Nico Lesson - May 14, 2012
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How do you say the following in Japanese?|
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死んでいる
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殺された
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掃く
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4
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地元の
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5
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消防署
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危機状態
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7
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の詳細
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8
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正体、身元
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9
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まだ
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10
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確認する
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11
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火事
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12
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勤務時間中で
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13
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緩んだ
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14
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予防対策
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BTW did you know that the name of Ghost Ride's alter ego is Johnny Blaze?
And blaze is another word for fire!
7
dead after hotel fire in Hiroshima Prefecture
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HIROSHIMA
— Seven people were killed when a fire swept through their hotel in Hiroshima
Prefecture on Sunday, the local police and fire department said.
“Seven
people, three men and four women, are dead. Three other guests remain in a
critical condition,” said a local police officer.
Officers
gave no further details with the identities of the dead yet to be confirmed.
The
blaze broke out at about 7 a.m. at the Hotel Prince in Fukuyama, the officials
said. At the time of the fire, there were 13 guests staying in the hotel and
one employee on duty.
The
cause of the fire, which gutted the 2nd and 3rd floors, was not immediately
known, police said.
The
4-story hotel had no sprinkler system and been warned about lax anti-fire
prevention measures in at least eight areas last year, fire department
officials said.
The end.
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熱心な
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avid, enthusiastic
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気をつけて
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beware
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罰金を科する
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issue a fine
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交通規則を無視して道路を横断する歩行者
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jaywalker
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歩行者
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a pedestrian
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気を散らすこと
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distraction
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命にかかわる、致命的な、命取りになる
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fatal
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区, 自治区
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a borough
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取り締まり
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a crackdown
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賛成する
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agree, on board
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研究［検討］を行う、検討［研究］する
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to conduct a study
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それる
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to veer off
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〔人の〕自覚を促す［鼓舞する］、認識［関心］を高める
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raise awareness
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途絶、分裂
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disruption
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Avid texters beware: Fort
Lee, N.J. police said they will begin issuing $85 jaywalking tickets to
pedestrians who are caught texting while walking.
"It's a big distraction.
Pedestrians aren't watching where they are going and they are not aware,"
said Thomas Ripoli, chief of the Fort Lee Police Department.
Ripoli said the borough,
which is home to approximately 35,000 residents, has suffered three fatal pedestrian-involved
accidents this year. He hopes his crackdown on people who display dangerous
behavior while walking will make his town safer, but not everyone is on board
with the idea of issuing $85 tickets.
"When I walk I still
look around. I'm not like constantly looking down the whole time," said
resident Sue Choe.
Another woman complained
about the tickets were "a lot of money."
Officers handed out pamphlets
during a short grace period in March before they began aggressively going after
"dangerous walkers."
Two professors at Stony Brook
University in New York conducted a study on walking and texting. They found
texters are 60 percent more likely to veer off line than non-texters.
"We want to raise
awareness that a real disruption occurs because of texting," Eric Lamberg,
co-author of the study, told Long Island Business
News. "Texting disrupts your ability much more than does
talking."
