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はじめまして。ダニエルです。 オーストラリア人です。群馬県富岡市に住んでいます。よろしくお願いします！ 富岡市に住むことのために日本語で上手でなければなりませんが、日本語はまだ上手いと言えるほどではありません。頑張ります！ TEFL（英語教育）の資格を持っているので、皆さんの英語の上達をお手伝いしたいです。お互いに助け合いましょう！すでにここでたくさんの良い人達と仲良くなることができました。 「スカイプ」や「フェイスブック」のアカウントがあります。 私に気軽に連絡してください！
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    「つみきのいえ」加藤久仁生によって。 今日のジャーナルには、辞書からたくさん新しい単語を使う。だから、使い方を教えてください。:) 私は映画好きの人です。今週、日本の素晴らしい短編アニメ映画を見ました。だから、映画について書きてみたかった。 「つみきのいえ」（2008年）は、ディレクターの加藤久仁生による日本の短編アニメ映画です。映画には、老人は水に沈みゆく街に住んでいる。家は積み上げたかのよう、各階は前階より小さいです。老人がパイプを落とした。パイプはいくつか水に沈みゆく階の下に落下したから、家の層を通って下に泳いだ。沈めものを見てから、たくさん思い出を覚えていた。象徴的に人生や思い出と思います。 Youtubeで映画を見ることができます。。。 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50-fWCXvhAY 「Criticker.com」で私の映画評： （映画は）人生について非常に美しい一見だった。人生は自分たちから離れて後退し、沈め思い出と避けられない冷ややかな死亡を残して。さえ美しい瞬間は、本当に悲しいです。心へのキックを少しだった！ しかし、ほんとに「つみきのいえ」を好きだった！ あれ映画を見ることがありますか？もしがあったら、どうと思いますか？ Criticker.comをしってるんですか？ 読んでありがとう！
    July 14, 2013
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    カラオケ！ 木曜日夜にジェットプログラムの友達や日本人友達とカラオケをした。私はいつもカラオケが好きですが、木曜日夜のカラオケはメッチャ楽しかった！一緒にたくさん日本のうたやいろいろなうたを歌った。カラオケ店もレストランだったから、多くの美味しい日本料理を食べた。一人勇敢な友達と一緒に、「Goldfinger ’99」の「ハードゲイバージョン」を行いました。あまり腰を振り出す！みんなさんは楽しんでいました！たくさんビデオと写真を撮った。
    July 6, 2013
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    「I'll be like a pig in mud」は日本語で何ですか？ 「I'll be like a pig in mud」（文字通り、「泥の中に豚のように」）は英語のイディオムです。その意味は「性格や興味に合ってから、嬉しくなる」です。日本語で、それはどのように言うのですか？
    July 2, 2013
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    I believe there are three qualities that are very important to an ideal marriage. The most important is compatibility. Most married couples spend a great amount of time together, so being a great match for each other will make it a happy marriage. If they are not compatible with each other, they may fight all the time. Another important quality is having mutual interests. Having something you like in common will make the relationship grow and you will enjoy each other more. Lastly, I believe the most important of all is attraction. When a couple gets married, they will likely be the only partner to each other for as long as the marriage lasts. Being attracted to each other, both physically and emotionally, will keep the union exciting and strong. 


    Grammatically <em>flawless</em> - the blue additions were really just to try and improve the flow a little ;)

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    July 1, 2013
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    Does a QLD dialect really exist?

    I was talking with a person who has just moved up from NSW. He reckons that Queenslanders speak differently. He was teasing around locals, so I was not sure if he was serious or just joking. According to him, they do not use the words like "togs", "thongs" and "reflex" in Sydney. I wanted to ask how they call them instead, but I was too shy to do so. I can think of other words for "togs" and "reflex" as "swimmers" and "UBD", but not for "thongs". Maybe "flip flops"?? We call them as "beach sandals" in Japanese, but I have been corrected as "thongs" all the each time, so I had believed "thongs" were the universal English. It will not affect me too much whatever they are called as I love it here and I do not have any plan to move out. But, I am just interested to know if dialects really exist within Australia.

     

    We always say "thongs" in Sydney - it's an Australia-wide word for beach sandals with only one toe separator. Be careful though, because 'thongs' mean a g-string bikini in the UK and America! My first day as a coach of a girls football team in England, I said "It's too cold for me to wear my thongs to training!" and they had a great laugh at my expense :) We also refer to swimmers as 'togs' in Sydney, although not that often. I have no idea what reflex/UBD is about, but my guess is that the Sydneysider was just joking around with the 'banana-benders' up there! ;)


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    June 25, 2013
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    How do I say "for the purpose of" in Japanese? How is it best to add more information about a noun? I'm trying to add my "looking for" status on italki. Using my dictionary, this seemed like a good option: 英語に興味を持って日本人を探しています。特に言語交換のためのシドニーに住んでいる日本語母語話者を探しています。 (I am looking for Japanese people interested in English. In particular, I'm looking for Japanese native speakers living in Sydney for language exchange.) 1) これらの文章は大丈夫ですか？ 2) Is のための okay in this case? If not, how should I express "for the purpose of"? 3) Does the 'te form' work for adding more information to the noun? How should I add the "living in Sydney" and "interested in English" qualifiers to the nouns? Also, please let me know if there's a good way to say the above "looking for" statement in Japanese that sounds natural and friendly :) ありがとうございます！
    June 25, 2013
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    June 24, 2013
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    My writing homework

    This is my writing homework for my university's English class. The topic is: "globalization is good or bad for Japan"[1]. The word count must be 180-220.
    APU is my university's name.
    If it has any mistakes, please editing.

    I believe globalization is good for Japan for several reasons. Firstly, globalization helps in several Japanese situations. For example, during the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, many Japanese people were helped by some foreign countries' aid. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, 163 countries’ rescues team came to Japan to help. Moreover, the next day after the earthquake, Korean rescues team came to Japan.

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    Secondly, it is possible to work in some foreign countries wherever you want[3]. Actually, About fifty-six hundred thousand 560,000 (use numerals for large numbers!) foreigners come to Japan for work and they give great technical support to Japan. For example, USA taught Japan about medical technology used for the treatment of cancer.[4]

     

    Finally, it is possible to see the world. For instance, it is a fact that APU gets some benefits from globalization. It is wonderful that their field of view is spread by to know the to encompass various cultures. On the other hand, some people say that original culture is lost by globalization. However, actually we could get much more profit. Especially after the World War Ⅱ, globalization has been promoted the Japanese technical development. For these reasons, globalization is so profitable for Japan.

     

    [1] "Globalisation is good or bad for Japan" is phrased as a <em>statement</em> meaning that either is true rather than a question. "An apple is red or green" is a statement that tells you that - for example - there are no blue apples! To turn that into a question, change the word order! "Is globalisation good or bad for Japan?".

    [2] When writing essays in English, try to separate your points/arguments by using paragraphs. These help the reader to follow your essay structure.

    [3] I wasn't quite sure what you meant in that sentence. What would you have said for that sentence in Japanese? (Maybe I could help give you a better English sentence) :)

    [4] "Medical technology" is a category of physical objects, and we don't 'teach' physical objects. We may teach <em>about</em> medical technology, or teach <em>the use of</em> medical technology.


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    June 24, 2013
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    I said "YES! You should!".


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    Just adding to Ian's excellent correction above. A simple little spelling mistake ;)

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    June 24, 2013
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    My favorite person is my mother. She is a saint. I have never met anyone who is as kind and calm. She is a great mother and a friend to me. I cannot think of one instance where she had let her mood dictate her parenting, which I see often in other parents. She understands her role as a mother; she scolds me when I do something wrong, but never yells at me or fights with me. But what makes her my favorite person is not just that she is a great mother, but that she has a great sense of humor and hospitality to others[*]. Being raised by a mother like her is better than reading any parenting books.

    Practicing impromptu writing.

     

    [*] 'Because' sounded awkward to me in that sentence. "what makes" implies reasoning already, so adding "because" confuses the syntax. Another option for that sentence would be: "She is my favourite person not just because she is a great mother, but also because she has a great sense of homour and hospitality to others".

    Also, starting a sentence with 'but' can be seen as incorrect. I think it's fine in your case, but some people can be pedantic about it. To avoid that, use "However, " instead of "But".

    P.S. Your mum sounds wonderful!

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    June 24, 2013
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