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jubilee (25 年・50 年・60 年・75 年などの)記念祭;
Paddington Bear くまのパディントン（Paddington Bear）は、イギリスの作家マイケル・ボンドの児童文学作品に登場する架空のクマのキャラクター;

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There were celebrations all over Britain this weekend. Queen Elizabeth II has been Queen of Great Britain for 70 years, and people crowded in front of Buckingham Palace to see her and her family. This anniversary is called the Platinum Jubilee. It is her fourth jubilee. The first one was the Silver Jubilee that celebrated her first 25 years. Then came the Golden Jubilee at the 50-year-mark and the Diamond Jubilee at the 60-year-mark. This year, the Queen surprised and delighted everyone by appearing in a short video with Paddington Bear. Paddington makes many funny mistakes, but Queen Elizabeth gets the last laugh. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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After selling iPods for almost 22 years, Apple has decided to stop making them. The iPod changed the way people bought music and listened to music. It was a music player like the Sony Walkman, which played cassettes, but unlike the original Walkman, it played digital music. An iPod could hold 1,000 songs, and Apple starting selling digital music cheaply, only 99 cents (about 100 yen) for each song. People made regular talking programs called podcasts (iPod + broadcast) which, unlike radio, you could listen to at any time. These days, people don’t need an iPod. Instead of buying and keeping music on their devices, they use music streaming services. Besides, iPhones and other cell phones can do everything that an iPod can do. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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