Notes:
memorial services 法事;
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Three weeks ago, I went to a memorial service for a man who died at the age of 52. He was a sales representative for a textbook publisher, but I remember him as someone with a big heart who always listened carefully and tried to help teachers. I think many English teachers in Japan will miss him. Then, two weeks ago, I went to a memorial service for a singer who died of cancer at the age of 40. She was beautiful and very talented. Death is such a sad thing when it happens to people like these two. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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Notes:
Nepal ネパール;
crow 【鳥】 カラス;
imitate 〈人･ものを〉見習う，手本にする;

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There is a man in Nepal who can talk to birds. When he calls like a crow, hundreds of these black birds come. They listen to him when he tells them to be quiet, and they go away when he tells them to leave. He can imitate the calls of more than 200 birds. People call him “bird brother.” He goes to schools and talks about nature and birds. There are more than 800 types of birds in Nepal, and many of them are in danger. He wants to save them.(by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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