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BIE 博覧会国際事務局;
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The 1970 Osaka Expo was the first world fair in Japan, and it was one of Japan’s most successful events ever. There were over 64 million visitors in six months. Last Friday, the BIE (the Bureau International des Expositions), chose Osaka again. It will hold a world fair in 2025. Japan’s second-largest city was chosen over Yekaterinburg, the fourth-largest city of Russia, and Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. Expo 2025 will be held on Yumeshima, a man-made island, in Osaka Bay. The theme will be “Designing Future Society for Our Lives.” Will you be going? (by Douglas Jarrell)
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Notes
be offended 傷つけられる；
thoughtfulness　思いやりの心
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A university student was on a crowded subway train. Then a man in his late 60s or early 70s got on the train and stood near him. The young man stood up and offered the seat to him, but the old man got very angry. The young man was shocked, and since then he is afraid to give up his seat for the elderly. What a sad story! I think the old man thought he was still young, so he was offended. But I think he should have accepted the young man’s kindness and said “I’m fine” with a smile on his face. He should have thanked the young man for his thoughtfulness. (by Douglas Jarrell)
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