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２０１５年２月７日（土） 活動報告
２０１５年初回の英語サロンです。
本日のショートスピーチは、アメリカよりAlexさんです。
A New Year resolution
This time, I'm going to talk about new year's resolutions.
I think there are five main types of resolutions: health and fitness,
work-related, travel, entertainment, and life skills.
First I'm going to
talk about one of my new year's resolutions. My new year's resolutions related
to technology. It has to do with cell phones, specifically how I use my cell
phone. Before I came to Japan I did not have a smartphone. At one point I had a
simple flip phone, one that opens and closes by folding it. I'm sure many of you
have phones like these. Then another phone that was not a smart phone, it didn't
flip but it could not use internet. My family did not have a data plan so I
never surfed the web on this phone. But now that I'm in Japan, I have a phone
that has almost limitless data. Whenever I want, I can search the internet,
check my email, listen to internet radio, or watch videos. But with that
privilege comes a lot of responsibility. I have to decide when it is appropriate
to use my phone and when it is not. Before now I did not give a lot of thought
to this. But starting this year it is my new years resolution that when I am in
a conversation with friends I will not use my phone. Hopefully, I can put it
down on the table or put it back in my pocket. I've gotten used to using it
whenever I want to and now I think the habit will be difficult to change but I'm
going to try my best so I can enjoy the company of my
friends.
This week i asked a
few of my friends to tell me their resolutions so now is it alright if i read a
few of them to you?
"last year my
resolutions were to learn to express my feelings to people better. and to
memorize a new poem each month"
"this year I resolved
to exercise 4 times a week and to eat healthier. I want to eat less red meats at
least two fruits a day"
"But I've been trying
to do more cardio so I don't gain weight"
"My New Years
resolution was to make the choice to eat green vegetables as part of my meals
whenever possible. I've been doing okay at it so far."
"The more practical
goal is learning to make 兰州拉面 (lan zhou la mien). The resolution
is important to me because I think it necessary to better connect myself with my
ancestry. I cook a lot, however Chinese cuisine has been a weak spot for
me."
I hope that this year
you all find ways to make sure you succeed at your
resolutions!
Thank
you,
Alex
Webster
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今年も皆様が楽しく参加できるサロンになるよう
努めてまいります。
次回は
３月７日です！
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