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The Peach Boy

Growled Dog, "and he doesn't need your help."

Today I read The Peach Boy. It is a Japanese story. Japanese title is Momotaro this story about one day a boy was born from peach and he help for villager go to Ogre island. He met dog and monkey and pheasant between his village and Ogre island. Top sentence is dog said when Peach boy and dog met monkey. I have learned dog and monkey are not friendly so they are hate each other so may be this sentence said this thing.

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The Reluctant Dragon

The dragon was happiest of all. He had lots of new friends...

Today I read about dragon's story Tittle is The Reluctant Dragon. People thought dragon is dangerous so dragon was always alone but one day a boy became dragon's friend and a boy said "The dragon wouldn't hurt a fly" for Saint George the Dragon Killer so clear up misunderstanding. Doragon could make many friends. I Think a misunderstanding is very afraid.

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The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

"This is the life for me," he said.

Today I read "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse". The city mouse Toby was surprised by country mouse Pipin's life and Toby invited his house. At first Pipin was surprised city and enjoyed eating city's food for example pie, cheese, and chocolate sauce. But city was not only happy but also dangerous. Suddenly cat appeared in front of them. They are run fast and could into the hole but Pipin became want to go home and next morning he go home and thought own house is best.

hedge : 垣根
nibbled : 少しずつかじる
chill : 冷たさ
flung : 投げた
damp : ジメジメした
horrible : 恐ろしい
rattle : ガタガタという
tattle : ぺちゃくちゃ喋る
pebbles : 小石
feast : ごちそう
purred : 猫がゴロゴロいう音
hissed : シーッと言う音
snuggled : 心地よく横たわる

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The Hare and the Tortoies

Harry dived over the line, but he was too late.

 Today I read "The Hare and the Tortoies" it is very famous story. Hare race to who is fast with tortoies so hare did very hard training for the race but he lost. Tortoise didn't training but he won. The reason of hare' lost is very simple he slept midway but he slept reason is he was very tired his hard training so I thougtht he is very pitiable. If he didn't do training hard he could win. I was learned be tenacious too is sometimes give but end for us.

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SHREK THE THIRD Friends and Foes

Finally, he and Fiona can go home to their Swamp Sweet Swamp.

 Today I read SHREK THE THIRD Friends and Foes. I like Shrek's movies so I watched all Shrek's movies. Shrek became king but he hate king's job so he and his friend start looking for new king. They can meet new king his name is Arthur Pendragon but he isn't strong man. Then Shrek's country was attacked a lot of villains's evil army so princesses battle them but they cannot win and they get away her castle. Shrek and Arthur and they friends come back them country and they battle villains and they win. Shrek and Fiona left them country and they spend they love home. Shrek is beast and fiona too and they have very strong heart and power but they are very kind so they are loved another people. Before Shrek spend alone but now he has many friend and wife he is happy. I want to become happy like a Shrek!!!!

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Shrek the Third: Friends and Foes (Spanish edition): Amigos y enemigos (I Can Read Book 2) 著者 : Catherine Hapka Rayo 発売日 : 2007-04-03 ブクログでレビューを見る»

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn, and other matters…

Today I watched The Angriest Man in Brooklyn, and other matters… it is a man's story. He was said by doctor "you
will die 90 minutes" so he do many things. I watched main actor. May be he appeared jumanzi. It is very interesting movie. This movie's point is he will die really 90 minutes and what he doing until he die. If I said same thing by doctor I want to meat a lot of people who have met until my life.

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Baba Yaga Flying Witch

Today I read Baba Yaga Flying Witch it is interesting story and the story sometimes like a one Japanese story title is Yamanba. Baba Yaga is very scare witch and she try to eat Tasha so she runs away from the witch. Tasha's stepmother is a spiteful so she thought Tasha is an obstacle for her and she sent Tasha to Baba Yaga's hut.

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STORIES OF COWBOYS

Today I read STORIES OF COWBOYS this is cowboy's story. main charａｃｔｅｒ is Johnny. One day Johnny's cow was stolen by Hank and he search for evidence about how hank stole Johnny's cow.. It is interesting story for me.


pa : お父さん
calves : 小牛（複数形）
spur : 拍車
yelled : 熱心な叫び声
calf :小牛
hid : 隠す
barrel : 樽
hogwash : ブタのエサ

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Foreign countries

I love foreign countries. My favorite country is UK because my favorite movies is stage in UK. For example SHERLOOK and Harry Potter so I want to go these movies appears spots and I watch. King’s Cross station and 221B Baker Street. They are may be exited for me. I want to go Europe at my school graduated trip and want to go there so I working hard and I have to study English hard. Another I want to go New York because I want to watch Broadway’s musical.

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Easy A

Today I watched Easy A because yesterday I learned about The Scarlet Letter in a class and this movie was introduced by teacher so I was interested in it. Heroine was very merciful woman so she help other students. Main actress is Emma Stone she is very charming. Recently she appeared The Amazing Spider-Man 2. I learned if I telling lies That ranking for me. 
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My favorite restaurant

These are my favorite restaurant.

This is Ouchi caff. It is very close from my university.

This is a okonomiyaki shop. They provide reasonable foods.

This is yoshinoya. I love the restaurant because I like g.yudon

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My college and high school and junior high school and elementary school

I introduce my schools and uniforms.

 I went to municipal elementary school. We we wore school uniform.

This is my junior high school. It was built in nearby downtown.

This is my high school. It is a mission school so I learned Christianity. My high school uniform is very popular in Kumamoto. The right side girl is me, I wore summer's school uniform. 

They are my classmates and they wear
winter's school uniform

This is my university's pictures.

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Food in Kyushu

 I introduce food in Kyushu. Kyushu is island, consists eight prefectures, including Kumamoto, Fukuoka and Nagasaki. 

 Karashi Mentaiko was born in Fukuoka. The material is an Alaska pollact's ovarian it is called Talaco.

 Next, Castella is a famous in a Nagasaki. The history of Castella is very old. About in 1571 Portuguese brought it in Nagasaki.

 Third, Basashi it is famous as a local food in Kumamoto. It is a raw horse meet so it is expensive.

 The above are just a few of foods that you can find in Kyushu, As mentioned each prefecture has its own specialties, and a tutor or Kyushu will yield many unexpected delights.
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   Today I watched The Doubles it is a very strange movies for me. Actor is social network's actor. Probably he was stolen his face by anyone and his life is moving I am very interesting in this movie so I want to go theater and watch this movie if it release　in Kumamoto.
   The Blue Jasmine is actor is beautiful but I couldn't understand story.

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The Double, Blue Jasmine, and other matters

   Today I watched The Doubles it is a very strange movies for me. actor is social net works's actor. Probabuly  he was storen his face by anyone  and his life is moving I am very interesting in this movie so I want to go theater and watch this movie if it rereac in Kumamoto.
   The Blue Jasmine is actor is beautiful but I couldn't understand story.
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ALADDIN & HIS MAGICAL LAMP

Today I read ALADDIN & HIS MAGICAL LAMP. I knew

Aladdin of Disney so before I read this book I thought same story but they are different. I thought Aladdin is very selfishly man after read this book

messing : 乱雑　めちゃくちゃ
supper : 夕食
astonished : 驚かす
spooky : 薄気味悪い
fuss : 不満
delighted : 喜んで

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Karashi Mentaiko

Karashi Mentaiko was born in Fukuoka. The material is an Alaska pollact's ovarian it is called Talaco.  It was pickled in spice and that all.

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Castella

 
 
Castella is a famous in a Nagasaki. The history of Castella is very old. About in 1571 Portuguese brought it in Nagasaki. Japanese were said "Castella is Castile Spain's bread" by Portuguese.  The teast is very sugary and oral sensation is soft.

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Basashi

     I introduce Basashi it is famous as a local food in Kumamoto. It is a raw horse meet so it is expensive and I dislike raw foods so I have never eaten it but I have eaten a hamburger of horse meet it is very delicious for me.


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My Memories of Minnesota

     I'm Machiko. I will leave for Minnesota in July 21. This is not my first time abroad because I went to Singapore and Indonesia last spring vacation.
     I hope to accomplish many things in Minnesota. First, I want to speak English better than now. Second, I want to learn American foods because now my American foods images are only hamburger or big size pizza. Third, I looking forward to making friends, I want to make a best friend so I can stay at her or his house if I visit Minnesota again. Fifth I want to see all Minnesota's sights because I want to see many things. Finally I want to have fun speaking with my host family, I will try to do my best and improve my speaking ability.
     I’m afraid of many things in Minnesota. First, my English communication ability is not good now so I worry about if can I make friends and if can I make my host family friendly. Second, I worry about table manners because I use chopsticks every time to eat so I am not used to using knife and fork. Fourth, I am afraid of taking a bus and train because I don't understand how to take them. Finally I am afraid of a getting fat because I imagine American foods are much bigger than Japanese.
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Typical things in Kumamoto City

These are Kumamoto's typical things.


























These pictures are city train we can take a uniform price it is 150yen.

This is Tsuruya. It is an old established store.

This is Suizenji-park. The park is very beautiful place.

These are Kumamoto's main streets Shimo-street and kami- street.


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My favorite shop

There are my favorite shops

The shop is clothes shop. Recently I bought almost my clothes there. This shop's clothes make me happy.

This is a fashion's building. I often go shopping.

This is sweets buffet shop. The shop provide reasonable sweets for us and inside of the shop is like a castle so it is very popular many girls.

This is drug store I often go there because they sold reasonable snack foods chocolate and ice creams so I love it.

This is a book store and rental shop.  I often rent many DVDs and sometimes rent CDs.


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Food/eating habits and How I study English

Food/eating habits 

 I am always eat many in the morning and eat little in the evening because night is only sleep so I don't need many energy but breakfast is very important if I did not have a breakfast I can't concentrated study and another things so I eat every morning have a good balance breakfast for example toast yogurt and some fruits. Recently I eat dry fruit every morning. It is my habits.

How I study English

I study English for watching movies or listening foreign music but it is not study for me because I just watching movies and just listening to music so I know now my English study amount are not enough so I must study more for example my worst English ability is vocabulary so I must study every day and speaking is very important so I doing English central more and more and I hope to grow my English abilities.

 

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Animal Legends

And that is way, today, a cat will sit for hour upon hour, waiting to pounce on a rat.

     Today I read "Animal legends" I am very interesting in legends so I decided this book rent for KGU libｒary. Cat and rat are very heat each other but long time ago they are best friend. I read same thing another Japanese book but story was different this book. I read both books and I think a rat was bat because rat was betrayed both stories and specially Japanese story is a cat did not have a bad point so I love cat very much but I little think I hope to cat forgives for rat ever.

nibble : 少しずつかじる
twitch : ぴくぴく動かす
whisker : 頬ひげ
squeak : チューチューなく
pounce : 襲い掛かる


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Stories of WITCHES

Bess said nothing. She just smiled.

     Today I read "Stories of WITCHES" Bess is a witch she loved parties but she has one problem. It is a very simple problem. She couldn't remember where she had put her broomstick but party is far away from her. She think people changed a horse and she rode the horse and went party and enjoyed it. She return the horse and go home. Horse was changed woman and her husband is surprised. At first he is not great man but since his wife returned he was better than before so I am happy but I think where Bess's broomstick she is really blunderer.


limping : のろのろ進む
galloping : 疾駆する
cackled : キャッキャッと笑う
stable : 落ち着いた

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HARRY and the Lady Next Door

But others whispered, "The lucky dog!"

Today I read "HARRY and the Lady Next Dooｒ" Harry is not bad dog and he loved all his neighbors but he does not like next door lady because she sang high and loud. Her song made his ears hurt. One day Harry's family invited the lady. Harry did bad thing at the party so he was scold by his family and driven out of house. Then some people said the top of this sentence. It is very funny for me.


loud : うるさい
whispered : ささやく

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I and my friends doing something together

I and my friends often eat out. We often go reasonable restaurant.













I enjoy trip with my friends. This picture is when we went to Hokkaido.

I doing birth day party with my friends.

I enjoy lunch with my friends.

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Hopes And Fears

     I'm Machiko. I will leave for Minnesota in July 21. This is not my first time abroad I went to Singapore and Indonesia in this spring vacation.
     I hope to accomplish in Minnesota First, I will be English speaking ability better than now. Especially I hope to get English communication ability. Second, I want to learn American foods because now my American foods images are only hamburger or big size pizza so I hope to learn them. Third, I looking forward to make friends I want to make a best friend if I will visit Minnesota again when I allow to stay her or his house. Fifth I want to travel Minnesota's all sightseen because I want to see more and more. Finaly I having fun speaking time with my host familly I couldn't speaking well but I try do my best and search my speaking ability.
     I afraid of in Minnesota. First, My English communication ability is not good at now so I worry about can I make a friend and can I make my host family friendly. Second, I worry about table manner because I use chopsticks every time something to eat so I am not used to use knife and fork. Forth, I afraid take a bus and train because I don't understand how to take them so I'm very afraid. Finally I afraid getting fat because I image American foods is very bigger than Japanese one's so I worried about too fat.

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My proud

This is my flamenco shoes I practice every week for five years so this is my proud.

This is my hair dryer. It is many functions.

They are my hina dolls. They have novelty hair so I love them.

These are very good nail arts. They made by my friend. She is good at nail art so sometimes I ask her nail art. She is my proud friens.

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