Notes:
depression うつ病;
psychologist 心理学者、心理治療師；
therapy 療法
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Someone I know told me about a friend who was suffering from depression . He kept away from people for several years. None of his friends could do anything to help him. Then his psychologist suggested that he keep a cat. He followed the psychologist’s advice and went to a pet shop. As soon as he went into the shop, he fell in love with one cat. He decided to buy the cat, and since then, he has been getting better. Now he doesn’t suffer from depression and has started to work part-time. Cat therapy seems to have worked. （by a reader)
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Notes:
crane ツル;
New Year’s resolution 新年の決意
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What did you do at the New Year? I took some children to Korea for four days to see the cranes that spend the winter there. We got up one morning to watch these big birds before sunrise. The temperature was -7 degrees. It was so cold that my hands hurt! Then I heard from my sister who lives near Boston that it went down to -20 degrees, and the water pipes in her house froze! Back in Japan, I made my New Year’s resolutions. I will keep a diary every day in Korean and take a Korean test in July. What are your New Year’s resolutions? ( by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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