TODAY'S EXPRESSIONS （１１）

～するようになる　：get to do
ＳＶという場合を聞いたとき　：When I hear of a case where SV
～へ取り返しのつかない影響を与える　：have an unrepairable influence on ～
～の意識を高める　：raise awareness of ～
かけ布団　：a comforter
人に電話をかける　：make a phone call to 人

FREE CONVERSATION（１２１）

Suppose you're sharing a house with your friend who smokes
in his/her room, but you can smell it even in your room.
What would you say to him/her?


Hey, I'm afraid I have to say, I can smell your smoke odor in my room.
As you know, passive smoking can damage my health and the odor
is lingering on my clothes and furniture.
Will you please smoke with a window open or outside?
Honestly, because the smell is overwhelming for me,
I may have to ask the landlord to add a no-smoking rule.

Today's Writing （２８２）

Accoring to an insight of an Aomori-born educator, Ms. Motoko Hani,
"Flowers and fruits which delight people's eyes depend on the power of roots
which are always hidden away from view in the ground."

INTERVIEW（２５）

Some people think that parents should teach children how to be good members of society.
Others, however, believe that school is the place for children to learn this.
Which opinion do you think is better?


I think that parents should teach children how to be good members of society for two reasons.
Firstly, social education starts at home and school is itself a kind of society.
Therefore, parents should teach their children how to be good members of school.
In other words, school is the public place where results of discipline in the home are shown.
Secondly, parents have more powerful influence on their children than teachers.
Parents have dedicated efforts to their children since they were born, and
parents understand effective ways of saying to control their kids.
After all, children will obey the words of parents rather than teachers.

TODAY'S EXPRESSIONS （１０）

Ｓは温かいご飯とよく合う　：S goes well with hot rice
それは慣れるとやみつきになる味だ　：It is an acquired taste.
Ｓは～に匹敵する　：S is comparable to ～
しばらくの間　：for some time
思い出したくない記憶の一つ　：one of my unwanted memories
生活のリズムを整える　：regulate one's life