Y: Hello. My name is Yuki and this is Keita. This is KSU student Podcast. How are you?
K: I'm fine, but it is getting hotter and hotter.
Y: That's right. By the way, I’ve been interested in the European world heritage sites lately.
K: Sounds good!
Y: Are there some recommendations?
K: I have three recommended places. The first is the Mont Saint-Michel in France.
Y: Please explain it in detail.
K: OK! It is a small island floating on the Saint-Malo Bay, and there is a monastery towering on it. It is very famous around the world, and an average of 2,500,000 tourists come from all over the world every year.
Y: That's great!
K: Because the rise and fall of the tides of Mont Saint-Michel area is fierce, you will be able to see a completely different appearance depending on the time you visit.
Y: It is said to be the model for the design of the castle in the movie, "Castle in the Sky", isn't it?
K: That's right!
Y: What is the second recommended place?
K: The second is the Acropolis in Greece.
Y: The Acropolis? Hmm... what is the Acropolis?
K: The Acropolis is a small hill that constitute a major portion of the center city, and the shrines of god including the guardian deity of one of a polis was built. The particularly famous temple is the Parthenon.
Y: I know it! It was built on the top of the Athenian Acropolis in the ancient Greek era, and it is a temple worshiping the goodness Athena of the Greek myth which is a guardian deity of Athens.
k: Fantastic!
Y: What is the third place?
k: I thought that you would tell me.
Y: It is famous for being designed by Antoni Gaudi, the architect. Construction started in 1882, and continues even now that more than 100 years has passed. Completion has been aimed at the 2026 year to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of Gaudi.
k: I'm surprised that it isn't finished construction yet. I'm looking forward to its completion.
Y: Needless to say, the daytime appearance is beautiful, but it is lighted up after the sunset, and it has beauty of the best part.
k: I want to see it once!
Y: I think so too. Thank you for teaching your recommendation. I think that's all for today. Thanks for listening to KSU student Podcast. We hope you have learned something new.
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Episode 063 - Famous Places to See in Europe
Episode 062 - The Evolution of Airplanes
K: This is KSU podcast. Hi! I'm Keisuke. This is Shigeki.
S: Hi! So... Keisuke. What's up?
K: Nothing, and you?
S: I'm so-so.
K: By the way, where did you go last year?
S: I went to San Francisco.
K: Wow! That's cool! So... What did you use to go there?
S: I went to by the airplane.
K: Oh! You have the knowledge of airplane, right?
S: Yeah. Why?
K: Because I want to know about airplanes. Please tell me.
S: OK. So...do you know Da Vinci?
K: Yeah! I know! He was such a genius.
S: Well....Did you know he drew a plan for an airplane, too?
K: Really? I didn't know. You mean...he created the airplane?
S: No, just drew a plan. The plan was a secret until the 19 century. And, in the 19 century, Langley created a flying machine. It flew for about 1 minute.
K: Oh! Fantastic! But, I don't know him. Is he a famous person?
S: No, he isn't. Actually he created a flying machine without a pilot. However, he couldn't create a flying machine with a pilot. So, he isn't famous.
K: I see. So...Who did create the plane with a pilot?
S: It's the Wright brothers. Maybe you know their name.
K: I know them! But, I don't know their machine. What was it?
S: Simply put, it was like a glider, called the Wright Flyer.
K: Does the Wright Flyer exist even now?
S: Yes, it does. The place is National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C.
K: Well...and...how about the evolution of the airplane later?
S: Uh...airplanes have evolved with the World Wars.
K: Oh...that's irony. Can you tell me about it?
S: Of course. World War means life or death to Nations. So, Nations develop many stronger weapon than other countries.
K: Uh...For instance?
S: Airplanes. Around World War One, equipped machine guns and the max speed was 200 kilometers per hour. And in World War two, airplanes rapidly advanced. Airplanes equipped bombs and torpedoes. The max speed was more than 500 kilometers per hour.
K: I see. They were terrible as weapons. But they were evolved as airplanes.
S: Furthermore, Germany developed jet engines in 1942. Also famous airplanes were developed. For example, Zero, Grumman, Spitfire, and Messerschmitt.
K: Uh...Only German? Other countries didn't develop jet engines?
S: No, jet engines were developed all around the world. Even Japan did it. And now, we can board such an airplane.
K: I didn't know such a things. Well...I think they are great men. Because we can use the technology to search space now!
S: That' right. And pilotless aircraft is also useful.
K: You mean... uh...drone something?
S: Yeah! It's famous recently. So...what did you think about airplanes?
K: I didn't know that such a great men created airplane and airplanes have a sad history. Thank you for talking to me today. By the way, I'm going to go somewhere. Do you want to go with me?
S: Cool. Where will we go?
K: Let see... Thank you for listening our podcast.