FREE CONVERSATION（２８９）

One of your friends is studying abroad and she has just called you.
She says she is homesick.
What would you say to advise her?

See, actually I studied English in Los Angeles many years ago.
When I felt homesick, I use to talk a lot with Japanese friends in Japanese.
And now I think it would be better to be busy or get involved in campus activities.
How about joining a campus club to try something new and meet new people?

TODAY'S EXPRESSIONS （１７４）

Ｓは～によってよく好まれる　：S is often favored by ～
その文化の深い影響の下　：Under the profound influence of the culture,
価値観　：a sense of values
価値概念　：a concept of value
判断の枠組み　：a frame of reference

Three Sentences （２８３）

Three example sentences of my own composition

　　　　　　　　形容詞なのは～だ　：All that is 形容詞 is ～

① All that is certain is that he wants to break up with her.

② All that is sharp is short.

③ All that is holy is profaned.

FREE CONVERSATION（２８８）

Do you like swimming in a pool or in the ocean?
And why?

I would rather swim in a pool than in the ocean because swimming in the ocean is more dangerous.
I always have to keep in mind that there are risks of getting caught in a rip current,
getting knocked over by waves or getting stung by a jellyfish, and I also have to beware of a sudden drop-off.
Such dangers do not exist in a swimming pool.

TODAY'S EXPRESSIONS （１７３）

認識　：perception
慣習　：custom
導入　：introduction
不本意　：reluctance
行動様式　：behavior pattern

Today's Writing （３９０）

Difficulties make you strong as long as you are not defeated by them.

Three Sentences （２８２）

Three example sentences of my own composition

　　　　　　　　～の今後の成り行き　：the future course of ～

① I'm looking forward to the future course of the couple.

② You should pay attention to the future course of international politics.

③ The future course of the negotiation is still uncertain.

FREE CONVERSATION（２８７）

What do you think is the greatest problem in the world today?

I think the world's greatest problem is invasion of human right to life
including war, terrorism, racial discrimination and many others.
If I take a mundane example especially in Japan, bulling problems are getting more and more serious.
Some of them are pushing schoolchildren to suicide.
I think the common cause is to disregard human life.
In other words, I think indifference to everyone's impulse to abuse is the root of all evil.

TODAY'S EXPRESSIONS （１７２）

ファミレス　：a family-style restaurant
攻撃的な　：aggressive
この傾向には主に2つの理由がある　：There are maily two reasons for this tendency.
傾向　：inclination
現象　：phenomenon

Today's Writing （３８９）

William James, American philosopher and psychologist, says,
"If you want to acquire a virtue, you have only to conduct yourself as if you had acquired the virtue."