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What do you do for a living? ご職業は ？ ご職業は ？ 0
go s------- w-? go shokugyō wa? 		+
My husband is a doctor. 夫は 医者 です 。 夫は 医者 です 。 0
ot-- w- i-------. otto wa ishadesu. 		+
I work as a nurse part-time. パートタイムの 看護師 として 勤務して います 。 パートタイムの 看護師 として 勤務して います 。 0
pā------- n- k------- t- s---- k---- s---- i----. pātotaimu no kankoshi to shite kinmu shite imasu. 		+
     
We will soon receive our pension. もうすぐ 年金生活 です 。 もうすぐ 年金生活 です 。 0
mō---- n----- s-----------. mōsugu nenkin seikatsudesu. 		+
But taxes are high. でも 税金が 高い です 。 でも 税金が 高い です 。 0
de-- z----- g- t--------. demo zeikin ga takaidesu. 		+
And health insurance is expensive. 健康保険も 高い です 。 健康保険も 高い です 。 0
ke-------- m- t--------. kenkōhoken mo takaidesu. 		+
     
What would you like to become some day? あなたは 、 将来 何に なりたい です か ？ あなたは 、 将来 何に なりたい です か ？ 0
an--- w-- s----- n--- n- n---------- k-? anata wa, shōrai nani ni naritaidesu ka? 		+
I would like to become an engineer. エンジニアに なりたい 。 エンジニアに なりたい 。 0
en----- n- n------. enjinia ni naritai. 		+
I want to go to college. 大学で 勉強する つもり です 。 大学で 勉強する つもり です 。 0
da----- d- b----- s--- t----------. daigaku de benkyō suru tsumoridesu. 		+
     
I am an intern. 研修生 です 。 研修生 です 。 0
ke-----------. kenshūseidesu. 		+
I do not earn much. 稼ぎは あまり 多く ありません 。 稼ぎは あまり 多く ありません 。 0
ka---- w- a---- ō-- a-------. kasegi wa amari ōku arimasen. 		+
I am doing an internship abroad. 外国で インターンシップを します 。 外国で インターンシップを します 。 0
ga----- d- i---------- o s------. gaikoku de intānshippu o shimasu. 		+
     
That is my boss. こちらが 私の 上司 です 。 こちらが 私の 上司 です 。 0
ko----- g- w------ n- j--------. kochira ga watashi no jōshidesu. 		+
I have nice colleagues. 同僚は 親切 です 。 同僚は 親切 です 。 0
dō--- w- s------------. dōryō wa shinsetsudesu. 		+
We always go to the cafeteria at noon. お昼は いつも 社員食堂に 行きます 。 お昼は いつも 社員食堂に 行きます 。 0
oh--- w- i----- s---- s------ n- i------. ohiru wa itsumo shain shokudō ni ikimasu. 		+
     
I am looking for a job. 仕事を 探して います 。 仕事を 探して います 。 0
sh----- o s-------------. shigoto o sagashiteimasu. 		+
I have already been unemployed for a year. もう 一年も 失業中 です 。 もう 一年も 失業中 です 。 0
mō i------- m- s----------------. mō ichi-nen mo shitsugyō-chūdesu. 		+
There are too many unemployed people in this country. この国は 失業者が 多すぎ ます 。 この国は 失業者が 多すぎ ます 。 0
ko-- k--- w- s------------ g- ō s-------. kono kuni wa shitsugyō-sha ga ō sugimasu. 		+
     

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Memory needs speech

Most people remember their first day of school. However, they no longer recall that which came before. We have almost no memory of our first years of life. But why is that? Why can't we remember the experiences we had as a baby? The reason lies in our development. Speech and memory develop at about the same time. And in order to remember something, a person needs speech. That is, he must have words for that which he experiences. Scientists have conducted various tests with children. In doing so, they made an interesting discovery. As soon as children learn to speak, they forget everything that came before. The beginning of speech is therefore also the beginning of memory. Children learn a great deal in the first three years of their lives. They experience new things every day. They also have many important experiences at this age. Despite this, it all disappears. Psychologists refer to this phenomenon as infantile amnesia. Only the things that children can name remain. The autobiographical memory retains personal experiences. It functions like a journal. Everything that is important in our life is recorded in it. In this way, the autobiographical memory forms our identity. But its development is dependent upon the learning of the native language. And we can only activate our memory through our speech. The things that we learn as a baby are not really gone, of course. They are stored somewhere in our brain. We just can't access them anymore… – that's a shame, isn't it?