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Japan and Indonesia are both island countries, but how many islands are there in each country? There are four main islands in Japan, and Indonesia has at least five or six large islands. Then you can start counting the smaller islands such as Okinawa in Japan and Bali in Indonesia. These are no problem. Finally, there are the smallest islands. Japan has over 6,000 islands, and in 1996, Indonesia said that it had 17,508. The problem is that not all of them have names. Now, the Indonesian government is trying to give them names so that it is clear that they belong to Indonesia. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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Notes:
juicy 水分の多い;
parasol (婦人用)日傘、パラソル;
mosquito 蚊;
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You know it’s summer when you eat your first delicious watermelon. I had a piece of watermelon from Kumamoto last night. It was sweet and juicy, just like a watermelon should be. You know it’s summer when people start wearing short sleeves. You know it’s summer when women start carrying parasols. You know it’s summer when you see advertisements for beer gardens. You know it’s summer when you get bitten by a mosquito. You know it’s summer when the light comes into your bedroom at 5:00 and wakes you up. That’s why I sleep with my curtains closed these days. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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