Everybody is excited at the Beijing Olympic.
But I'm not interested in it... hum, to be honest, I think we don't need any Olympics for the future.
Look, what were brought about by the Olympic?
They built a lot of stadiums and roads only for a few weeks, which brought at the high iron price and air pollution.
Conflicts between the races, selection controversy about representative athletes, and so on.
I understand that Olympic is athletes' dream, to see their hard efforts are impressing.
I'd like to suggest the better way to hold Olympic.
*Have each event in different countries and use existing facilities.
*Select athletes in tournament play (Ignore some ones' considerations).
Maybe nobody agree with me. So I'll close my mouth until the next Olympic.

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About a Boy / Nick Hornby / YL4.0 / 49,000 words Total 2,029,052 / ★★★★★

I've reach the 2,000,000 words!

About a Boy (Penguin Joint Venture Readers) (2003/01/09) Nick Hornby 商品詳細を見る

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またひねくれた物の見方をしてると言われそうだけど、もうオリンピックなんていらないんじゃない？
たった数週間のために競技場やら道路やら作りまくって、資材の高騰や大気汚染を引き起こした。
あちこちで起こるデモや紛争、不透明な選手選考、等。
聖火リレーを断られたなんて初めてじゃない？　ていうか、飛行機がありなら、ギリシャから北京まで一気に運んじゃえばいいのに（笑

まぁ。オリンピックはスポーツ選手の夢だろうし、あれだけの伝統があるんだから開催すること自体に反対はしないんだけど。
一度に全ての競技を行わないで、ある施設を使って、いくつかの国に分けて開催しちゃだめなの？
‘誰か’の思惑とか抜きで、予選会の結果だけで選手を選考するとかさ。
でも、世の中の盛り上がりを見ていると、こんな意見には誰も賛成しないだろうから、黙っているよ。
多分4年後にまた同じこと言っていると思うけど（笑

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It was half past 10 p.m. last night.
I got off a bus and when I was about to reach home a man on a bicycle suddenly grabbed my hip.
He pedaled away straight and I could see his back over 10 sec. At that time, I had a camera cell-phone in my hand. I couldn't decide whether to take his photo or call police. He seemed in his teens to 20s, in a navy blue T-shirt, had short hair, on a whitish bicycle, but I couldn't see his face. I thought police were not going to be able to catch him, and I didn't want to get into a trouble. So I decided not to do anything.
My husband was not at home yet. When I locked the door, suddenly I felt afraid.
He could have robbed me or stabbed me!
It was a residential area, there were many houses and it was not dark. I screamed loud so someone could have looked his face. It was possible that he was arrested.
I should have called police soon.

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Little House in the Big Woods (Little House) (1953/06) Laura Ingalls Wilder 商品詳細を見る

Little House in the Big Woods / Laura Ingalls Wilder　/YL4.4 / 32,066wards TOTAL 1,857,402 / ★★★☆☆

It's too cold to wake up happily this week, isn't it?
I respect my husband that he never oversleeps. He wakes up by 5:30 a.m. and leaves home at six.
I go to work at 7:40 so I have enough time to do laundry or read books after I say, "Have a good day" to him.
However, my futon tempts me to slip into it and I can't beat the temptation.
OK, I'll sleep just 30 min... zzz.
Then as you imagine easily, I regret that I have to wake up with cold again.

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The Whispering Knights / Penelope Lively / Oxford Bookworms Library Level4 / 16,000words Total 1,297,172words / ★★★☆☆

The Whispering Knights (Oxford Bookworms Library) (2000/03/23) Penelope Lively 商品詳細を見る

Summer has come. It's the time we think about the past war. I watched a TV program information yesterday. The title was "Hadashi-no Gen (Barefoot Gen)".
This was a story about a survivor of an atomic bomb.
We used to watch movies about the war every summer. Teachers gathered all of the students and showed movies. These images were shocking for children.
I was frightened and disliked the time.

Even today, I can remember about the movies. I believe that there is no excuse starting any war.
Maybe, the teachers' hope for peace has spread to us.

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Persuasion / Jane Austen / Oxford Bookworms library stage 4 / 20,000(35/3*28*77*0.8) ★★★★☆

Persuasion (Oxford Bookworms Library) (2006/11/09) Jane Austen 商品詳細を見る

I entered an English school three years ago. I don't need English skill for my job and I have been going to the school for fun.
Therefore, I hadn't studied hard at home.
Two years passed after that, I still stayed in the same grade when I entered.
I changed my mind to study harder. I aimed to raise the level by this summer. I started reading English books, writing this diary and watching DVDs. However, I still keep the same grade and I'll finish the school in two month.
There is a rumor about the school that they let the students raise the level when the deadline of their lesson tickets is coming. The staffs motivate us and expect the new contract.
I don't know if this is true. However, the teachers and staffs started to advice me about increasing my level.
I feel awkward.

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Emma / Jane Austen / Penguin Readers level 4 / 14,000words Total 803,648 / ★★★☆☆

Emma (Penguin Reading Lab, Level 4) (2000/02/16) Jane Austen、Annette Barnes 他 商品詳細を見る

CORRECTED
I usually spend 30 minutes to one hour writing an English diary. Usually, I write an entry a few times a week. Maybe, a few sentences done every day is better than longer entries done occasionally. I'll try shorter entries for a while.


ORIGINAL
I usually spend 30 minute to one hour writing an English diary.
So, I write them a few times a week. Maybe, one sentence and every day diary is better than long but not often one. I'll try it.

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Cranford / Oxford book worms library Stage 4 / ISBN 0-19-423029-5 / 15,034words TOTAL 320,603words / ★☆☆☆☆

Cranford: Stage 4 (1400 Headwords) (Oxford Bookworms Library Classics) (2000/08/17) Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 商品詳細を見る

CORRECTED
I sometimes complain to my husband that he doesn't turn off the light, the TV and the PC when he sleeps. The other day, he didn't turn off his PC until morning. Then he found a notice on his screen. It said, "Someone tried to get into your computer." Of course, his PC has security software. We looked at the connecting history, but we couldn't find any strange information. We hope that someone tried to connect to his computer, but the person couldn't get it. Anyway, he pulls out the plug each times when he finishes using the PC.


ORIGINAL
I sometimes complain to my husband that he doesn't turn off a light, a TV and a PC when he sleeps. The other day, he didn't turn off his PC until morning. Then he found a notice on his screen. It was like, "Someone tried to get into your computer." Of course, his PC has security software. We looked the connecting history, but we couldn't find any strange information. We hope that someone tried to connect his one, but the person couldn't get it. Anyway, he pulls out the plug each times when he finishes to use the PC.


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About a Boy / Penguin Readers Level4 / ISBN 9780582779624 / 21,316words / ★★★★★

"About a Boy" (Penguin Longman Penguin Readers) (2005/10/05) Nick Hornby 商品詳細を見る

CORRECTED
I took TOEIC test yesterday. It was the third one for me. I didn't focus on it, but I am supposed to take it periodically was good to see how much I have improved my English. From my experience, I aimed to answer every questions. I had decided that I was not going to consider too much. Even with this, I couldn't answer nine questions. However, I felt that I have done it better than my past exam.

ORIGINAL
I took TOEIC test yesterday. It was the third one for me. I didn't focus on it, but I supposed to take it periodically was good to see how much I have improved my English. From my experience, I aimed to answer every questions. I had decided that I was not going to consider too much. Even this, I couldn't answer nine questions. However, I felt that I have done it better than my past exam.

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I read this book:
The Scarlet letter / Oxford book worms library stage 4 / ISBN 0-19-423043-0 / 15,942 words / ★★★★★

The Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 4: 140 Headwords: "The Scarlet Letter" (2005/10/20) Nathaniel Hawthorne、John (RTL) Escott 他 商品詳細を見る

CORRECTED
I decided to go to work by train and bus from this April. However, my husband's car had a little trouble. He borrowed my car, so I quit driving earlier than I planned.
The train and a bus fees are paid for by my company. I pay 290 yen between a station to the nearest bus stop of my company where is at just front of the gate. But if I take the bus from the former bus stop, the fee is 240 yen.
The distance is 200 m. I don't want to pay an extra 50 yen for 200 m. But I can't tell them that I be given 290 yen in rainy days or 240 yen in sunny days. It's uncomfortable that people think I take 50 yen in my pocket. Any ideas?

ORIGINAL
I decided to go to work by train and bus from this April. However, my husband's car has a little trouble. He borrows my car, so I quited driving earlier than I planned. The train and a bus fees are paid by my company. I applied them 290 yen between a station to the nearest bus stop of my company where is at just front of the gate. But if I take off the bus the former bus stop, the fee is 240 yen. The distance is 200 m. I don't want to pay 50 yen for 200 m. But I can't offer them that I would be given 290 yen in rainy days or 240 yen in sunny days. It's uncomfortable that people think I take 50 yen in my pocket. Any idea?

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The Merchant of Venice / Penguin Readres Level 4 / ISBN 9781405843539 / 13,000words / ★★★☆☆

Merchant of Venice: Level 4 (Penguin Reader Level 4) (2007/03/15) William Shakespeare、Chris (RTL) Rice 他 商品詳細を見る

CORRECTED
Sorry, this is a negative story...
My husband and I are regulars of a bar. The bartender is a member of a bartender organization, and the organization held a cocktail party.
We booked the party and a bus between our town to a hotel where the party was held. The bus arrived at a station where it picked us up 30 minutes behind schedule because the driver misunderstood about the place.
Everybody makes mistake. But what made us angry was the driver didn't apologize. He didn't get off the bus, turned his body to the passenger seats, then made many excuses without bow. Everybody ignored him.
And what's more, the driver refused to drive over the freeway. He said, "I will drive over it, if you paid the fee." A man was very angry, and then called the organisation about the situation. Of course, the organisation decided to pay the fee.
The party is held every year. But we will never join it.


ORIGINAL
Sorry, this is a negative story... My husband and I are regulars of a bar. The bartender is a member of a bartender organization, and the organization held a cocktail party.
We booked the party and a bus between our town to a hotel where the party was held. The bus arrived at a station where picked us up 30 minutes behind the schedule. Because, the driver misunderstood about the place.
Everybody make mistake. But what made us angry was the driver didn't apologize. He didn't get off the bus, turned his body to the passenger seats, then made many excuse without bow. Everybody ignored him.
And what's more, the driver refused to drive over the freeway. He said, "I will drive over it, if you paid the fee." A man was very angry, and then called the organisation about the situation. Of course, the organisation decided to pay the fee. The party is held every year. But we will never join it.

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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde / Oxford Bookworm Library Stage 4 / ISBN 0-19-423032-5 / 13,000 words / ★★☆☆☆

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Oxford Bookworms Library) (2000/06) Robert Louis Stevenson 商品詳細を見る