Notes:
mobile: 可動式の;
sack: （穀物・小麦・石炭などを入れる粗布の）大袋;
seed: 種;
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Look on the Internet and see if you can find the picture of a man in Beijing who built a mobile egg-shaped house. It’s powered by the sun with solar panels on the egg. It’s made of bamboo, wood, sack bags, and grass seed. The owner hopes the seed will grow in the spring. It cost about $1000 to build, but it’s not very big. Inside he has a bed, some small furniture, and lights. He can open the side to clean it. Many people would find the space entirely too small. Still, it gives us new ideas for how we may be able to live more eco-friendly in the future.　(by Prof. Carmella Lieske)
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Notes:
hardship 苦難;
cholera: コレラ;
death toll: 死者;
preventable 予防可能な，避けられる;
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Haiti is a country that has experienced much pain and hardship. Last year they had a terrible earthquake which killed around 300,000 people and destroyed more than 100,000 buildings. This year they are troubled again by problems which are related to the terrible earthquake. Cholera has already killed over 500 people. Recently, the death tolls have averaged around 50 deaths each day. This is a terrible situation made worse because it is completely preventable.　(by Prof. Simon Smith)
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