Author: Peter-Wang-Mobile-2026

Notes:
Finnish フィンランド(人，語)の;
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How do ski jumpers find the courage to jump off a hill and fly almost 100 meters wearing only a pair of skis? I’m sure that Takanashi Sara can answer that question. She is one of the greatest ski jumpers ever. Over the weekend, she jumped 98 meters to win her 46th World Cup at Lillehammer, Norway. She now has as many overall wins as Matti Nykanen, the great Finnish ski jumper of the 1980s. Now, the only question is: Can she can catch up with Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria? He has the world record for the most World Cup wins: 53! (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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(photo from Japan Times)

Notes:
mandarin orange ミカン;
peel 皮をむく
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When you think of winter fruit, what comes to mind? In Japan, one of my favorites is in season now. It’s the mandarin orange! I came home last night and saw a bowl full of mandarin oranges sitting on the dining room table. They are really the perfect fruit. They are easy to peel, and they usually don’t have any seeds. Each orange has about 10 segments which are neither too big nor too small for your mouth. I know that many Japanese only eat the inside of each segment, but that’s too much work for me. I eat them as they are, after I peel the orange, of course! (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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