2023/05/27(土)SMC
President's remark:
As you know, two missionaries are fast becoming a daily fixture for Smc meetings. In order to reciprocate their kindness, I started to go to Eikaiwa held on every Wednesday at Sagamihara church. Come to think of it, you may say everything started at the church. I met SM. Yamazaki there and started SMC. I met SM. Noro and SM. Kaneko there too. I sent an e-mail to several SMC members who I supposed may come to Eikaiwa to help me show them how we are appreciative of their contribution to SMC.
Word of the Day: SM Yoko Narisawa
< price >
[ noun ]
1. the amount of money needed to purchase something.
* What is the price of this computer?
2. value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something.
* We paid a heavy price for this victory.
* The price of her success was hard work
3. the high value or worth of something
* Her price is far above rubies.
4. a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal
* The cattle thief has a price on his head.
5. cost of bribing someone
* They say that every politician has a price.
[ verb ]
1. determine the price of
* The picture was priced at 200,000 yen.
2. ascertain or learn the price of
* Have you priced personal computers lately?
[ idioms ]
1. at a price
* Almost anything can be fixed at a price.
2. at any price
* She was determined to have a child at any price.
3. put a price on something
* You can’t put a price on what a mother does for her children.
4. beyond price
* Her friendship is a treasure beyond price.
5. What price ~?
* What price freedom now?
6. price oneself out of the market
* They’ve really priced themselves out of the market by selling the new model at such a high price.
Lecture: SM Kei Narisawa
Today's lecturer took up prefixes and suffixes. They are important when you remember English words new to you. The followings are some of them.
[Prefixes]
Re-: Indicates repetition or reversal.
Example words: Rebuild, Rewrite, Reconsider, Reconnect, Reevaluate.
Un-: Denotes negation or absence.
Example words: Unhappy, Unusual, Unfair, Unthinkable, Unsuccessful.
Pre-: Signifies before or prior to.
Example words: Precede, Prearrange, Precaution, Prepay, Preeminent.
[Suffixes]
-able: Indicates capability or suitability.
Example words: Readable, Drinkable, Comfortable, Achievable, Manageable.
-less: Denotes absence or lack.
Example words: Fearless, Careless, Endless, Hopeless, Limitless.
-er: Indicates a person or thing that performs an action.
Example words: Teacher, Writer, Singer, Dancer, Runner.
Table Topic Speech
1 If I had a million dollars and I could not keep them for myself,...
2 My favorite cartoon character
3 My first purchase in life is ...
Prepared Speech
No title: SM Kakisu
"No title" is my today’s speech title, it’s so funny, isn’t it? Of course I prepared contents of speech but still no title. Because I have two choices one is “Cats and Dogs” the other one is ”Simple but Difficult”.
OK, now I start my speech. Last in person SMC meeting I couldn’t participate but I checked Website of SMC. There I read President remark, president talked about “Language Explosion”. I fully agree his comment because I experienced same situation a lot.
By the way, last November ChatGPT was released, since then it's been giving us tremendous impact. Everyday everywhere we meet related information through mass media such as Newspapers, Books, Radios, TVs, and also in daily conversation.
I have considerable interest in and curiosity about ChatGPT, so I've beein studying hard about ChatGPT, not “how to use it” but “how it works”.
Basically ChatGPT is an imitation or mimic of our human brain. So at first I have to study and understand human brain in detail although I am not a doctor or specialist. These days I am thinking how baby can learn words and things, for example “Dogs or Cats”. It is so easy for us to differentiate Dogs and Cats.
But it is very very difficult to explain “How to differenciate it?” Can you explain ?
Please think now. Both have four legs, two eyes, one nose, hair and whiskers.
It is very difficult to explain. I suppose I need another 10 years or more to understand it. It is very “simple but difficult”. My speech comes to the end, so which is better for my speech title, “Dogs and Cats” or ”Simple but Difficult”?
Meeting Schedule
In-person: 9:30 AM on Jun. 10 at Seishin Community Center (small room)
(Coordinator: SM Yoko Narisawa, Word of the Day: SM Kei Narisawa, Lecturer: SM Noro)
Zoom: 7:30 PM on May 29 and Jun. 5
