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An annual event involving dirt, beer and cash once again drew dozens of competitors to a ski resort in Maine on October 12.

More than 30 couples competed in the North American Wife Carrying Championship, a 254-meter race during which competitors splash through water, jump over logs and trudge through mud — all while carrying their partner on their backs or shoulders.

The event began in Finland, with the first official event taking place in 1992. It has grown in popularity since then — the World Championship is held annually in the region of Sonkajärvi, and the North American Championship has taken place in Maine every year since 1999.

Traditionally, the Finnish event involved male competitors carrying a woman. At the competition in Maine, couples didn't have to be married to compete, nor did they have to be a man and a woman.

One participant — the carrier — was dressed as Mr Incredible, while his "wife" was dressed in pink. They and others were cheered on by crowds on both sides of the course at Sunday River ski resort.

Most of the participants use a technique in which the "wife" is carried like a backpack — upside down — to keep their arms free as they run. Wearing smiles and grimaces, competitors end up wet and muddy.

The champion leaves with the weight of the "wife" in beer and five times their weight in cash. To estimate the amount they win, the winning partner is put on one side of a see-saw-like scale that organizers balance out on the other side with cases of beer.

"We come each year for the fun," said Wade Porterfield of Cuba, New York, who competed with his wife, Sara Porterfield. "There is really a low chance of us winning. Pretty much everybody cheers everybody on and it's a blast."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Couples Compete in US Wife-Carrying Competition

みなさん、こんにちは。
わたしは、ほぼ毎日息子と主人のお弁当を作っているんです。ときには、自分のものも。
お弁当の中身、気になりますか。何が入っているか。
わたしが作るお弁当ですから、日本の一般的な男子高校生がどんなお弁当を食べているかってことになるでしょうか。
SNSなんかでは、セレブなママさんたちが「今日の息子のお弁当、食べてくれるかな」ってアップしているんですが、私の作るお弁当ってそんな感じではないです。夕ご飯の残りとそこに少しおかずを足す感じです。
とは言っても、私も日本人なので、お弁当を詰めるときには、彩りを考えますし、旬の食材を意識するんです。
さらに、息子は高校生男子ですから、栄養価も考えます。母の愛情弁当ってことになると思うんですが。
彼のお弁当作り始めて、早5年以上です。息子は、小学5年生の途中までは中国のインターに通っていましたから、お昼ごはんはキャンティーンで食べていました。小学5年生と6年生は日本の小学校でしたから、給食でした。中学校と高校は給食がないので、お弁当を持って行くことになった。つまり、私がお弁当を作ることになったというわけです。
え、じゃあなんでご主人の分も作っているのって。
はい、主人は一人で昼食を取るときは、たいていコンビニのサンドイッチのようなんです。で、それはあまり健康によくないってことで、どうせ息子に用意するのだから、ついでに主人の分もということになったわけです。
今日は、何を入れたかな。
昨日の夜のハンバーグ、鶏むね肉のレモンソテー、キャベツのみそ炒め、湯がいたブロッコリー、ミニトマト、それからゆかりご飯です。ボリュームたっぷりですよね。キャベツをみそ炒めにしてしまったので、全体的に茶色くなってしまったので、ブロッコリーとミニトマトを入れました。
この母のこだわりを息子は何も感じずに食べるのかなって感じですが。
どうですか。私のお弁当。おいしそうですか。次回は写真も撮りたいと思います。



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お弁当作り

Hello and welcome to today’s episode. I hope you are all well and having a wonderful day. Today’s topic is longevity, this is something I only really took seriously and investigated since the pandemic.
Since the pandemic, most of us, myself included have realised how important our health is and have started taking a proactive approach to our health. The average lifespan has been extended dramatically since the environmental improvements in the 1990s due to advances in medicine that have nearly eliminated certain deadly infectious diseases. The good news is that although longevity is mostly influenced by genetics, studies show that genetics count for 30% of longevity the rest is determined by your lifestyle, behaviours, attitudes, environment, and luck. 


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Longevity

Hello everyone In this podcast we will analyze stereotypes about Russians. You've probably heard a lot of different stereotypes about Russian people, but which of these is true and which is false? Let's figure it out together today!



RUSSIAN SECRETS 

STEREOTYPES ABOUT RUSSIANS

Serbia offers a lot of attractions and one of them is the monuntain Tara🏔⛰, perfect for the winter vacation. Let's learn something about it! 😊
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje!😍
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In todays episode we discuss the Idioms used when visited doctors.