2010年10月27日「モバイル英語学習」第57号(エッセイ):CPR on Pets

Notes:
CPR = cardiopulmonary resuscitation心肺停止の蘇生救急、<心拍停止後の>心肺機能蘇生;
leash(動物をつなぐ)綱,鎖;
the Veterinary Information Network 動物情報ネットワーク;
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Do you have a pet? How far would you go to save it? A woman in Santa Cruz, California, used CPR (the technique of doing chest compressions and breathing into the nose) to save her Italian greyhound’s life after she found the dog hanging out of the window of a car. The dog, it seems, was attached to a leash to keep it in the car, but somehow the dog had gotten out of the window. The woman was lucky because the Veterinary Information Network said CPR is often not successful on pets. (by Prof. Carmella Lieske )
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2010年7月21日「モバイル英語学習」第52号(エッセイ):Sporting Blues

Notes:
be glued to ~ ~にくぎ付けになる;
blues 憂鬱;
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We are finally out of the World Cup season. I don’t know about you, but I am pleased to be back to normal. Of course, if you were glued to your television set during the whole of June and July then you might feel at a loss of what to do. This is often natural after big events like the Olympics or the Ice Skating Championships.
One thing that I find helps is to start walking or running more. After all, we have all probably put on more weight watching our national teams running around the football field. So put on those shoes and get fit like your sporting favourites and say “goodbye” to those sporting blues! (by Prof. Simon Smith)
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