Snow is coming?
It sure has gotten cold recently, hasn't it?
I was excited to see a little snow last weekend. Some places had a lot of snow. I don't know if you like snow but it is interesting to talk about it. Did you know that there are many ways to talk about snow?
We can have a little bit of snow and we call that by names like: flurries or a dusting of snow.
We can have rainy snow and we call that: sleet and wet snow.
And there other names, such as frost and hail and more.
And a serious one (which happens a lot in places like Canada) is a snowstorm called a blizzard.
This website has some good information on snowy weather. You can visit here if you want to learn more:
https://englishstudypage.com/vocabulary/expressing-snowy-weather-in-english/
Many times, in places like Canada, snow is not that bad. It is usually the cold that is more dangerous to people. But I know snow can be quite dangerous here too, so please be careful if it does snow!
See you next time!
蝋梅
お正月、初詣に行った神社で、蝋梅を見つけました。
ろうばいは、蝋で出来ているような黄色い花が咲く落葉低樹。葉が落ちて花が咲く、甘い香りもいいです。
雪中四友の一つです。
(K.K押忍)
ゼブラっ子
2019年も始まって11日も経つのに、まだお正月気分が抜けません...笑
新年の挨拶にたくさんの成立学園サッカー部OBやゼブラ卒団生がグランドに顔を出してくれました。
そんな中、ゼブラ→成立学園で6年間一緒に頑張ってJリーガーになった3名も来てくれました。
みんな、本当に成長しました
コメント
戸島章(横浜FC ゼブラ2期生)
「ゼブラ、高校の6年間があったから、10年間もJリーグの舞台で戦う事が出来ていると思っています。在校生の選手も精一杯このグランドで頑張って下さい‼︎」
吉田将也(ザスパクサツ群馬 内定 ゼブラ8期生)
「ゼブラ、高校の6年間の土台があるからJリーガーになる事が出来たと思います。当時は納得出来ないこともたくさんありましたが、全て選手の事を考えて言ってくれている事に気付きました。在校生の皆さんも納得できない事もあると思いますが、スタッフの事を信じて一生懸命取り組んで下さい」
上田悠起(横浜FC ゼブラ8期生)
3人とも勝負の世界は厳しいと思うけど、ゼブラ魂で頑張れー
ほな、また来週〜
1/11 i.yamada
JC's fun day at a sumo exhibit
I am a huge fan of sumo. Recently I went to see a sumo exhibit that displayed all kinds of sumo related clothing, tools and so on related to the tradition of sumo's centuries long history.
Here is the top-knot of the well-known ozeki (the 2nd highest rank in sumo) Chiyotaikai. Wrestlers' top-knots are cut off at special retirement ceremonies a symbol of them leaving the sumo world.
One of my favorite exhibits was of famous wrestlers' kesho-mawashi (decorative aprons). They had several from many famous wrestlers (wrestlers are called rikishi) from recent history. So colorful!
There was also a large pile of salt to show how much salt is thrown by rikishi into the ring every day of the tournament - 45 kilograms!
These are only a few example of all the interesting and colorful displays I saw. If you haven't learned much about sumo, I highly recommend you learn and watch more about this sport now and through history.
新人戦!
成立学園男子バスケットボール部新チームでの初公式戦1/5~1/20の間「東京都・新人戦本大会」がスタートいたしました!初戦は、帝京八王子に113:63で勝利しました。
選手達の頑張りにも繋がっていますので、今年もご声援宜しくお願いいたします。1/8(k.h)
Happy New Year!
We just wanna(*) wish you a happy new year!
We hope you're gonna(*) have a great year!
See you all again next week!!
*Wanna=want to
*Gonna=going to