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Conversion of classic autos to electric vehicles

2021年10月12日

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. alongside /uh-LAWNG-SAHYD/ [preposition] – next to, or together with The new pill will be used alongside vaccines. conversion /kuhn-VUR-zhuhn/ [noun] – the process of converting something from one thing to another The conversion of the sun’s energy into heat and electricity is known as solar power. subsidy /SUHB-si-dee/ [noun] – money given as part of the cost of something, to help or encourage it to happen Subsidies to farmers will be phased off by the government. diesel /DEE-zuhl/ [noun] – a type of heavy oil used as fuel This car runs on diesel. scrappage /SKRA-puhj/ [noun]…
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Can leisure cause more stress than enjoyment?

2021年10月11日

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. savor /SEY-ver/ [verb] – to enjoy food or an experience slowly to enjoy it as much as possible We haven’t seen each other in ages! Let’s savor this reunion. performative /per-FAWR-muh-tiv/ [adjective] – performing an act by the very fact of being uttered Organizing plans make people more performative of what they want to do. anticlimactic /an-tee-klahy-MAK-tik/ [adjective] – causing unhappiness by being less exciting than expected The audience was disappointed with the movie’s anticlimatic ending. humblebrag /HUHM-buhl-brag/ [verb] – to let people know about something you are very proud of in a way that makes…
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New Google AI system to predict rain in next two hours

2021年10月10日

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©Getty Images via BBC Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. equation /ih-KWEY-zhuhn/ [noun] – a mathematical statement in which you show that two amounts are equal using mathematical symbols It took thirty minutes for the college students to solve the equation. casualty /KAZH-oo-uhl-teE/ [noun] – a person injured or killed in a serious accident or war The hurricane’s casualty toll could reach 100. thrive /thrahyv/ [verb] – to grow, develop, or be successful Many people in small communities thrive because of vegetation. implication /im-pli-KEY-shuhn/ [noun] – the effect that an action or decision will have on something else in the future World…
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Why aren’t even huge ships capable of resolving the shipping crisis

2021年10月8日

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. overloaded /oh-ver-KOHD-id/ [adjective] – having or supplied with too much of something The plane was so overloaded it couldn’t leave the ground. lorry /LAWR-ee/ [adjectve] – relating to a truck The accident was clearly the lorry driver’s mistake. closure /KLOH-zher/ [noun] – the fact of a business, organization, etc. stopping operating The closure of the mine was the single most important factor in the town’s decline. quayside /KEE-sahyd/ [noun] – the edge of a quay, near the water The ship settled on the quayside. premium /PREE-mee-uhm/ [adjective] – an amount that is more than usual The…
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Never released John Lennon recording fetches $58,300 at auction in Denmark

2021年10月7日

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©Getty Images via BBC Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. auction /AWK-shuhn/ [noun] – a usually public sale of goods or property, where people make higher and higher bids (= offers of money) for each thing until the thing is sold to the person who will pay most We will be holding an auction of 19th-century pieces on Tuesday. presume /pri-ZOOM/ [verb] – to believe something to be true because it is very likely, although you are not certain I presume we’ll arrive by nine o’clock. bidding /BID-ing/ [noun] – the act of offering to pay a particular amount of money for…
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A mysterious ancient ‘dragon man’ has been discovered and has joined the human family tree

2021年10月6日

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. revelation /rev-uh-LEY-shuhn/ [noun] – the act of making something known that was secret, or a fact that is made known The papers published shocking revelations regarding their personal lives. disclose /dih-SKLOHZ/ [verb] – to make something known publicly, or to show something that was hidden Science can disclose the mysteries of nature. globe /glohb / [noun] – the world Magellan was the first person to circumnavigate the globe. shift /shift / [verb] – (of an idea, opinion, etc.) to change Over the last century, society’s perceptions regarding humans have shifted dramatically. trait /treyt/ [noun] – a…
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Scottish students participate in global climate protest

2021年10月5日

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©Getty Images Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. march /mahrch/ [noun] – an event in which a large number of people walk through a public place to express their support for something, or their disagreement with or disapproval of something The march was a symbolic gesture of anger at the newly appointed government official. movement /MOOV-muhnt/ [noun] – a group of people with a particular set of aims or ideas They cooperated in the movement to raise cancer awareness. sacrifice /SAK-ruh-fahys/ [verb] – to give up something that is valuable to you in order to help another person She had to sacrifice…
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Aberdeen scientists build artificial ice glaciers to solve Himalayan water shortage

2021年10月4日

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©University of Aberdeen via BBC Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. ice stupa /ahys STOO-puh/ [noun] – a form of glacier grafting technique that creates artificial glaciers used for storing winter water Some towns are using ice stupas to increase their water supply. arid /AR-id/ [adjective] – very dry and without enough rain for plants The Atacama Desert is the aridest place in the world. wastewater /WEYST-waw-ter/ [adjective] – water that is not clean because it has already been used in homes, businesses, factories, etc. The golf course management uses wastewater to irrigate the grass. sub-zero /suhb-ZEER-oh/ [adjective] – temperatures below zero…
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Hydrogen electricity can help create jobs, according to the government

2021年10月1日

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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. hydrogen /HAHY-druh-juhn / [noun] – a chemical element that is the lightest gas, has no color, taste, or smell, and combines with oxygen to form water Hydrogen combines chemically with oxygen to form water. emission /ih-MISH-uhn/ [noun] – the act of sending out gas, heat, light, etc. Carbon dioxide emissions, for example, should be kept at their current levels. subsidy /SUHB-si-dee/ [noun] – money given as part of the cost of something, to help or encourage it to happen The subsidy for company cars is to be phased out next year. consultation /kon-suhl-TEY-shuhn/ [noun] – a…
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Escape into an orchid haven in Tokyo

2021年9月30日

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©teamLab Planets via CNN Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. tranquility /trang-KWIL-i-tee/ [noun] – a peaceful, calm state, without noise, violence, worry, etc A day at the beach is all I need to gain tranquility. masterpiece /MAS-ter-piece/ [noun] – a work of art such as a painting, film, or book that is made with great skill I believe that Kokoro is Natsume Sōseki’s masterpiece. aroma /uh-ROH-ma/ [noun] – a strong, usually pleasant smell She loves the aroma of freshly brewed coffee. resilience /ri-ZIL-yuhns/ [noun] – the ability to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened Sheena’s natural…
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