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2005.03.24(Review of 2001.03.23 edition)

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Today's Lesson
SPRING BREAK   春休み

Explanation

  • Spring break is a period from (usually) sometime in the second half of March to the first half of April, when students are off from school.
  • spring break とは、春に学校が休みになる期間(大抵は3月半ばから4月半ばごろの間のいつか)のことをいいます。

examples

  1. a: How long is your spring break?
    b: Two and a half weeks. I'm going to the Gold Coast in Australia with some friends.
  2. Last year during spring break, I was busy studying for my college entrance exams. This year I'm going to have some fun!
  3. Why don't we take a trip this year while the kids are on spring break?

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