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The northeastern part of the U.S. is a great place to go whale watching. The whales go south to Florida in winter to have babies. Then, in summer, they come up north when the babies have some fat around their bodies. I went on a whale-watching tour near Portsmouth a few days ago. We took a boat with about 50 people and went more than 20 kilometers off the coast. We found three different kinds of whale, and we watched the babies and their mothers come up and dive. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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Notes:
skydiver スカイダイビングをする人;
daredevil 向こう見ずの人，がむしゃらな人;
parachute パラシュート;
wingsuit ウィングスーツ;

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Luke Aikins is a skydiver and a daredevil. He has made 18,000 jumps in his life, but at the end of July he decided to try jumping without anything to slow his fall. He jumped from a plane almost 8,000 meters above ground without a parachute or a wingsuit. People in the U.S. were able to watch the jump live on TV. He had to land in a net on the desert floor below him. The net was only 30 meters by 30 meters, too small to see from 8,000 meters. They used very strong lights to show him where it was. He landed safely and was greeted by his wife and young son. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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