【雑感】2月の振り返りと3月の行動予定

2月の振り返りと3月の行動予定

横浜に移住して1ヶ月超。はやいものだ。
3月といえば春だけど。松本の夜でこれを書く。

【最近の出来事】
・資格：簿記3級受けた！
・英語：TOEICで765点！
・家庭：cooking楽しむ。
・仕事：4月以降も引き続き。
・いろいろ：雪で大変。。。

【3月にやること】
・英語：3月にTOEIC、4月にTOEIC SW。
・家庭：笑顔で…。いたい。
・仕事：4月に向けての準備。
・健康：差し歯。。。ボトックス。

そーいえば、地震から1年だねー。

【雑感】1月の振り返りと2月の行動予定

1月の振り返りと2月の行動予定

あぁ、気づいたら横浜市民。

1月が始まった時は、「あぁ、どんな年になるものか…」と思っていたものの、
12分の1が終わってしまったわけである。

最近の出来事を振り返って、2月の行動予定をば！

【最近の出来事】
・友達：日本人と外人と。
・資格：TOEIC受けた。
・英語：DMEは少し休み。idiyでライティングを日々勉強。CNN本も活用。
・横浜移住：完了！
・アメリカ旅行：完了！

【2月にやること】
・資格：簿記検定3級受ける。
・英語：idiy、CNN本活用。
・家庭：安くて健康な料理の勉強…。
・仕事：4月からの方向性を決める。

あ、今日は節分。
明日から運勢変わるなー。

明日から1年間、テーマは「変革」！

【DME】今日の学び_20120128

English Method

新たな年。新たな環境。
気持ち新たに、DME。

Lesson152の初めから途中まで。

・How can goverment waste our money?
  - Government can waste our money on expensive cars.

・What’s a waste journey?
  - A wasted journey’s an unsuccessful journey. For example: it’d be a wasted journy if we went to visit someone and he wasn’t in.

・When do you think the roadworks for the Olympic Games in London in 2012 will be complete?
  - I think the road works for the Olympic Games in London in 2012 will be complete in 2011.

・What are some of the most popular househole products?
  - Some of the most popular household products are fridges and washing machines.

・Why do people have litter on the beach?
  - People leave litter on the beach because they’re too lazy to take it with them.

・At what tiem do dustmen usually collect rubbish?
  - Dustmen usually collect rubbish early in the morning.

・What would you tell me if I were saying stupid things?
  - If you were saying stupid things, I’d tell you that what you were saying was rubbish.

・What do you use when you do the shopping?
  - When I do the shopping, I use a shopping basket.

ついでにライティング。

・コミュニケーションをとる　→ communicate with people
　→ I don’t know how to communicate what I want.

・初めて会った時でも　→　even when I meet them for the first time
  → at the first : はじめに

・新しい人と会って話すのが好き　→ I like meeting and talking to new people.

【DME】今日の学び_20121214

English Method

もういくつ寝ると、カリフォルニア…。
色々手を付けたい気持ちはあるけれど、やっぱり基本のDME。

Stage10突入。Lesson151の初めからおわりまで！

・What are your long-term goals?
  - My long-term goals are having a good family and getting a bettter job.

・What do people usually look forward to the most on Friday afternoon?
  - People usually look forward to the weekend the most on Friday afternoon.

・What has been till now the proudest moment of your life?
  - The proudest moment of my life till now has been when I got 700 TOEIC score.

・What do we mean when we say that somebody’s too pleased with himself?
  - When we say that somebody’s too pleased with himself, we mean that they’re too proud of something they’ve done.

・What origin do some words in European languages have?
  - Some words in European languages have Latin or Greek origin.

・Where was the capital of your country originally set up?
  - The capital of my country was originally set up in Kyoto.

・What things need to be taken care of if you want to set up a board meeting?
  - You need to be taken care of the place, food and drinks, and you must call all the board members if you want to set up a board meeting.

・What’s the job of a literary agent?
  - The job of a literary agent is to persuade the works of a particular author that he represents.

・What could you do if you wanted to make something available to the borader public?
  - I could publish something on the Internet if I wanted to make it available to the broader public.

・Where does a computer store information?
  - A computer store information on a hard disc.

・What do we call a building in which particular kinds of things are kept?
  - We call a buildting in which particular kinds of things are kept a store.

・What’s a warehouse?
  - A warehouse is a large building for storing large quantities of goods and supplies.

・How are goods sent from a warehouse to shops and stores?
  - Goods are loaded onto lottries that take them from warehouse to shops and stores.

・Would it take a load off your mind if you found out you had passed an important exam?
  - Yes, it’d take a load off my mind if I found out I had passed an importan exam.

【雑感】11月の振り返りと12月の行動予定

11月の振り返りと12月の行動予定

始まった時は「長い月になるだろうなー」なんて思っていても、
終わってみればあっという間。

秋が深まるにつれ、深まる人生…。
来月は、更に深まることになるだろう…。

ま、その前に。今月を振り返って、来月の目標設定タイム！

【最近やったこと】

・友達：ガイジンと一緒に感謝祭やった。
・DME：Stage9終わった。レビュータイム。
・横浜移住計画：色々すてたどー。1月末の金曜日で決定！
・健康：ぶっ倒れた…。が、愛は深まった。
・身辺整理：WEB上の個人情報整理。

【12月にやること】

・クリスマス：19日間のアメリカ旅行…。。。。
・英語：差し迫るアメリカ旅行。マジで使える英語を…。
・家族、友達：これからどういう人達に囲まれて生きていくのかが決まってくる。

一人　→　人生のパートナー　→　共に生きる周りの人々
どういう人とどういう付き合い方をしていくのかって、
今までいろんな方法論学んできたのを実践していかねば。
…半分位、外人だけど…。

12月は更に人間関係が広くなる。
テーマは…「一期一会」かな…。だな。

【DME】今日の学び_2011112

English Method

あと実に３週間…。アメリカで、自分の英語は通じるのか！？

ということで、Lesson150 のはじめから途中まで！

・What do parents usally scold their children for?
  - Parents usually scold their children for misbehaving.

・Is there anyone that you think deserved to get the Noble Prize but didn’t receive it?
  - No, there isn’t anyone that I think deserved to get the Noble Prize but didn’t recieve it.

・How much disc space do you have on your computer?
  - I have 30GB of disc space on my computer.

・Who was the first man to go into space?
  - The first man to go into space was Gagarin.

・When will space travel as natural as a trip abroad?
  - Space travell will be as much as a trip abroad in twenty years’ time.

・What happens if a child’s raised only on fast food?
  - If a child’s raised only on fast food, he may suffure from serious health problems.

・Why do schoolchildren raise their hands in class?
- Schooldhildren raise their hands in class when they want to ask the teacher about something.

・What happens if a teacher can’t keep dicipline in the classroom?
  - If a teacher can’t keep displine in the classroom, the students are easily spoilt and they misbehave.

・What’s the most effective way to disipline a lazy employee?
  - The most effective way to dicipline a lazy employee is to pay them less.

・What do we express with ‘wish + would’?
  - We express our dissatisfaction with the present and a wish for a change in the future with ‘wish + would’.

【DME】今日の学び_20111124

English Method

アメリカに行く前に、きっちり勉強しておこう！
Lesson149のはじめから終わりまで！

・What did some people do when World War 2 broke out?
  - Some people escaped from the country, others joined the army when World War 2 broke out.

・What kind of things should you take into account if you want to take out a mortgage?
  - If you want to take out a mortgage, you should take into account such things as losing your job.

・When can people feel offended?
  - People can feel offended when somone makes a joke at their expense.

・In your opinion, which building in your country offends the eye the most?
  - In my opinion, the old Castle is the building in my country which offends the eye the most.

・What situations and what kind of people make you see red?
  - Treating people unfairly makes me see red.

・What things do we have to arrange before Christmas?
  - We have to arrange presents / food / a Christmas tree before Christmas.

・What arrangements do you make before going on holiday?
  - Before going on holiday I make arrangement for my house to be watched over.

・In what order are words in a dictionary arranged?
  - Words in a dictionary are arrange in alphabetical order.

・What do we mean by an arranged marriage?
  - By an arranged marriage we mean a marriage in which the parents choose a wife or husband for their child.

・When can we use the present simple for the future?
  - We can use the present simple to express future arrangements and things that happen as part of a timetable.

・When do we use the present continuous for the future?
  - We use the present continuous to express presonal future arrangemens for the near future.

・How do you usually check the times the trains leave from the station?
  - I usually check the times the trains leave from the station on the Internet.

・When does the next lesson start?
  - The next lesson starts at 8 o’clock tomorrow.