BEAUTY SALON

I had my hair cut short after an interval of three months. I have a feeling that my head has become light. :-)

3ヶ月振りの散髪。頭が軽くなりました（笑）

A hairdresser is Japanese woman.

美容師さんは、日本人女性。

There is the beauty salon in downtown. My friend introduced the beauty salon to me.

その美容室はダウンタウンにあります。友人が紹介してくれたのです。

Saint Patrick's Day

I saw a woman with her daughter when I had got back to my way home. I knew her because I had made conversation with her. So, we use same bus and same bus stop. I have met her in the same bus twice.

帰りがけに子供連れの夫人を見かけた。彼女とは同じバスになったとこがある。同じバスを使い、同じバス停で乗り降りするからだ。

Her daughter and she were in front of the church.

彼女達は教会の前にいたんです。

I called them. They noticed and approached to me. When I waved my hand to them, her daughter was driving her toy car. She is for years old. She is very sweet!

僕は、彼女達に声をかけることにしました。彼女達は、手を振る僕に近づいてきます。彼女の娘さんはおもちゃの車に乗ってます。ちょー可愛いぃ。

We made a conversation for five minutes. The woman gave me cookie when we finished making our conversation. The cookie shaped like a shamrock and it was with green sugar.

僕らは5分くらいしゃべり、そしてお別れしました。そのときにクッキーをもらったんです。三つ葉のクローバーの形のクッキー。それは、グリーンの荒い砂糖がまぶしてあるクッキーなんです。

Why does it shape like a shamrock? Why does it color green?

なんで三つ葉のクローバーの形なの？ なんで緑色なの？

You know, today is Saint Patrick's Day.

そう、今日は聖パトリックデイ。

The cookie made me happy.

なんだか嬉しかったなぁ。

ATDOG

"Dinner is ATDOG," my host father said to me.

「今日のディナーは ATDOG だよ」 とホストファーザーは僕に言ったんです。

ATDOG? I didn't know what this was.

ATDOG？ なにそれ？

In fact, ATDOG meant hot dog. So, I couldn't listen "hot dog" correctry...

ATDOGは僕の聞き間違い。今日の夕飯はホットドックでした。ホットドックという単語が正しく聞き取れなかったんです...　なんてこった...

REVENGE

My host mother surprised me when I had been in a dim kitchen at night. I was very surprised and said "Wah!" Then, she laughed.

暗いキッチンに居たときに、ホストマザーに脅かされた。思わず 「わっ！」 と言ってしまい、彼女に笑われるはめに...

I always can hear footsteps when all of my host family walk. On the other hand, I walk without footsteps. Sometimes, my host mother doesn't notice me because I walk without footsteps. So, she is surprised when she noticed me.

ホストファミリーは、歩くときの足音がドタドタ、とすごい。一方、僕は足音を立てずに歩く。そのせいで、たまにホストマザーをビックリさせてしまうのです（気づかぬうちに僕が目の前に立っていることがあるらしく、ビックリすることがある）。

I think she revenged on me. :-)

今日は仕返しをされた、ってわけです（笑）

PRONUNCIATION CLASS

I attended a pronunciation class today. The pronunciation of English is very difficult for me. I use very easy words at the class but I'm not good at pronouncing these words. Therefore, I sometimes cannot listen a correct word, so I misunderstand what someone say.

今日、発音レッスンのクラスに参加しました。英語の発音って、本当に難しい。クラスで扱っている単語は本当に簡単なものばかり。でも、正しく発音できないんです。それに加え、正しい発音を聞き取れないために、話の内容が理解できないこともしばしばあります。

It is very easy words, but I cannot pronounce those words...

本当に簡単な単語なのですが、正しく発音するのは難しい...

MEMO

S1 Now, I'll show you my presentation of Alexander Graham Bell.

S2 First of all, I'll explain you easily who is Alexander Graham Bell.
* inventor : someone who has invented something, or whose job is to invent things.
* invent : to make, design, or produce something new for the first time.

S3 There is another opinion. For example, Antonio Meucci was the 'real' inventor. But I don't care for today's presentation.

S4 This is a Biography of A.G.B. It is a overview. I'll explain his biography on by one.

S5 He was born in Edinburgh on March 3th, 1847.
(By the way, he later adopted the middle name Graham named after a family friend.)
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland.
-> His fathe and grand father ...
-> He is elocution...

S6 1860, at the age of 13, he graduated of Royal High School of Edinburgh.
(I graduated of Ikuta-higashi High School of Kanagawa prefecture at the age of 18.)

S7 1863, at the age of 16, he became a pupil-teacher of elocution and music in Weston Hous Academy.
* pupil : someone who is being taught, especially a child.
* elocution : good clear speaking in public, involving voice control, pronunciation etc.

S8 1866-67, at the age of 19-20, he was an instructor at Somersetshire College.

S9 1870, at the age of 24, he got sick because of study too much. And his doctor said his remaining days was about six months.
But two years later, he cured sick. *****(このころ、口と耳の不自由な人のために、音響の波動を目で見る器具を作れないか考える.　⇒失敗に終わる)
ただ、電気技術で信号を送れるのであれば、電気技術で音も送れるのでは？ ⇒ワトソンを助手にした.1875年に初めて音（音声ではない）を送ることに成功.

S10 March 10th, 1876“Mr. Watson, come here I want you.” Bell sent a message to Watson who is next to the room.
In the U.S., March 10th is anniversary day of phone. And "Mr. Watson, come here I want you." is memorial word in the U.S.

S11 1877 He established U.S. Patent Office (Precursor of the AT-T)
AT-T ****

S12 1882 He become a naturalized citizen of the US

S13 1902 He got an Albert medal

S14 1914 He got an award : AIEE’s Edison Medal

S15 1922 He was dead.

S16 His father and grandfather was associated of elocution.
His mother and wife was hard of hearing.
He hoped to one day eradicate deafness from the population.

S17 By the way...
Do you think it is good according to long you if you excel the cell phone antenna?
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FAQ
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DINNER with ALL FAMILY

I had a dinner with all of the host family today. I spent a wonderful time. I had a fun!

今日はホストファミリー全員と一緒にディナーを楽しみました。本当に楽しい時間を過ごすことができました。

Today's menu is very thick steak, poached potato and salad. (Now I remember, I eat meat dishes everyday... I have to go on a diet...)

今日のメニューは特厚のステーキと、丸茹でのジャガイモ、そしてサラダ。（そういえば、、、　毎日肉料理じゃん、、、　このままでは太ってしまう。。。）

Moreover, I ate iced chocolate cake after dinner. (I have to go on a diet...)

しかも、食後にアイス状のチョコケーキらしきものも食しました。デブまっしぐら...

Today was the first time having a dinner all of the host family since I came in Canada. They made conversation enjoyably except for two of home stay mates (including me). I was barely able to listen what they said. Perhaps, they were talking about how to contract a cell phone. (After minute later, I conformed about it to host father. It seems to be right.)
今日は、僕がカナダに来てから初の、家族全員での食事でした。ホームステイメイト（僕を含めた2人）以外、つまり、英語をしゃべれる家族全員はなんだか楽しそう（それはそれで、非常に良いことだと思う）。一方、僕は話を聞くのが精一杯。どうやら、携帯に加入するなら家族割りが一番でしょ！というような内容だったと思う。（後で、ホストファーザーに確認したところ、その内容で正しかったみたい。良かった...）

CURIO

There is a cat in my host family's house. Her name is CURIO.

ホストファミリーの家に猫が居ます。彼女の名前は CURIO 。

My host mother said, "CURIO is not friendly." But I don't think so. CURIO sometime attached herself to me. She is very cute!

ホストマザーは、「CURIOは フレンドリーじゃないのよ。」 と言っていたけど、全然そんなことはない。ときどき僕のところに来てくれる。彼女はとっても可愛らしい友達だ。

GROUSE MOUNTAIN

I went to Grouse Mountain for snowboarding with my classmate　yesterday!

昨日、スノーボードをするために、クラスメートと Grouse Mountain に行ってきました。

I enjoyed snowboarding for about six hours. There was many people in Grouse Mountain. I was boring when I waited for taking a bar lift.

約6時間スノーボードを楽しみました。でも、沢山の人が居たため、リフトの待ち時間が非常に退屈でした。

I think I became a better snowboarder. I appreciated my classmate, he is Korean guy, teaching me how to play snowboarding.

昨日で、だいぶスノーボードが上手くなったと思います。色々と教えてくれた友人（韓国人）に感謝！

It was a wonderful view on the top of the Grouse Mountain! (I think a night view is better than a day time. But I couldn't take a good picture. I think it is difficult to take a picture at night.)

Grouse Mountain からの眺めは最高！本当は、夜景が最高だったのですが、すべて良い写真が撮れませんでした。夜景を撮るのは難しい...

* APPENDIX : Snowboard Rentals *
- LIFT : about $45 (including tax)
- SNOWBOARD, SNOWBOARDING JACKET, PANTS, BOOT and GLOVE : about $80 (including tax)

STUPID QUESTION

Perhups I mede my host father angry yesterday because I asked him stupid questions.

昨日、馬鹿な質問をしたために、ホストファーザーの機嫌を損ねてしまいました。

What kind of question did I ask?

どんな質問をしたかって？

He has a 24-year-old son. His sun is very tall. I asked him when his sun was taller than him. He became a little angly and he said, "Maybe 15 years old. But it doesn't matter!"

彼には24歳の息子が居るんです。とても背の高い息子が...　僕は何気なく、「息子さんがあなたの身長を追い越したのはいつですか？」 と質問したところ、「15歳だよ。でも、そんなのは重要なことじゃない！」 とちょっと怒り気味に答えられてしまいました。

It was not the direct cause of his angry. But I should be more carefully when I ask the question.

その質問が彼を怒らせた直接の原因ではないかもしれないけど、質問をするときはもうすこし慎重になるべきだと反省しました。