Notes:
beetle 甲虫;
rhinoceros beetle：かぶと虫;
stag beetle クワガタ;

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Do you have a pet? If so, what kind of pet do you have? Dogs and cats are probably the most common pets around the world, but many people keep smaller pets such as fish and turtles. Children in Japan even keep insects as pets. When I came to Japan, I was surprised that you could buy beetles. Rhinoceros beetles and stag beetles live in the forests of Japan, so children in the city can’t catch them. Instead, they can buy them at department stores. When I was growing up in the U.S., I never met anyone who kept beetles, and I never saw any insects for sale in a store. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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Notes:
picky えり好みする，気難しい;
pea エンドウ豆;
oyster カキ;

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Are you a picky eater? In other words, are there many things that you won’t eat? My students often tell me that they dislike peas, green peppers, and celery. I went online and found a list of food that people in Britain dislike. I was surprised to see two Japanese foods on it. Although sushi is becoming very popular these days around the world, 37% of the people in the survey said that they didn’t like it with raw fish. Tofu was even less popular. 42% said that they didn’t like it. But can you guess what the food that most people disliked was? Oysters! (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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