— 生活/健康/娯楽

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It’s the end of 2016, and everyone in my neighborhood is getting ready for 2017. Drivers are lining up at the nearby gas station to get their cars washed. People are outside their houses washing their windows, and some have already hung New Year’s decorations above their doors. People are throwing away things that they no longer need and things that don’t work. Dry cleaners are also doing a great business because everyone wants their clothes cleaned before next year. How are you are preparing for the New Year? (by Douglas Jarrell)
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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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