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rockfish (魚)きちじ；
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People can live about 100 years. What about fish? Well, a man caught a 200-year-old fish off the coast of Alaska. Henry Liebman, who lives in Seattle, Washington, has been deep-sea fishing for years, but he came back with the biggest rockfish ever caught on June 21. It was longer than 1 meter. Most fish stop growing, but the rockfish just keeps getting bigger. You can tell the age of a rockfish not only by its size but also by its ear bone. The bone grows one ring every year, just like a tree. Scientists are checking the ear bone now to find out the exact age. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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dry off 〈…を〉すっかり乾かす
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A long time ago, an Italian man was driving 100 miles an hour (about 160 kilometers an hour) on a California highway. The police stopped him, but he didn’t speak any English. When they found a translator, the driver told them that he saw the sign for Route 101. He thought it was the speed limit! Last Monday, a 67-year-old Canadian man was caught driving even faster. He told the police that he just wanted to dry off his car after washing it. The police didn’t believe him. They took away his license and made him pay $800. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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