Author: Peter-Wang-Mobile-2026

Notes
rocky shore 岩礁;
chime チャイム[ひと組の鐘]が鳴る;
chirp チューチュー[チーチー]鳴く;
yell 叫び声をあげる、大声で叫ぶ;

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“See anything?” the father yelled from his truck. His son had ran toward the pond as soon as they had arrived. Standing on the rocky shore, the son stared into the dark blue water. Sounds of birds and bugs chimed and chirped all around him. The surrounding nature seemed very excited and alive on this sunny spring afternoon.

“There are fish here!” the boy answered excitedly. The father continued unpacking the fishing poles and gear from his truck. It had many years since he had last gone fishing.

“Hey Dad, you should see this,” the boy said. “There’s a fish here with a really large head!” he continued. “A fish with a large head?” the father thought, “What could that be?”

“What do you think it is?” the father yelled back as he finished unloading the gear.

Though the sounds from the trees were loud, his son’s silence seemed louder. “Hey, son!” the father yelled again, as he began to walk toward the pond. “Where did you go?” he asked repeatedly.(to be continued. By Prof. Michael Okamoto)
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Notes
overwhelme (精神的に)圧倒する;
anxiety 心配;
snap (…を)パチンと鳴らす、パンと撃つ;

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University can be a mixture of fun and stress. You might feel overwhelmed with taking exams, finishing coursework on time, living with people you don’t get along with, and thinking about your future. Moving away from home for college can also bring on stress, such as living in a new place, meeting new people, and managing your finances. Stress is a normal feeling that helps us handle tough situations. A little stress can be helpful, especially during exams, as it makes us work harder. But if you have too much stress, it can cause mental health issues like depression and anxiety and affect your schoolwork.

If you feel irritable, anxious, worried all the time, have trouble sleeping, concentration problems, biting your nails, snapping at people, or having trouble breathing, you may be experiencing stress.
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