2008.02.04
(Mag2) 感動しながら学ぶ英語･英会話
＿＿＿私の読者さんへのﾒｯｾｰｼﾞ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
横浜･星川駅近くにあるﾋﾞｼﾞﾈｽﾊﾟｰｸのｽﾀｰﾊﾞｯｸｽにいる｡ｼﾞﾑで
ｳｴｲﾄﾄﾚｰﾆﾝｸﾞを終えて一服するいつもの場所だ｡
時間と場所に制約されないWork-Styleで会社を経営している｡ｲﾝﾀｰﾈｯﾄ
は､人々に創造的な仕事のｽﾀｲﾙを提供する｡
朝起きて､電車に乗り､決まったﾙｰﾄで会社に着き､決まった席で仕事をす
る｡伝書鳩のように自宅と会社を行ったり着たり､そんなﾜｰｸｽﾀｲﾙが
ｲﾔだった｡
独立したいと言う夢（願望）が強かった｡想い続けたら､自然と独立する道が
現実に用意された｡今思えば､不思議の一言！
次の夢と言うか､望みは東横線学芸大駅近くにﾏﾝｼｮﾝｵﾌｨｽをできるだ
け早い時期に構えることだ｡そのためには､今のﾋﾞｼﾞﾈｽの売り上げをもっと
もっと増やさないと｡
ﾏﾝｼｮﾝｵﾌｨｽで仕事をしている姿ｲﾒｰｼﾞを浮かべながら､それが早く
実現するよう想いを込めてﾒﾙﾏｶﾞを書いている｡
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感動しながら学ぶ英語･英語会話
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● 英語／英会話を自分の物にしたい人のための情報発信 ●
● http://eigo.undo.jp ●
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● ﾁﾘも積もれば山となる英語力のﾖｼﾀﾞです｡ ●
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●登録の変更･解除
まぐまぐ http://rap.tegami.com/mag2/m/0000000160.htm
ﾒﾙﾏ http://www.melma.com/backnumber_152182/
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■ おすすめ英語学習書
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● ｺｳﾋﾞﾙﾄﾞ英英辞典
http://tinyurl.com/2c243c
他の英英辞典とは表現方法がかなり違います｡私の英語は､ｺｳﾋﾞﾙﾄﾞ英英辞典
のおかげと言って良いでしょう｡難しい単語も易しい英語表現で説明して
あります｡英語を英語で考える上でこの辞書を使えば自然と英語で考える
習慣が身につきます｡
ぜひ､これを座右の辞書としてください｡英語がわかる人は､この辞書を
必ず持っています｡
● ﾛﾝｸﾞﾏﾝ現代英英辞典 4訂増補版 CD-ROM2枚付 <上製版>
http://tinyurl.com/2u83ae
すでにｺｳﾋﾞﾙﾄﾞ英英辞典をもっている方は､Second Opinionの英英辞書
としてﾛﾝｸﾞﾏﾝ現代英英辞典がお勧めです｡特にﾊﾟｿｺﾝでお仕事をし
ている方には､CD-ROM付がお役に立ちます｡
● Hopes, love and dreams in New York
－NHK CD Book―NHKﾗｼﾞｵ英会話ｽﾄｰﾘｰﾌﾞｯｸ
大杉 正明 (著)
http://tinyurl.com/68ppk
この教材は､一度ＮＨＫﾗｼﾞｵ英会話で放送された物を学習参考書として
まとめた物です｡私は､この教材を今も時々聞いています｡登場する人物
と内容が心に響き､声優の声に恋をしてしまったのです｡
物語に喜怒哀楽があり､最後には感激して涙が出てきてしまうほどの
ﾄﾞﾗﾏが演出されています｡英語学習書を越えた名作英語会話学習書
です｡
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□ 心温まる物語 （自分の意見を英語で表現する訓練）
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The Cost of Hope
A woman in financial despair discovers the joy of giving to someone else
in need.
By Susan Hamilton
Danielle sat down with a sigh, discouraged and exhausted. The day had
proven frustrating. With only forty dollars left in her wallet, she
desperately needed to find a bank to cash her paycheck.
She was living in a new city with no local bank of her own - and the
banks were not eager to help her. For more than two weeks, she made
attempt after attempt - to no avail.
With her cash supply dwindling fast, she had no other resources. How
could she continue to support herself and her two children? She
wondered just how much longer she and her children could get by on
the little money they had left.
Taking a break from her struggles, Danielle decided to attend a
meeting at the local women's resource center. The women there had
been a strong source of encouragement since she fled her home in fear
for her safety.
Her thoughts were far away as she settled into a chair in the meeting
room. In deep despair, she longed for renewed hope that she could
make it as a single mom.
Live life more consciously by reaching out
"Good afternoon, everyone," a voice said, breaking Danielle's
thoughts. It was the leader of her women's group. "Does anyone want
to start?"
Sitting next to Danielle, Amy cleared her throat. "I would," she said.
Amy began to share the details of her desperate situation. She had
run into severe personal struggles and was just days away from losing
her home and her car.
Her phone and electric services were both scheduled for disconnection.
Her husband had gambled away their money. What little she had tried
to squirrel away, he had used to support his drug habit.
Their relationship had deteriorated to the point where she feared for
her very safety. The last of the money she managed to tuck away
allowed her to buy food for her children and diapers for her baby.
She had nothing left. Nothing.
As Amy described the extent of the situation, Danielle heard God's
soft whisper in her heart: "After the meeting, give Amy twenty
dollars." Danielle immediately thought, But I can't. I only have
forty dollars.
She heard the order again. It was unmistakably clear. Danielle knew
she needed to comply. When the meeting concluded, she reached into
her purse and quietly slipped twenty dollars to Amy.
Knowing Danielle's situation, Amy was reluctant to accept it at first.
But as a crowd of women came to give Amy hugs of support, Danielle
told her that God wanted her to have it. Then Danielle left.
As Danielle unlocked the door to her car, she heard someone call her
name. She turned to find Amy walking toward her. Tears filled Amy's
eyes as she began to speak.
"How could you have known?" she asked. A large tear rolled down her
cheek and dropped onto her shoulder as she reached into her purse.
She pulled out a small amber prescription bottle. "I took the last
one yesterday." She pointed to the bottom of the label. "I'm a
medication-dependent diabetic. I need this medication every day. I
had no idea what I was going to do." Another tear rolled down her
cheek as she pointed to the refill cost printed clearly on the label:
$20.00.
It was at that moment that Danielle was renewed with a sense of hope
and peace. She told Amy that she did not know, but God did. While
Amy's situation seemed to be a mountain before her, God alone could
help her navigate every step and meet every need to move beyond that
mountain, one step at a time. The words of hope that Danielle spoke
to Amy that day were the very words of hope she herself needed.
Now with just twenty dollars left in her wallet, Danielle decided to
try cashing her paycheck at just one more bank before heading home.
While she anticipated the rejection she had received at so many other
banks, she was somehow filled with renewed confidence and optimism.
With hope in hand, she walked into the bank adjacent to the women's
center. Moments later, the bank cashed her paycheck with no questions
asked.
Beaming, Danielle returned home. While she knew there would be days
ahead that would certainly hold challenges, her newfound hope
inspired her. She never did see Amy again, but she continues to rest
confidently that God is still looking out for her and is meeting her
daily needs, just as he continues to look out for Danielle and her
two children.
As for Danielle, it has been three years since that day. While she
realizes true hope has no price tag, she continues to be thankful for
the lifetime supply that she received for the price of just twenty
dollars.
Reprinted by permission of Susan Hamilton (c) 2003 from Chicken Soup
for the Single Parent's Soul by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen,
Laurie Hartman and Nancy Vogl.
私の回答はこちらです｡
http://eigo.undo.jp/content/view/37/28/
Q1: Have you had anything like this in the past?
Q2: What if you were at her situation, could you do the same?
Q3: How dd you feel after reading it?
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□ 信じるか､信じないか！
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"The Secret"
http://tinyurl.com/2mnjav 英語本
http://tinyurl.com/375s6q 日本語本
ﾌﾟﾛﾓｰｼｮﾝ動画
http://www.healthyhappyriches.com/the_secret.html
と言う翻訳本が最近私の回りの人の間で話題になっている｡私の友人は､こん
なｻｲﾄで英語版ﾌﾟﾛﾓｰｼｮﾝ動画まで教えてくれた｡20分ほどの動画だが､
見る人が見ると新しい自分を見つける旅にでたくなるだろう｡
ﾒｯｾｰｼﾞは､ひとつ！
"Wish and imagine!! Your dream would come true."
会社を経営し始めて｢自分で生きる！｣という事を切実に考え始めた｡その過
程で普通では理解できないことに出くわすことが多い｡私の会社のﾋﾞｼﾞﾈｽは､
１）ｲﾝﾀｰﾈｯﾄﾋﾞｼﾞﾈｽ立ち上げ支援
http://modx.as0.biz/content/view/95/50/
これからｲﾝﾀｰﾈｯﾄを使って新しいﾋﾞｼﾞﾈｽを立ち上げたいのだが
経験や専門知識がない中小企業を支援するｻｰﾋﾞｽ
２）3日でﾋﾞｼﾞﾈｽｻｲﾄを構築するｻｰﾋﾞｽ
http://modx.as0.biz/content/view/15/29/
Joomla CMSというｼｽﾃﾑを使ってお客様が自分で簡単にﾎｰﾑﾍﾟｰｼﾞを
運営管理できるｼｽﾃﾑの構築ｻｰﾋﾞｽ
この二つのｻｰﾋﾞｽを提供するために営業活動をするのだが､なかなか順調に
お客様からの受注に到達しない｡
そんな時､友人から教えていただいた"The Secret"のﾌﾟﾛﾓｰｼｮﾝ動画を見
て､｢仕事の発注が沢山届くように！｣と想い念じました｡
翌日､2社からｻｲﾄ構築の依頼が思いもよらずありました｡この結果は､私
の思いが具現化させたと信じたくないのですが､あまりにも偶然であるが故
今いったいどうなっているのだという状態だ｡
思いを念じ続けｲﾒｰｼﾞを持ち続けるとそれが現実化するという法則
The Law of AttractionをThe Secretは説いている｡
｢念じれば思いが通ず！｣
よく聞く言葉だ｡それゆえ､信憑性がある｡念じて想いが現実化した経験を味
わった人間が大勢いたと言う事だろう｡
Hanji
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●Writing With Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process
(ﾍﾟｰﾊﾟｰﾊﾞｯｸ)
http://tinyurl.com/27vnoc
Peter Elbow (著)
この本は最近見つけた本だ｡Emailで米国の企業とやり取りをする時に
Writing Skillが求められる｡Amazonでこの本の中身の閲覧してほしい｡
なぜ､私がこの本を薦めている理由がわかる｡
●Ready to Write: A First Composition Text (ﾍﾟｰﾊﾟｰﾊﾞｯｸ)
Karen Lourie Blanchard (著)
http://tinyurl.com/2s94db
米国の大学で初めて英語の授業を受けた｡まず､習った事は､
ﾊﾟﾗｸﾞﾗﾌの書き方だ｡その次が､A4１ﾍﾟｰｼﾞのｴｯｾｰの書き方だ｡
毎回授業がある度に宿題でｴｯｾｰを提出させられた｡そして､添削
された宿題が点数（A, A-, B+, B, B-など）と共に戻ってきた｡
日本で学んだ方法とは､１８０度違っていた｡それが新鮮だった｡
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電子出版： 英語/英会話を自分の物にしたい人のための情報発信
発行者： Norito H.Yoshida
ご意見･ご感想等： pubzine@gmail.com
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