M: Sure. He was a famous explorer from Portugal He's most famous for finding a new way from Europe to India.

　　W: Why did he sail to India?

　　M: At that time, spices from India were very popular with European people. But the only way to travle from Europe to India was by land. It was a long and expensive trip.

　　W: So he wanted to find a shortcut to India?

　　M: It wasn't him but the king of Portugal who wanted to find the shortcut. The king wanted to become rich trading spices in Europe, so he gave Vasco da Gama some ships and asked him to try to get to India by sea. The team of ships set out in July, 1497 and reached India in May, 1498.

　　W: It must have been a hard voyage back then. So, who is your favorite explorer? Vasco da Gama?

　　M: No. My favorite explorer is Roald Amundsen. He was the first person to reach the South Pole.

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　　Half of the people of the world now live in urban areas. Furthermore, one in three urban resident－nearly one billion people, half of them in Asia－live in informal settlements. To break the cycle of poverty means reating sustainable communities.

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