Author: Peter-Wang-Mobile-2026

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I like candies, cookies, chocolates; I like all sweets very much! In particular, I really love cakes. When I was three or four years old, I ate cake for the first time. At that time, my father had to take up a job in another city, leaving my family behind in Shimane. I was a very little child, so I cried a lot and felt lonely without him when he was going to his workplace. Finally, he decided to cheer me up by giving me a cake as a special present. I don’t remember the taste, but I clearly remember I was really happy. The other day, while on holiday, I ate cakes and talked about this with my parents. It was also special time for me. (written by student Miss Tamura; edited by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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I often wonder why some words are easy in one language and difficult in another. For example, Japanese has a very easy word for the sounds that animals make. It doesn’t matter what kind of animal it is. You can use “naku” for the call of any animal. English is much more difficult. There is a different word for each kind of animal. In today’s quiz, please match the English word with the right animal sound.　(by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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