Hey there! In this episode, I'll talk about my trip to Easter Island and how the mysterious Moai statues were built. Let's go on a journey to the South Pacific!

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English section: 00:00 ~ 23:20 min

Japanese section: 23:21 ~ 48:13 min

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Idiom of the day:

The world is your oyster.

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Today's vocabulary:

(N) = noun 名詞  (ADJ) = adjective 形容詞　 (V) = verb 動詞   (ADV) = adverb 副詞

● archaeologist (N) = 考古学者

● indigenous people (N) = 先住民

● stone statue (N) = 石像

● peak = climax (N) = 最高点、頂点、最盛期

● islander (N) = 島民

● immunity (N) = 免疫

● slave trade (N) = 奴隷貿易

● annex (V) = 併合する

● remote (ADJ) = 遠く離れた、人里離れた

● inhabited (ADJ) = 人が住んでいる

● greenery (N) = 青葉

● quaint (ADJ) = 古風で趣のある

● scattered (ADJ) = 点在している

● shoreline (N) = coast = 海岸線

● ancestor (N) = 祖先

● erect (V) = ～を建てる

● spirit (N) = 精神、霊魂

● significance = importance (N) = 意味、重要性

● torso (N) = 胴体

● excavate (V) = 発掘する

● carve (V) = 彫る

● slab (N) = 平板

● slab of stone = 岩の平板

● transport (V) = 運搬する、運ぶ

● buried (ADJ) = 埋められている、埋もれている

● swing (V) = 繰り返し振る、ぶらぶらさせる、ぶらぶらする

● bit by bit = 少しずつ

● drag (V) = 引きずる

● manpower (N) = 人的労働力

● tiring = exhausting (ADJ) = 疲れさせる、骨の折れる

● life-sized (ADJ) = 実物大の

● reenact (V) = 再現する、再演する

● for this reason = consequently = thus = hence = 従って、このため

● feasible = doable (ADJ) = possible to do = 実行可能な

● alien = extraterrestrial (N) (ADJ) = 宇宙人、地球外の

● ET (1982), a movie directed by Steven Spielberg.

● UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) = ユーフォー

● flying saucer (N) = 空飛ぶ円盤

● picturesque = scenic (ADJ) = 絵のように美しい、美しい、美景の

● life vests = life jackets = 救命胴衣

● crystal clear (ADJ) = 透明な、透き通った

● transparent (ADJ) = 透明な、透き通った

● abandoned (ADJ) = 見捨てられた、放置された、人気のない

● depict (V) = 描写する

● depicted (ADJ) = 描写された

● remnant (N) = 残骸

● grandiose (ADJ) = 壮大な

● ancient civilization = 古代文明

● rusty (ADJ) = さびついた

● sturdy (ADJ) = 頑丈な

● robust (ADJ) = 強健な、がっしりした

● millennium (N) = 1000年間

● millennia (N) = millennium の複数形

● consumerist (ADJ) = 消費主義の

● ephemeral = transitory = fleeting (ADJ) = 瞬時的な、つかのまの、はかない

● Industrial Revolution = 産業革命

On today’s episode, we are joined by Dvorah Silverman, who shares her experience of finding her Jewish-Canadian identity while trying to reconcile her country’s past with its relationship to the indigenous peoples of Canada. Dvorah discusses Kimberly Crenshaw’s theory of intersectionality and how we can transform theory into practice.

Get in touch with Dvorah:

LinkedIn:  www.linkedin.com/in/dvorah-silverman-130a7876

Instagram: @dvorahsilverman

Events and scholars mentioned in this episode:

● Oka Crisis (1990). Read more on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oka_Crisis

● Kimberly Crenshaw is an American civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of critical race theory. Read more on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimberl%C3%A9_Crenshaw

● Audre Lorde was an American writer, womanist, radical feminist, professor, and civil rights activist. Read more on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audre_Lorde

● Patricia Hill Collins is an American academic specializing in race, class, and gender. Read more on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Hill_Collins

Today’s vocabulary:

(N) = noun 名詞 (ADJ) = adjective 形容詞 (V) = verb 動詞

● ancestry (N) 祖先

● kindred spirit (N) 気の合う人

● maternal side (N) 母方

● paternal side (N) 父方

● Jewish (N) (ADJ) ユダヤ人（の）、ユダヤ教（の）

● refugee (N) 避難民、難民

● pogrom (N) 大虐殺、（特に帝政ロシアの）ユダヤ人虐殺、ポグロム

● flee from (V) ~ から逃げる

● territory (N) 領土

● indigenous people (N) 先住民

● sensitive (ADJ) 敏感な

● cultural anthropology (N) 文化人類学

● injustice (N) 不当、不公平、権利の侵害

● anti-Semitism (N) 反ユダヤ主義、ユダヤ人差別思想

● sexism (N) 性差別（主義）

● Islamophobia (N) イスラム教徒に対する偏見

● equity (N) 公平、公正

● justice (N) 正義

● authenticity (N) 真正（本物）であること、確実（信頼）性

● identity (N) アイデンティティ

● nonlinear (ADJ) 直線状でない

● pursuit of happiness 幸せの追求

● transformative (ADJ) 変革的な、変化させる力のある

● pivotal (ADJ) 重要な、枢要な

● pivotal moment in Canadian history カナダ史における極めて重要な瞬間

● land dispute (N) 領土紛争

● Judaism (N) ユダヤ教（義）

● heal (V) 治す

● social justice (N) 社会正義

● quote unquote いわゆる～、俗に言う～、いわば～、

● progressive (ADJ) 進歩的な

● tied to = linked to = connected to = ～に繋がっている、～に関連する

● at odds with ~ ～と対立する、～に反する

● political issues 政治問題

● spirituality (N) 精神性

● trauma (N) トラウマ

● segregation (N) 隔離、人種差別

● complicit in ~ ～に加担する

● reciprocal (ADJ) 相互の

● solidarity (N) 団結

● conflicting (ADJ) 矛盾する

● intersectionality (N) intersectionality（交差性）とは、人種、エスニシティ、ネイション、ジェンダー、階級、セクシュアリティなど、さまざまな差別の軸が組み合わさり、相互に作用することで独特の抑圧が生じている状況をさす。

● schism (N) 分裂

● elaborate on ~ ～について詳しく述べる

● formative (ADJ) 形成の、発達の

● vulnerable (ADJ) 傷つきやすい

● empathy (N) 感情移入、共感

● empathize with ~ ~に感情移入する、～に共感する

● remembrance (N) 思い出、回想

● patriarchy (N) 家父長制（社会）

● food for thought 考えさせられること 

Happy New Year 2023! And welcome back to English with Kaya! In this episode, I'll talk about the new movie "Avatar: The Way of Water", the War Memorial in Korea, my recent trip to South Korea, the sci-fi novel "The Three-Body Problem" and my visit to Jeju Island. 

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Idiom of the day: 

"I was up to my ears in NOUN" = I was very busy with NOUN  = 私は～で非常に忙しかった

"I was UP TO MY EARS IN work" = I was VERY BUSY WITH work = 私は仕事でとても忙しかった

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Today's vocabulary: 

(N) = noun 名詞   (ADJ) = adjective 形容詞　 (V) = verb 動詞    (ADV) = adverb 副詞

English definitions are taken from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 8th Edition, Oxford University Press, 2010. 

●　resolution (N) = goal, aim = 決意、決心、決断

●　"Avatar: The Way of Water" (2022), a film directed by James Cameron. 『アバター：ウェイ・オブ・ウォーター』（2022）ジェームズ・キャメロン監督の映画。

●　"Dances with Wolves" (1990), a movie directed by Kevin Costner. 『ダンス・ウィズ・ウルブズ』（1990)　ケビン・コスナー監督の映画。

●　Grey Owl:  Archibald Stansfeld Belaney (1888 – 1938), commonly known as Grey Owl, was a British-born conservationist, fur-trapper and writer who　disguised himself as a Native American man. Read more about him on Wikipedia:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Owl

●　"Grey Owl" (1999), a biopic directed by Richard Attenborough. 『グレイ・オウル』（1999) 、リチャード・アッテンボロー監督の伝記映画。

●　"Lawrence of Arabia" (1962), a historical drama film directed by David Lean. 『アラビアのロレンス』（1962)、デヴィッド・リーン監督のイギリス映画。

●　"The Three-Body Problem" (2008), a science fiction novel written by the Chinese writer Liu Cixin. 『三体』(2008)、中華人民共和国の作家劉慈欣（りゅう・じきん）によるSF小説。

●　authentic (ADJ) = genuine = real = 本物の、真正の

●　sympathize with ~ (V) = ～に同情する

●　empathize with ~ (V) = ～に共鳴する、～に共感する、～に感情移入する

●　offensive (ADJ) = 不快な、無礼な、侮辱的な

●　colonialism (N) = imperialism = the practice by which a powerful country controls another country or other countries = 植民地主義

●　postcolonialism (N) = a way of thinking in which we try to reclaim and rethink the history and agency of people subordinated under various forms of imperialism = ポストコロニアル理論

●　arrogance (N) = 横柄さ

●　identity (N) = who or what somebody or something is = アイデンティティ

●　environmentalist (N) = 環境保護論者

●　tribe (N) = 部族

●　indigenous people(s) = 先住民族

●　deceitful (ADJ) = いつわりの、ぺてんの

●　disguise (N) = 変装、偽装

●　concete jungle = a city or urban area with many unattractive, concrete buildings 

●　exotic (ADJ) = エキゾチックな

●　fabulous (ADJ) = wonderful = すばらしい

●　gargantuan (ADJ) = huge = 巨大な

●　invasion (N) = 侵略

●　annexation (N) = 併合

●　the Japanese annexation of Korea = 日本による韓国併合（日韓併合）

●　aggressor (N) = 攻撃者（国）、侵略者（国）

●　victim (N) = 被害者、被害国

●　point of view = viewpoint =  perspective = 視点

●　turn a blind eye to ~ = ~に目をつぶる、～を無視する

●　extraterrestrials = aliens = 宇宙人

●　extraterrestrial intelligence = 地球外知的生命体

●　adverse effect = harmful effect = 悪影響

●　The Cultural Revolution = 文化大革命

●　mob (N) = 暴徒

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Welcome back to English with Kaya! In this episode, I will talk about my trip to Europe, specifically to London in the UK, Budapest in Hungary and Vienna in Austria. I will introduce new English words and idioms while I talk about my trip. 

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English section: 0:00 ~ 16:00 minutes 

Japanese section: 16:00 ~ 31:00 minutes 

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Idiom of the day: 

Second to none 

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Today's vocabulary: 

Belgrade = ベオグラード

London = ロンドン

Budapest = ブダペスト

Vienna = ウィーン

posh = お上品な、上流の

posh suburbs = お上品な郊外の住宅街

I was pleasantly surprised. = 嬉しい驚きでした。

I changed planes at the airport = I transferred planes at the airport = 空港で乗り換えをしました。

via ~ = ~ 経由（で）

I flew from Tokyo to Tashkent via Seoul. ＝ わたしは東京からタシュケントへ、ソウル経由で飛びました。

I fell in love with Budapest the moment I saw it. = ブダペストを見た瞬間に、恋に落ちました（ブダペストを見た瞬間に、その町に恋をしました）。

Kosovo declared independence in 2008. = コソボが2008年に独立を宣言しました。

riots = 暴動

protests = 抗議、デモ

We changed the destination from Serbia to Hungary. = 私たちは目的地をセルビアからハンガリーに変更しました。

Budapest is a stunningly beautiful and attractive city. = ブダペストは驚くほど美しく魅力的な町です。

cityscape = 都市風景、都市景観、街並み

The cityscape of Budapest is attractive. = ブダペストの街並みは魅力的です。

I couldn't help but burst into a smile. = 思わず微笑みが湧いてきました。

主語＋can't help but + 動詞の原形　＝　主語は思わず＋動詞の原形＋をしてしまう。

主語＋couldn't help but + 動詞の原形　＝　主語は思わず＋動詞の原形＋をしてしまった。

I couldn't help but feel sorry for the stray cat. = わたしは思わず野良猫が可哀そうになった（野良猫が可哀そうで仕方なかった）。

burst into a smile = 突然にこにこし始める

burst into a run = 突然走り始める

burst into laughter = 突然笑い始める、爆笑する

burst into song = 突然歌い出す

burst into tears = 突然泣き出す

burst out laughing = 突然笑い始める、爆笑する

burst out running = 突然走り始める

burst out crying = 突然泣き出す

thermal bath = 温泉

swim suit = 水着

street musicians = ストリートミュージシャン

grandiose = 壮大な

the middle of nowhere = 人里離れた場所

in the middle of nowhere = 人里離れた場所で

Our bus broke down in the middle of nowhere. = 私たちのバスは、人里離れた場所で故障しました。

freeze to death = 凍死する、凍え死ぬ

We didn't freeze to death. = 私たちは凍死しませんでした（凍え死にませんでした）。

I vaguely remember that ... = わたしは、～のことをうっすら覚えています。

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I talk about my road trip across Canada and the United States. I crossed the Rocky Mountains and the deserts of Arizona by car and traveled across North America in 25 days. 

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English section: 0:00 ~ 31:00

Japanese section: 31:00 ~ 56:00

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Idiom of the day:

Hit the road

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Today’s vocabulary:

(N) noun 名詞　　(ADJ) adjective 形容詞　(V) verb 動詞

road trip

road movie

hail (N) あられ、ひょう

hailstorm (N)

“We were caught in a hailstorm.”

rain (N)

rainstorm (N)

snow (N)

snowstorm (N)

glacier (N) 氷河

iceberg (N) 氷山

“The tip of the iceberg” = 「氷山の一角」

canyon (N)

gorge (N)

cliff (N)

The White Cliffs of Dover

valley (N)

ravine (N)

mountain (N)

lake (N)

hill (N)

forest (N)

desert (N)

landscape (N)

cub (N)

arid (ADJ) = very dry, 乾燥した、不毛の

hotel (N)

hostel (N)

motel (N)

bunk bed (N) = 二段ベッド

parking lot (N) = 駐車場

spoil (V) = 甘やかす、台無しにする

a spoiled child = 甘やかされた子供

itinerary (N) = 旅程（表）、旅行計画

doze off (V) = to fall asleep during the day when you're not supposed to, to start sleeping ＝うとうとと眠りに落ちる、居眠りする、うたたねする

back seat (N) = 後部座席

front seat (N)

at the wheel

take turns VERB+ing = take turns 動詞ing = to do something with someone by alternating =  交代で～する

landlocked (ADJ) 陸地に囲まれた、内陸の

is/are situated in ~ is/are located in ~ = ~は～に位置する

gigantic (ADJ) = very large = very big = massive = huge = immense = vast = enormous = 巨大な

majestic (ADJ) = magnificent = grandiose = 壮大な、堂々とした

We traveled at 150 km / hour (150 kilometers an hour / 150 kilometers per hour) = 私たちは時速150キロで移動した。

tiring (ADJ) = exhausting = 疲れさせる、骨の折れる

accomplishment (N) = feat = achievement = 偉業、業績、功績、達成

generic (ADJ) = not specific, similar = 無印の、似た、そっくりの

rural areas (N) = the countryside = 田舎、田園、農村

flora and fauna = plants and animals = 植物と動物、動植物

climate (N) = the regular pattern of weather conditions of a particular place = 気候

latitude (N) = 緯度

longitude (N) = 経度

equator (N) = 赤道、赤道地域

the northern hemisphere = 北半球

the southern hemisphere = 南半球

homeroom teacher = the teacher who is in charge of your homeroom class, the class monitor =  担任の先生

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My friend Katie and I discuss Japanese literature. Let’s learn English through interesting content!

● Katie’s previous episode 

https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/english-with-kaya/id1622323745?i=1000579310302 

● Japanese writers and novels mentioned in this podcast:

-  Yukio Mishima  - 

“Confessions of a Mask”

“The Temple of the Golden Pavilion”

-  Haruki Murakami  - 

“1Q84”

“Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage”

“Killing Commendatore”

“What I Talk About When I Talk About Running”

“Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche”

-  Ryunosuke Akutagawa  - 

“Rashomon”

“The Nose”

“Kappa”

“The Spider’s Thread”

-  Nikolai Gogol  - 

-  Kyoka Izumi  - 

-  Soseki Natsume  -

“I Am a Cat”

“Kokoro”

“Botchan”

“Sanshiro”

“Kusamakura”

-  Kenji Miyazawa  -

-  Oe Kenzaburo  - 

“A Personal Matter”

-  Kobo Abe  -

“The Woman in the Dunes”

-  Yoshimoto Banana  - 

-  Paul Auster  - 

-  Edogawa Rampo  -

-  Ryu Murakami  - 

“Almost Transparent Blue”

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Welcome back to English with Kaya! Today, we have a special episode - a TRILINGUAL episode where I speak in ENGLISH, JAPANESE and RUSSIAN! I talk about my TRAVELS IN SPAIN in these THREE LANGUAGES. I will teach two types of English vocabulary today: first, how to describe the DIFFERENT TIMES OF DAY and second, how to DESCRIBE ARCHITECTURE, BUILDINGS AND SCENERY in English. Please check below to see when each language section starts so that YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE LANGUAGE OF YOUR CHOICE! Remember to listen to English too! Also, see below to check the spelling of the ENGLISH WORDS that I explain in today's episode. See you on the podcast! 

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INTRO: 0:00~16:10 min 

ENGLISH SECTION: 16:11 ~ 44:26 min 

JAPANESE SECTION: 44:28 ~ 1hr 16:29 min

RUSSIAN SECTION: 1hr 16:30 ~ 1hr 52:27 min 

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TODAY'S ENGLISH VOCABULARY AND PHRASES 

birthplace 

palace 

fortress

castle 

stunning = incredible = amazing = remarkable = breathtaking = terrific = astonishing = mind-blowing = impressive 

the Alhambra 

Granada 

beautiful = attractive = gorgeous 

memorable = unforgettable 

at dawn = at sunrise = at the break of day = at the break of dawn = at daybreak

night person = night owl 

morning person = early bird 

in the morning 

at noon = at midday

in the afternoon

scenery = view(s) = landscape(s) 

deserts 

endless fields of oranges = endless orange fields 

quixotic 

daydreamer 

at sunset = at sundown 

at twilight 

at dusk 

in the evening 

at night 

at midnight

the Prado Museum

jaw-dropping 

very impressed by = blown away by 

SUBJECT + BE VERB + very impressed by + NOUN / SUBJECT + BE VERB + blown away by + NOUN 

famous = well-known 

architect 

legendary 

surrealistic 

Sagrada Familia 

Park Guell 

Casa Batllo 

sublime 

stained glass windows 

forest canopy 

pillars 

sanctuary 

other-worldly 

divine 

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Today I talk with Katie, a friend from Arizona, USA, who has also lived and worked in Japan and Scotland as well as in Alaska and Chicago, USA. Katie compares the differences she noticed in these various places. In addition, she shares her experiences of working with US war veterans. Let's learn English through interesting content! 

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Today I am joined by two guests, Erin and Estelle from the USA, who discuss their perspectives on cross-cultural encounters. Estelle has traveled extensively and lived in Austria, while Erin is also a seasoned traveler who has lived and worked in Saudi Arabia, Algeria, South Korea, Germany, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Guam and American Samoa. Together, we discuss the culture of time across different cultures, various social norms of diverse regions of the world and the stereotypes of Americans that Erin and Estelle have encountered overseas. We share our thoughts on these stereotypes and whether they are true or false. Let's learn English through interesting content!   

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→ Erin and Estelle's podcast "Don't Take The Coral Inside And Other Cultural Curiosities" 

on Apple Podcasts: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/dont-take-the-coral-inside-and-other-cultural-curiosities/id1526723350 

on Spotify and other platforms: 

https://anchor.fm/thirdspaces

→ The profile of Erin and Estelle's company Third Spaces on LinkedIn: 

https://www.linkedin.com/company/third-spaces-inc/ 

→ Third Spaces website: 

http://www.thirdspacesinc.com 

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This podcast is for intermediate and advanced learners of English (B1 and above). My goal is to provide interesting narratives in English that will boost your English listening skills and vocabulary. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions about topics for future episodes, please get in touch!     

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Today, we are joined by a guest, Sebastien, who is from France and has lived in Japan for over 17 years. He will guide us through modern Japan, including information about tourism in Japan for foreigners, sustainable travel, regenerative tourism and vegetarianism in Japan. At the end, he will tell us about two of his favorite places to visit in Japan. Come join us on this quick tour around Nippon, the archipelago of the East! 

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→　Sebastien's podcast "Japan Travel" 

https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/japan-travel/id1621009339 

→　About the (vegan) green burger: https://www.mos.jp/cp/greenburger/

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This podcast is for intermediate and advanced learners of English (B1 and above). My goal is to provide interesting narratives in English that will boost your English listening skills and vocabulary. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions about topics for future episodes, please get in touch!     

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Instagram @english.with.kaya              

Get in touch: [email protected]        

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Please leave a review and rate the podcast!