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Hello everyone, today’s topic is toilet culture around the world. I’ve shared lots of funny toilet stories I’ve come across—hope you enjoy them!みなさまごきげんよう、今日のトピックスは世界のトイレ事情。私が出会ってきたたくさんの面白トイレエピソードについて話してみました！楽しんでね！
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Moekoの日本語ベラベラtimeEpi20: 世界のトイレ事情【Japanese Podcast: listening practice】

1. [지문]
요즘 환경 문제에 대한 관심이 높아지면서 일회용품을 줄이려는 사람들이 많아지고 있습니다. 카페에서는 개인 컵을 사용하는 손님에게 할인 혜택을 주고, 마트에서는 비닐봉지 대신 천 가방을 사용하는 고객이 늘고 있습니다.

2. [지문]
어제는 친구와 함께 등산을 갔습니다. 처음에는 길이 평탄해서 쉽게 올라갔지만, 정상 근처에서는 바람이 세고 길이 미끄러워서 힘들었습니다. 그래도 정상에서 본 경치는 정말 아름다웠습니다.

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In today's episode we learn an anecdote about the American tourists who once met the Queen and had no idea who she was. Here's the story. 

Key Vocabulary:
An anecdote   /ˈanɪkdəʊt/   noun  = a short, interesting story about a real incident or person.
To play a prank on someone = To carry out a trick, deception, or practical joke on someone.
To pull someone's leg  =  to deceive someone playfully; tease someone.
Cantankerous	/kanˈtaŋk(ə)rəs/ adjective   = bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
To be a fly on the wall =  you would like to hear what will be said or see what will happen while not being noticed

Former Royal Protection Officer, Richard Griffin said he and the Queen met the American hikers one day while they were walking near Balmoral Castle, her holiday home in Scotland.
"The Queen would always stop and say hello," Griffin said. "And it was clear from the moment we first stopped that they hadn't recognized the Queen."
Griffin said one of the Americans asked the Queen where she lived.
"She said, 'Well I live in London, but I've got a holiday home near here,"' Griffin recalled. 
The hiker then asked if she had ever met Queen Elizabeth.
"Well I haven't, but Richard here meets her regularly," the Queen replied.
The hiker then turned to Griffin and asked: "Oh, you've met the Queen? What's she like?"
"I decided to pull her leg, so I said, 'she can be very cantankerous at times, but she's got a lovely sense of humour".
The American then got his camera out, and gave it to the Queen, asking if she could take a picture of him with the royal protection officer. "Then we swapped places and I took a picture of them with the Queen and we waved goodbye". "The Queen said to me, 'I'd love to be a fly on the wall when he shows those photographs to their friends —  hopefully someone tells him who I am.'"

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The Queen and the American tourists

⌚️In five minutes, let's learn the latest election news from Taiwan. What exactly is the "watermelon effect"? I'll reveal the answer tomorrow. 

⌚️我們用5分鐘的時間，來學跟台灣選舉有關係的新聞吧！ 問題：什麼是西瓜效應？ 明天會公佈答案！ 

⌚️我们用5分钟的时间，来学跟台湾选举有关系的新闻吧！ 问题：什么是西瓜效应？ 明天会公布答案！

來源/来源：https://www.thenewslens.com/article/177277