2013年8月22日「モバイル英語学習]第195号(エッセイ): I Went to See a Puffin

Notes:
puffin: [鳥]ツノメドリ;
beak: (鳥の)くちばし;
parrot: 【鳥】 オウム;
float: (水上に)浮く,浮かぶ;
dive: (頭を先に水中に)飛び込む;
propulsion: 推進(力);

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New England, the northeastern part of the U.S., is a great place to go birdwatching. There are mountains, forests, rivers and lakes, and a long seashore. On Monday I went to see a puffin, sometimes referred to as the penguin of the north. It is a small black and white sea bird like the penguin, but it has a big orange beak like a parrot. Unlike penguins, puffins float on the sea and dive for fish using their wings for propulsion. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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2013年8月10日「モバイル英語学習」第194号(エッセイ):The First City in Japan to Have 4D Movies

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Nagoya is the birthplace of pachinko, and now it is the first city in Japan to have 4D movies. The audience can experience moving seats, special lighting, and bubbles coming from the ceiling. There are hundreds of smells, too. The moving chairs could be fun, like the “Back to the Future” ride at Universal Studios. I don’t know about the smells, though. There are a lot of things I don’t want to smell. Even so, I would like to try a 4D movie once. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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▽ Find out what is a 4D movie on Youtube.