HIPIS Vol.012019.06.01

Hot InfoPaperforInternationalStudentsHello,everyone.WelcometotheworldofHIPIS.Thisisthe1steditionofour“HotInfoPaperforInternationalStudents”.JustcallitHIPIS!!Wewouldliketointroducemany,manythingsrelatedtoJapanesethingsortopicsonthispaper,andwehopethatyoureyeswillbegluedonthem!!

① Hello,friend!!

Thiscornerintroducesyourco-studentsandourfirstguestisChenZhi san,fromChina.Heisnowinhis4thyearofaPh.D.courseandheisintheDepartmentofPharmacology.

HiChensan,thankyouforcomingtoday. First,youliketobecalled“Alex”.Right?1.WhydoChinesepeopleoftenhaveanEnglish-soundingsecondname?“Forforeignpeople,ouroriginalChinesenamesaretoodifficulttopronouncecorrectly.Inmycase,Ihavebeencalled“Alex”byEnglish-speakingteacherssinceelementaryschool. So,Igotusedtothiswayofhownon-Chinesespeakingfriendscallme.”

2.OK,then,whatwasyourfirstimpressionwhencomingtoIzumo?“WhenIcametoIzumo forthefirsttimefromTokyobyovernightbus,thesunriseoverLakeShinjicaughtmyeyesandsoul. ThoughImighthavebeenaccustomedtolifeinmetropolitanareas,thespectacularscenerymademesomovedthatIwaslookingforwardtoanewlifeinthebeautifulcountryside-Izumo.”

3.Wow,itmovedmealottoo,andnext,what’syourfavoriteJapanesefood?“WhenIwasinChina,sushiwasthemostfamousfoodknownbyus. Butitwascostly. Luckily,inJapan,wecanenjoydelicioussushiatinexpensivepriceswhilewatchingthechefsmakesushiprofessionallyandaestheticallyoverthecounter.”

4.Ilovesushitoo,next,what’syourfavoriteJapaneseword?“It’s‘Otsukare sama deshita’.It’sagoodsentenceforsayinggood-byetoourcolleaguesinathoughtfulway.”

Yeah,Otsukare sama deshita isareallyconvenientwordandIuseitalmosteveryday.

5.Nextquestion.What’syourfavoritesightseeingspotinIzumo?“ThereisarivercalledtheAkagawa,whichflowsthroughthesouthernareaofIzumo-shi station.Cherrytreesarelinedalongtheriverinthearea,andinspring,peoplecanwalkunderthecherryblossomarcades. Ilovethebeautifulscenery.”

Oh,Ididn’texpectyouranswertobesuchanichechoice.Interesting.

Next.Youlooktohavelostlotsofweightinahealthyway. Ithinksomeoftheinternationalstudentsarekeentoknowthetipstodoitsuccessfully.6.So,howhaveyouachievedthefeat?“IstrictlycalculatedmyBasalMetabolicRate,thecaloriesIconsumedbyexerciseandintakeeveryday.OnlyifIlosethecaloriessteadilyinaproperrange,couldIachieveahealthywaytolosemyweightwithoutrebounding- alongstory!”

Well,easiersaidthandone,really.OK,thefinalquestion.YouareaveryfluentJapanesespeaker.

7.CouldyoutellusthebestwaytostudyJapaneseyouwouldliketorecommend?“Patienceandpersistence.”Thereisnoshortcutforlearningalanguage! SomerecommendjustwatchingmoviesorTVprogramsanddonotneedstudyinggrammar. ButIthinksuchawaycouldjeopardizethelong-termgoalforyoutomasteralanguage.Weneedtostudyfromthevirtuallybasicgrammarandgraduallybuildupourlanguagesysteminmind.UniversitystudentsinChinawhomajoredinJapaneseofferedmevaluableexperience.

Wow,Iamhappytohearmanyinterestingstoriesfromyoutoday. Thankyou!!

Today’sonomatopoeiais“Pekopeko”(ぺこぺこ（Hiragana）,ペコペコ(Katakana)).Pekopeko meansthatyouarereallyhungry.

④ Japaneseonomatopoeia

Scene1.“Yatto kaigi ga owarimashita (Themeetingwasfinallyover).Mou 7(Shichi)ji desu.(It’salready7:00)”“Onaka ga pekopeko desu (I’mreallyhungry).”

Scene2.“Jyugyou ni maniaimashita ka (Wereyouintimeforclass)?”“Hai,demoasagohan otabemasen deshita (Yes,butIdidn’thavebreakfast).”“Dakara ima onaka ga pekopeko desu (SoI’mreallyhungrynow).”

③ UsefulJapaneseexpression

Today’sexpressionis“Daijyoubu desu”Daijyoubu means“It’sOK.”

Scene2.“Rejibukuro irimasu ka (Doyouneedplasticbags)?”“Daijyoubu desu (Idon’tneedthem).”

Scene1.“Shindosou desu ne(Youlookverytired).Daijyoubu desu ka?(Areyouallright)?”“Daijyoubu desu (I’mallright).”

② Let‘scookJapanesedishes ‼

Today’srecipeis“Gohan”.Assomeofyouknow,youcancookGohan evenifyoudon’thavearicecooker.Hereishowtodoit.

Ingredients・Rice&Water(0.9mlofrice)・Thickpot(anearthenwarepotisrecommended)

①Washthericeandsoakinwaterforabout20min.② Drain① throughacolander.③ Putthericeandwaterinthepotandcoveritwiththelid. Cookitonhighheatuntilboiling.(Whenboiling,bubblesarecominguparoundtherimofthepot.)④ Lowertheheattoextremelylow(←important!!). Cookforexactly10min.⑤ After10min.,turnuptheheatagainandcookforexactly1min.(Ignorethepot’ssound.)⑥ Restforabout10min. Nowready!! Savorthesimplebutrichtasteof“Takitate”(fresh)Gohan!!

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⑤ Events & Sightseeing information

⑥ OfficialConsultationbyShimaneKokusaiCenter

Hotaru (Fireflies)festivalinDaitotownonJune15(Sat.)

Part１． Events&WorkshopsatthewaitingroomofJRIzumo Daitostationfrom1:30pm to7:00pm.

Part2． Fireflieswatchingtour:ThebusleavesJRIzumo Daitostationat7:00pmtotakeyoutotheviewingspot.

Thewatchingtourcosts¥2,000/adult,¥1,000/elementaryschoolchildandrequiresreservation. Call:0854-74-0500IfyouwanttogotowatchFirefliesbyyourselves,access(https://goo.gl/yeED6N)(Daitoarea)or(https://goo.gl/4b7c4e)(Taishaarea)forthelocations.HightimeforFireflieswatching:fromthemiddletoendofJune