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judoist (or judoka) 柔道家
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The Olympic Games are over, and the host country is full of joy. Brazil won gold medals in men’s soccer and men’s volleyball in the last two days. Brazil is a soccer-loving country, and this was their first gold medal in that sport. To many Brazilians, the stars of the Olympics were Rafaela Silva, a young woman judoist (or judoka) from a poor family who got Brazil’s first gold medal, and Neymar, captain of the soccer team who kicked in the final goal. Prime Minister Abe appeared as Super Mario in the closing ceremony to invite everyone to Tokyo in 2020. Will you be going there? (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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The northeastern part of the U.S. is a great place to go whale watching. The whales go south to Florida in winter to have babies. Then, in summer, they come up north when the babies have some fat around their bodies. I went on a whale-watching tour near Portsmouth a few days ago. We took a boat with about 50 people and went more than 20 kilometers off the coast. We found three different kinds of whale, and we watched the babies and their mothers come up and dive. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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