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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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Notes:
the Met Office　気象庁;
all-time 空前の;
abnormally 異常に;
degrees Celsius 摂氏温度;
chills: 冷気
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In December 2009, the Met Office in the United Kingdom announced that the global average temperature could reach an all-time high in 2010, but have you been watching the weather around the world? Japan is cold. In fact, it’s snowing in many places of Japan today. The UK is getting unusually large amounts of snow, and the United States is really cold. For example, the first week of this year, some places in the US had temperatures of minus 32 degrees Celsius and wind chills of -47! That doesn’t really seem like the start of a year that will have high temperatures. On the other hand, Tada-sensei told me that the temperatures in Australia have been abnormally hot, like 47 degrees Celsius. So, maybe this year will be hot after all. (by Prof. Carmella Lieske)
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