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55 [fifty-five]

Working

Working

55 [vijfenvijftig]

Werken

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What do you do for a living? W-t-vo-r-w--- doet -? W__ v___ w___ d___ u_ W-t v-o- w-r- d-e- u- --------------------- Wat voor werk doet u? 0
My husband is a doctor. M--n-m-n-w-r----------s. M___ m__ w____ a__ a____ M-j- m-n w-r-t a-s a-t-. ------------------------ Mijn man werkt als arts. 0
I work as a nurse part-time. Ik wer- pa---i-- -ls-ve-p-eeg--er. I_ w___ p_______ a__ v____________ I- w-r- p-r-t-m- a-s v-r-l-e-s-e-. ---------------------------------- Ik werk parttime als verpleegster. 0
We will soon receive our pension. Wij -------g-uw -ns p-ns-----on-va-gen. W__ z_____ g___ o__ p_______ o_________ W-j z-l-e- g-u- o-s p-n-i-e- o-t-a-g-n- --------------------------------------- Wij zullen gauw ons pensioen ontvangen. 0
But taxes are high. Maar ----el---in-en-z-j- hoo-. M___ d_ b__________ z___ h____ M-a- d- b-l-s-i-g-n z-j- h-o-. ------------------------------ Maar de belastingen zijn hoog. 0
And health insurance is expensive. E--de-z-e--ek-s-en-erz-kering i- duu-. E_ d_ z______________________ i_ d____ E- d- z-e-t-k-s-e-v-r-e-e-i-g i- d-u-. -------------------------------------- En de ziektekostenverzekering is duur. 0
What would you like to become some day? Wat --l--- w----n? W__ w__ j_ w______ W-t w-l j- w-r-e-? ------------------ Wat wil je worden? 0
I would like to become an engineer. I--w-l-gra-g -ngen-eur-w-rde-. I_ w__ g____ i________ w______ I- w-l g-a-g i-g-n-e-r w-r-e-. ------------------------------ Ik wil graag ingenieur worden. 0
I want to go to college. Ik w-- -----de--ni-----t----gaan. I_ w__ n___ d_ u___________ g____ I- w-l n-a- d- u-i-e-s-t-i- g-a-. --------------------------------- Ik wil naar de universiteit gaan. 0
I am an intern. I- ben--t-g-ai-e. I_ b__ s_________ I- b-n s-a-i-i-e- ----------------- Ik ben stagiaire. 0
I do not earn much. Ik --rdien -i-t veel. I_ v______ n___ v____ I- v-r-i-n n-e- v-e-. --------------------- Ik verdien niet veel. 0
I am doing an internship abroad. Ik -o-p-s-a-e i--h-- -u--------. I_ l___ s____ i_ h__ b__________ I- l-o- s-a-e i- h-t b-i-e-l-n-. -------------------------------- Ik loop stage in het buitenland. 0
That is my boss. Dit is--i-n-b-a-. D__ i_ m___ b____ D-t i- m-j- b-a-. ----------------- Dit is mijn baas. 0
I have nice colleagues. I------l-uk- co---ga--. I_ h__ l____ c_________ I- h-b l-u-e c-l-e-a-s- ----------------------- Ik heb leuke collega’s. 0
We always go to the cafeteria at noon. We --a- -e-e-- --d-ag --ar-de -a-t--e. W_ g___ i_____ m_____ n___ d_ k_______ W- g-a- i-d-r- m-d-a- n-a- d- k-n-i-e- -------------------------------------- We gaan iedere middag naar de kantine. 0
I am looking for a job. Ik-b-------oek--a---e---b-a-. I_ b__ o_ z___ n___ e__ b____ I- b-n o- z-e- n-a- e-n b-a-. ----------------------------- Ik ben op zoek naar een baan. 0
I have already been unemployed for a year. I- -e- al--en -a-- -------s. I_ b__ a_ e__ j___ w________ I- b-n a- e-n j-a- w-r-l-o-. ---------------------------- Ik ben al een jaar werkloos. 0
There are too many unemployed people in this country. Er-zi-- te-vele---rk-ozen -n------an-. E_ z___ t_ v___ w________ i_ d__ l____ E- z-j- t- v-l- w-r-l-z-n i- d-t l-n-. -------------------------------------- Er zijn te vele werklozen in dit land. 0

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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?