2016年2月 29日「モバイル英語学習」第 362 号(エッセイ): Turkey Attack


Notes:
puma  ピューマ,アメリカライオン;
turkey  シチメンチョウ(七面鳥);
mail carrier《米》 郵便集配人[配達人] (<英> postman)

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When you think of dangerous wild animals, what do you think of? In the western U.S., there are bears and pumas (large wild cats). In the eastern U.S., there is a bird that can be a problem: the wild turkey. These birds are much bigger than chickens, and they live in the countryside. Recently, a mail carrier for the post office in New Jersey was attacked by turkeys as he was getting out of his truck. He called his boss, and the boss called the police saying, “You’re not going to believe this, but…” The police sent some officers to the truck, and they rescued the mail carrier.  (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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2016年 2月 18日「モバイル英語学習」第 361 号( エッセイ ): Guys Search for Tacos


Notes:
security camera 監視カメラ;
subtitle 字幕;
homeboy 地元の仲間;
frantically 必死に;

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In Las Vegas, U.S.A., three robbers broke a door and went into a tacos restaurant. They appeared on several security cameras in the shop. After getting the film, the owner made it into a commercial (CM) with some funny subtitles such as “Guy wants a tacos,” “So does his homeboy,” and “Guys frantically search for tacos.” At the end of the video, the owner added the name of his shop and a picture of delicious-looking tacos. Many people saw the video on YouTube and visited the shop. Because of the new customers, the damage to his restaurant didn’t bother the owner so much.  (written by a reader, edited by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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