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2019年10月4日「モバイル英語学習」第632(英語のエッセイ): An Adventurous English Woman

Notes
Tonga 南太平洋，Fiji の東の島群から成る王国

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The Rugby World Cup was held at Sapporo Dome on Sep. 21 and 22. Australia played Fiji, and England played Tonga. A couple of festivals were going on in Odori Park, too. I saw many tourists from overseas in the city. One night, I happened to talk with a woman from England. She is a big fan of rugby, loves beer, has five grandchildren, and is travelling in Japan and China for 6 weeks by herself. We met again the next day for karaoke. She will fly on to Osaka and stay at Koya-san with some Buddhist monks for 3 days. The place doesn’t have alcohol, and that concerned her the most. (by a reader)
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2019年8月15日「モバイル英語学習」第619号(英語のエッセイ): Making Life Difficult

Note:
make landfall　上陸する;

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Typhoons always make life difficult for people, but the problems are even bigger when they hit during a long holiday like “obon.” Typhoon #10, known as Typhoon Krosa in English, looks like it will make landfall in Shikoku soon. Many people have gone back to their hometowns all around the country, and now they are trying to get back home. Some trains are not running, and airlines are cancelling flights. When and how is everyone going to get home? Actually, my daughter and her family are planning to fly back from Hokkaido today. I hope they make it! (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)

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