☑️CHECK THE WORDS
sound familiar : よくある話だよね、聞き覚えがある
debt : 借金
footprint : 足跡
coincidentally : 偶然の一致で、偶然にも
flat-lined : （上下変動せずに）水平になる
dorm : dormitory(大学の寮)の略
rig up : 〜を急に作る、（間に合わせに）…を寄せ集める
further : （運動・事業などを）助成する、推進する
crowd-sourcing : クラウドソーシング（インターネットを介して業務を依頼するビジネス形態のこと）
kite surfing gear : カイトサーフィン用具
ruthlessly : 無慈悲に、容赦無く
artery : 動脈、幹線
extraneous : 無関係の
stem : （悪い傾向や増加の流れを）食い止める
inflow : 流入
mantra : （煩わしい程繰り返される）お得意の主張、持論
majority : 大多数
housewares : 家庭用品
scheme : 計画、デザイン、レイアウト
Less might actually equal more. When you are in your dormitory, a hotel room, or a camping tent, you must have a little more freedom, a little more time. So I'm going to suggest that less stuff and less space are going to equal a smaller footprint. It's actually a great way to save you some money. And it's going to give you a little more ease in your life.
So how can you live little? Three main approaches. First of all, you have to edit ruthlessly. We've got to clear the arteries of our lives. We should buy and own some great stuff which is really necessary for you. So we want stuff that we're going to love for years, not just stuff. Secondly, our new mantra: small is sexy. We want space efficiency. For example, how about using degitilized things like books, paperworks, movies? Finally, we want malfunctional spaces and housewares.
So when you go home and you walk through your front door, take a second and ask yourselves, "Could I do with a little life eidting? What that give me a little more freedom? Maybe a little more time?" Less might be equal more. So let's make room for the good stuff.
Speaking of a hotel room, I'm goint to travel to England next month. I study TOEIC, and British accent in the listening test was most difficult for me. To become accustomed to British accent, I started to study English using BBC Learning English two years ago. In addition to my favorite movies Harry Potter, I came to be interested in traveling to UK. Even though I wanted to visit to UK, I didn't have a brave to implement. But this travel must make me refresh, and I would get the motivation to study English enthusiastically. So I reserved flight tickets and hotel rooms only three weeks ago. And also I applied for TOEIC test which will be held in March. I will take a test as soon as I get back to Japan. It's only three days until the test. It must be hard for me... But I study TOEIC very hard to get good scores!
