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2024年9月21日「モバイル英語学習」第844号 (英語エッセイ): Amazing Reunion: Lost Dogs Found After 10 Years

Notes:
incredible – 信じられない;
eventually 結局は，ついに
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In 2014, a man in France named Stéphane Baudrot lost his two golden dogs, Sweety and Bip Bip. The dogs went missing while they were out on a walk in a small town. Even though Mr. Baudrot tried really hard to find them, he eventually thought they were gone forever.

But in July 2024, Mr. Baudrot got some surprising news. A town official called him to say that one of his dogs, Sweety, had been found. She was seen swimming in the water in Tarn-et-Garonne. Mr. Baudrot was so happy and couldn’t believe it.

Then, even more amazing news came at the end of August. The second dog, Bip Bip, was also found in another area, about 300 kilometers away. Thanks to a pet identification system in France called I-CAD, which is a national database for pet identification, the dogs were traced back to Mr. Baudrot after ten years.
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2024年8月17日「モバイル英語学習」第839号 (英語のエッセイ): Most Expensive License Plates in the World!


Notes:
status – 地位、身分（社会における人々の立場や評価）
availability – 入手可能性（物が利用できる状態）
investments – 投資
Lamborghini cars -ランボルギーニは、イタリアの高級スポーツカーブランドで、高性能と独自性で知られています。
single-digit plates worth millions of dollars -一桁のナンバープレートは数百万ドルの価値がある
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In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), people love buying special license plates, and the market is booming. In 2008, someone spent $14.5 million to buy a license plate with the number “1,” which costs as much as 36 Lamborghini cars. UAE license plates can have up to five digits, and lower numbers mean more status. Right now, all ten of the world’s most expensive license plates are from the UAE, with single-digit plates worth millions of dollars. This shows there are many rich people in the area, but not many ways to show off their wealth. Because they are easy to buy and sell, license plates are also seen as investments. Since there are only nine single-digit plates, their limited availability makes the price go up. It is said that the value of the “1” plate has almost doubled.
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