2016年4月29日金曜日

2016年4月29日金曜日 -

Roberto Reale: Video Games

Il Giappone è un paese rinomato in tutto il mondo per la qualità dei videogiochi prodotti. Passando dal Nintendo a Street Fighter 2, dalla PlayStation fino alla mefitica saga di Final Fantasy, l'eccezionalità dei prodotti videoludici nati nella terra del Sol Levante è stata tale da far nascere anche in Italia una grande passione per i videogiochi nipponici tutt'oggi in crescita.

Japan is a country renowned worldwide for the quality of the video games it produces. From Nintendo to Street Fighter 2, and PlayStation to the magnificent Final Fantasy saga, the excellence of the video game products developed in the Land of the Rising Sun is such that it has created a big fanbase in Italy.

L'intrattenimento elettronico ha raggiunto nel tempo un giro milionario e rappresenta oggi una cospiqua fetta di mercato. L'utenza è rappresentata principalmente dai tantissimi giovani che oggi affollano i numerosi negozi di videogiochi, ma anche di coloro che durante l'infanzia hanno vissuto la nascita di questa nuova epoca, ai tempi del Game Boy e delle primissime (e costose) console.

Over time, this electronic entertainment has reached a huge share of the global market. The audience is mostly represented by young people who flock to the shops of video games, but also those who during their childhood experienced the birth of this new era; in the time of Game Boy and the very first (expensive) consoles.

Il settore videoludico sembra in continuo sviluppo, e il futuro dei videogiochi sembra piu che mai splendente. Quali saranno le sorprese dei big dell'elettronica? Quali saranno le più grandi innovazioni del futuro prossimo? Fino a che punto si spingeranno le case produttrici per realizzare i sogni dei milioni di gamers nel mondo?

The video games industry seems to be in constant development, and video games seem to have a bright future. What will be the next surprise of the big electronics companies? What will be the greatest innovations of the near future? How far will manufacturers push in order to realize gamers' dreams?


Videogiochi video games:ビデオゲーム
l'eccezionalità the excellence:卓越した
del Sol Levante the Rising Sun:日の出
affollano flock to:群がる
e costose expensive:高価な
console consoles:ゲーム機
settore industry,:産業

sviluppo development:開発

2016年4月22日金曜日

2016年4月22日金曜日 -

Ali Broadstone: A trip to Nara


My Japanese friend recently took me to Nara. It was a very fun trip! I have been living in Osaka for some time, but I had not had the chance to visit Nara. My friend's father drove us there and we went to see various shrines and temples.
The deer were quite friendly. I am used to seeing deer as there are many in the United States, but I did not expect them to walk right up to me. The deer in the United States run away if you get too close to them. They were probably hungry, so I bought them some food and fed them in Nara Park. My friend, however, does not like animals. I kept the deer away from her.
The people I met in Nara were friendly and relaxed. The atmosphere felt very peaceful and the food I ate was very tasty.
At the end of the day, I bought a doll of Sento-kun to bring home with me. I thought he was very cute. My friend thought it was funny that I would want a stuffed animal. But I wanted the doll to remind me of the fun day I spent with her. Now, Sento-kun sits on my desk at home. I hope to go back to Nara soon to explore. 


took me:連れて行ってくれた
shrines:神社
walk right up to me:まっすぐ近づいてくる
get too close to:近づきすぎる
probably:たぶん
however:しかしながら
kept the deer away:鹿を追い払う
At the end of the day1日の終わりに
a stuffed animal:ぬいぐるみ
remind me of:思い出させる
explore:探検する