Notes：
mobile phone 携帯電話;
shun ～ を避ける;
microchip マイクロチップ(電子工学での集積回路);
back injury 背部損傷(20冊も本を持つと背中を痛める事を言っている);
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In this age of technology where it is possible to have TV programmes, videos, news, etc., downloaded onto your mobile phone, I have found myself shunning this for something much simpler – the audio book. An audio book is in some ways old-fashioned; after all it is just someone reading a book to you down a microphone. But thanks to the microchip I can have 20 books on my IPod without it giving me back injury. That means that I also have room for my pack lunch and an old-fashioned book just in case my batteries run out! Besides, sometimes I just need a good old read. (by Prof. Simon Smith)
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Notes:
sunscreen 日焼け止め;
skin cancer 皮膚ガン;
slip サッと着る;
slogan 標語;

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Australians love the sun and being outdoors, but due to their love of the outdoors Australians have one of the highest rates of skin cancer. In order to reduce the number of people getting skin cancer the government started a special campaign. When the campaign first started the slogan was “Slip, slop, slap”. This means slip on a t-shirt, slop on sunscreen and slap on a hat. In other words put on a t-shirt, put sunscreen on your skin, and put on a hat to protect your skin from the sun. At the majority of elementary schools, children must wear hats during lunch time and while playing sports. But in Australia you never see women protecting their skin with umbrellas and long gloves like many Japanese women do. Maybe we will in the future!
(by Prof. Wendy Tada)
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