2015年5月3日「モバイル英語学習」第 293号(エッセイ ): Stray Cats

Notes:
stray 〈動物など〉迷い出た,道に迷った,はぐれた;
wander 動( 副(句)) (あてもなく)歩き回る,さまよう; 放浪[流浪]する;
bushes  低木,灌(かん)木;
wonder 不思議に思う,驚く;
used to 以前は…だった;
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When I was leaving the parking lot of a university, I saw a cat wandering on campus. I stopped my car and tried to take a photo of her, but I couldn’t. As soon as she saw me, she ran into the bushes. As is usual with cats, she watched me from the bushes. I wondered why cats watch people after they run away. I could only see her eyes through the bushes. I hope the Daigaku Neko club will be able to take care of her. There used to be a lot of cats on campus about 10 years ago. Then this club started and found homes for many of the cats. (written by a reader, edited by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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2015年4月26日「モバイル英語学習」第 292 号(エッセイ ): OK in Japan, Not OK in Arizona

Notes:
apparently 明白に;
spa スパ。温浴、水浴療法をベースに、自然・伝統療法を総合的に行い、美と健康、くつろぎと癒しを提供する施設;

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There are things that you can do in Japan but you cannot do in certain U.S. states. Sometimes people use little fish to clean their feet. You put your feet in the water, and doctor fish eat the dead skin. Apparently, it makes your feet feel softer. I have seen this kind of fish spa at a “super sento” in Nagoya near my house. One businesswoman wanted to start a fish spa in Arizona. She bought some fish from China and went into business. Then she was told to close her fish spa. It was against the law to use fish because they were not clean enough. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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