Notes:
austerity 質素(な生活);
comforts 快適さ;
luxury 贅沢さ;
austere 質素な;
your own packed lunch 自分で詰めた弁当;
barley　(穀物の)オオムギ;
new gadget　新しい製品;
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A word that seems to have been in all the newspapers recently is austerity which means “lacking comforts or luxuries”. Although it sounds pretty severe, being a little austere is not a bad thing. In fact for most students austerity is essential; so here is a list of my favorite ways to save money:
1. Make your own packed lunch.
2. Do your shopping after 8pm and get the reduced priced items.
3. Don’t buy books, borrow them from the library.
4. Make your own barley water instead of buying it.
And with all the money you save you can buy that new gadget that you wanted but thought you could never afford! (by Prof. Simon Smith)
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Notes:
release：(映画を)公開する;
a remake of～　～をリメイクした作品;
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It’s almost summer vacation in the United States, which means the beginning of the summer movie season. There are a few times during the year when a lot of movies are released, and summer is one of the big ones. Nine new movies were released in May. Four movies, Splice, Killers, Get Him to the Greek, and Marmaduke, were released on June 4. The Karate Kid, a remake of an old movie, and the A-Team both open June 11, and two more movies, Toy Story 3 and Jonah Hex, will open on June 18. In total, your choices will increase by eleven during the month of June, and you will get another nine choices during July. You can see how important the summer season is to Hollywood, so how about a movie? (by Prof. Carmella Lieske)
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