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Words and phrases
ÊÀ½çÒ» (¤»¤«¤¤¤¤¤Á) world¡¯s No. 1
¸ß¤¤ (¤¿¤«¤¤) tall
늲¨Ëþ (¤Ç¤ó¤Ñ¤È¤¦) broadcasting tower
Öª¤é¤ì¤ë (¤·¤é¤ì¤ë) known
–|¾©¶¼Ä«ÌïÇø (¤È¤¦¤¤ç¤¦¤È¤¹¤ß¤À¤¯) Sumida Ward in Tokyo
5ÔÂ22ÈÕ (¤´¤¬¤Ä¤Ë¤¸¤å¤¦¤Ë¤Ë¤Á£© May 22
é_˜I £¨¤«¤¤¤®¤ç¤¦) opening
5ÖÜÄê (¤´¤·¤å¤¦¤Í¤ó) fifth anniversary
Ó¤¨ (¤à¤«¤¨) welcomed, commemorated
Ó›Äî (¤¤Í¤ó) commemoration
¶à¤¯¤Î (¤ª¤ª¤¯¤Î) many
ÈË (¤Ò¤È) people
ñl¤±¸¶¤±¤¿ (¤«¤±¤Ä¤±¤¿) came rushing
»¨ (¤Ï¤Ê) flower
¥Ä¥Ä¥¸ azalea
Ö²˜ä (¤·¤ç¤¯¤¸¤å) plant trees
¸ß¤µ (¤¿¤«¤µ) height
¤Á¤Ê¤ó¤À associated with, related to
ÏÈ×Å634ÈË (¤»¤ó¤Á¤ã¤¯¤í¤Ã¤Ô¤ã¤¯¤µ¤ó¤¸¤å¤¦¤è¤Ë¤ó) the first 634 people to come
¥á¥â¥ê¥¢¥ë¥Á©`¥Õ memorial handkerchief
¥×¥ì¥¼¥ó¥È¤µ¤ì¤¿ given as a present
»áˆö (¤«¤¤¤¸¤ç¤¦) venue
¤ª×£¤¤¥à©`¥É (¤ª¤¤¤ï¤¤¤à©`¤É) celebratory mood
°ü¤Þ¤ì¤¿ (¤Ä¤Ä¤Þ¤ì¤¿) covered with
É̘IÊ©ÔO (¤·¤ç¤¦¤®¤ç¤¦¤·¤»¤Ä) commercial complex
º¬¤à (¤Õ¤¯¤à) including
ŽÚˆóÊÂ„Õ¾Ö (¤³¤¦¤Û¤¦¤¸¤à¤¤ç¤¯) press office
½ñÄê3ÔÂÄ© (¤³¤È¤·¤µ¤ó¤¬¤Ä¤Þ¤Ä) end of March this year
¼s2600ÍòÈË (¤ä¤¯¤Ë¤»¤ó¤í¤Ã¤Ô¤ã¤¯¤Þ¤ó¤Ë¤ó) about 26 million people
¥¿¥¦¥óÈ«Ìå (¤¿¤¦¤ó¤¼¤ó¤¿¤¤) the whole town
¼s1ƒ|8ǧÍòÈË (¤ä¤¯¤¤¤Á¤ª¤¯¤Ï¤Ã¤»¤ó¤Þ¤ó¤Ë¤ó) about 180 million people
À´ˆö¤·¤¿ (¤é¤¤¤¸¤ç¤¦) visited
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Translation
Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo¡¯s Sumida Ward, known as the world¡¯s tallest broadcasting tower, celebrated its fifth anniversary, with many people flocking to an event marking the occasion.
The venue was filled with a celebratory mood, with azalea trees being planted ¡ª azalea is Sumida Ward¡¯s symbolic flower ¡ª and 634 people, the same figure as the tower¡¯s height in meters, receiving memorial handkerchieves to mark the fifth anniversary.
According to the press office of Tokyo Skytree Town, which includes the commercial complex Tokyo Solamachi, about 26 million people visited the Skytree between its opening and the end of March, with about 180 million having visited the ¡°town¡± as a whole.
Answers
1) What sort of tower is Tokyo Skytree?
늲¨Ëþ¡£ A broadcasting tower.
2) How high is the Tokyo Skytree?
634¥á©`¥È¥ë¡£ Six hundred thirty four meters.
3) What took place at the commemorating event?
¥Ä¥Ä¥¸¤ÎÖ²˜ä¤ä¥á¥â¥ê¥¢¥ë¥Á©`¥Õ¤Î¥×¥ì¥¼¥ó¥È¤Ê¤É¡£ Planting of azalea trees and giving out memorial handkerchieves.
4) How many people visited the Tokyo Skytree town?
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About 180 million people.
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