Notes:
apparently 明白に;
shooting star 流星;
meteorite shower 流星群;

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The word “supermoon” is in the news in the US. Apparently the moon is very close to the Earth now, so it looks bigger and brighter than usual. People are posting pictures on the internet from places all over the world. The good news is that we have had clear nights since I arrived in New Hampshire (near Boston), and the moon certainly is beautiful. The bad news is that this is the best time of the year to see shooting stars (meteorite showers). When the moon is this bright, you can only see the meteorite showers in the early morning before sunrise. I don’t think I can get up that early. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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Notes:
calisthenics [柔軟]体操;
neighborhood 近所，近隣;

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Since the summer vacation started, the children in my neighborhood have been going to the local shrine every morning. Many go with their parents. A lot of senior citizens gather there, too. Everyone gets to the shrine by 6:30 in the morning so that they can do radio calisthenics. Did you know that the first exercises on the radio began in the U.S. in the 1920s? Then people started doing them in Japan. After that, the Americans stopped. That’s why I didn’t know anything about radio calisthenics until I came to Japan. (by Prof.Douglas Jarrell)
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