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A few fans waited outside for days, and there were long lines in front of stores around the world in Tokyo, New York, and London. Then, on September 20, the new iPhone 5c and 5s went on sale. Some customers were disappointed because there weren’t enough phones. They will have to wait for days or even a few weeks to get the one they want. Fans who cannot wait can go to online auctions, but those phones are really expensive. One seller wanted over 200,000 yen for a gold iPhone 5s! I wonder if anyone will buy it at that price. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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Notes:
yearn for: 恋い慕う, 恋しがる
lamb: 子羊の肉，ラム
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When you live in a foreign country, you sometimes miss the food from your own country. If you think about that food a lot and really want it, then you “yearn for” it. Recently, a large American store opened near the airport, and my wife went there yesterday. She found something I was yearning for: mutton. I used to eat lamb and mutton in the U.S., but it’s difficult to find this meat in Japan. She also found blueberry muffins. I love them, too. If you move to a foreign country, what Japanese food will you yearn for? Umeboshi? Natto? (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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