Notes:
crane ツル;
New Year’s resolution 新年の決意
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What did you do at the New Year? I took some children to Korea for four days to see the cranes that spend the winter there. We got up one morning to watch these big birds before sunrise. The temperature was -7 degrees. It was so cold that my hands hurt! Then I heard from my sister who lives near Boston that it went down to -20 degrees, and the water pipes in her house froze! Back in Japan, I made my New Year’s resolutions. I will keep a diary every day in Korean and take a Korean test in July. What are your New Year’s resolutions? ( by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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Last night, I was watching a TV program about colds and influenza (the flu). A doctor on the program said that it’s easy to get sick in winter because of the cold weather and because it’s dry. He said that there are little hairs inside our noses. These hairs move fast in warm weather and keep viruses from getting into our bodies, but they need to be wet. Winters in Japan are dry, and air conditioners make the air even drier. We should drink a little water every hour. When we sleep, we can use a mask with a little water and mint oil on it to stop dryness. I think I’ll try to do both. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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