Notes
impression 印象;
pass away 亡くなる；

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I remember reading a book called “The Bluest Eye” years ago. It made a strong impression on me. The story is about a black girl. People around her say that she is ugly, but she wants to be beautiful. She has a doll with blue eyes and dreams of having the same beautiful blue eyes as the doll. This novel was the first book written by Toni Morrison, a famous American writer. Morrison went on to write more than 10 novels and win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993. She passed away on Monday at the age of 88. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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Notes
Ethiopia エチオピア,エジプト南方の国;
seedling　苗木;
Guinness record　ギネス世界記録

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Ethiopia, a country in East Africa, has a problem. It is losing trees every year. The main reason is that there are more and more people living in the country. Ethiopia has the second largest population of any country in Africa. As the population grows, people cut down more trees for farming, and they use the wood for cooking and heating. This causes many environmental problems, so the government is trying to change things. On July 30, they closed public offices, and people all over Ethiopia planted 350 million seedlings in one day. What a great Guinness record!　(by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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