{"id":1016,"date":"2009-04-14T21:08:26","date_gmt":"2009-04-14T12:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darlosworld.co.uk\/?p=1016"},"modified":"2009-04-14T21:08:26","modified_gmt":"2009-04-14T12:08:26","slug":"speech-contest-no-thanks-id-rather-see-rie-fu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/darlosworld.co.uk\/old-wp\/2009\/04\/14\/speech-contest-no-thanks-id-rather-see-rie-fu\/","title":{"rendered":"Speech Contest? No Thanks. I’d Rather See Rie Fu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday was our last Japanese oral exam which was done as a two-tier speaking contest. We had to write a speech detailing our most {insert emotion of choice}<\/em><\/b>al moment about our time in Japan. The top two speakers (as voted by the class as well as marks) would then go onto Monday’s “final” where the top two from all five classes do their speeches. I have no idea how those will be marked, but judging from the fact that the five classes are at completely different levels of competency, us lower level students wouldn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell. For this reason (amongst others including but not limited to the fact I should<\/em> be spending as much time as possible revising kanji) I’d made a promise with a friend that if (by some miracle) I was in the top two from our class, the second lowest competency group, I would ask not to participate in the “final”.<\/p>\n

Strangely enough this is what actually happened today, as I was announced to be in the top two from my class (my speech follows this entry). I waited for the break to inform my teacher of my decision for minimal disruption of the class, though it came as a bit of a shock for her and the couple of students still in the room. One girl said that I’d be letting the class down after they’d “voted me in”, but this was quite ironic and funny for me to hear from a girl who’d spent the vast majority of that period asleep on her desk after arriving late.<\/p>\n

On the way home I stopped off at Nishinomiya Gardens with a friend to pop into a book shop. According to a sign near the front of the lavishly expensive shopping centre, one of my favourite Japanese singers is due to make an appearance. On Sunday (19th April) Rie Fu will be making an appearance from 2pm to 4pm. Whether or not this is a free event I have no idea (didn’t have time to fully read the sign\/ask my Japanese friend about the kanji I couldn’t understand), but either way I’ll be making a trip there this weekend. So to sing us out here’s Rie Fu with Tiny Tiny Melody (you can here my favourite of her songs, Life is Like a Boat at this older post<\/a>). For my speech, just pop past the video.<\/p>\n

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\u30c0\u30fc\u30ed\u306e\u30b9\u30d4\u30fc\u30c1 (for those who don’t understand Japanese, there’s a very funny Google translation of this page available here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u6bcd\u3002<\/strong> \u30a4\u30c3\u30af\u3055\u3093\uff01\u671d\u5fa1\u98ef\u3067\u3059\u3088\uff01\u8d77\u304d\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002
\n(Ikku-san! Asagohan desu yo! Okinasai.)
\n\u30a4\u30c3\u30af\u3055\u3093\u3002<\/strong> \u306f\u3044\u3001\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002
\n(hai, ikimasu)<\/p>\n

\u30d3\u30f3\u3055\u3093\u3002<\/strong> \u3061\u3047\u3063\u3001\u76ee\u899a\u307e\u3057\u6642\u8a08\u306e\u3070\u304b\u3002\u79c1\u3092\u8d77\u304d\u3055\u305b\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002
\n(che, mezamashi tokei no baka. Watashi o okisasenakatta.)<\/p>\n

\u30a4\u30c3\u30af\u3055\u3093\u3002<\/strong> \u304a\u6bcd\u3055\u3093\u3001\u304a\u306f\u3088\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002
\n(okaasan, ohayou gozaimasu)
\n\u6bcd\u3002<\/strong> \u307b\u3089\u3001\u30a4\u30af\u3055\u3093\u3001\u304a\u306f\u3088\u3046\u3002\u3042\u306e\u3055\u3041\u3001\u6628\u65e5\u304a\u6bcd\u3055\u3093\u306b\u30de\u30e8\u30cd\u30fc\u30ba\u304c\u98df\u3079\u3089\u308c\u306a\u3044\u3088\u3046\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u4eca\u304b\u3089\u30de\u30e8\u30cd\u30fc\u30ba\u3092\u4f7f\u308f\u306a\u3044\u3064\u3082\u308a\u3067\u3059\u3002
\n(hora, Ikku-san, ohayou. Ano saa, kinou okaasan ni mayoneizu ga taberarenai you ni itta no de, ima kara mayoneizu o tsukawanai tsumori desu.)
\n\u30a4\u30c3\u30af\u3055\u3093\u3002<\/strong> \u672c\u5f53\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f\u3069\u3046\u3082\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u3068\u3066\u3082\u5b09\u3057\u3044\u3002
\n(hontou desu ka? Doumo arigato gozaimasu. Totemo ureshii.)<\/p>\n

\u30d3\u30f3\u3055\u3093\u3002<\/strong> \u4eca\u65e5\u3082\u3001\u671d\u5fa1\u98ef\u306f\u30de\u30e8\u30cd\u30fc\u30ba\u3067\u3044\u3063\u3071\u3044\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u713c\u3044\u305f\u30d1\u30f3\u3057\u304b\u98df\u3079\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002\u660e\u65e5\u98df\u3079\u7269\u3092\u3082\u3089\u308f\u306a\u3044\u3001\u5927\u5909\u3002
\n(kyou mo, asagohan wa mayoneizu de ippai datta no de, yaita pan shika tabenakatta. Ashita tabemono o morawanai, taihen.)<\/p>\n

\u6bcd\u3002<\/strong> \u3068\u3053\u308d\u3067\u3001\u4eca\u306f\u9031\u672b\u306d\u3001\u4e88\u5b9a\u304c\u3042\u308b\u306e\uff1f
\n(tokoro de, ima wa shuumatsu ne, yotei ga aru no?)
\n\u30a4\u30c3\u30af\u3055\u3093\u3002<\/strong> \u307e\u3041\u3001\u4eca\u65e5\u53cb\u9054\u3068\u4e09\u5bae\u306b\u904a\u3076\u4e8b\u306b\u3057\u305f\u3093\u3067\u3059\u3002
\n(maa, kyou tomodachi to sannomiya ni asobu koto ni shitan desu)
\n\u6bcd\u3002<\/strong> \u305d\u3046\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3002\u660e\u65e5\u306f\uff1f
\n(sou desu ka. Ashita wa?)
\n\u30a4\u30c3\u30af\u3055\u3093\u3002<\/strong> \u660e\u65e5\u306f\u6687\u3067\u3059\u3002
\n(ashita wa hima desu)
\n\u6bcd\u3002<\/strong> \u5b9f\u306f\u3001\u5bb6\u65cf\u306e\u7686\u306fUSJ\u306b\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3059\u304c\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u3068\u884c\u304d\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304b\uff1f
\n(jitsu wa, kazoku no minna wa USJ ni ikimasu ga, watashi tachi to ikimasenka?)
\n\u30a4\u30c3\u30af\u3055\u3093\u3002<\/strong> \u3042\u3063\uff01\u3042\u306e\u3001\u79c1\u306b\u3054\u99b3\u8d70\u3057\u306a\u304f\u3066\u3082\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3088\u3002
\n(a! ano, watashi ni gochisou shinakute mo ii desu yo)
\n\u6bcd\u3002<\/strong> \u77e5\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304c\u3001\u65e5\u672c\u4eba\u5bb6\u65cf\u304c\u3044\u308b\u306e\u306f\u3001\u4eca\u5e74\u304f\u3089\u3044\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u305d\u308c\u306b\u6bce\u5e74\u7686Host Families\u306f\u7559\u5b66\u751f\u306b\u3054\u99b3\u8d70\u3057\u3066\u3042\u3052\u308b\u3093\u3067\u3059\u3088\u3002
\n(shitte imasu ga, nihonjin kazoku ga iru no wa, kotoshi kurai kamo shiremasen. Sore ni maitoshi minna Host Families wa ryuugakusei ni gochisou shite agerun desu yo)
\n\u30a4\u30c3\u30af\u3055\u3093\u3002<\/strong> \u305d\u3046\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f\u305d\u308c\u3058\u3083\u3001\u3069\u3046\u3082\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002
\n(sou desu ka? Sore ja, doumo arigato gozaimasu)<\/p>\n

\u30d3\u30f3\u3055\u3093\u3002<\/strong> \u3058\u3083\u3041\u3001\u4f55\u3092\u3059\u308b\u304b\u306a\u3002\u7686\u306f\u4e09\u5bae\u306b\u904a\u3076\u3088\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3051\u3069\u3001\u79c1\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u4e09\u5bae\u306f\u9060\u304f\u3066\u3001\u9ad8\u3059\u304e\u308b\u3082\u3093\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3089\u3001\u5225\u306b\u884c\u3051\u306a\u3044\u3002\u6bce\u9031\u672b\u6885\u7530\u306b\u6b69\u304f\u3053\u3068\u306b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3088\u3046\u3060\u3002
\n(Jaa, nani o suru kana. Minna wa sannomiya ni asobu you desu kedo, watashi ni totte sannomiya wa tookute, takasugiru mon desu kara, betsu ni ikenai. Mai shuumatsu Umeda ni aruku koto ni natte ita you da.)<\/p>\n

\u30a4\u30c3\u30af\u3055\u3093\u3002<\/strong> \u304a\u6bcd\u3055\u3093\u3001\u8cea\u554f\u304c\u3042\u308b\u3093\u3067\u3059\u3051\u3069\u3001
\n(Okaasan, shitsumon ga arun desu kedo,)
\n\u6bcd\u3002<\/strong> \u306f\u3044\u3001\u4f55\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002
\n(hai, nan deshou)
\n\u30a4\u30c3\u30af\u3055\u3093\u3002<\/strong> \u3053\u306e\u6587\u6cd5\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3001\u5168\u7136\u5206\u304b\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u79c1\u3092\u8aac\u660e\u3055\u305b\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3060\u3051\u306a\u3044\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\uff1f
\n(kono bumpou ni tsuite, zenzen wakarimasen. Watashi o setsumei sasete itadakenai deshou ka?)
\n\u6bcd\u3002<\/strong> \u306f\u3044\u3001\u3082\u3061\u308d\u3093\u826f\u3044\u3067\u3059\u308f\u3002
\n(hai, mochiron ii desu wa)<\/p>\n

\u30d3\u30f3\u3055\u3093\u3002<\/strong> \u3053\u306e\u6587\u6cd5\u306f\u5168\u7136\u5206\u304b\u3089\u306a\u3044\u304f\u3089\u3044\u96e3\u3057\u3044\u3002\u3069\u3046\u3059\u308c\u3070\uff01\u5bee\u306b\u4eba\u304c\u3044\u306a\u3044\u3057\u3001\u30a4\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc\u30cd\u30c3\u30c8\u3067\u65e5\u672c\u4eba\u53cb\u9054\u306fOffline\u3060\u3057\u3001\u4e00\u756a\u8fd1\u3044\u65e5\u672c\u4eba\u53cb\u9054\u306f\u4ed6\u306e\u770c\u306b\u4f4f\u3093\u3067\u3044\u308b\u3057\u3001\u7d76\u671b\u3057\u305f\uff01
\n(kono bumpou wa zenzen wakaranai kurai muzukashii. Dou sureba! Ryou ni hito ga inai shi, intaanetto de nihonjin tomodachi wa Offline da shi, ichi ban chikai nihonjin tomodachi wa hoka no ken ni sunde iru shi, zetsuboushita!)<\/p>\n

\u7686\u3055\u3093\u3001\u5b9f\u306f\u3001\u5bee\u306b\u4f4f\u3080\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3044\u3044\u70b9\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u4f8b\u3048\u3070\u3001\u96fb\u6c17\u3092\u6c17\u306b\u3057\u306a\u304f\u3066\u3082\u826f\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3067\u3082\u3001\u7559\u5b66\u751f\u306fHost Family\u306e\u60aa\u53e3\u3092\u8a00\u3046\u306e\u3092\u805e\u304f\u305f\u3073\u306b\u3001\u79c1\u306f\u6012\u3063\u3066\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u3042\u308b\u6642\u3001\u308f\u304c\u307e\u307e\u306a\u7559\u5b66\u751f\u306f\u79c1\u306b\u6587\u53e5\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u5f7c\u306eHost Family\u306f\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u6771\u4eac\u3078\u65c5\u884c\u3057\u3066\u307b\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u305d\u306e\u4ee3\u308f\u308a\u306b\u5f7c\u306f\u795e\u6238\u306b\u53cb\u9054\u3068\u9154\u3063\u6255\u3063\u3066\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u5168\u304f\u3002
\n(minna-san, jitsu wa, ryou ni sumu koto wa ii ten ga arimasu. Tatoeba, denki wo ki ni shinakute mo ii desu. Demo, ryuugakusei wa Host Family no warukuchi o iu no o kiku tabi ni, watashi wa okotte narimasu. Aru toki, wagamama na ryuugakusei wa watashi ni monku shite imashita. Kare no Host Family wa issho ni Tokyo e ryouko shite hoshikatta desu ga, sono kawari ni kare wa koube ni tomodachi to yopparatte ikimashita. Mattaku.)<\/p>\n

\u3064\u307e\u308a\u3001\u79c1\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u65e5\u672c\u306b\u3044\u308b\u4e00\u756a\u30a4\u30e9\u30a4\u30e9\u3082\u306e\u306f\u3001Host Family\u306e\u52aa\u529b\u3092\u8a55\u4fa1\u3057\u3066\u304f\u308c\u306a\u3044\u4eba\u3067\u3059\u3002
\n(Tsumari, watashi ni totte Nihon ni iru ichi ban iraira mono wa, Host Family no doryoku o hyouka shite kurenai hito desu.)<\/p>\n

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