Notes
Ethiopia エチオピア,エジプト南方の国;
seedling　苗木;
Guinness record　ギネス世界記録

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Ethiopia, a country in East Africa, has a problem. It is losing trees every year. The main reason is that there are more and more people living in the country. Ethiopia has the second largest population of any country in Africa. As the population grows, people cut down more trees for farming, and they use the wood for cooking and heating. This causes many environmental problems, so the government is trying to change things. On July 30, they closed public offices, and people all over Ethiopia planted 350 million seedlings in one day. What a great Guinness record!　(by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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Notes:
scary 恐ろしい、おっかない;
thriller スリラー;
miserable 悲惨な、不幸な;
protein たんぱく質;

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Here are more ideas from readers on how to beat the heat.
1) Listen to a scary story or watch a thriller film.
2) Don’t say, “It’s hot today, isn’t it?” many times. That just makes you feel more miserable.
3) Eat pork. You can get protein easily from it, and we often don’t get enough in summer.
4) Eat watermelon. It has a lot of water, minerals, and vitamins.
5) Wrap a wet towel around your neck.
6) Take a shower after eating spicy food.
7) Stay in an air-conditioned room at home, or stay at a shopping mall or library all day.
8) Go to a country in the southern hemisphere.
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