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Montar en bicicleta
Montar a bici es mi deporte favorito. De niña tenía una bici amarilla, pero no montaba a menudo. Recuerdo una vez que fue al centro comercial. En la calle era un puente y al viento fue muy fuerte. Una abeja fue enredada en mi cabello. Tuve mucho miedo, pero hoy recuerdo de ese día y río.
La bici se convirtió en mi hobby hace cuatro años cuando compré una bici usada en al mercado de pulgas. Desde entonces monto muy a menudo y voy a montar para más de 40 kilómetros cada fin de semena. Mi cuerpo no es tan fuerte, pero quiero participar en un carrera. El año pasado fuimos con mi novio pero lo estuve demasiado difícil y no podemos ir en el verano. A lo mejor montaremos esté otoño.
March 26, 2024
The first one (EN)
Hi there!
My name is Oksana, and I'm taking part in a language challenge, where I study English, Spanish and German. English is my strongest language, but, despite having pretty good understanding skills and the ability to pass grammar tests, I am much less confident and impressive while speaking or writing. So, that's what I'll try to change here, to add some practice that I lack.
Of course, writing is in a way easier, because I have time to think and the opportunity to check expressions if I doubt. However, I believe that working on my writing will also contribute to how I speak.
Well, let's begin with reflections on the last week (more precisely, 10 days)...
03/17 - We had presidential "elections" in Russia... It was just a farce, as you may know. I don't believe in these "87%", neither did I vote for our irremovable "tsar", nor anyone of my friends. But nobody wants to fall victim to the system's mercilessness in a doomed attempt to oppose. There is no chance to stop this train throwing yourself under it. Any actions should be highly practical and pragmatic, and appeals to lofty ideals that exist only in theory (in fairy tales) must be some kind of manipulation.
Also, on that day I did a bunch of grammar exercises on Spanish past tenses (but for now I don't see much of its effect on my speaking).
03/18 - That day was marked by a therapist session. It's my new attempt to tackle problems with my will power and the lack of industry. Not that I advanced much...
03/19 wasn't any remarkable.
03/20 - I went for a walk with my husband and later attended an English conversation club (offline). This one was much better than the previous that I'd tried. I mean the organisation of it - the guidance and possibility to talk to everyone vs. chaos and awkwardness - and it's free of charge. The topic was "Productivity", and, though I'm the least productive person, issues with all of this is also something on topic, isn't it?
03/21 - Nothing special, just a little of German training. It's the weakest of these three languages I'm working on at the moment. I've been learning it for 3 years in school as a second foreign language, but at that time I wasn't into the languages in general and the materials and methods weren't that good... so I remember just the very-very basics and some words, and I need to work further to be able to say that I certainly have (at least) A1.
03/22 - I attended a screening of a Mexican film "Luna Negra" in a fancy cinema "Angleterre". The film was shown in Spanish with Russian subtitles. It's a drama about one family life in the context of their town fighting against the construction of a dam. I quite liked it, but expected the ending to be less indistinct. One has to search for articles about the true events underneath the plot to find out the outcome. As for the language, it seemed to me quite comfortable for perception - in terms of pace, clarity, sound volume and regional aspects (although I couldn't detect every word, of course). Also, I would like to mention the final song of the film - I find it very beautiful! Unfortunately, I couldn't find any particular information about it (like the lyrics) or its singer.
After that, I joined an online meeting of the Spanish conversation club organised within the challenge. I still have troubles with turning my passive knowledge into active skills - like a dog, I can understand the language, but barely can speak it.
03/23 - On that day, my friend and I had an art-party. I had started an oil painting (not big at all) of a flower several years ago, but haven't finished it yet, as we get together very rarely (and all the materials are hers). I would like to finish it this week, so I can send it to my grandma as a birthday present.
03/24 - Nothing special, except for German training.
03/25 - Even more German. I'm finally done with the 4th unit both in coursebook book and workbook, although still a bit behind the schedule.
03/26 - Today I've done minor repetitions for all my languages and written this piece of a diary as part of my English improving process. It took me quite a long time! I hope there will be some feedback.
Bye!
March 26, 2024
Un passage d'un scénario (28)
Jeanne : Alors, je suis quel genre de personne ?
La barista : Conservatrice ?
Jeanne : Tu juges.
La barista : Je préfère me dire perspicace.
La barista hausse les épaules, ses lèvres pincées, en nettoyant la machine à expresso. Jeanne réfléchit.
Jeanne : En fait, j'allais à un tas de concerts. Quand tu étais encore petite.
La barista : Ouais ? Et t'as arrêté pourquoi ?
Jeanne : La vie ? Les responsabilités ?
La barista : Tu veux dire les distractions.
Jeanne la regarde, pleine d'attitude.
Jeanne : T'as pas de responsabilités, toi ?
La barista : Pas vraiment. Et je préfère comme ça.
March 26, 2024
March 26, 2024
Procrastinación
Tenía problemas con la procrastinación mucho en el pasado. Me tomó algunos años para superar, pero hay dos conceptos que me han ayudado. Primero, mi identidad es vinculado con el concepto de "trabaja primero, juga después". Así que, yo ya no estoy una persona que no hace sus tareas. Segundo, quedo en el presente y trato de ser consciente de mis acciones. Si pasara demasiado tiempo chateando con mis amigos en lugar de haciendo mis deberes, me recordaría que necesito completar mis tareas o mi yo futuro va a sufrir jajaja. Pienso que la procrastinación es aparte muy normal en nuestras vidas, así que hay que ser amable con uno mismo mientras mejorando.
March 26, 2024
March 26, 2024
Von zu Hause aus studieren, lernen oder arbeiten.
Online zu lernen und zu arbeiten ist für mich am besten. Man kann sich besser konzentrieren, weil zu Hause es leiser ist, man kann die Aufgabe in seinem eigenen Tempo bearbeiten und man muss nicht Zeit mit pendeln verschwenden und kann sich mit wertvollere Dinge beschäftigen. Außerdem, lerne ich viel besser selbständig, z.B. indem ich ein Buch lese, als wenn ich jemandem beim Sprechen zuzuhöre.
March 26, 2024
March 26, 2024
I Pickles: merci scadute
Il vecchio Earl entra in soggiorno e trova Opal e la loro figlia.
"Parlando biologicamente, ho già superato da molto tempo la mia utilità su questa pianeta", dichiara lui.
Passano alcuni secondi di silenzio imbarazzante.
Earl guarda la moglie poi la figlia.
Nessuno dice niente.
"Allora? Nessuno mi vuole contraddire?!", esclama Earl infastidito.
March 26, 2024
March 26, 2024
Martedì
Finalmente stanno arrivando i miei giorni liberi! Domani e dopodomani sono libera di fare tutto ciò che voglio. Cercherò di studiare oggi, ma non prometto niente.
Ho pensato a un piano per studiare un po' oggi. Ogni ora studierò per 15 minuti. In questo modo, lo studio non mi stancherà e potrò studiare durante le pause al lavoro. Spero di riuscirci, come al solito. Anche se non riesco a studiare, non c'è nessun problema.
A domani.
March 26, 2024
The Phoenicians
The article and the lecture are about doubts whether ancient Phoenicians circumnavigated Africa. The author believes that the Phoenicians could not have had a journey around Africa. However, the lecturer challenges the statement why this is unlikely.
Firstly, the author claims that, even though they were skilled-sailors their ships were not sufficiently prepared for long trips in the open ocean, due to the fact that ships were small and were made from wood. On the other hand, the lecturer disagrees with that statement and declares that Phoenicians were surprisingly well equipped. Their ships were strengthened with metal panels and also, they were repairing and maintaining their vessels for very long period.
Secondly, the article notes that the African continent has significant obstacles and strong currents even for contemporary sailors. Furthermore, an ancient civilization couldn’t have navigated without any equipment and navigation tools. However, even though the lecturer agrees with the complexity of landscapes, he considers the fact they were skilled sailors and they used stars and other natural landmarks to navigate in the open ocean.
In conclusion, according to the author’s last statement there is not a single real historical evidence to prove if Phoenicians ever circumnavigated Africa. All survived records indicate that they only were interested in establishing trade routes and colonies. But the lecturer challenges this and mentions an ancient Egyptian drawing that depicted the Phoenician’s ships passing along the cost in north Africa.
March 26, 2024
The late Bronze Age Collapse.
The article and the lecture are about the paradox of the late Bronze Age Collapse. The author gives a few theories how that could happen. At the same time the lecturer explains why these theories are not the cause and explanation of the Collapse.
The first theory suggests that climate changes could have led to natural disasters, drought and famine. The author claims that the concatenation of all these factors could be the cause of the weakening of civilizations and could have made the governments too vulnerable. The lecturer does not agree with this statement and considers the fact that this theory is unclear to historians. And moreover, there weren’t any examples of collapsing of many civilizations at the same time. No massive Simultaneous examples of civilization collapses were recorded by historians.
Secondly, the article notes the theory of intervention from outside, that could occur by pirates called “Sea People”. Their advanced sailing and military skills may have allowed them disrupt trade routes weaking and destroying civilizations. On the other hand, even though the lecturer agrees that Sea People were very dangerous, but their attacks weren’t unified, because they were small groups of pirates. The local armies could prevent their attacks successfully enough.
Finally, the author suggests the theory that instability of the political and economic systems of the time could have led to collapse. The centralized power in the hands of rulers, in turn, could be the reason of the dissatisfaction and rebellion. But, in contrast, the lecturer claims that this phenomenon wasn’t unique for the Bronze Age. Many societies of the time were politically instable, but not all of them collapsed. For instance, the Assyrians had the same problems but they were able to avoid the collapse.
March 26, 2024
The secrets of success
From my point of view, a sign of success should be the number of people for who your achievements and activities are useful and beneficial. With this in mind, I claim Elon Musk is known as a prominent instance of success. Moreover, he has a real inspiration for many teens and adults like a successful founder and CEO of many international and profitable companies as PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX and Facebook recently.
His success became visible many years ago, when he was studying at the university. In 1995, when he was 24, he became a co-founder of an IT company that was sold for 307 million dollars four years later. Some people may not believe the fact that he became a millionaire at 24. And, despite significant fails and shortcomings in his career he keeps working and earning money. Also, he made great contribution to the development of the space and Mars colonization programs.
In the conclusion, I am confident that Musk is a great example of what can be achieved in different areas of business and life in general.
March 26, 2024
简短的思考和对话
D.H.劳伦斯（D.H. Lawrence）的《普鲁士军官》（The Prussian Officer，1914）巧妙地审视了被压抑的侵略。
该书对大自然愈合能力的描述以及对对立面最终可以走到一起的洞察力也非常出色。
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《最后的现场》：关于行为脚本的一些思考
婷：从某种程度上说，我们的一生就像剧本中的角色。
莉娅：没错。 而我们似乎只是隐约意识到自己在扮演什么角色。
敏：（吃薯片）为什么要这种知性化。这不是在浪费时间吗？
蒂姆：好吧，想象一下一台对自己的设计一无所知的机器。
这样的机器这样的机器究竟会"活着"到什么程度？
摘要：关于脚本行为和一些数据芯片图像的对话。
关键词：行为脚本、社会角色、智能化、空容器
March 26, 2024
March 26, 2024
Entschuldigen Termin
Sehr geehrte Frau Nguyen,
ich entschuldige mich dafür, dass ich leider nicht zum Gespräch kommen kann. Der Termin ist nicht gut für mich wegen meiner Deutsch B1- Prüfung und sie ist sehr wichtig.
Ich mochte wissen, ob Sie einen neuen Termin vereinbaren könnten?
Ich warte auf Ihre Antwort!
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
D. Nguyen
March 26, 2024
Einkaufen im Internet
Einkaufen im Internet ist ein sehr interessantes Thema, über welches heutzutage oft und viel diskutiert wird. Ich bin dafür, das Einkaufen im Internet sowohl schneller und sehr praktisch ist. Es gibt viele Gründe, warum es lohnt sich. Man muss nicht stunden-lang durch das Einkaufzentrum laufen und heutzutage gibt es Shopping-Apps oder Websites für Verbraucher, das spart viel Zeit. Sollt man mit dem Produkt nicht zufrieden, könnten man das Produkt problemlos zurückgegeben. Darüber hinaus können die Menschen die Preise vor dem Kauf vergleichend mit viele verschiedenen Methoden wie mit Karten, Bank-konto…bezahlen. Es ist sehr praktisch für beschäftigte Menschen. Meiner Meinung nach ist Einkaufen im Internet in der Zukunft immer beliebter werden wird, weil im Internet gibt es alles, was man braucht.
March 26, 2024
Picture Books
I got a coupon from Rakuten.com today, and I used it to order some Kagakuihiroshi's picture books. These days, I read some of Japanese picture book authors' interviews from a magazine. I became a fan of Kagakuihiroshi, when I read the interview from his wife, which was talking about his past and his work. I've always thought that the Daruma dolls drawn by Kagakuihiroshi were really cute. When I get those picture books, I'll like to jump into the cuteness and full of laughter world he created.
March 26, 2024
March 26, 2024
Apprendre une nouvelle langue
Quelles langues sont les plus faciles pour les francophones à apprendre ? Je participe régulièrement dans une réunion sur MeetUp et nous avons discuté cette question. Quant à moi, j’ai pensé que la langue la plus facile serait l’espagnol. D’autres ont eu d’avis que ce serait l’italien.
Nous avons fait des recherches et nous avons trouvé un article qui a affirmé que c’était l’anglais. J’étais étonnée puisque l’anglais est compliquée. D’après l’article, l’anglais était facile car les genres masculins et féminins n’existaient pas. Tous les noms étaient les mêmes. De plus, cet article a constaté que les conjugaisons des verbes anglais étaient relativement faciles et aisés à comprendre. C’est vrai, on trouve certains mots en commun tels que décider, douter, hésiter et bien plus encore. Cela étant dit, l’anglais est ma langue maternelle et à mon avis, il est vraiment compliqué.
J’admets que l’article a noté que l’italien et l’espagnol sont également faciles à apprendre pour les francophones. Il existe certains mots communs et je suspecte que la structure des phrases et les expressions sont similaires.
March 26, 2024
March 26, 2024
March 26, 2024
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