Notes:
descendants 子孫;
play 芝居;
villain 悪党
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People in England are very excited because the bones of Richard III, a famous English king, have been found. The bones were found under a parking lot in England last year. Scientists checked the DNA, and it matched the DNA of Richard III’s descendants. Shakespeare wrote a play about Richard III and made him a villain. In the play, Richard III killed many people including two boy princes. Now some people think that the play was not true. They don’t think Richard III was such a bad king. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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2015年9月13日「モバイル英語学習」第 312号(エッセイ): A Guinness Anniversary
Notes:
The Guinness Book of Records ギネスの記録の本, ギネスブック 《ギネスの醸造会社が毎年刊行する, あらゆる分野の世界記録を記載した本》;
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The Guinness Book of Records tells you about the world’s biggest dog, the world’s longest bridge, the world’s tallest building, etc. This year, the book celebrated its 60th anniversary. It first came out on August 27, 1955. The idea for the book came from the head of Guinness, a company in Ireland that makes beer. He had an argument with some hunters about the fastest game bird (a bird that is hunted for sport). He couldn’t find the answer anywhere, so he asked two sports writers to write a book to answer this kind of question. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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