2007年6月3日日曜日

Family Life

Homework P14 4

a. When do children usually leave home?
When children leave home, get a job in other place or get married.

b.How many people live in your family?
4 people in my family, but my older brother lives in Tokyo.

c.Do you have a head of the family?
Yes...I think it is my father.

d.Who does the housework?
Almost my mother does. I occasionally do housework, make a dinner , clean rooms, washing and so on.

e.Who runs the family?
I think it is my mother.She do everything in housework, I and my father depend on her. I think my family don't run without her.

f.How many rooms do you have to sleep in?
I sleep in my own room. My personal computer is my room's next. Sometimes I sleep there.

expressions

1.Are feelings emotions and facial expressions universal across borders, happy, sad, etc..?

Yes,

2. Try to name as many feelings as possible in Japanese. ( 10 minimum) Now write the English translation.
嬉しい(happy)
悲しい(sad)
寂しい(lonly)
楽しい(enjoy)
腹が立つ(angry)


3. Are there any feelings in Japanese that cannot be translated into English?
ムカつく
やばい

2007年5月20日日曜日

About greeting

I studied about greeting last class. Another country people often touch each other, but almost Japanese people don't touch. I thought it is very interesting.

And I heard Russia and Turkey presentation. They were very good. I didn't know many things,
I could know. Especially, Turkey's people(99%) are Islamic. It is unexcepted, I had thought that they are Christianity.

2007年5月13日日曜日

about greeting

My opinion changed after the class. My opinion was negative,but I thought that Islamic people are kind and sincerity. I'd like to study about some religion from now on.



1. How do you greet people in your life? Is it different for different people? Why?

I often greet my friends with waving hands by saying "Ohayou" in the school. We always say "Ohayou" even it is noon. It is a little bit strange, but it is habit in ours.
And I greet my teachers and other people by saying "Ohayougozaimasu" or "Konnichiwa". It is different , because they are superior for me. I think that I have to greet them rightly.
I greet very occasionally my close friends by hugging. I don't know why..but we greet so.


2. Do you touch people when you talk to them? Why? Or Why not?

No. I don't touch.
I' ve never thought it is why, but I think Japanese people don't touch when we greet and talk to, it is Japanese custom.

2007年5月6日日曜日

about Islam

●Do you feel negative or positive about Islam because of these articles?
○I feel negative about Islam, because it impresses on me war and terrorism. Of course I know that almost Islam people don't .,but my first impression of Islam is negative...

According to the report from Iraq, the country Department of the Interior announced on the 3rd that suspect leader ABUUMARU bug DADI of the "Iraq Isram country" Sunni Muslim armed organizations, such as international terrorism organization al-Qaeda, declared the target establishment to be on the other hand in the western country was killed in the battle in northern Baghdad. (5月3日21時27分配信 読売新聞)



Summarize one article in English and post it on your blog. Try to keep a list of adjectives used to describe Islam. Remember to put the name of the newspaper, date and page of the article you summarized.

About buddism

On 23rd April, I heard the chiest priest's lecture.
Japan is a Buddiest's country,but I think that many people don't care about buddism. However, people's life and mind effect by many things. For example, 'JIGA(自我)' , 'JIMAN(自慢)','ICHIGOICHIE(一期一会)' and so on...

I didn't many things about buddism. I knew 'SHABA' and 'GATAPISHI' mean this time. And I surprised by 1024 persons are concerned if my ancestor in ten successive. I thought this is very intersting. It is very simple,but I had never thought that.

I reflected that my daily life affected by buddism, 'ITADAKIMASU' and 'GOCHISOUSAMADESHITA'. We have to thank all foods. I thought it is effected by buddism

2007年4月16日月曜日

culture and communication

Today, I learned about "culture" and "communication" in the class.
It was very interesting for me.
I 'm interested in another cultures.

I have to buy textbook until next week...


It is the first time, when I write a blog in English. I don't know what things should I write....(+_+)