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He won Florida. He won Ohio. He won North Carolina. One by one, Donald Trump won the big swing states on Election Day. He even won Arizona and Iowa. By the time the night was over, Trump passed 270 electoral votes. That was enough to elect him as America’s next president.

Few experts expected this. In fact, more people voted for Trump in Michigan and Wisconsin. Almost everyone thought Hillary Clinton would carry those northern states. But Trump took them away. And he surprised the nation with a stunning victory.

“This is a historic night,” said Trump’s running mate Mike Pence. “The American people have spoken,” he said. “And the American people have elected their new champion.”

Trump then gave a big speech in his hometown of New York City. He congratulated Hillary Clinton “on a very, very hard-fought campaign.” Then Trump said that “now it’s time to get together.”

The next president called on “all Republicans and Democrats and independents across this nation.” Trump said, “It is time for us to come together as one united people.” Then he made a promise.

“I pledge to every citizen that I will be president for all Americans.” That includes “those who have chosen not to support me in the past.” In fact, Trump asked for their help “so we can work together and unify our great country.” He promised to fix America’s cities and make them “second to none.”

Of course, Trump is not the president yet. He is officially the president-elect. The electors will cast their ballots next month. And then Trump will take the oath of office on January 20, 2017. On that day, Donald J. Trump will become America’s 45th president.


Updated November 9, 2016, 3:02 A.M. (ET)
By Russell Kahn (Russ)

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Japan's first Mountain's Day

There’s Mother’s Day for moms and Father’s Day for dads. And we celebrate those we love on Valentine’s Day. Now Japan has a holiday for something else important in its country — the mountains!

The island nation celebrated its first ever Mountain Day on August 11! The day is now a public holiday. That means most employees and students get the day off from work and school! The law that established the holiday says the time off gives people “opportunities to become familiar with mountains and be thankful for the blessings from mountains.”

Mountains are an important part of Japanese culture. People travel from all over the country to visit them. Hiking is a popular hobby, and the mountain views have inspired countless works of art, including Asia’s famous prints made with wooden blocks. Many mountain peaks even have shrines or temples at the top!

Three peaks in the country are thought to be very special. These are the holy mountains — Mt. Tate, Mt. Haku, and, of course, Mt. Fuji! Towering above the capital city Tokyo, Mt. Fuji is the tallest in the country at 12,388 feet (3,776 m) tall! More than 300,000 people make the trek up it every year.

Because mountains are such a big deal in the country, several climbing and hiking groups pushed the government to make an official day to celebrate them. And it worked! Mountain Day brings the total number of holidays in Japan to 16. That’s more than many other major countries, and it’s twice as many as the holidays in Britain!

Officials hope the extra day off will allow people to spend more money and boost the country’s economy. Only when they aren’t off climbing mountains, of course!


Updated August 11, 2016, 5:03 P.M. (ET)
By Ashley Morgan

Jousting in the Olympics?

The 2016 Olympics begins on August 5. Thousands of athletes will be swimming, diving, boxing, and lifting weights for gold medals. But one thing they won’t be doing is jousting! People have jousted for about 1,000 years, but the ancient sport has never been in the Olympics.

Men and women joust by riding on horses with giant sticks called lances. They gallop toward each other at speeds up to 30 miles per hour (50 kph). With the lances, they try to hit their opponents’ targets, such as an arm, upper body, or the helmet. Sometimes the knights knock each other off the horse! A group called English Heritage created a petition in July to officially add jousting to the Games.

“Most people assume it is theater and pageantry,” explained Alexandra Carson from English Heritage. “So it isn’t taken seriously as a sport,” she told News-O-Matic. But she believes “jousting deserves its place on the Olympic stage.” Why? “It requires an incredible amount of skill and training in order to compete.”

The International Olympics Committee (IOC) sometimes adds new sports. There were nine sports at the first modern Olympics in 1896. Now there are 28. But many well-loved sports are still not part of the Olympics. That includes baseball, softball, karate, bowling, and surfing. Many people believe those sports should be added before jousting is even considered.

Jousting is England’s first national sport. Should it be an Olympic sport too? Tell Russ what you think, and explain your answer with reasons.


Updated August 2, 2016, 5:03 P.M. (ET)
By Russell Kahn (Russ)

China's New Crazy Bus!

There’s a big issue in China. In many cities, too many cars have to share the road. This leads to lots of traffic and polluted air. A company created a simple solution — a bus that can drive high above the road, passing over other cars!

The new bus made its first test run on Tuesday in Qinhuangdao, China. It can hold 1,200 people at once! Those passengers will be able to skip right over traffic, and the bus will help make the air cleaner. The new bus uses less gas than a normal bus, using solar panels for some of its energy needs.

The head engineer for the project, Song Youzhou, first came up with the idea in 2010. Many experts doubted that his project would work, but those people changed their minds. They found out that just one new bus could replace 40 old ones. That would make traffic problems so much better!

Now, four cities in China are signing up to build tracks for the new bus. Engineers say it takes a year to get the buses on the road. Soon, traffic in China’s biggest cities might be a thing of the past!


Updated August 3, 2016, 5:03 P.M. (ET)

 

就職する to enter the workforce,

就職する　to enter the workforce,

再就職する　to re-enter the workforce,

よかれあしかれ for better for worse

よかれあしかれ　For better for worse, ～

ほっとする relief to learn

I breathed a sigh of relief to learn that ～

I felt a sense of relief to learn that ～

I found it a relief to learn that ～

What a relief it is to learn that ～　どんなにほっとしたことでしょう

SpongeBob & 海綿生物

スポンジというと、台所で皿を洗うあのスポンジしか知らなかったもので、

スポンジ・ボブが海の生き物だったと、今更になって知り、もう、びっくり。感激！！！

海綿生物って、英語でそのまま『sponge』なんですね
スポンジボブって、海綿生物だったんだ。

道理で海底に住んでるはずだし、ヒトデと親友なわけです



SpongeBobとか、Perry the platypusとか、

英語圏の漫画は、子供になかなか教え辛いところを、
上手く取り込んでいてくれて助かる

やっぱり漫画というものは、
何かを学べるような工夫がないとね

低学年の時、そのままでは面白くもないプランクトンを説明するのに
スポンジボブのお陰ですぐに覚えてくれたのよ～


彼の野望は　Rule the world!
ちっちゃいくせに、デカイな～

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結婚生活のルール Never go to bed angry

Don't go to bed angry！
喧嘩は朝まで持ち越さない

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[IDM] down to the wire ギリギリまで頑張る

I understand that, but it's now down to the wire.
■ down to the wire ■[PHRV]最後の最後まで、とことんまで必死になって
競馬からの表現で、フィニッシュラインにあるワイヤーの事。

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