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TRIAL 6 エクササイズ

(1) British lawmakers have agreed to consider a bill that would outlaw smoking in private vehicles carrying children, in order to reduce their exposure to secondhand smoke. Members of the House of Commons recently voted 78 to 66 for a bill to be drafted that would require the Secretary of State to introduce a ban, after hearing arguments about the effect of passive smoking on children. The bill will return to the House of Commons later this year.

(2) A rare white elephant, historically considered an omen of political change, has been captured in the west of military-ruled Myanmar. The female animal was captured by an official on Saturday in a town on the coast. The elephant is aged about 38 and is more than 2 meters tall but it is yet unclear where the animal will be kept. Kings and leaders in Myanmar have traditionally treasured white elephants, whose rare appearances in the country are believed to signal political change.