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📅 On This Day in History
2019年
Chandrayaan-2, the second lunar exploration mission developed by Indian Space Research Organisation after Chandrayaan-1 is launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in a GSLV Mark III M1. It consists of a lunar orbiter, and also included the Vikram lander, and the Pragyan lunar rover.
2013年
Dingxi earthquakes: A series of earthquakes in Dingxi, China, kills at least 89 people and injures more than 500 others.
2012年
Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) captured the cities of Serê Kaniyê and Dirbêsiyê, during clashes with pro-government forces in Al-Hasakah.
2011年
Norway attacks: A bomb explodes, targeted at government buildings in central Oslo, followed by a massacre at a youth camp on the island of Utøya.
🇬🇧 English Corner - Story of the Day
📖 Lost in Translation
Maria was ordering at a New York deli. "Can I get a bacon, egg, and cheese?" she asked carefully. The cashier replied rapidly: "Toasted? Salt, pepper, ketchup?" Maria froze. She hadn't practiced this part! Seeing her confusion, the person behind her gently said, "First time? Just say 'toasted, no ketchup.' You'll be fine." That kindness reminded her: native speakers know learning is hard.
📝 Vocabulary:
• deli - デリカテッセン（軽食店）
• rapidly - 素早く
• freeze - 固まる、動けなくなる
• deli - デリカテッセン（軽食店）
• rapidly - 素早く
• freeze - 固まる、動けなくなる
💡 Key Phrase: "Can I get...?" = 「〜をください」（カジュアルな注文）
🤔 Reflection: ネイティブスピーカーの速さに圧倒されても、多くの人は学習者に親切。助けを求めてOK。
🇨🇳 Chinese Corner - Grammar Pattern
📚 比 構文（比較）
A + 比 + B + 形容詞
説明： AはBより〜だ。中国語の基本的な比較表現。
📝 例文：
今天比昨天冷。
Jīntiān bǐ zuótiān lěng.
→ 今日は昨日より寒い。
※ 基本形
Jīntiān bǐ zuótiān lěng.
→ 今日は昨日より寒い。
※ 基本形
他比我高一点儿。
Tā bǐ wǒ gāo yīdiǎnr.
→ 彼は私より少し背が高い。
※ 差の程度も表現可能
Tā bǐ wǒ gāo yīdiǎnr.
→ 彼は私より少し背が高い。
※ 差の程度も表現可能
✍️ 練習： 「このリンゴはあのリンゴより甘い」→ 这个苹果比那个苹果甜。
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