10/1 語源厨乙と思ってたけど素直に調べてたら意外と面白んだねの巻

First of all, I would like to introduce some ways to learn English.
I just came across them few days ago, I let you decide whether you'll try or not, but I found them very interesting.


1st thing is about memorizing the meaning of English words.
always I found it difficult to remember complicated English words.
For example, I take an example from the news dealing with Greece problem.
"vigilance" which means "being cautious".
it's hard to memorize it, but when I get to know that it originates from "vigil" , the Old French from Latin , meaning 'awake', it makes it better to remember this meaning.
In this way, if I search for original meanings, I can learn English words by heart more enjoyably.
You can look up the original meaning via detailed English-English dictionaries, or via this Web page ( if you're Japanese)

http://home.alc.co.jp/db/owa/etm_sch

Secondly, it's also a good way to paraphrase English sentences.

For example, I just wrote this sentence

"In this way,if I search for their original meanings, I can learn English words by heart more enjoyably"
I can paraphrase it to
"As the above shows, looking up how the English words were constructed helps me to keep them more cheerfully in my mind."

this way is great because it helps me to learn many vocabularies and expression ways.
I tend to rely too much on some particular ways to write English, so I found it useful.
and this Web page may help you with your paraphrase or looking up some synonyms.

http://thesaurus.com/

というわけで
1週間経ってこちらも慣れてきました。
「慣れてきた」とはどのようなときに感じるかというと、
特に夜に訪れる寂寞とした思いや強迫観念が緩和されたかなと思ったときです。
理由としては、生活の慣れと規律化による不安の排除や、友達と楽に付き合えるようになったことが原因だと思います。

慣れてくる前は、というと
数年前に亡くなった知り合いがその死の訪れの数日前に「悲しくはないが淋しくてしょうがない」と言っていたことを
振り返っては死と連想していたぐらいなので、まぁ辛いといえば辛いですよね。

ただ、こうした感覚も含めて留学というものなので、なかなか興味深かったと思います。
そして、相変わらず仕事や家庭に関するコミットメントについてぽけぽけ考えられましたし。
それに関してはまた後でまとめるとして、
ここで得た一時の安定さや楽さに拘泥して心の底からの目標を忘れる、ということがないよう
まだまだ挑戦にしないとなぁと思わされました。
いや、今日改めて背中押してくれた人のおかげなのですが。
いつも感謝です。

9/29

free writing

yesterday, I heard my teacher saying that free writing was good for speaking.
what is free writing?
Free writing means that you write freely without thinking. You don't need to mind the grammar error, vocabularies, and so on. It's very similar to the way of thinking about speaking English.

Then,after I write, I'll check errors and correct them.
I sometimes have difficulty in speaking English fluently because of the lack of vocabularies and the grammar error.
I can handle it to tell what I think not only via words I said but also via body signs. However, it doesn't necessarily lead to the progress of my speaking skill.
So, I'd like to try free writing to improve my speaking skill.
Even now, I'm writing it in a free writing way. Therefore, if you find some mistakes, it's natural.


という感じで当分は
(英語)フリーライティングと比較的まとまったの
(日本語)雑感
という感じでブログを書いて行こうと思います。まだ手探りでごめんなさい。

こちらでは無事最上級クラスに入れました。
日本とは違って外国だと、上級クラスほど、文法が未熟だけど会話は問題無い、という人が多いので会話面では
非常に刺激を受ける毎日です。


あと、今日は完了形を使うタイミングに関して授業を受けたのですが、完了形という概念なかなか面白いですね。
「いつかは問わないけど過去に起こったことが続いて行くイメージ」と言っていました。
契約概念が強い国だからなのかと色々と考えてましたが、もう少し調べてみると日米文化の違いにまで
切り込めて楽しいかもと思いました(要はまだ調べてません汗

9/27

Today, no classes.
so, I slept after lunch, thenI bought some stationary.
I also wanted to buy sandals and a sweater, but I decided not to buy them yet.

I started reading WILEY USCPA. today, I read "Basic Concepts".
It was a little abstract, so I often got asleep when reading it.
but it was interesting and I enjoyed it because I could feel that I had done my daily duty.

From tomorrow, the class will begin. I'm excited because the level of my class will be clarified.
On the placement test, we had writing(20min), reading(30min), listening(35min), grammar(30min).
I think writing, reading and grammar test were easy. However listening test seemed difficult.
Especially, in the map question, I had difficulty in solving questions while seeing a map because the question book was stapled only at the left top of the book. So, I can say it was not the question of listening, haha.

授業までの空白期間も終わりに近づきました。
この期間は宙ぶらりんなので、淋しさを感じて辛いですが、同時に興味深くもあります。

人間は結局「ヒト」という生物が一定の他者との「間」に関係性を築くことによって
生かされているのだということを感じます。


欲求階層説というのもありますが、
自己実現を頑張れるのも基礎的な関係性ありきなので
大切にしたいと思う限りです。

Arrival

I've just arrived in LA.
I was worried about the Federal inspection, but nothing's happened.
I'm more or less accustomed to this area, so I've felt that I'm back rather than that I will start my new life.
Anyway, I've finished greetings to my friends.


I'd like to always remember my goals I mentioned before, but also I'd like not to think so seriously.
I know it causes needless stresses if I think too much about what will be going on about my life.
I'd like to have my feet firmly planted, then I'd like to attain my goals in the long run.

Study Abroad

On Sep. 25th, i'm gonna leave for California again.


Sep 25th ~ Dec 3rd UCLA Extension
Jan 3rd ~ Sep UCSD

I'd like to study the following three things.

1 USGAAP/IFRS
In this globalized world, international accounting knowledge is getting more and more importance.
I want to be a professional that plays internationally. So, I 'd like to gain the skill of USGAAP/IFRS.
I also plan to take the exam of USCPA.

2 English
It's needless to say English makes difference.
However, in japan, I find difficulty in having opportunities to speak English.
What is important is that whether I can convey my thought in English, so it is good for me to think and speak English a lot in the US.

3 Tough
I know one year is too short to attain the above things.
Anyway, living in another country may make me more tough, because I may be gonna have a lot of troubles I have to solve for my self. I'm sure that I will sometimes have hard time, but I think I will be more independent person thanks for that experience.

TOEFL writing

A company has announced that it wishes to build a large factory near your community. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this new influence on your community. Do you support or oppose the factory? Explain your position.





Some people say a large factory has more benefits because it will enable them to get a lot of labor demand, while others insist that it has more negative points because it will make their community dependent on the company. In my opinion, the former is true for the following three reasons. First, the community will flourish economically. Second, its infrastructure will improve. Third, the community can handle its disadvantages. This essay will discuss these reasons in further detail, dealing with both the advantages and disadvantages.



Firstly, one of the positive aspect of building a large factory is that it enables the community prosper. If the factory is built, there will be a large amount of labor demand, and also consumption of demand by the workers for the factory will increase. Furthermore, the company would pay its tax for the community government. In Japan, Toyoda is famous for its ties with Toyota, one of the biggest car companies and it thrives because of Toyota.

Another aspect of a big factory is that it helps the community make its infrastructure better. Near the factory, we need the better load, or the public transportation, a hospital and so on. Of course, the residents will feel happy if it gets convenient to live. In previous example, Toyoda has great loads for the factory.

Needless to say, there are some disadvantages of a large factory. For example, it will make the community dependent on the company. Also, its security would get worse because of the people who move from other areas. Moreover, it would cause the environmental pollution. However, these disadvantages can be handled with the effort of the community. If the community establishes the committee dealing with the problem of the factory, and it does its best to discuss with the company, they can reduce the impact of the disadvantages.


In this way, I think building a large factory has more advantages than disadvantages because it has the economic stimulus. Also, it helps the infrastructure of the community improve. It is true that it also has disadvantages, but if the residents get patient to talk with the company, they can be handled. So, if some company releases the plan for building a big factory near my community, I would like to listen to and talk with the company as a resident, then I will make every effort to make my community better.