QQ English 1か月無料体験に申し込みました。
QQ English で 11月までに申し込むと、1か月分のレッスン（毎日25分コース 約6,000円）が無料になるキャンペーンを実施中です。
オンラインレッスンに興味があるならお得ですよ
ちなみに、QQ English とは、
大手オンライン英会話の中で唯一、セブ島で大規模な英会話学校を運営。 「カランメソッド」の正式認定校として、オンライン英会話では最も歴史があるスクール。約1000名の講師は全員が正社員。
です。
きょうは、New Articleのコースを受講しました。
健康、ライフスタイルに興味があるとお伝えしたので、平均寿命についての記事を読むこととなりました。
ボキャブラリーの確認で時間がいっぱいになりました。
次回のレッスンでは、記事の内容の確認と自分の考えをいうことになると思います。
KEY VOCABULARY
1. overtake (verb) [ohw – vuhr, TEYK]
– to become better than another person
2. edge something out (phrasal verb)
– to do better than the other when you are competing against them
3. stagnation (noun) [stahg – NEY – sh(uh)n]
– a situation in which there is no progress or development
4. pre-ordained (adjective) [pree, or – DEYND]
– (formal) something that is certain to happen and cannot be changed, especially because it has been decided by God
5. plausible (adjective) [PLO – zuh – b(uh)l]
– likely to be true
6. trajectory (noun) [truh – JEK – tuh – ree]
– (formal) the way in which a process or event develops over a period of time
7. adhere (verb) [uhd – HEER]
– to stick firmly
8. take something into account (phrase)
– to consider something when you are trying to make a decision
9. stall (verb) [stol]
– to stop making progress
10. county (noun) [KAWN – tee]
– a region that has its own local government in some countries such as the U.K. and U.S.
11. substantial (adjective) [suhbs – TAHN – sh(uh)l]
– large in amount or degree
– to become better than another person
2. edge something out (phrasal verb)
– to do better than the other when you are competing against them
3. stagnation (noun) [stahg – NEY – sh(uh)n]
– a situation in which there is no progress or development
4. pre-ordained (adjective) [pree, or – DEYND]
– (formal) something that is certain to happen and cannot be changed, especially because it has been decided by God
5. plausible (adjective) [PLO – zuh – b(uh)l]
– likely to be true
6. trajectory (noun) [truh – JEK – tuh – ree]
– (formal) the way in which a process or event develops over a period of time
7. adhere (verb) [uhd – HEER]
– to stick firmly
8. take something into account (phrase)
– to consider something when you are trying to make a decision
9. stall (verb) [stol]
– to stop making progress
10. county (noun) [KAWN – tee]
– a region that has its own local government in some countries such as the U.K. and U.S.
11. substantial (adjective) [suhbs – TAHN – sh(uh)l]
– large in amount or degree
SPECIALIZED TERMS
1. life expectancy (noun) [layf, iks – PEK – tuhn – see]
– STATISTICS: the length of time that a living thing, especially a human being, is likely to live
2. Mediterranean diet (noun) [me – di – tuh – REYN – yuhn, DA – yuht]
– MEDICINE: a diet typical of many Mediterranean countries (such as Italy and Spain) that consists mainly of cereals,
grains, vegetables, beans, fruits, and nuts along with moderate amount of fish, cheese, olive oil, and wine and little red
meat — types of food that lower the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease
3. diabetes (noun) [da – yuh – BEE – teez]
– MEDICINE: a serious medical condition in which your body does not produce enough insulin to reduce the amount
of sugar in the blood
Insulin [IN – suh – lin] is a substance produced in your body that controls the level of sugar in your blood.
4. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (noun) [im – yuh – nohw, di – FI – shuhn – see] [eych, ay, VEE]
– MEDICINE: a virus that can cause AIDS and is usually passed to someone else by having ***
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) [eyds]: a serious disease caused by a virus that destroys the body’s natural
protection from infection and can result in death and is passed from one person to another through body fluids (=liquids).
5. premature mortality (noun) [pri – muh – CHUR, mor – TAH – luh – tee]
– MEDICINE: death from all causes under the age of 75
6. body mass index (BMI) (noun) [BA – dee, mahs, IN – deks]
– MEDICINE: a measurement of a person’s weight in relation to their height, used to find out if they are too fat
7. civil war (noun) [SI – v(uh)l, wor]
– HISTORY: a war fought by different groups of people living in the same country
8. obesity (noun) [ohw – BEE – suh – tee]
– MEDICINE: a condition in which someone is too fat in a way that is dangerous for their health
1. life expectancy (noun) [layf, iks – PEK – tuhn – see]
– STATISTICS: the length of time that a living thing, especially a human being, is likely to live
2. Mediterranean diet (noun) [me – di – tuh – REYN – yuhn, DA – yuht]
– MEDICINE: a diet typical of many Mediterranean countries (such as Italy and Spain) that consists mainly of cereals,
grains, vegetables, beans, fruits, and nuts along with moderate amount of fish, cheese, olive oil, and wine and little red
meat — types of food that lower the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease
3. diabetes (noun) [da – yuh – BEE – teez]
– MEDICINE: a serious medical condition in which your body does not produce enough insulin to reduce the amount
of sugar in the blood
Insulin [IN – suh – lin] is a substance produced in your body that controls the level of sugar in your blood.
4. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (noun) [im – yuh – nohw, di – FI – shuhn – see] [eych, ay, VEE]
– MEDICINE: a virus that can cause AIDS and is usually passed to someone else by having ***
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) [eyds]: a serious disease caused by a virus that destroys the body’s natural
protection from infection and can result in death and is passed from one person to another through body fluids (=liquids).
5. premature mortality (noun) [pri – muh – CHUR, mor – TAH – luh – tee]
– MEDICINE: death from all causes under the age of 75
6. body mass index (BMI) (noun) [BA – dee, mahs, IN – deks]
– MEDICINE: a measurement of a person’s weight in relation to their height, used to find out if they are too fat
7. civil war (noun) [SI – v(uh)l, wor]
– HISTORY: a war fought by different groups of people living in the same country
8. obesity (noun) [ohw – BEE – suh – tee]
– MEDICINE: a condition in which someone is too fat in a way that is dangerous for their health
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