Time
Explain what you think are the meanings of each of the following expressions.
1. Time is money.
I think this is same meaning in Japanese, '時は金なり'. time is important, so you should spend time more usefully. but I think time is more important than money, because we cannot buy time by money.
2. A stitch in time saves nine.
If you have a small snag then you leave the snag, the snag will get bigger. you should keep little by little each time, then you finsh work. It is important to keep little by little. I think this expression is interesting, isn't it? In Japanese, we say '転ばぬ先の杖'.
3. There's no time like the present.
You have a chance to do something and you should do now, because you don't know you have a nice time again.
4. Fashionable late.
I have no idea of this expression, but I tried to find out of meaning from Internet.
if you participate in a party, you'll go to be late on purpose, becasue you can distinguish in the party. this expression comes from fashionable worlds(社交界). I think it is not good habit for me. everybody should go just in time.
2007年11月22日木曜日
2007年10月30日火曜日
Homework #3
The Language of clothes
1. Do you judge people according to what they wear? Why?
yes, because I don't have any idea of people so, I can get information from what they wear, then I guess people's character or what kind of person.
2. Do you think Japanese society puts an importance on clothing when judging other people from another country?
Yes, I think so too, because Japanese communication is gussing culture, I think. so we don't talk so many but we want to get many information about people. I think clothing is one of information to know who you are.
3. What colors are you wearing now? Do they reflect your mood?
Today's wearing is blue. I sometime reflect my mood what I am wearing today. I always reflect weather what I wear. If I wear clothes by my mood, I want to cheer up myself or feel relax.
Next topic: Friends
1. What are some subjects that you will never discuss with a friend?
I almost talk with a friend. but I talk with deeply friends about more personaly subjects, like weight or grade or family problems.
2. Do you have different friends for different parts of your life? If so, how are they different to you? Do you talk about different things? Go to different places? Give me some examples.
yes, they have many energy in their lives. They have job and have husband or wife now, then they have a baby. They have already had a sense of responsibility in social life. They don't care about public image and they have own their life style. I am concerned with appraeances. I get some energy from them.
1. Do you judge people according to what they wear? Why?
yes, because I don't have any idea of people so, I can get information from what they wear, then I guess people's character or what kind of person.
2. Do you think Japanese society puts an importance on clothing when judging other people from another country?
Yes, I think so too, because Japanese communication is gussing culture, I think. so we don't talk so many but we want to get many information about people. I think clothing is one of information to know who you are.
3. What colors are you wearing now? Do they reflect your mood?
Today's wearing is blue. I sometime reflect my mood what I am wearing today. I always reflect weather what I wear. If I wear clothes by my mood, I want to cheer up myself or feel relax.
Next topic: Friends
1. What are some subjects that you will never discuss with a friend?
I almost talk with a friend. but I talk with deeply friends about more personaly subjects, like weight or grade or family problems.
2. Do you have different friends for different parts of your life? If so, how are they different to you? Do you talk about different things? Go to different places? Give me some examples.
yes, they have many energy in their lives. They have job and have husband or wife now, then they have a baby. They have already had a sense of responsibility in social life. They don't care about public image and they have own their life style. I am concerned with appraeances. I get some energy from them.
2007年10月29日月曜日
homework #2
1. death and funerals;
a. Do you have any international friends or a host family? If so, how would you express your condolences to them if a family member died? If not, then how would you express consolences to an American host family if their Grandmother died?
b. have you ever been to a foreign funeral?
No, I haven't. I have never been to Japanese funeral, too.
2.the language of clothes
a. why are Japanese designer label crazy?why is what you wear so important?
I think it look at outside of people, so people judge about your character or knowledge by your clothes what you are wearing.
a. Do you have any international friends or a host family? If so, how would you express your condolences to them if a family member died? If not, then how would you express consolences to an American host family if their Grandmother died?
Yes, I have internatinal friedns and host familys, but I never have had like situation yet. so if I have this situation, I say ' I'm sorry. ' I can't say any more, I think. It is difficult to say sorrwful in English, even though I could say it in Japanese.
b. have you ever been to a foreign funeral?
No, I haven't. I have never been to Japanese funeral, too.
2.the language of clothes
a. why are Japanese designer label crazy?why is what you wear so important?
It is not important for me to wear designer's clothes. I wear nomal label rather than designer label. I don't care about brand name. I just care what material is used to make clothes and how clothes sew or tailor. so I like some brand, becuse tailoring is great!!
I think it look at outside of people, so people judge about your character or knowledge by your clothes what you are wearing.
2007年10月15日月曜日
Homework #1
1. Reflecting about today's class;
Do you agree with hte web site's description? what do you do that can be called 'wrapping'? Give examples and reasons for your actions.
Do you agree with hte web site's description? what do you do that can be called 'wrapping'? Give examples and reasons for your actions.
yes, I agree with some parts in the web site. when Japanese people say something to someone, we wrap some word by something kind of sugar-coating. I think 'wrapping' has 2 reasons Japanese are done. One of the reasons is Japanese people are important to be community, so they avoid arguing with someone. The another is Japanese people like to keep secrets or hide ourselves?? it is difficult to explain, but make sense??
However, I don't agree with Kimono is not 'wapping' !! This is one of our traditional costume, so this comment is rude. I feel it makes a fool of us.
2.Preparation for the next class "Death and Funerals"
a. where do you go when you die?
I don't know. BUT I THINK, ...
when I die my soul goes to heaven or hell or somewhere. when I die, I think that only a soul remains in somewhere. then, a soul can be back in the real world only after a person's death like 1 month, 1 year, 3 years, 7 years....
b. Explain why do Japanese have death memorial services 1 month, 1 year, 3 years, 7 years, etc. after a person's death?
I explained the above, we hold memorial services and greet the dead because we don't forget the dead.
2007年7月28日土曜日
Politics and International Relations
Today, we heard about politics in Japan. I was not interested in Politics in Japan, because I didn't know who should be trusted. They made a noice when they had campaign, and some politicians did bad things or said something to bad. I had a bad image of politics. However, I talked with foreign friends and they asked some questions. One of question was 'What did you talk with friend in a bar? ' and I said, 'Almost Japanese talked about boyfriend's matter or it had happend by personal appearance. ' Then, foreign friends asked 'Have you ever talked about politics with your friends in bar?' I said, 'Never!!' They were surprised at us and they saied, ' our country, if we go to a bar with friends, we talk about politics and always fight with friends. ' When I heard this comment, I was ashamed me by myself. Then, I began to get interested in politics little by little.
If I had a chance to work at UN, I would want to be a WFT(World Food Programme) staff, becasue I love eating, I enjoy eating food and I can eat something enough, but in the world, many children cannot eat food enough. It is too sad and terrible things, don't you think? Why so many children can't eat food?? There are many reason, one of the natural disaster. It is hard to solve this problem, but we can try reducing carbon dioxide or keeping forest. And the other reason is conflict. It is harder than the disaster. However, why are children caught up in that problem? That is not children's business. Then, they just born which there are conflics many times. We can not change childrend's fate, but we can help them, so I would like to help like that childrend, if I had a chance to work at the UN. Then, I will use my English skills and I make a new rule of the world. If you leave a dish half eaten, you should pay a penalty, so I will make like rules. We should think more like problems even if you think it just little bit, I think it is better than you thought before.
If I had a chance to work at UN, I would want to be a WFT(World Food Programme) staff, becasue I love eating, I enjoy eating food and I can eat something enough, but in the world, many children cannot eat food enough. It is too sad and terrible things, don't you think? Why so many children can't eat food?? There are many reason, one of the natural disaster. It is hard to solve this problem, but we can try reducing carbon dioxide or keeping forest. And the other reason is conflict. It is harder than the disaster. However, why are children caught up in that problem? That is not children's business. Then, they just born which there are conflics many times. We can not change childrend's fate, but we can help them, so I would like to help like that childrend, if I had a chance to work at the UN. Then, I will use my English skills and I make a new rule of the world. If you leave a dish half eaten, you should pay a penalty, so I will make like rules. We should think more like problems even if you think it just little bit, I think it is better than you thought before. Thank you very much Meiki sense!! In the class, I could lean and realize a lot of things I never have thought. I had a nice time with my classmate, Rolf, Alison, and you!! Thank you so much!!
2007年7月20日金曜日
June 25th Dating
A man of the ideal which I consider is people with the following categories.
Looks, character, humor, sense, hobby
I think characeter is the most important than others. Second, humor and sense is more important, becasue I like a person who is good at conversation and I want him to amuse myself. And also, the hobby is one of information in conversation, and I think if he and I have same hobby, we can enjoy doing it and undersatand each other.
2007年7月2日月曜日
Lesson 7 textbook
textbook page 14 section 4 a-f
a. when do children usually leave home?
Some children leave home when they are university student. But almost all children leave when they start working, I think. I think it depends on family, my father doesn't leave us, so my sister works now but she staies at home.
b. how many people live in your home?
I live with my father, mother, elder sister, elder brother, and me. I told you the above, my father doesn't leave us, because he knows how lonely family split out. When he was a child, he split out his family during the war, so he doesn't want to be again, I guess.
c. do you have a head of the family?
Yes, I have my mother is a head of my family. My mother is very strong woman. When I was a kid, I felt my mother was so scary because she always hit me, but I understood why she hit me and it is kind of child discipline.
d. who does the housework?
My mother does the housework and my father never. I think Japanese men don't do the housework, but it is change little by little. My uncle does the dishes and washes clothes. I think Japanese men should do like other country. When I went to China, I went to big city, then, almost all husbands does the housework. I ate Chinese food at one family house, but thier wife didn't cook. she was just talking with us, then, thier husband cooked dinner. It is delicious and better than many restaurant.
e. who runs the family?
I think my mother runs my family. My father works and passes money to my mother, so my mother manages for money. And also, the power of decision has my mother. but we ask my father, too.
f. how many rooms do you have to sleep in?
I just have one room. My family have each own room, so we sleep separately, but when I was a kid, we sleep same room. My sister just slept on her room, but my father, mother, brother and I slept on same room. After that, my mother, sister andI moved another room which had an air conditioner. My sister and brother shared the studing room, but I didn't have my room yet. When I was an elementary school student at 4 or 5 grade, I got my room, but my mother slept with me, becuse there is an air conditioner. We changed the grade, then, gradually we separated own room.
a. when do children usually leave home?
Some children leave home when they are university student. But almost all children leave when they start working, I think. I think it depends on family, my father doesn't leave us, so my sister works now but she staies at home.
b. how many people live in your home?
I live with my father, mother, elder sister, elder brother, and me. I told you the above, my father doesn't leave us, because he knows how lonely family split out. When he was a child, he split out his family during the war, so he doesn't want to be again, I guess.
c. do you have a head of the family?
Yes, I have my mother is a head of my family. My mother is very strong woman. When I was a kid, I felt my mother was so scary because she always hit me, but I understood why she hit me and it is kind of child discipline.
d. who does the housework?
My mother does the housework and my father never. I think Japanese men don't do the housework, but it is change little by little. My uncle does the dishes and washes clothes. I think Japanese men should do like other country. When I went to China, I went to big city, then, almost all husbands does the housework. I ate Chinese food at one family house, but thier wife didn't cook. she was just talking with us, then, thier husband cooked dinner. It is delicious and better than many restaurant.
e. who runs the family?
I think my mother runs my family. My father works and passes money to my mother, so my mother manages for money. And also, the power of decision has my mother. but we ask my father, too.
f. how many rooms do you have to sleep in?
I just have one room. My family have each own room, so we sleep separately, but when I was a kid, we sleep same room. My sister just slept on her room, but my father, mother, brother and I slept on same room. After that, my mother, sister andI moved another room which had an air conditioner. My sister and brother shared the studing room, but I didn't have my room yet. When I was an elementary school student at 4 or 5 grade, I got my room, but my mother slept with me, becuse there is an air conditioner. We changed the grade, then, gradually we separated own room.
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