreement with Sprint Nextel Corp. on October 15.
【ソフトバンクがスプリントと買収合意】
10月15日、日本で3番目に大きい携帯会社であるソフトバンクがスプリント・ネクステルと協定を結んだ。
★Summary
Softbank Corp. purchased Sprint Nextel Corp. which is the third largest U.S. cellphone firm. Softbank will pay $20.1, about ¥1.57 trillion, to acquire a 70% stake of Sprint Nextel Corporation. Consequently, both corporation boast 90 million mobile phone subscriptions in the world. This deal has some advantages. The move boosts infrastructure for the high-speed data communications using Long Term Evolution network service, and the deal will help Softbank's operations in the United States after handset shipments tumbled 27% in Japan over the past 5 years.
★Reflection
Masayoshi Son, who is CEO of Softbank, is famous. Because his follower is No.1 on twitter in Japan, and he often tries to comply with the demands of the contractors. I'm interested in his activity.
★Vocabraly
stake 株 : deal 契約 : boast （地域・施設・組織などが誇らしい建物・場所）を持っている : subscription 購読 : investment 投資 : boost （景気など）を回復する : infrastructure 経済基盤 : handset 送受話器 : shipment 出荷 : tumble 下落、暴落
★Reference
The Japan Times Weekly, October 20, 2012
2012年10月15日月曜日
The Japan Times Weekly 1
★【NYC Ferris wheel project has big backers】
The plan which build the largest observation wheels in the world at Staten Island in NYC was published.
But, this observation wheels is a long way from the center of the city, so it becomes a tourist spot or not is still unknown.
【ニューヨークに巨大観覧車計画】
ニューヨーク市スタテン島に世界最大規模の観覧車を建設する計画が発表された。
だが市中心部から離れており、観光名所になれるかどうかは未知数だ。
★Summary
The Ferris wheel may be a steamage invention, but it is back in voue in New York, which has joined a long list of cities where urban planner or developers have bet that massive, modern versions of the old ride can serve as economic engines.
there are two new massive wheels in Las Vegas. Seattle saw a smaller version open on its waterfront last spring. Now, the biggest test yet will come in New York, where city officials an nounced Sept. 27 that a private development group had been given approval to build the world's tallest Ferris wheel, at 189.6 meters, on the waterfront in Staten Island.The proposal, with a $230 million price tag, is audacious. The view of New York Harbor will be thrilling and unique.
★Reflection
I think New York City don't have to build the biggest observation wheels in the world. Because, there are a lot of tourist spots in New York City. But if I will have a chance to ride the observation wheels, I want to ride it!
★Vocabulary
steamage 蒸気機関車が走っていた時代 ; back in vogue 再び流行って ; urban planner 都市計画 ; bet 賭けた ; observation wheels 観覧車 ; daunting 難しそうな ; luster 輝き ; audacious ; 大胆な ; remote 離れた ; afterthought 後からの思いつき、追加 ; heavy hitters 大物、有力者 ; primary 主要な ; baron 大物、実力者 ; apparel 衣料品 ; powerhouse 有力企業 ; subsidiary 子会社 ; black eyes 不名誉、悪評 ; mortgage securities 不動産担保証券 ; distressed 差し押さえられた ; portfolio 資産 ; heft 重要性、影響力 ; gimmick 策略 ; neighborhood 地区 ; thrilling わくわくさせる ; earn back 元を取る ; got...ground 実現した
The plan which build the largest observation wheels in the world at Staten Island in NYC was published.
But, this observation wheels is a long way from the center of the city, so it becomes a tourist spot or not is still unknown.
【ニューヨークに巨大観覧車計画】
ニューヨーク市スタテン島に世界最大規模の観覧車を建設する計画が発表された。
だが市中心部から離れており、観光名所になれるかどうかは未知数だ。
★Summary
The Ferris wheel may be a steamage invention, but it is back in voue in New York, which has joined a long list of cities where urban planner or developers have bet that massive, modern versions of the old ride can serve as economic engines.
there are two new massive wheels in Las Vegas. Seattle saw a smaller version open on its waterfront last spring. Now, the biggest test yet will come in New York, where city officials an nounced Sept. 27 that a private development group had been given approval to build the world's tallest Ferris wheel, at 189.6 meters, on the waterfront in Staten Island.The proposal, with a $230 million price tag, is audacious. The view of New York Harbor will be thrilling and unique.
★Reflection
I think New York City don't have to build the biggest observation wheels in the world. Because, there are a lot of tourist spots in New York City. But if I will have a chance to ride the observation wheels, I want to ride it!
★Vocabulary
steamage 蒸気機関車が走っていた時代 ; back in vogue 再び流行って ; urban planner 都市計画 ; bet 賭けた ; observation wheels 観覧車 ; daunting 難しそうな ; luster 輝き ; audacious ; 大胆な ; remote 離れた ; afterthought 後からの思いつき、追加 ; heavy hitters 大物、有力者 ; primary 主要な ; baron 大物、実力者 ; apparel 衣料品 ; powerhouse 有力企業 ; subsidiary 子会社 ; black eyes 不名誉、悪評 ; mortgage securities 不動産担保証券 ; distressed 差し押さえられた ; portfolio 資産 ; heft 重要性、影響力 ; gimmick 策略 ; neighborhood 地区 ; thrilling わくわくさせる ; earn back 元を取る ; got...ground 実現した
Self-Introduction!
Hi!! My name is Taeko Iwao.
I am a second grade student of the Department of International Culture at our university.
I am from Otake City in Hioshima, so I live by myself in Yamaguchi.
I belong to the brass band, BLAZE at our university and I play the trombone.
I like Disney, because Disney cast a spell on me!
Of course, I like English.
However, I can not read fast sentences in English, so reading newspapers written in Eglish is very difficult for me.
I have to learn more vacaburaly.
I think it will help to improve my English skills.
Thanks for reading.
I am a second grade student of the Department of International Culture at our university.
I am from Otake City in Hioshima, so I live by myself in Yamaguchi.
I belong to the brass band, BLAZE at our university and I play the trombone.
I like Disney, because Disney cast a spell on me!
Of course, I like English.
However, I can not read fast sentences in English, so reading newspapers written in Eglish is very difficult for me.
I have to learn more vacaburaly.
I think it will help to improve my English skills.
Thanks for reading.
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