若き日の刺激が高齢期の今に繋がる

　先日、書店で年に４回発行される「天声人語・英文対照２０２４春号」を購入することができ、早速読み始めてます。内容は２０２４年１月１日から３月末日までのコラムが収録され、記事数は約９０日分です。

　次回の発行が８月下旬なので、私は目標を立てました。それは１日に午前と午後に分け２日分読むことです。そうすると計算では７月中旬には読み終わるはずですが、果たして計画通りに行くでしょうか。「勉強とは本来楽しくあるべき」で、新たな漢字や表現法を学んだり、日常生活に結びついた使える英単語を習得できればと思います。

　それにしても、高校時代のあることが切っ掛けで、英語が好きになりました。今振り返ると、それがインド生活に繋がったり、その後、ニュージーランド家族やアメリカ人のホームステイ受け入れに繋がり、高齢期に入った今でも国際交流に興味が続くのですから若いときの刺激は大切に感じます。

　実は、高校時代に、一度だけ、英語の試験で９７点取ったことがあり、２番手の人が７０点台でした。その時、勉強法が分かった感じがしました。それは「予習こそ大切で、授業を復習」としたのです。これで、先生の授業内容がよく理解でき、質問もできるようになりました。５０分の授業がすごく短く感じました。

　遥か昔の高校時代の英語の授業が切っ掛けで、高齢期に入った今の生活に通じてます。「何事も前もってしっかり準備すること」を教わりました。

Dear my friends abroad

　The simultaneous interpretation for your understanding will be after my radio gymnastics held in the nearby park and breakfast in Japan time.

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　The other day, I have purchased the "Tensei Jingo VOX POPULI VOX DEI English Comparison 2024 Spring Issue" at a bookstore, which is published four times a year, and I have started reading it right away. The contents include columns from January 1 to the end of March 2024, and the number of articles is about 90 days.

　Since the next issue will be published in late August, I set a purpose. That is to read two days' worth of articles per day. If I do that, I am able to finish reading by mid-July, but will I actually finish as planned? I am of the opinion that "Studying should be fun," and I would like to learn new kanji Chinese characters and new expressions, and acquire useful English words that are connected to daily life.

　However, something happened in my high school age that made me fall in love with English. Looking back now, that led to living in India as the teacher at Japanese school at Calcutta-city and then to hosting a New Zealand family and American ladies, and I still have an interest in international exchange even now in my old age, so I feel that the stimulation at adolescence is important.

　Actually, in my high period, only once I got 97 points on the English exam, and the second-best person got in the 70s. At that moment, I felt like I had discovered a new way to study. I learned that "preparation is important, and then teacher's tuition was reviewing." This allowed me to better understand the teacher's lesson content and I could ask questions. The 50-minute lesson was so fulfilling that I felt so short.

　It all started with the English class in high school so long ago, and it has continued to this day in my life as the elderly person. I learned the importance of "preparing thoroughly in advance for everything."

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