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.

2013年7月31日「モバイル英語学習」第192号(エッセイ): Two Great Baseball Players Said Goodbye

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Two great baseball players have said goodbye in the last two days. Although Matsui Hideki retired from baseball last December as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays, he signed a one-day contract with the Yankees and retired in a Yankee uniform on Sunday. His greatest moment in the Major Leagues was winning the Most Valuable Player award for the 2009 World Series. Then, on Monday, Yamasaki Takeshi announced that he would retire at the end of this season. He won the home run titles in both the Central and the Pacific Leagues. He started with the Chunichi Dragons, and he will finish with them.(by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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