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📅 On This Day in History
2016年
The government of North Korea conducts its fifth and reportedly biggest nuclear test. World leaders condemn the act, with South Korea calling it "maniacal recklessness".
2015年
Elizabeth II becomes the longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.
2014年
The album Songs of Innocence by U2 is digitally released at no charge to all customers of the iTunes Music Store, appearing automatically in the "purchased" section of over 500 million users worldwide.
2012年
The Indian space agency puts into orbit its heaviest foreign satellite yet, in a streak of 21 consecutive successful PSLV launches.
🇬🇧 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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