2016年2月5日金曜日

2016年2月5日金曜日 -

Wu Junrong: A Chinese hot spring

新年休假我帯着儿子回老家(福建省)漳州市度假。同学一定要帯我去泡温泉说是得让中日温泉PK一下。盛情难却,我了她推荐的位于厦门市海沧区的日月谷温泉。

For the New Year’s holiday, I went back to my hometown, Zhangzhou City in Fujian Province, with my son. A school friend persuaded us to go to a hot spring, because she wanted to compare Japanese hot springs with Chinese ones. It was difficult to turn down her warm-hearted offer. I chose one called Riyuegu Hot Springs, recommended by my friend, which is located at Haicang Ward in Xiamen City.

        虽然早就听说中国的温泉很大很豪华,但是一日月谷温泉,我还是非常诧异它的大,后来查看相关的资料得知我们去的其实只是日月谷温泉度假村的主题公园部分,它还有温泉酒店和温泉私人会两个部分,整体占地面积约26万平方米。单单这个温泉主题公园就有65000平方米,里头有百来个露天温泉泡池桑拿室岩盘浴餐厅……。而我们花了半天泡的几个温泉只是其中的一小部分!

Even though I had heard that China has a lot of luxurious hot springs, after entering Riyuegu, I was surprised by its size. I read some information about it and found out that the place where I went was part of a hot spring resort and it has two more different sections: a hotel and a private club. The total land surface is 260,000 square meters. The hot spring I visited this time was 65,000 square meters and had many open-air bathssauna bathsbedrock baths and restaurants. So we spent half a day soaking in some of the baths, which was just a small part of the giant resort.

        在日本长大的儿子(9岁)玩了一圈出来后说:中国的温泉,男的女的都穿着泳衣进到同一个地方。……在日本,(这样的地方)与其说是温泉还不如说是
集中了很多小游泳池的大公园

         My son, who is nine years old and growing up in Japan, had a great time at the baths. Afterwards, he commented that in China the men and women wore swimsuits and took a bath together. He said that it’s quite different from a Japanese onsen, and Japanese people would say this place is a big park with various sizes of swimming pools, rather than a hot spring.



新年休假  Xīnnián xiūjià : New Year’s holiday: お正月休み
温泉  Wēnquán : hot spring : 温泉
PK : compare : 中国で最近流行りの表現で通常“比赛”(試合)という単語の代わりに使われます。   
盛情难却  Shèngqíng nán què : difficult to turn down her warm hearted offer : 断りきれず
选  Xuǎn : chose : 選んだ
推荐  Tuījiàn : recommended : おすすめの
诧异  Chàyì : surprised : びっくりした
酒店  Jiǔdiàn : hotel : ホテル
私人会  Sīrén huìsuǒ : private club : プライベートクラブ
露天温泉泡池  Lùtiān wēnquán pào chí : open-air baths : 露天温泉
桑拿室  Sāngná shì : sauna baths : サウナ
岩盘浴  Yán pán yù : bedrock baths : 岩盤浴
餐厅  Cāntīng : restaurants : レストラン
长大  Zhǎng dà : growing up : 育つ
泳衣 Yǒngyī : swimsuits : 水着

2016年2月3日水曜日

2016年2月3日水曜日 -

CLUB 9 Lessons: February Week 1

大好評のレベル9向けのスペシャルレッスン「Club9」。
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February 3rd @ 20:00 – Adrian

Learning from Sports

I have played semi-professional soccer and I love sports. I have learned that playing sports is not just about competition and winning. There is so much we can learn by participating in sports. Let’s talk about what sports can teach us about ourselves and other people. How does sport benefit our minds and our bodies? How does playing in a team help people? What are the pros and cons of children playing sports? Can playing sports help us in our careers and personal life? How does sport benefit society? I would like to hear what you think about this topic.




February 6th @ 16:40 – Mitchell

Food For Thought

I have been cooking for years now. I enjoy the challenge and the reward of a good meal. However, the older I get the more I find myself thinking about issues surrounding food. In the US, we talk of GMOs, organic food and grass-fed meats, as well as free range poultry. In Japan, I find people are often concerned with importation and the origins of their foods. Daily I find myself contemplating other issues as well. Saving money by cooking vs. saving time by eating out, my nutritional balance, and whether it is practical to think so hard about what I eat. There are many facets behind our daily meal choices and I am curious what others think.



February 7th @ 13:20 – Anna

Japanese Education System: 
Now vs. Then


National education systems are always changing. Some changes are better received than others. What changes, big and small, have occurred in the Japanese education system? What are the pros of cons of these changes? How would you describe the “Japanese Style” of education? Do you think other countries could adopt and benefit from the Japanese style of education?