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Lesson
Our Lost Friend
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Vocabulary
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The British Museum welcomed the delegation/ and discussed their proposal
In the end, / the museum offered to let Hoa Hakananai'a return, / but only as a
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loan. // They refused to give it back permanently. //
The museum did not deny / that
the moai had been taken without the
islanders` permission, / so why didn't they immediately agree to return it? //
From the point of view of the museum, / there are good reasons to keep
the statue. //
the security and controlled
Since Easter Island does not have
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environmental conditions that the British Museum has, the statue is safer in
London. // The statue can now be seen by many more people than on a remote
island. // Scholars have easier access to the statue. // Moreover, some people
argue / that the moai deserves to be a world heritage object. //
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These reasons make sense. // However, the fact remains / that Hon
Hakananai'a was taken without permission and is still held against the people's
will. // So, many people / -not only the Rapa Nui- / question the museum's
reasoning. //
proposal
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point of view
good reasons.
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Section 3
正当な理由
Reading Points
以下のことを考えながら読んでみよう。
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