Notes:
seed: 【競技】 シード選手;
final: 決勝(試合);
bouce: はずむ，バウンドする;

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Nishikori Kei surprised the tennis world. He beat the number 5 seed, the number 3 seed, and then the number 1 seed Djokovic in the U.S. Open, one of the four most important tennis tournaments. He went on to the finals and played Marin Cilic from Croatia. Although Nishikori lost to Cilic, he became the first Japanese man to reach the finals in a Grand Slam tournament. People were also impressed by his racket skills. In his game against Djokovic, he bounced his racket on the court and caught it behind his back without looking at it! (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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Notes:
cram: 〔狭い所に〕〈ものを〉(無理に)詰め込む;

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Some Japanese words are very difficult to translate into English, and “juku” is one of them. Most dictionaries use the word “cram school,” but that gives a bad impression. It sounds like they are pushing information into your head. Kumon has become popular in the U.S., so when I saw a Kumon school in Portsmouth where my sister lives, I wanted to find out how they described themselves. I went up to the window and read the following: “The world’s most successful after-school learning program.” I think that “an after-school learning program” is a very good way to translate “juku.” (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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