Paul the Psychic Octopus パウル、君はすごかった!
テーマ:新刊 やっぱりイギリス英語が好き!ニュースレターが届いたのでお送りしますね。ちょっと前のネタだけど、状況がわかっているので英語も理解しやすいと思いますヨ。
During the 2010 World Cup, an octopus called Paul became more famous than some of the players. Paul lives in a tank in an aquarium in the German city of
Oberhausen.
Before each German match, his owners offered him two boxes with a mussel in each. One box had the national flag of Germany on it and the other box had the flag of the opposing team.
Paul is said to have predicted the outcome of the game by choosing and eating the mussel out of one of the boxes and in all seven German matches, Paul chose
correctly.
He even predicted Spain's victory over the Netherlands in the final of the World Cup.
Paul became an international sensation and many aquariums around the world made offers to give him a new home but his owners have instead decided to let Paul have a comfortable retirement.
The average life-span of an octopus is only about 3 years so he won't be aros only about 3 years so he won't be around to see the next World Cup.
Maybe next time we'll see Freddy the Psychic Fugu!
ではでは、4年後は「フグのフレディ」ってことで!













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