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Language is an art. It evolves all the time. Scholars and dictionaries must keep up. The Internet has become the strongest and the number one source of new words in this generation. It has spawned a new crop of words of stuff and the combinations of words are clever.

Many of the new words are from urbandictionary.com, which is basically a dictionary of modern slang. This site is probably the most complete dictionary of modern slang.

Most of the words are portmanteaus. It’s what you get when you mash both the sounds and meanings of two words together to get a new one. Did you know, for example, that the word ‘smog’ is a portmanteau (smoke and fog)? ‘Brunch’ (breakfast and lunch) is another one that is becoming more and more popular, although it’s been around for a while.

Aside from the examples given above, there are much more words that you may find interesting and useful at times. Why don’t you check the following pictures with the new words and their meanings. Click the images below.

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In spring, hay fever or pollen allergy is very common. It’s ‘kafunsho’ in Japanese. Excessive sneezing, watery eyes, runny nose or a scratchy throat are some of the common symptoms. Everyone may experience and suffer from this allergy caused by Japanese cedar pollen or sugi tree.

To survive this dreadful experience, look and read down below some ways to survive the allergy.

1. Wear a mask to help prevent inhalation of pollen.
2. Use face spray to prevent fine particles from entering nose and eyes.
3. Use eye drops to rinse pollen and dirt from the eyes.
4. Use nasal spray up to three times a day depends on the type and dosage.
5. Take antihistamines. Consult ENT for the best method of treatment.
6. Invest on a good air filter not only to add moisture but also to remove pollen, dust and smell in the room.
7. Never be short of tissue paper for runny nose..
8. Boost immune system by taking probiotics for fast recovery.
9. Wipe floors with a damp mop, a vacuum cleaner will spread the pollen only.
10. Check pollen forecast at all times, too.

中国語レッスン第2回_洋平ブログ

きょうは、復習で、数字の言い方を練習💦
1~100までなんとか言えましたが、すごく時間がかかりました(-_-;)

それから、
昨日、今日、明日
去年、今年、来年
の言い方もおそわりました。

そのほか習った表現は、
「つかれてますか?」
「いそがしいですか?」

などなど。

レッスン中にメモをとっているのですが、
先生に質問されて、中国語で答えなければいけないときに、あの言葉、どこかに書き留めたはず!と思ってノートのページをあっちこっちめくりながらさがすのですが、前回までのレッスンのメモ書きが、まったく整頓されていないので、なかなか見つからず、苦労しました。

家で復習して、きれいに書き直さなければと思い、頑張ってみました。

違いをご覧ください。左のページが授業中のメモ、右がメモの内容を整理したページ。(これはよい復習になりました)