CELEBRATING DORAEMON

CELEBRATING DORAEMON

ドラえもんの誕生日が自分と一日違いだった.130年以上年齢が違うけど。。。

Doraemon has been one of the most widely-recognized faces in Japanese comic culture since his creation more than 40 years ago.
Fans in Japan and Hong Kong are celebrating the birthday of the stubby robot cat sent from the future.
Fans of Doraemon lined up at a museum in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo. They waited to take a picture with a statue of the character. In the manga series, Doraemon is born on September 3rd, 2112.

(Japanese visitor)
"I took a day off from work, but I wish I could also be here 100 years from now."

The mayor of Kawasaki issued a special residence card bearing the name of Doraemon.
Local fans and tourists from mainland China also celebrated the birthday in Hong Kong. A giant cake was made for the occasion, using one of Doraemon's favorite dishes — bean-jam pancakes called dorayaki. Among other highlights, this replica set with diamonds, worth about one million dollars.

(Chinese visitor)
"This event has nothing to do with diplomatic tensions between Japan and China. We should treat them separately."

Doraemon is popular in many parts of Asia and South America. Viewers in Hong Kong got their first look at the TV version 30 years ago.

CELEBRATING DORAEMON

Unfamiliar words

stubby = short&wide
diplomatic = proctice international relationship
occasion = special event( celebration),activity.
bearing = contain,handling
day off = not going to work.
lined up = Queing
statue = specific person or another image's monument.
widely-recognized face = widly popular charachter
comic is cartoon.
do you know bean-jam?
replica- reprodution

Pronunciation

Summarize

Doraemon is very famous comic all over the world.
Doraemon is created since 40 years ago.
Japan and Honkong fans celebrated birthday party for doraemon as the stubby robot cat .
The mayor of Kawasaki made residence card for Doraemon.
Honkon fan made dorayaki.dorayaki is Doraemons favorite foods.
Asia and South America area 's TV aird Doraemon since 30 years ago

My Opinion

Doraemon is my favorite comics. I just learned that he will born on September 3, 2112.

PLUNGING AIRLINE PROFITS

PLUNGING AIRLINE PROFITS

Leaders of a global airline group say 2012 will be a bad year for its members. They predict their profits will nosedive due to the impact of Europe's debt crisis.
Officials with the International Air Transport Association made the prediction at their annual general meeting.
Director General Tony Tyler said the net profits of the association's 240 members will total about three billion dollars this year. That's a sharp drop from 7.9 billion dollars last year.
He based his prediction on an expected decline in the number of passengers worldwide. He pointed to prolonged debt problems in Europe and high fuel prices, but Tyler noted that high fuel prices have started to fall, and more passengers are traveling by air in emerging nations in Asia and South America.


PLUNGING AIRLINE PROFITS

Unfamiliar words

PLUNGING = 急落する(plunge) unexpectedly decreasing
nosedive = fall down
due to = because , other as a result of
decline = decrease
prolong

Pronunciation

Europe
fuel
dollar

Summarize

2012's will be a bad day for airline companies.
They predict this year's profits will 3 billon dollars about all of Air Transport Association.
this profits is 30% lower than last year.
Bad point ,Europe's debt crisissi no end sight,and fuel price is high.
Good point :asia's passengers were increaseing now. Fuel price will be fall.

My Opinion

I think airline tickets have been decreasing for LCC.
Airline companies need to make lower tiket .