Notes:
adventure　冒険；
itinerary 旅行日程(表), 旅行計画;
scenic spot 名所;

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Recently twin pandas were born at Adventure World in Wakayama Prefecture. I wanted to see the baby pandas so my husband and I went there in April. Before the trip I put together a perfect itinerary. We drove around Shirahama and saw many scenic spots the first day because we could get discount tickets at the hotel for the next day. When I asked for the tickets, the desk clerk said, “I’m so sorry. Adventure World is closed tomorrow.” The park was only closed one day in April, and that was the day we were planning to go! I thought I had checked everything.(written by a reader, edited by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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Notes:
cosmetic surgery 美容整形;
complex 〔あることに関する〕固定観念，過度の嫌悪[恐怖] 〔about〕;
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I always think “I wish I was more beautiful,” but I have decided to never have cosmetic surgery. The other day, one of my friends told to me, “I have a complex too. If you think that you are not beautiful, your face won’t look good. But if you think that you are beautiful, you will be beautiful now. So, let’s think positively!” I was happy to hear that. A large number of people have a complex. Whether you have cosmetic surgery or not depends on your own decision. I want to take good care of my original self, and I want to have confidence. I think that I should start with positive thinking. (written by student Miss K, edited by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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