Notes:
thermos 魔法瓶;
tumbler 大コップ;

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One of my students gave a presentation in class. She tried to answer the question, “What is really ‘environmentally-friendly’?” She made a good point. Sometimes we do things because we think they are good for the environment, but are they really environmentally-friendly? For example, when she was a child, she collected the caps of plastic bottles and took them to school. However, the caps come from plastic bottles. It would be more environmentally-friendly not to buy drinks in plastic bottles. It’s better to bring drinks from home in a thermos or tumbler. (by Douglas Jarrell)
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長い人生の中で、挫折や失敗や悲しいことは時々起こります。生き詰まった時、下記の励まし言葉を思い出してください。

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1、While there is life there is hope. ( An English proverb) 「命がある限り、希望はある。」
2、I am a slow walker，but I never walk backwards. (A quote from Abraham Lincoln) 「私はゆっくり歩む者だ。しかし、決して後ろに引きさがりはしない。」
3. Nothing for nothing. 「何もしないと、何も得ない。」
4. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step . ( A Chinese proverb) 「千里の長旅は足元から始まる。」
5. A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.( John Barrymore, an American actor) 「何かを求める限り、この人は年を取っているといえない。しかし、夢が叶わないまま後悔したら、この人はほんとうに老いてしまった。」
6. Victory won’t come to me unless I go to it. (Michael Moore, an American documentary filmmaker). 「勝利は私たちに来ることはない、私たちは勝利に向かって行くしかない。」
7. We must accept finite disappointment，but we must never lose infinite hope. (Martin Luther King, Jr., a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement.)「私たちは、限りある失望を受け入れなければならないですが、無限なる希望を失ってはならない。」
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