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📅 On This Day in History
2019年
Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and 66 others are released in a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.
2017年
The 8.2 Mw 2017 Chiapas earthquake strikes southern Mexico, killing at least 60 people.
2012年
Canada officially cuts diplomatic ties with Iran by closing its embassy in Tehran and orders the expulsion of Iranian diplomats from Ottawa, over nuclear plans and purported human rights abuses.
2011年
The Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash in Russia kills 43 people, including nearly the entire roster of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Kontinental Hockey League team.
🇬🇧 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
📚 是...的 構文
是 + [強調したい部分] + 的
説明： 過去の出来事の時間・場所・方法などを強調する構文。「〜だったのは...だ」
📝 例文：
我是昨天来的。
Wǒ shì zuótiān lái de.
→ 来たのは昨日です。
※ 「昨天」を強調
Wǒ shì zuótiān lái de.
→ 来たのは昨日です。
※ 「昨天」を強調
他是坐飞机去的。
Tā shì zuò fēijī qù de.
→ 彼は飛行機で行きました。
※ 「飛行機で」を強調
Tā shì zuò fēijī qù de.
→ 彼は飛行機で行きました。
※ 「飛行機で」を強調
✍️ 練習： 「私は北京で生まれました」を是...的で表現してみよう → 我是在北京出生的。
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