It's kind of fun to go to a festival again.

再去參加一個節慶活動，也挺有意思的。

Anyone who has lived in a foreign country knows what a big stretch it is.

在外國生活過的人都知道，這是一個多麼大的難題。

The language is different, cultural values are different and one must learn a new way of life.

語言不同，文化價值觀不同，必須學習一種新的生活方式。

But the best discoveries in life are the ones found outside of your current comfort zone

但生活中最好的發現是在你目前的舒適區之外發現的。

like moving to a new country or learning a new language.

比如搬到一個新的國家或學習一門新的語言。

Nothing is quite as challenging or rewarding as learning a new language.

沒有什麼比學習一門新的語言更具挑戰性或更有意義。

What did you get there, Ruth?

你在那裡得到了什麼，露絲？

I got some eggplant... Oh!

我有一些茄子...茄子...

And some peppers. Nice.

還有一些辣椒。很好啊

Oh my goodness! Look at the size of that kakigori (shaved ice). Eat it? Can I eat it?

我的天啊！你看那個刨冰的大小。吃嗎？我可以吃嗎？

Yeah! Oh my.

爽！哦，我的天。

[Life in Japan Theme Song]

[日本生活主題曲]

So I'm attempting lasagna out of eggplant.

所以我在嘗試用茄子做千層麵。

Eggplant lasagna!

茄子千層麵！

So I'm roasting the eggplant with a little bit of olive oil and salt, and then we're going to pretend that they're noodles.

所以我在烤茄子的時候加了一點橄欖油和鹽，然後我們要假裝它們是麵條。

What is going on here?

這到底是怎麼回事？

Is it poison? You're a cupbearer?

是毒藥嗎？你是個端杯的人？

Checking to see if it's poisonous or not?

檢查一下有沒有毒？

Here.

給你

OK, look.

好吧，看。

Oh my goodness! Are you the queen?

哦，我的天啊！你是女王嗎？

And a doggy! Wha? You're the queen doggy?

還有一隻狗！什麼？你是狗女王？

And the doggy gets to go under here, and the servant lives underneath.

而狗兒可以到這下面去，僕人則住在下面。

Oh! That's where you live, huh?

哦，那是你住的地方，嗯？

And you're the cupbearer.

而你就是那個舉杯的人。

Momma chan getting ready to go.

陳媽媽準備走了。

Poofy hair.

蓬鬆的頭髮。

Poof! Poof!

噗！噗！

And your hair went "poof!"

而你的頭髮 "噗 "的一聲就沒了。

Is that Joey's? Yea.

那是喬伊的嗎？是的

Good kick! Wow.

踢得好！哇哦

I love how kids pick up new skills so easily.

我喜歡孩子們如此輕易地掌握新技能。

They're always ready to try something new.

他們總是準備嘗試新的東西。

As I grow older, I want to stay a kid at heart and be willing to try new things too.

隨著年齡的增長，我想保持一顆童心，也願意嘗試新的事物。

That's where adventure lies!

這就是冒險的地方!

Oh, there it is! It's out of the oven!

哦，它在那裡！出爐了！

It looks delicious!

看起來很好吃！

I want salad! What's the verdict here?

我想吃沙拉！這裡的判決是什麼？

It was good, huh? Yes.

很好，是吧？是的，很好

Yes? That's good. Daddy wants to try some.

什麼事？那就好爸爸想試試。

Did you like it Becca?

你喜歡嗎 貝卡？

I got my salad, and Ruth's eggplant lasagna is so good!

我拿到了我的沙拉，露絲的茄子千層餅太好吃了!

It's success, right?

這就是成功吧？

Salad! And you got your salad!

沙拉！你有你的沙拉！

So I added a new app to the repertoire of things I'm using to learn Japanese.

所以，我在學習日語的東西清單中又增加了一個新的應用。

Recently Rosetta Stone reached out to us and asked us to try their app,

最近Rosetta Stone找到我們，讓我們試用他們的應用。

And asked if we would consider promoting it here on Life in Japan,

還問我們是否會考慮在日本生活網推廣。

When I looked into Rosetta Stone, I was really impressed with what they have.

當我研究羅塞塔石碑的時候，我對他們所擁有的東西印象深刻。

And it's exactly what you need in order to learn new languages. Check this out.

而這正是你學習新語言所需要的。看看這個。

Look at all these languages you can learn, they got Spanish, English, French, Italian, German,

看看這些你可以學習的語言，他們有西班牙語、英語、法語、意大利語、德語。

Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English from England,

阿拉伯語、漢語、荷蘭語、英國的英語。

Of course what I'm interested in: Japanese.

當然我感興趣的是。日本人

They also have Portuguese of Brazil which is nice because my girls want to learn that.

他們也有巴西的葡萄牙語，這是很好的，因為我的女孩想學習，。

Once you decide on one, you can choose a plan to get going or you can jump right into learning.

一旦你決定了一個，你可以選擇一個計劃來進行，或者你可以直接跳到學習中去。

And they have some great stuff like Language Basics, Greetings and all kinds of different topics of which you can go in depth.

他們有一些偉大的東西，如語言基礎知識，問候和各種不同的主題，你可以去深入。

They have a number of core lessons you can do — let me show you one of them.

他們有許多核心課程你可以做--讓我給你看其中之一。

Konnichiwa (hello) Konnichiwa (hello)

Konnichiwa(你好) Konnichiwa(你好)

One thing I'm really liking about this app which I think is very unique

我很喜歡這個應用的一件事，我認為這是非常獨特的。

Is that not only will it say it for you, but then you need to speak it into the app

是不是不僅會幫你說，然後你還需要對著應用說出來

And it will correct — it will grade your pronunciation and help you pronounce it better.

而且它會糾正--它會給你的發音打分，幫助你更好地發音。

Which, with apps, is a very rare thing I've found. I really like that aspect of this.

這一點，對於應用程序來說，是我發現的非常罕見的事情。我真的很喜歡這個方面。

Tamago, tamago, tamago.

Tamago, tamago, tamago.

Now when you get this, you have to choose the picture of the one that's correct.

現在拿到這個的時候，你要選擇那個正確的圖片。

Ringo, ringo Ringo

林戈，林戈-林戈

Oh yea. Not only does the lady have her coffee, I also have my coffee. It's a good way to study.

哦，是的。不僅這位女士有她的咖啡，我也有我的咖啡。這是一個很好的學習方式。

And the girls have had a big project today.

而女孩們今天有一個大項目。

Right here is Anna's bed, right here is my bed, right here is Joshua's bed, and right there is Sarah's bed.

這裡是安娜的床，這裡是我的床，這裡是約書亞的床，那裡是莎拉的床。

Oh! I'm Sarah!

哦，我是莎拉！

Over here is where the desk is.

這裡是辦公桌的位置。

And this is where we put our randoseru (Japanese backpack).

這就是我們的揹包。

And Joshua wanted a little spot, so his spot is down there. Oh Joshua, you have spot down there, huh?

約書亞想要一個小位置，所以他的位置就在下面。哦，約書亞，你的位置在下面，嗯？

Yea, should I show you my things? For your little toys?

是的，我應該給你看我的東西嗎？給你的小玩具？

No, his money, this stuff Nice.

不，他的錢，這個東西很好。

The pictures that I drew of him today.

我今天給他畫的照片。

Good, that's cool Dude!

很好，這很酷 酷哥！

And his money. Awesome! Is this your new bed then, Joshua?

還有他的錢厲害！這是你的新床嗎，約書亞？

You're going to sleep on the — on that?!

你要睡在--那個上？

Yea, we have like thousands of waters. Oh my goodness! That's where all my waters went, huh?

是啊，我們有像成千上萬的水。哦，我的天啊！我所有的水都在那裡，是吧？

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... Sarah said there's 11.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7...莎拉說有11個。

10 11

10 11

Ha! Eleven! Oh my goodness!

哈！十一！哦，我的天啊！

Look at this. Oh, I see it.

看看這個。哦，我看到了。

Hey Daddy, look what we got from the futon.

嘿，爸爸，看我們從被褥上得到了什麼。

A huge box! This is my dream come true!

一個大箱子！這是我的夢想成真！

A huge box — that's your dream come true, huh?

一個巨大的盒子--這就是你的夢想成真吧？

Two people can fit in this. Oh I bet!

兩個人都能坐進去哦，我打賭！

Sarah come find us!

莎拉來找我們！

Oh wow! That is actually a really big box.

哦，哇！這其實是一個非常大的盒子。

Two people can fit in this one. Three people!

兩個人就能坐進去三個人！

Good morning girls of my heart.

早安，我心目中的女孩。

Good morning!

早上好！

You're practicing some math, Sarah? Very good.

你在練習數學嗎，莎拉？很好啊

Ah, it looks like Anna's envisioning playing some Mario.

啊，看來安娜的設想是玩馬里奧。

Hey, I saw you dancing in your festival at school At the Tanabata.

嘿，我看到你在學校的七夕節上跳舞。

That was pretty cool. And what was on your outfit?

那是相當酷的。那你的衣服上是什麼？

Umm... What was on the yukata?

呃...浴衣上是什麼？

Were they bugs?

他們是蟲子嗎？

Yea! Tell her what it was!

是啊！告訴她那是什麼！

Bugs! Doesn't that make you feel... They were dead!

蟲子！你不覺得... ...他們已經死了！

They were dead!

他們已經死了！

It wasn't real ones. Oh, ok, good then.

這不是真正的人。哦，好吧，那就好。

The advantages of learning another language are huge.

學習另一種語言的優勢是巨大的。

Because you get to interact with a completely different culture,

因為你可以和完全不同的文化交流。

You get to make new friends,

你可以交到新朋友。

And you get a new perspective on life.

你就會對生活有新的看法。

And for me, one of the best things about learning another language, is gaining a bigger perspective.

而對我來說，學習另一種語言最好的事情之一，就是獲得更大的視野。

It is awesome. And it's really rewarding when you're able to communicate in another language.

這是真棒。當你能用另一種語言交流時，真的很有意義。

It's a great feeling.

這感覺真好。

So Mama chan, what do ya got here?

那麼，陳媽媽，你在這裡得到了什麼？

I got a new toy.

我得到了一個新玩具。

It's a Mommy type of toy.

這是一個媽媽型的玩具。

Ruth inspires me — she's continually trying new things, and I love it!

Ruth激勵著我--她不斷地嘗試新事物，我喜歡這樣!

In Japanese only?

只有日語？

Oh no! English?

哦，不！英語？

English and Japanese.

英語和日語。

You rock. They rock.

你的搖滾。他們也是

You're the proud owner of a cardboard box!

你是一個紙箱的主人，你很自豪!

This box — this is heavy!

這個盒子----------------------------這可真夠重的！

Goodness, look! Get inspired!

天啊，看！獲得靈感！

Get inspired to spiral!

獲得螺旋式上升的靈感!

I had a Cuisineart when we first got married, but it was too heavy to bring to Japan.

剛結婚的時候，我有一臺Cuisineart，但是太重了，不能帶到日本去。

Plus the voltage here is different.

加上這裡的電壓不同。

But now... I have another one! Yeah!

但現在...我又有了一個！爽！

No one deserves it more, in my opinion.

在我看來，沒有人比這更值得。

You're biased.

你有偏見。

Storage container.

儲存容器。

That is a beast. That is a beast — look out!

那是一隻野獸。那是一隻野獸--小心！

What are you drawing Joshua? A "people" — I already did it.

你在畫什麼，約書亞？一個 "人"--我已經畫好了。

That's really good, Dude. Good job.

這是非常好的，督爺。做得好

Sarah's drawing over here too. Sumikogurashi.

莎拉的畫也在這裡。住倉

Sumikogurashi?

住古橋？

What will be the first thing you will make with this?

你會用這個做的第一件事是什麼？

I will probably grind oats and rice to make flour.

我可能會把燕麥和大米磨成麵粉。

Sounds really good. Wow, what's this?!

聽起來真不錯哇，這是什麼？

Yeah, they must go right here.

是的，他們必須在這裡走。

This is for like cutting the spirals.

這是為像切螺旋線。

Oh oh oh my! Oh she's happy with her purchase.

哦，哦，哦，我的！哦，她對她的購買很滿意。

That's good. When Momma's happy, everybody's happy.

那就好媽媽高興，大家就高興。

You know we're not just here to observe things in Japan,

你知道我們不只是來觀察日本的事情。

We're here to be a part of the culture, a part of what's going on.

我們來這裡是為了成為文化的一部分，成為正在發生的事情的一部分。

We need Japanese in order to do that, and we love learning it even though it's a big challenge.

我們需要日語才能做到這一點，雖然這是一個很大的挑戰，但我們還是喜歡學習日語。

What's happening there dude?

發生了什麼事，夥計？

Are we going to play on the big TV?

我們要在大電視上玩嗎？

Whoa — is it all done? Yeah.

哇--都搞定了嗎？都弄好了？

Whoa, let me see!

哇，讓我看看！

This is Sumikogurashi.

這就是住倉。

And then this is a unicorn that got paint on her.

然後這是一個獨角獸，她身上有油漆。

Oh, cool!

哦，酷！

I love it Sarah!

我愛它，莎拉！

It's great!

很好！

If you are also trying to learn another language, that is a really noble thing to be doing that will broaden your perspective.

如果你也想學習另一種語言，那真是一件很高尚的事情，可以拓寬你的視野。

I want to encourage you to click the link in the description, it will take you to Rosetta Stone

我想鼓勵你點擊描述中的鏈接，它將帶你到羅塞塔石碑。

For $200 you get lifetime access to their language learning classes.

只要花200元，你就可以終身使用他們的語言學習課程。

Lifetime access! That's an incredible deal!

終身使用！這是一個不可思議的交易！

We pay three times as much just for one month of Ruth's language school.

僅僅是露絲一個月的語言學校，我們就支付了三倍的費用。

So go click on that link, check it out. I know it will help you in your language learning.

所以去點擊那個鏈接，看看吧。我知道這對你的語言學習會有幫助。

Well thanks for watching, liking and subscribing

好吧，謝謝你的觀看，喜歡和訂閱。

That's right, if you've been watching and haven't subscribed yet, please do!

沒錯，如果你一直在看，還沒有訂閱，請訂閱吧!

And until next time, we'll see you on Life in Japan. Bye bye.

下次再見，我們會在日本的生活中見到你。再見了