Notes:
platypus 【動】 カモノハシ;
chilly 冷たい;
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When I was 12 years old, I went to Australia for a school trip. I want to tell you about some of the interesting experiences I had on this one-week trip. One day, a man came to the hotel where my classmates and I were staying. He carried a big basket. He said, “There are some animals in this basket. Does anyone want to touch them?” Many of my classmates and I love cute animals, so we volunteered because we expected that there would be something cute in this basket, for example, a platypus or a baby koala. However, contrary to our expectations, there was a snake, a red frog and a baby crocodile. The man began to talk about them cheerfully. “This is a python. She loves to swallow big rats. That is a frog. He only lives in Australia, and he has deadly poison. And this is a crocodile. He is still a baby, so he is not dangerous.” And he said, “You are very lucky because I can wrap this python around your neck!” For the first time in my life, I wrapped a python around my neck. The snake was chilly, and I was very scared．I touched the stomach of the crocodile. It was soft, and it made me think of wallets. There were times when I was very scared, but I had a lot of good times in Australia. I want to visit the country again someday! (written by student Mr. I, edited by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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Notes:
euglena : ミドリムシ;
monad : 単細胞生物;
flagella べん毛;
chloroplast: 葉緑体, クロロプラスト;
phytonutrient 植物性栄養 素;
zooid 個虫;
yucky すごくまずい;
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Several days ago, a friend of mine gave me a cookie. It was green, but it didn’t taste like matcha. I wondered why this cookie was green, so I asked her. She told me that its color was because of “euglena”!

Recently, euglena is often mentioned on TV or in magazines. Euglena is a monad, and its size is about 0.1mm or less. It is called midorimushi in Japanese. Euglena is often seen in fresh water. These monads move with their flagella, but they have chloroplasts to produce their own energy. In other words, they have the nature of both animals and plants. They have not only phytonutrients, which are in vegetables, but also zooid nutrition, which is in animal products. Euglena are really effective for maintaining health!

There are many processed foods such as yogurt and cookies that contain euglena. When I heard about the cookies with euglena, I thought they sounded a little yucky. However, they were delicious. You should try euglena foods for your “green” health! (written by student Miss S, edited by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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