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Travel News wire… Ethiopia is to start supplying leather for China's shoe factories. Ethiopia has Africa's largest domestic animal population.

Mongolia and Japan's mobile phone provider Softbank have announced a joint venture to produce electricity from wind generation systems in Mongolia's Gobi Desert.

 

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Hiroko's Memory Tips:

Look over the phrases for 5 minutes.
Say them to yourself without looking at the screen.
At lunchtime, say them to yourself again. Can you remember all three phrases?

Achilles' Heel

Maria: It's already Friday. We have to make a decision on buying the new furniture for our office.

Lars: You're right. We know the prices and all of the other information. We just need to pull the trigger.

Explanation: To pull the trigger originally means to pull the trigger of a gun in order to shoot, but it can also mean that someone is finally making a decision.

Prescription drug abuse

Patient: If I tell you how the accident happened, will you release all of the details to the insurance company?

Nurse: Don't worry. Your information is just between you and the doctor. We don't disclose information to third parties.

Explanation: A third party is a person or group other than the hospital and the patient.

This week's E-mail Phrase

implement the changes

Dear Fatima:

We are revising our document printing system. We hope to implement the changes next month. Thanks for your cooperation.

Explanation: To implement a change or a plan means to start making it work. We talk about implementing changes from a certain time in the future.

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