English Recordings

@ I'm not sure if I'm a deep thinker or not. Is it a good thing to be called a "deep thinker"?

I remember when a friend of mine from America called a blogger a "deep thinker" a long time ago. Her polished writing style was like no other. She is a Japanese lady who creates her blog in English, reporting on various Japanese events and cultures while expressing her opinions. I don't know if she has been continuing to work on it recently.

At the time, her blog appealed to lots of people who were interested in Japan. I was impressed not only with her English, but also with her well-informed accounts. I was kind of envious of her, and she became one of my role models as a transmitter to converse with people from other countries. I had hoped that I could acquire writing skills and the skills to appeal to people like her as well.

While I've been learning English, I've met various great people on the Internet, and luckily I have been able to see some of them in person too.

Now, looking back over the past few years, I can't help but feel gratitude towards every person who I have encountered and conversed with, and of course everyone who has corrected and helped with my English!

Time flies. It's already March.

It feels like it was just yesterday when I saw the New Year in.

I was very excited to welcome the New Year and the new "me," though, now I'm in a more composed state of mind. It's not that bad, is it?

I might have become a little bit more like a person of balance, but at the same time, I'm afraid that I might have become a little bit more boring as well.

Presently I want to relish the peace somehow.

But, I know that, some day soon, I am going to shatter the tranquility. This is me. Short-sleeve weather always changes my feelings.

I'm curious myself of when the time will come.

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March 16, 2013)Chinese style Shabu-Shabu/ Steam Boat。
Shabu-Shabu/ Steam Boat of Chinese ?
Right now it's late on a Saturday night.
Today, the picture that I attached is a Shabu-Shabu/ Steam Boat.
(The picture that I attached today is a Shabu-Shabu/ Steam Boat.)
My son sent me this picture with his phone today.
(My son sent me this picture from his phone this evening.)
He said, he ate it with his friend this evening.
Doesn't it look so delicious?
I would like to taste it, too.
In this picture, there isn't much Shabu-Shabu's soup; it must be that they ate it since it was so delicous.

There are 2 main islands in New Zealand, North and South islands. You can find the most beautiful places in the world. There are very beautiful beaches and lots of mountains. The highest mountain, mount Cook, is 3754 metres. It is on South island. There are more than 50 volcanoes, some of them are active. New Zealand has also many strange reptiles, insects and birds. And there are a lot of sheep too; about 10 sheep for every human. It is the biggest producer of wool in the world after Australia. There are many sports but the most popular sport is rugby. The national team is the All Blacks and it is probably the best rubgy team!

I think that everything that you say is reflective of your personality.

Even though you speak in a language you are learning, it also displays who you are.

So, I would at least like to improve my English ability enough to be able to express myself well.

When I started learning English, my words and expressions in English were so limited that my remarks must have sounded unnaturally stilted. I spoke like a child. For instance, "I like this and I hate that!" There was no grey area.

Wanting to be clearly understood by others encourages me to study more. English is an important means for me to communicate with people and express myself, too.　It's sort of an art for me.

I can't count how many times English has brought me enjoyment; however, there were also times my confidence was shaken and I felt the way I spoke in English was clumsy.

I will keep trying to increase my vocabulary and expressions so that I'll be able to discuss a wide range of topics with native speakers!

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Jack has watched TV but he hasn't swithed it off. He hasn't made his bed and he hasn't picked out his clothes. He hasn't drunk orange juice but he has eaten cereal. He hasn't cleared the table. He hasn't taken his sandwiches and he has forgotten his science homework. He has fed the fish. He has combed his hair, he has cleaned his teeth but he hasn't put the toothpaste tube cap back on, he hasn't turned off the taps. He has put on his school uniform. He hasn't closed the window.

A Prince made in Brazil/ Príncipe made in brazil.

By/ Por Carolina Vasone.

In São Paulo with Pedro Lourenço:

Representative of the cosmopolitan spirit of São Paulo, the young stylist has now completed 10 years of his career.
At age 22, São Paulo Native Pedro Lourenço, the only brazilian at Paris Fashion Week, has completed a decade-long career with clothes that are praised and sold internationally, a new store, partnerships with foreign brands and plans to reign over upper-class wardrobes.

Em São Paulo com Pedro LOurenço:

Representante do espírito cosmopolita paulistano, o jovem estilista completa 10 anos de carreira.
Aos 22 anos, o paulistano Pedro Lourenço, único brasileiro na semana de moda de Paris, completa uma década de carreira com roupas elogiadas e vendidas internacionalmente, nova loja,parcerias com grifes estrangeiras e planos de reinar nos guarda-roupas de classe AAA.

—(March 16, 2013)————————-
The following entry is from last year.
Please let me know better and more natural English expressions.
——————-(Mar 11th 2012 16:01 ) ——————
Please correct my mistakes!~ ♪~
Have a good Sunday! ♪~
Hi,everyone, how are you all?
It`s a Sunday afternoon.
Outside the window it`s still a little cold.
Everyone should take care not to catch a cold.
The entry below is from my entry a day before yesterday.
Would you correct my mistakes?
Just correcting one or two parts is also good!^^
Thank you for reading.
Oh,the second picture is the picture of today`s sky.
Yeah~it`s cold and clean blue! Cold spring!
--(Mar 09th 2012 18:48)----
Chiledren`s scientific experiment. Hi~ How are you all? I feel a bit tired now. However it`s OK, because just tomorrow is Saturday. Today I will talk about my classes of Children in an elemantry school.Maybe a few friends alredy know, I used to go to schools and teach children as a substitute teacher.
I quitted a teacher long times ago, but often when school need a substitute teacher. I can go to teach childeren with plaesure. I t makes me happy even though sometimes
it`s a little tiring. /( 'kind of tiring'/ 'sort of tiring'/)
It makes me happy even though sometimes it`s some tired.
Last week, I taught the science classes for the 6th grade children. lt was not bad. We learned unit one, about 'a part about light' . These children are doing a scientific experiment.
How is it? Doesn’t it seem they are so diligently working? They were very interested in this experiment of light.
Oh, the second picture is some toy vehicles in the front of the school gate. If put coin in you can play on[with] these cute cars and Donald duck.
And, the following is one of my videos that I took while the children were watching and explaining about light.
~(Thanks for reading. Please correct my mistakes. Thnak you!~♥♡~♥ )~

(March 14,2013) 《The Chamber Concert 〉
It's late at night now.
I'll briefly talk about a chamber concert that I watched yesterday/last night. The concert took place on March 14, at the Chamber Hall of the Seoul Arts Center. In the chamber concert there were three musicians, who played piano, violin and cello. They studied at the same high school
and then had studied in other countries and now are working at the same university.Pleasant cello sounds combined with an enchanting violin melody, and rhythmical piano were a perfect harmony. They played Beethoven and Brahms.The concert room is named 'The Chamber Concert Hall' , and it's so cozy and comfortable, perfect for enjoying a string quartet.Thanks to my friend who invited me to this chance to enjoy concerto。 It's a happy thing when we can enjoy music with a good friend. I am thankful for it.Good night! *Today’s pictures of mine:
On the way the Seoul Arts Center: Can you see traffic jam in the closing time?

Having to read a bunch of articles and tweets everyday can be tiresome, but if you can have a sweet-ass personal assistant read them for you, you're pretty golden.
While Siri gets a lot of love for her virtual assistance, she doesn't have the power to read social feeds or articles from your favorites news sources. That's where apps like Winston come in. But, there is still one fatal flaw to these digital reading assistants—their robotic voices.
Thankfully, there's a new app called Umano that ditches the robotic reading voice for real-life voices. Yes—that's real people with real voices reading to you. How can you go wrong with that?
You can create a playlist of articles from the top news sources and sit back while someone who knows a little bit about proper pronunciation reads to you—and for the price of completely free at that.
These articles and playlists can be accessed offline and shared with friends. You can also see which articles your friends have listened to, and listen to them yourself. You can sign in through Facebook to Like articles and make finding your friends easier.
It's a great app for a long commute or if you just want to stay up on recent events and multitask at the same time. Plus, it's available on Google Play and the iOS App Store, so Android and Apple fans can both enjoy their human-read news.
(From http://smartphones.wonderhowto.com)