2020年5月22日「モバイル英語学習」第655 号 (英語のエッセイ): Robots at Work

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One supermarket in Washington, D.C. wants to help people who are afraid of the coronavirus. It sends food to customers by robot. The robot looks like a box on wheels. It drives along the sidewalk until it comes to the house, and the customer can open it with a password that is sent from the store. In Singapore, the government is using a different kind of robot. It looks like a dog, and it walks around parks telling people not to gather together. In Japan, some restaurants have started using robots with shelves to serve food. Robots certainly are useful during this health emergency. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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2020年5月5日「モバイル英語学習」第653 号 (英語のエッセイ): It Won’t Kill My Spirit

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I am going to study in the UK this September. I have saved money for 5 years and got my boss’s permission to go to graduate school. Last October I finally passed the entrance examination, and everything seemed to be going well. Then COVID-19 spread throughout the world. It might prevent me from going. I am trying to be positive even though Japanese cannot get a visa to the UK right now. If I cannot go this year, the UK will still be there, and I am sure I will have another chance to visit the country someday. The coronavirus has killed many people, but it won’t kill my spirit. (by a Jaremaga reader)
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