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2024年8月17日「モバイル英語学習」第839号 (英語のエッセイ): Most Expensive License Plates in the World!


Notes:
status – 地位、身分（社会における人々の立場や評価）
availability – 入手可能性（物が利用できる状態）
investments – 投資
Lamborghini cars -ランボルギーニは、イタリアの高級スポーツカーブランドで、高性能と独自性で知られています。
single-digit plates worth millions of dollars -一桁のナンバープレートは数百万ドルの価値がある
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In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), people love buying special license plates, and the market is booming. In 2008, someone spent $14.5 million to buy a license plate with the number “1,” which costs as much as 36 Lamborghini cars. UAE license plates can have up to five digits, and lower numbers mean more status. Right now, all ten of the world’s most expensive license plates are from the UAE, with single-digit plates worth millions of dollars. This shows there are many rich people in the area, but not many ways to show off their wealth. Because they are easy to buy and sell, license plates are also seen as investments. Since there are only nine single-digit plates, their limited availability makes the price go up. It is said that the value of the “1” plate has almost doubled.
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2024年7月15日「モバイル英語学習」第835号 (英語のエッセイ): France’s National Day: Drones and Fireworks Light Up Paris


Notes:
National Day　国家記念日;
Bastille prison　バスティーユ牢獄. 1789年、7月14日、国民議会を支持したパリ市民がバスティーユ牢獄襲撃.フランス革命の発端となった。フランス革命のはじまりの日とされる;
Eiffel Tower　エッフェル塔;
motto　標語;
smoothly　順調に;

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July 14th is France’s National Day. It celebrates the day in 1789 when people took over the Bastille prison, ending the king’s rule. Since 1880, the French have celebrated this day every year. This year’s celebration was special because the Summer Olympics will be in Paris.

On July 14th, there was a fantastic celebration near the Eiffel Tower. It featured 1,100 drones and fireworks. The drones made impressive shapes in the sky, like the motto of Paris and an athlete with the Olympic flame. This show was unique because it mixed traditional fireworks with new drone technology. There was no live audience because they are preparing the area for the Olympics.

The event also had the traditional military parade, but it was moved to a different street. The Olympic flame began its journey through Paris, visiting famous places like the Sacré-Cœur and Moulin Rouge. This celebration was a practice run for the Summer Olympics to ensure everything goes smoothly and safely.
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