Notes:
sunscreen 日焼け止め;
skin cancer 皮膚ガン;
slip サッと着る;
slogan 標語;

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Australians love the sun and being outdoors, but due to their love of the outdoors Australians have one of the highest rates of skin cancer. In order to reduce the number of people getting skin cancer the government started a special campaign. When the campaign first started the slogan was “Slip, slop, slap”. This means slip on a t-shirt, slop on sunscreen and slap on a hat. In other words put on a t-shirt, put sunscreen on your skin, and put on a hat to protect your skin from the sun. At the majority of elementary schools, children must wear hats during lunch time and while playing sports. But in Australia you never see women protecting their skin with umbrellas and long gloves like many Japanese women do. Maybe we will in the future!
(by Prof. Wendy Tada)
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Notes:
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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