Week 17

### Camel Beauty Contest

 

There is a special contest in the United Arab Emirates.

It is camel beauty contest.

This year, about 24,000 camels took part in the event.

The top prize was 45,000 dollars.

To choose the winner, the judges look for many things.

First, the camels must have a big nose.

Also, they must have small ears and a long neck.

Finally, they must have beautiful humps.

 

• hump hʌmp  (특히 지면에) 툭 솟아 오른[튀어 난] 곳[것] (특히 낙타 등의) 혹

 

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### Charity Vending Machine

 

There are many kinds of vending machines.

They usually sell soda or snacks.

In the United States, there is a special vending machine.

It is a charity vending machine.

People can donate items with it.

People insert coins or bills.

Then, they choose items to donate.

For example, they can donate clothes, school supplies, or food.

The money pays for these items.

Then, they are sent to people in need.

"It is easy to donate," one man said.

 

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### New Convenience Stores

 

Millions of Koreans visit convenience stores every day.

Usually, they just buy a drink or a snack.

Then, they leave quickly.

But some convenience stores in Seoul are changing.

They are becoming bigger.

They are also offering different services.

For example, one convenience store is like a restaurant.

It has many tables.

It offers interesting instant meals.

Another convenience store is like a book cafe.

It has a second floor with many books.

There, people can eat their food and read.

People are visiting the new convenience stores.

They say they love these changes.

 

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### Picasso Lottery

 

A museum in Paris held a lottery event.

It took place on January 6.

It was to help people in need.

Usually, lotteries give people a lot of money.

But this time, the prize was a painting.

The painting was by Pablo Picasso!

It costs 1 million euros.

Each lottery ticket was 100 euros.

People bought their tickets online.

But only 50,000 lottery tickets were sold.

On January 6, the winner got the painting.

Also, the museum donated the earnings.

 

• earnings ɜːrnɪŋz 소득, 수입   (기업의) 수익[이익]

 

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### New Korean Passport

 

Do you have a passport?

When we go abroad, we take our passport.

Its color is different from country to country.

Koreans use a green passport.

But this year, the government will change the color.

The new passport will be navy blue.

Diplomats will have a red passport.

The passport's inside will also took nice.

Its pages will have a new design.

"I look forward to the new passport," one woman said.

 

• diplomat  ˈdɪpləmæt  외교관

 

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