Lesson 1 Lost in Translation
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  Before concluding my talk,/let me share with you/a couple of Japanese words/which I find really interesting.//
  Imagine that you are strolling in a park/on a bright summer day.// You breathe in the fresh air;/you are looking up at the trees;/you see the sunlight/filtering through the leaves.// How do you describe this kind of sunlight?// Komorebi.// I find this fascinating.//
  I buy lots of books.// People ask,/“Have you read all those books?”// Of course not!// I often leave books unread.// I just pile them up/without reading them.// Japanese has a word/to describe this kind of “reading”:/tsundoku!// I love it.//
  As speakers of Japanese,/you may not find these words unique.// Yet,/non-native speakers of Japanese/often find them unique to Japan.//
  Learning English/is not just about words and rules.// It can allow us/to see the world in different ways.//
  Lastly,/may I give you a small piece of advice?// Translation is sometimes used/to make sure you have understood/the English text you are reading,/but remember/that there might be something lost in translation.//

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