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altitude 標高
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Hi. My name is Charles Duncan. I am American living in China. I have been in Asia for quite a few years. I love it here. I lived in Okinawa for 17 years, then I moved to Kunming, China. The weather has been warmer than usual here this year. Most of the local people have been complaining about it, but a couple of us Americans like it. Kunming is at an altitude of 2000 meters and is very far from the sea. In Okinawa, one didn’t have to go very far to see the sea in the distance. In Japan not many people rode bicycles – the streets are too hilly. I ride my bike everyday here. It is my main form of transportation in this city. (by Charles Duncan)
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Beauty is only skin deep. 《諺》美貌はただの皮一枚 (本当の美しさは外見ではない。)
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There is a saying, “beauty is only skin deep.” In spite of this, people around the world try to be beautiful, although each culture may define beauty differently. The results of a new study may make people wonder if the idiom about beauty is wrong. The study by Danish researchers investigated over 1,800 pairs of twins over the age of 70. It found that people who looked younger than their actual age were far more likely to live longer. In the study, people judged the ages of the twins, and the results indicate that the bigger the difference in the perceived age, the more likely it was for the older-looking twin to die first. (by Prof. Carmella, Lieske)
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