Louise Soerensen, today’s guest, is an International Coordinator at Peace Boat, seasoned traveler and intercultural communicator. She holds an MA in Social and Cultural Anthropology from Copenhagen University and an MA in Peace and Conflict Studies from Malmo University in Sweden. ----- Today’s vocabulary: decade = 10年間 value = 価値（感） ignorant = 無知な billboard = 広告板 outfit = 服装一式 Nordic countries = 北欧諸国 hybrid = ハイブリッド、混成物 welfare state = 福祉国家 contribute to ~ = ～に貢献する welfare = 福祉 public sector = 公共セクター communism = 共産主義 socialism = 社会主義 private sector = 民間セクター private company = 民間企業 under the guise of ~ = ～の振りをして equality = 平等 Utopian = ユートピア的な、理想的な tax system = 税制 earn = 稼ぐ competition = 競争 strive = （～しよう）と努力する、（～しようと）骨折る boast = 自慢する ~ is frowned upon = ～は良しとされていない “The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.” = 「出る釘は打たれる。」 pursue = 追う、追求する fulfillment = 達成感 individualism = 個人主義 fundraise = 資金を調達する expenses = 出費 tuition (fees) = 学費 EU = European Union = 欧州連合 breadwinner = 一家の稼ぎ手、大黒柱 salary = 給料 rights = 権利 household chores = 家事 flexible = 柔軟な fluid = 流動的な stay-at-home dad = 家事を専業とする夫 parental leave = 育児休暇 ingrained = 根深い、変え難い cohabitation = 同棲、共同生活 attitude = 態度 pension = 年金 spouse = 配偶者 gain = 得る financial = 財政上の legal = 法的な、法律上の emotional = 感情的な practical = 実践的な progressive = 進歩的な state = 国家 biological = 生物学的 conceive = 妊娠する（= become pregnant） fertility treatment = 不妊治療 heterosexual = 異性（間）の same-sex = 同性（間）の adopt = ～を養子にする legalize = 合法化する surely = 確実に in that regard = その意味においては wrap up = 終わりにする、最後にまとめる gap year = 一年間の休学、ギャップイヤー disadvantage = 不利なこと、デメリット resume = 履歴書 anthropology = 文化人類学 orphanage = 孤児院 humble = 謙虚な privileged = 特権のある、恵まれた caring = 思いやりのある

Kaya talks about her impressions of Japan after coming back to Tokyo from Uzbekistan, her trip to Osaka, the local food culture in Kansai and cultural differences between Kansai (western Japan) and Kanto (eastern Japan). ----- English: 0:00 ~ 27 min Japanese: 27:20 min ~ 56 min ----- Today’s vocabulary: humanoid = 人間の形をした shelf / 複：shelves = 棚 automated = automatic = オートマ化された DIY = Do It Yourself = 自分でやる、日曜大工の cashier = レジ係 change = おつり UNIQLO = ユニクロ (Uniqlo is a clothing apparel company originally founded in Japan.) to what extent … = どの程度（まで） cashless society = キャッシュレス社会 advanced = 高度な、進んだ literally = 文字通り cash = 現金 appearance = 外見 derive from ~ = ～に由来する entertainment facility = 娯楽施設、エンタメ施設 blockbuster films = 大ヒット映画 generation = 世代 roughly = about = around = approximately = おおよそ、大体 embody = 体現する、具体化する wand = （魔法の）杖 recreate = 再現する atmosphere = vibe = 雰囲気 overwhelmed = 圧倒された aquarium = 水族館 marine animals = 海洋生物 The Pacific Rim = 環太平洋 chain = 鎖 display = 展示（する） gourmet = グルメ yummy = tasty = delicious = scrumptious = mouthwatering = delectable = 美味しい wheat = 小麦 flour = 小麦粉 minced = みじん切りにした Takoyaki cooker = たこ焼き器 deep-fried = 揚げ skewered = 串刺しの eggplant = ナス convey = 伝える aside from ~ = ～の他に、それに加えて、 vaudeville = 軽喜劇 a sense of humor = ユーモアのセンス inhabitant = 住民 metropolitan city = 大都市 country bumpkin = 田舎者 figure out = find out = 把握する、気が付く derogatory term = 蔑称 awkward = 不器用な、ぎこちない rustic = 田舎の、素朴な snooty = 横柄な laid-back = 気楽な approachable = 付き合いやすい shrine = 聖堂、神社 photogenic = 写真映えする trail = 経路、小道 bamboo = 竹 weekday = 平日 divine = 神聖な otherworldly = 異世界の indigenous = 現地の、土着の multiple = 多数の、多様の worldview = 世界観 detachment = 分離、孤立 grove = 小さな森、木立

Kaya talks about her travels to the Aral Sea and the social, economic and environmental history behind why this once enormous inland sea has shrunk so drastically since the 1960s. ----- Link to the Aral Sea Tour: https://uzbek-travel.com/tours/adventure/aral-sea/ ----- Today’s vocabulary: irrigate = 灌漑する irrigation = 灌漑 draw = 引く shrink = 縮む、小さくなる cotton = 綿花 industry = 産業 conquer = 征服する fertile = 肥えた、肥沃な vast = massive = enormous = huge = gigantic = 広大な、巨大な plantation = 大農園 primary producer = 主な生産者 child labor = 児童労働 criminal act = 犯罪行為 financial compensation = 金銭的補償 boycott = ～ボイコットする hut = 小屋 polluted = contaminated = 汚染された fertilizer = 肥料 hub = 拠点、中心 shore =（海・湖・河の）岸 shoreline = 海（湖）岸線 coast = 沿岸、海岸（地帯） coastline = 海岸線 deserted = 人っ子一人いない run-down = 荒廃した exploit = 搾取する consequence = result = outcome = effect = 結果 affect = influence = ～に影響する desertification = 砂漠化 sand storm = 砂嵐 saline soil = 塩分を多く含んだ土壌 crop = 収穫物 shallow = 浅い divert = （進路・用途などを）転換する、そらす disaster = catastrophe = 大災害、天災、大惨事 in its wake = after it = following it = その後に（で） in the wake of ~ = after ~ = as a result of ~ = ～の結果として、～の後に（で） devastating = destructive = 破壊的な autonomous republic = 自治共和国 former = かつての、元の muddy = 泥の、ぬかるみの swerve =（人が）車のハンドルを急にきる、それる、カーブする alleviate = mitigate = 緩和する、和らげる plateau = 高原、台地 level = flat = 水平な、平らな shrub = 低木、潅木 lifeless plain = 生命のない平原 audible = 聞き取れる horizon = 地平線 otherworldly = 異世界の canyon = 深い峡谷 enormity = 巨大さ cathartic = 精神浄化作用のある licensed hunters = 免許を持った狩人 desolate = 荒廃した meddle = disturb = interrupt = 干渉する warning = 警告 sparse = まばらな plentiful = abundant = 豊富な magnitude = 偉大さ tombstone = 墓石 isolated = 孤立した surreal = シュールな、超現実的な deport = 強制追放する Zoroastrianism = ゾロアスター教 convey = 伝える

Kaya talks about her farm stay experience in rural Uzbekistan, the woes of capitalism, and more. ----- Instagram account of the Gijduvan Ceramics Museum: @gijduvancrafts ----- English: 0:00~44min Japanese: 44min~1hr25min ----- Idioms of the day: Time flies when you’re having fun. I’m going to hit the sack/hay. ----- Today’s vocabulary: province = 州 remote = 遠く離れた sustainable = 持続可能な frugal = つましい、簡素な antonym = 対義語 the burning of fossil fuels = 化石燃料の燃焼 pure = 純粋な、澄んだ minimal = 最小（限度）の eco-friendly = 環境にやさしい cosmopolitan = 国際的な、都会的な urban areas = 都市部 rural areas = 農村部 extravagant = 贅沢な agricultural = farming = 農業の sack = 大袋 process = 過程・加工する grip = grasp = 握力・しっかり握る、掴む grasp = understanding = 理解 clasp = 握る collect = gather = 集める、収集する harvest = 収穫（する） crop = 作物、収穫物 needless to say … = 言うまでもなく～ livestock = domesticated animals = 家畜 plot of land = 土地の一画 symbiosis = 共存 grateful = thankful = 感謝している WWOOF = World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms abbreviation = 略語 physical labor = manual labor = 肉体労働 rewarding = 有益な insomnia = 不眠症 taxing = 負担となる digital detox = デジタル・デトックス electronic devices/gadgets = 電子機器 flow = 流れ・流れる psychological = 心理的な infancy = 幼年時代 toughness = 頑丈さ hay = 干し草 barn = 納屋 at breakneck speed = 猛スピードで light pollution = 光害 stargazing = 星空観察 numerous = たくさんの visible = 目に見える shooting stars = 流れ星 villager = 村人 consumerist = 消費主義的な capitalist = 資本主義的な “Post Growth: Life After Capitalism” (Tim Jackson) takeaway = ~から得られるもの vicious cycle = 悪循環 insatiable greed = 飽くなき貪欲さ obese = 肥満の cancer = 癌 exacerbate = worsen = 悪化させる virtuous cycle = 好循環 desire = 強い願望・～を強く願望する consequence = result = outcome = 結果 thrive = 繁栄する range = 範囲 harsh = 厳しい frontline workers = 最前線の労働者 collapse = 崩壊（する） contradictory = 矛盾した socialism = 社会主義 communism = 共産主義 dilemma = ジレンマ overcome = 克服する recover = recuperate = 回復する sprain = 捻挫（する） ceramics = 陶器 artisan = craftsman = 職人 herbal tea = ハーブティー monopoly = 専売

Kaya talks about humanity’s relationship to the cosmos as presented in the film Solaris (1972). ----- The full movie Solaris on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Z8ZhQPaw4rEsi=hCatacwkF3MTLJhp ----- English: 0:00~1hr18min Japanese: 1hr18min~2hr34min ----- Today's vocabulary: inflatable = 空気で膨らませられる oar =オール row = 漕ぐ violent = 激しい steep = 急な rough = 荒々しい、激しい、ざらざらした current = 水流、気流 turn over = overturn = ひっくり返る・返す lush = 青々と茂った poplar = ポプラの木 willow = 柳の木 riverbank = 川岸 greenery = 青葉 soil = 土壌 cliff = 崖 fluffy clouds = ふわふわした雲 puffy wool of sheep = 柔らかい羊毛 two-thirds = 3分の2 injured = 怪我した sprain an ankle = 足首を捻挫する casualty = 死傷者数（規模） plot = あらすじ space station = 宇宙ステーション orbit = 軌道 investigate = 調査する mental problem = 精神的な問題 astronaut = 宇宙飛行士 atmosphere = 大気圏 repressed memory = 抑圧された記憶 consciousness = 意識 obsession = 強迫観念 pragmatic = 実践的な A slash B = A/B = A兼B embodiment = 具象（化） ex-wife = 元妻 ex-husband = 元夫 prior = before = 前に probe into = 調べる、探索する exist = 存在する etcetera = などなど convince = 確信させる・確信している illusion = 幻覚 torment = ひどく苦しめる self-sacrifice = 自己犠牲 brain waves = 脳波 it is revealed that … = ～ということが明らかになる aghast = 仰天した bolts = 締めくぎ initially = in/at the beginning = 初めのうちは humane = 思いやりのある apparently = 見たところは～らしい tragic = 悲劇的な make the distinction between A and B = AとBを区別する attempt = 試み、努力・～を試みる ~ was in vain = ～は無駄だった disguise = 変装・偽装（する） Ludwig Boltzmann = ルードヴィッヒ・ボルツマン thought experiment = 思考実験 void = 真空 hallucinate = 幻覚を見る disconcerting = 当惑させる caricature = 風刺 titular role = 題名人物の役・主役 antagonist = 悪役 paraphrase = 言い換える Schrodinger’s cat = シュレーディンガーの猫 extension = 延長 cosmos = the universe = 宇宙 transcend = 超越する bust = 半身像 nobleman = 貴族 windmill = 風車 premise = 前提 peninsula = 半島 the prodigal son = 放蕩息子

Today, I’ll talk about my experiences in the last few months: skiing, hiking, traveling, watching Tarkovsky movies and going to BI2’s live concert. ----------- English section: 00:00 ~ 28:15 Japanese section: 28:16 ~ 55:10 ----------- Idioms: Long time no see! Long time no talk! I’m (feeling) under the weather. A leopard never changes its spots. ----------- Today’s vocabulary: (N) = noun名詞　(ADJ) = adjective形容詞 (V) = verb動詞 ----------- ●   busy = occupied (ADJ) = 忙しい ●   free time = spare time = leisure time = 余暇 ●   What have you been up to/doing? 何をしていたの？ ●   ski resort = スキー場 ●   snowy mountains = 雪に埋もれた山々 ●   ski lifts = スキーリフト ●   ski slope = ゲレンデ ●   wintry landscape = 冬景色 ●   We walked/covered 10 km today = 我々は今日10キロ移動し（歩き）ました ●   scenery = landscape = views (N) = 景色、風景 ●   gorgeous = fantastic = stunning = incredible = fascinating = splendid (ADJ) = 素晴らしい ●   canyons = gorges = 峡谷 ●   meadows = grasslands = 草原 ●   fields = 野原 ●   cliffs = 崖、絶壁 ●   valleys = 谷間 ●   hills = 丘 ●   ecosystem = 生態系 ●   proximity (N) = （時空間・血族関係が）近いこと ●   I don’t care much for ~ = I’m not that into ~ = I’m not fond of ~ = 私は～があまり好きではない ●   I’m a big fan of ~ = 私は～が大好きだ ●   wanderlust (N) = 旅心、旅行願望 ●   I was consumed/gripped by wanderlust = 私は強い旅行願望に囚われた ●   desire (V) (N) = ～を強く望む・強い願望 ●   consume (V) = 消費する ●   grip (V) = しっかり掴む、握りしめる ●   heat stroke = 熱中症 ●   scorching sun = 灼熱の太陽 ●   dehydration (N) = 脱水（症状） ●   He/she is ill = sick = unwell = (feeling) under the weather = 彼・彼女は体調が悪い ●   chill = relax (V) = リラックスする、休む ●   masterpiece (N) = 傑作、名作 ●   film director = 映画監督 ●   the Soviet Union = ソビエト連邦 ●   Andrey Tarkovsky (1932-1986) Soviet filmmaker = アンドレイ・タルコフスキー(1932-1986)ソ連の映画監督 ●   spiritual (ADJ) = 精神的な、魂の ●   genre (N) = ジャンル ●   training wheels = （自転車の）補助輪 ●   playground (N) = 遊具がある公園 ●   jungle gym = ジャングルジム ●   monkey bars = うんてい ●   swings = ブランコ ●   exercise bars = 鉄棒 ●   slides = 滑り台 ●   seesaws = シーソー ●   early childhood = 幼年期 ●   vocation = occupation = profession = job (N) = 職業、仕事 ●   innate = inborn (ADJ) = 生まれつきの ●   character = personality (N) = 性格 ●   adulthood (N) = 成人期

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! ----------- English section: 00:00 ~ 23:20 min Japanese section: 23:21 ~ 48:13 min ----------- Idiom of the day: The world is your oyster. ----------- 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 

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!  -----------  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  -----------   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  -----------   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!       -----------    Instagram @english.with.kaya                Get in touch: [email protected]          -----------            Please leave a review and rate the podcast! Also, if you have any questions about English, shoot me an email.  SEE YOU AGAIN SOON IN THE NEXT EPISODE!