Prince William and girlfriend Kate Middleton are engaged and will marry next spring or summer in London, a royal weeding that Britons have been eagerly awaiting for years. The announcement Nov 16 by royal officials ends an on-again, off-again romance that began after the two met more than eight years ago as students at the University of St.Andrews in Scotland.

英ウィリアム王子、婚約を発表
英国のウィリアム王子が、長年交際してきたケイト・ミドルトンさんと正式に婚約したことが11月16日に皇太子公邸のクラレンスハウスより発表された。

on-aggain, off-again 断続的な　

おめでたいことです。皇太子と結婚するということは、皇室に入るということなので、大きな決断だったとおもいます。

Fewer than 60 percent of university students dut to graduate next spring had secured employment as of Oct.1, an all - time low for this time of year, a government survey found. The tally, 57.6percent, was down 4.9 percentage points from a year earlier, the joint survey by the education and labor ministries found. The proportion of junior college students who had secured employment was 22.5 percent, down 6.5 points and the lowest since the survey was first taken in 1996.

大学生の就職内定率　過去最低に
来春卒業予定の大学生の就職内定率が、10月１日時点で57.6％と、過去最悪の状況に陥っている。

had secured employment 職を確保した　due to~ ~する予定の　tally 数字

景気の悪化で就職できない大学生のニュースを聞く度に、自分たちの頃には景気がよくなっていることを願う。

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Japan and Vietnam agreed Oct 31 to work toward the early signing of a bilateral nuclear cooperation pact, with Japan securing contracts to build two nuclear power plants, paving the way for Japanese firms to export nuclear power generation technologies to the fast-growing economy. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and his Vietnamies counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung also agreed during their bilateral talks in Hanoi to join hands in developing rare earths, vital for making high-tech goods.

管　直人首相とベトナムのグエン・ダン・ズン首相が１０月３１日、ハノイで会談し、ベトナム南部ニントゥアン省に建設される原発２基の建設を日本が受注することで合意した。

pact 協定　bilateral 二国間の　counterpart 相手方

感想　こうゆう協力で、ベトナムがさらに発展していけば良いと思う

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Famished bears in northem Russia have resoted to digging up graves in oemeteries and reportedly eating at least one body after a soorching summer destroyed their natural food souroes of forest berries and mushrooms, officials said Oct 28. The brown bear's grisly habit is forcing locals in the Arctic Circle region of komi to mount 24-hour patrols, protecting their families and livestocks. domestic pets and animals have also been bear victims.

ロシアではことしの猛暑の影響でクマが食べる木の実やきのこが不足しており、中には墓地を掘り起こして死体を食べるクマもいるという。

famished 空腹の　grisly 不気味な

感想　死体を食べるほどえさがないなんてかわいそうだ。来年は猛暑にならないでほしい。

I think the burglar is realy stupid. His hip was too big and the window is too small for his job.h


I worked part time very hard during a summer vacation.
I went to Osaka with my high school friends. We went to USJ and enjoyed very much. However, I think Tokyo Disney Land is more interesting than USJ.

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The average income of lawmakers hit a record low yen22.23 million in 2009, down yen2.6 million from the previous year, according to data released June 30 by the Diet. Cuts in benefits and the lack of major land and stock sales are believed to have caused the fall to a level unseen since both the House of Representatives and House of Councilors started releasing financial statements of lawmakers in 1993. (Kyodo News)

国会議員の平均所得、過去最低に
昨年一年間の国会議員の所得が公開され、平均所得は2223万円で、93年の調査開始以来最低となった。

単語：lawmaker 国会議員　diet 国会　benefit 手当て　financial statement 資産や所得の報告書

感想：これだけの給料をもらっているのに、さらに不正にお金を手に入れようとする理由がわかりません。

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PRETORIA, June 29 (Reuters) - Paraguay held their nerve to beat Japan 5-3 on penalties on Tuesday to reach the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time after the match had finished in a goalless stalemate.
Japan's Yuichi Komano hit the crossbar with his team's third spot kick, the only one missed in the first penalty shootout of the finals.
Paraguay, who became the fourth South American team in the last eight joining Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, will now meet Spain.
"God was on our side. Now we want more," said Paraguay coach Gerardo Martino, who was in floods of tears at the end of the shootout.
"Thank god we got through, Paraguay have never gone so far," said striker Oscar Cardozo, who scored Paraguay's winning penalty.
"We are all very happy, me because I scored the penalty and got it in, thank God. It was a very difficult match because Japan too had very good players."
The South Americans had enjoyed more possession during the 0-0 draw which produced relatively few clear goal chances at either end.
A cagey opening brought few clear-cut chances but the game sparked to life in the 20th minute, Eiji Kawashima saving with his knee from Lucas Barrios, then Daisuke Matsui cracking the Paraguay crossbar with a curling 25-metres effort.
An out-of-sorts Honda had his first clear sight of goal in the 38th minute, striking the ball first time with the outside of his favored left foot just past the post.
Paraguay looked set to open the scoring 10 minutes into the second half when Edgar Benitez broke into the left side of the penalty area but his shot was deflected wide by Yuji Nakazawa.
Japan, who had torn Denmark apart in their final group game with some delightful free-flowing soccer, struggled to maintain possession in the second half and their trademark quick-fire counter-attacks fizzled in the final third.
With the score tied at 0-0 after 90 minutes, Japan made a bright start to extra time, Yoshito Okubo bearing down on the Paraguay defense with a surging run from deep in his own half.
Paraguay almost unlocked the Japanese defense seven minutes into extra time when Claudio Morel released substitute Valdez in the box but goalkeeper Kawashima got out smartly to block.
Paraguay's Edgar Barreto had his head in his hands moments later when the ball dropped to him in a crowded penalty area but he could do no better than flick the ball over the bar.

単語：beat 勝つ　score 得点する　maintain 維持する　
日本、パラグアイにPK戦でやぶれる
日本の３人目の駒野選手のキックはクロスバーに直撃した。
　
感想：自分もテレビで見ていました。残念でしたが立派な戦いぶりでした。