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Notes:
paw 足;
drunks　酔っ払い;
dog handler 警察犬訓練士;
adapt 順応する
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One city in Germany decided to make its police dogs wear shoes in February 2008. This may sound like a strange fashion, but the police did it to protect the dogs’ paws. In one part of the city drunks leave broken bottles in the streets. Many dogs got injured by stepping on the broken glass. If the dogs wear special shoes, they don’t get cut by the glass. The biggest problem is getting the dogs used to wearing the shoes. According to the dog handler, it takes about two weeks for them to adapt. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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Notes:
harvest 収穫
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The Rose Festival is held on the third Sunday of June in Bulgaria. Bulgaria is famous for roses, and the roses there have a beautiful deep color. The festival starts at the beginning of the rose-harvesting period. Bulgarians parade, pick roses, do barn dances, and choose a rose queen. Women wear beautiful traditional costumes. You can buy some cosmetics such as pure rose oil and massage salt at the festival. Everything there is made from roses.
(Written by students, Saeko O., Kumino I., edited by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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