First Article
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/08/18/vaccine-resistance-covid-505970
Second Article
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/04/15/psychology-innovation-subtraction-addition/?outputType=amp
A message from Sam:
On Friday we will be discussing faith in the A Class lesson. We
will refer to the previous articles on faith that we read, but also I hope students will come up with their own ideas to contribute to the discussion.
Please find below a message from one of the members of JETS family:
“My mother tested positive for COVID on August 1st. She was given lots of medicine and told to rest at home. She visited the Emergency Room on August 7th due to having trouble with breathing, was prescribed more medicines, including an oximeter, and was told she was dehydrated and beginning to have pneumonia. Although at that point she would happily have been admitted to the hospital, there was a waiting list of 30+ and she was not serious enough to even be considered for admission.
Yesterday she returned to the hospital due to her oximeter readings showing that her oxygen levels were too low, and was immediately put on oxygen (which is different from being intubated) and admitted to the hospital. It took over 14 hours for her to even get a room due to the overcrowded conditions.
As of August 12th (her time), she has become bedridden, literally unable to leave the bed because her oxygen levels drop from any amount of activity. She is not on the “fullest” amount of oxygen they can give so there is still some sense that she isn’t the worst off yet, but we are of course very worried for her health. They tested her again and she retested positive.
The “delta variant” of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 is incredibly contagious, like nothing we have seen before. Cases are exploding in both Kentucky, where my parents now live, and in West Virginia, where my buddy’s common-law wife is a nurse in an ER. She also mentioned that after weeks of not seeing any Covid+ cases, suddenly there is an explosion, even among young people.
I strongly encourage every member of our fine community at JETS to redouble our efforts to protect ourselves and our families. Especially if you aren’t two weeks out from having been fully vaccinated, please take extra care.”
NY通信、最新号が届きました!
東京オリンピックも終盤を迎えました。コロナ禍での開催には賛否がありましたが、
選手達が大舞台で練習の成果を発揮できたのは素晴らしいことでした。
-米語Watch(朝日Weeklyおよび週刊NY生活紙に連載中)-
Twisties (演技中の)心と体の不一致
東京オリンピックで、アメリカは多くのメダルをとり国民の期待に応えました。 しかしオリンピック中継において一番の話題になったのは、米体操界の超スター、バイルス選手と彼女が発した Twistiesという言葉です。
バイルス選手は、心の不調を訴えて団体戦の大部分と個人総合を欠場しました。多くのプレッシャーと戦う中での Twistiesをその理由に挙げました。これは、心(Mind)と 体(Body)が同調せず上手く演技できないことですが、ゴルフやその他のスポーツのイップス(Yips)に相当するでしょう。
期待を裏切ったとして、彼女の心が弱かったと非難した人たちもいます。しかし多くの人々は、どんな偉大なスポーツ選手も人間だと彼女を応援し、それが最後の平均台での銅メダルに繋がりました。
6月、大阪なおみ選手が全仏オープンを途中退場した時も、彼女は精神的な原因を述べました。彼女にとってのTwistiesだったのかもしれません。 これからもTwistiesは、我々にアスリートを人間として見る視点を与えるものとなるでしょう。
(旦 英夫 ニューヨーク州弁護士)
Here’s the materials for this week, a continuation for most classes.
Tuesday morning we’ll be using “Diabolical acts”
Tuesday Evening “Hostage Justice”
Wednesday classes will finish “Diabolical acts” and move to “hostage
Justice” if we finish.
日曜日のgospel/jazz sessionは、とても残念ながら、蔓延防止が解除されるまで、しばらくお休みさせていただく事になりました。 最後まで気持ちを引き締めていこうと思います。どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。 再開できる日を楽しみにしています!
The above is the next text for the Tuesday evening class, “hostage justice”.
The rest of the classes have enough for a while, so no new texts for
them this week.
See you tomorrow!!
決まり文句…
人流が減っているので問題ありません。(人流が増え、感染者が激増しているのですが!)
専門家のご意見に従い、安全安心に進めてまいります。(専門家は、パンデミック下のオリンピックはありえないと言っていましたよ!)
危機感を持って行動してください。(みんな、オリンピックが開催できているのだから、あまり心配しなくても大丈夫だと安心していますよ!)
Repeated empty phrases delivered by the Prime Minister:
PM: No worries!! Crowds are shrinking. (Are you sure? The number of infections is increasing radically due to increased public activity.)
PM: We will proceed with the Olympics safely in compliance with the opinions/advice of medical professionals. (Experts have repeatedly testified that it is unthinkable to hold the Olympics in a time of pandemic.)
PM: Please behave with a sense of crisis in mind. (Holding the Olympic Games at this time makes people consider that it is safe to resume with family/school/social events.)