The Japan Times Alpha 24.4.26 [ぞくっとさせる、わざわざ～する]

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■2024.4.26日号の記事から（完読度90％）
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出生率の低下に苦しむギリシャのお話。
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EU諸国の中で最も少子化が深刻らしい。日本でも先日、将来的に744都市が消滅するなんてニュースがあったよね。
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We used to gather at weddings, at baptisms. Now we meet at funerals.
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One boy's stutter worsened because he had no friends to talk to, he said. Another cycles the village's empty streests alone.
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Falling birthrates are a national threat and a ticking time bomb for pensions.
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予想によると、自分が住んでいる地域も2050年までに半減する。
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もうひとつ印象的だったのが Crocheting connects Wisconsin kid to his Ethiopian roots.　
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Jonah’s Hands

Bringing the world together one stitch at a time through Jonah’s Hands merchandise, blog posts and tutorials.

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After a very hard, busy, chaotic day in this busy world with school, it's just nice to know I can come home and crochet in my little corner of the house while sitting by the one I love the most: my mom.
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Philanthropy doesn't require a talent or platform, but rather an understanding that each of us can contribute with a giving heart.
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今「静寂の技法」という本を読んでいて、何か通じるものを感じた。とてもよかったです。
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あとは Getting older, The Revolutionist が面白かった。
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和倉温泉は何度も行ったことがありますよ（笑）料理も美味しくていい宿がたくさんありますよ。
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Cupping and clasping your hands to make an onigiri may be second nature to us Japanese.
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https://www.yahoo.com/tech/tiktok-may-banned-us-heres-095253733.html

Hundreds of athletes urge the NCAA not to ban trans athletes from women’s sports

A group of more than 400 current and former Olympic, professional and collegiate athletes, over 300 academics and roughly 100 advocacy groups released separate ...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/world-worst-polluted-cities-asia-041036526.html

[v] send a chill down one's spine　ぞくっとさせる
Her amazing singing voice sent a chill down my spine.
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[v] go out of one's way　わざわざ～する
They went out of their way to say money was no obstacle. I had no idea where to start, so I emailed you.
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