日記
A few years ago, I worked as a teacher at a university. I found the work there to be quite absurd. There were numerous meaningless meetings, anachronistic paperwork, and a lot of gossip among teachers. While some students were brilliant and had fascinating ideas (my happiness only came from interacting with them), most students were apathetic and had a rigid way of thinking. They lacked independent opinions and simply waited for answers from the teachers. Dealing with them left me exhausted.
Now that I've been away from that job for years, I no longer feel any attraction to it. Furthermore, the situation at the university is continuously deteriorating. Despite increasing societal expectations for universities, the budget keeps shrinking each year. They can no longer retain competent teachers. When research time is eliminated and they have to invest their time, including their free time, in numerous meaningless chores, it's not worthwhile to stay at the university.
I know I might sound like a complainer, and it's true; I tend to complain naturally. I don't enjoy highlighting the negatives, but I believe most people wouldn't bother reading these English sentences, whether they are Japanese or American, as they would consider it a waste of time. Therefore, I can overcome my mental restrictions. The biggest challenge in writing an English diary, I suppose, is running out of things to write about. But when I'm allowed to express negativity, I can write endlessly.
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英語で日記を書いているブログって、探してみると結構あるものですね。そして、みんな真面目に日記（つまり、その日のうちに実際に経験したできごと）を書いている。
だけど、別に「できごと」でなくても、「考えたこと」でもいいはずだ。また、「妄想したこと」でも何も問題ない。だって、「妄想した」ということは事実なのだから。だから、何書いたっていいのですよ。
今回は愚痴を書いてみました。愚痴ならいくらでも書ける。しかも、どうせ誰も読まないだろうから、へんに取り繕う必要もない。英文日記の最大のハードルは、「書くことがなくなること」だと思う。「今日はお昼におそばとおにぎりを食べました。田中課長が出張のお土産にバターサンドをくれました」なんて調子で書いていたらあっという間に書くことがなくなる。それなら愚痴を書けばいい。愚痴と英文日記の幸せな結婚だ。
AI先生には冠詞をよく注意される。たとえば「in writing an English diary」で「an」を抜かしてたりとか。あと、無生物を主語にするというのは日本人にはなかなか思いつかないやり方ですね。「my happiness only came from interacting with them」とか。意識的にまねしてみよう。
