Notes:
a passenger plane 旅客機;
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How far can you fly on a passenger plane? The new flight from Perth, Australia, to London, England, is one of the longest passenger flights in the world. It is also the first regular flight from Australia to Europe. Australia has a close relationship with Britain, and Qantas, the Australian airline, started flying the Kangaroo Route to London in 1947. At that time, it took four days and nine stops. Now, the direct 14,498 kilometer flight takes just 17 hours. This is possible because Qantas has a new jet, the Boeing 787. It is lighter than older jets and uses 20% less fuel. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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Notes:
Kiki’s Delivery Service < 魔女の宅急便>;
the Hans Christian Andersen Award　国際アンデルセン賞
witch 魔女;
broom ほうき
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Have you ever heard of Kadono Eiko? She will get the Hans Christian Andersen Award this year. People call this the Nobel Prize for children’s books. She has written many children’s books, but most people know her because of “Kiki’s Delivery Service.” It is Kadono’s best known book. It’s about a girl who is a half-witch. She can ride a broom and has a black cat named Jiji. After she leaves home, she makes a living delivering things on her broom. Kadono has written at least five more books about Kiki. Actually, I have never read any of the books, but I have seen the movie by Miyazaki Hayao. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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