2016年8月23日「モバイル英語学習」第380号(英語のエッセイ ): A Country Full of Joy

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judoist (or judoka) 柔道家
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The Olympic Games are over, and the host country is full of joy. Brazil won gold medals in men’s soccer and men’s volleyball in the last two days. Brazil is a soccer-loving country, and this was their first gold medal in that sport. To many Brazilians, the stars of the Olympics were Rafaela Silva, a young woman judoist (or judoka) from a poor family who got Brazil’s first gold medal, and Neymar, captain of the soccer team who kicked in the final goal. Prime Minister Abe appeared as Super Mario in the closing ceremony to invite everyone to Tokyo in 2020. Will you be going there? (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)