Tag Archive: Science & Technology
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2025年12月31日
©AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. undermine /UHN-der-mahyn/ [verb] – to make something weaker or less effective The change in regulations could undermine long-term research goals. adverse /AD-vurs/ [adjective] – having a negative or harmful effect The team warned that adverse conditions would slow future discoveries. compromise /KOM-pruh-mahyz/ [verb] – to damage something or put it at risk Even slight vibrations could compromise telescope accuracy. acute /uh-KYOOT/ [adjective] – very serious or severe Scientists described the risk as an acute challenge to astronomy. diminish /Pronunciation: /dih-MIN-ish// [verb] – to reduce or make something become less New light sources…
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2025年12月31日
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2025年12月29日
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2025年12月29日
©NASA/LASP/CU Boulder via AP Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. attenuate /uh-TEN-yoo-ayt/ [verb] – to reduce the force, effect, or value of something Engineers worked to attenuate the impact of solar interference on signal quality. intermittent /in-ter-MIT-nt/ [adjective] – happening sometimes but not regularly or continuously The orbiter produced intermittent signals that complicated mission planning. rectify /verb/ [REK-tuh-fai] – to correct something Engineers worked quickly to rectify the system error. protocol /noun/ [PROH-tuh-kawl] – a system of rules about the correct way to act Mission leaders reviewed communication protocol after the unexpected silence. subsidiary /sub-SID-ee-er-ee/ [noun] – connected with, but less important…
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2025年12月29日
©NASA/LASP/CU Boulder via AP Pre-reading Questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What news has been heard about Mars missions? What details were memorable? What space communication issues have been discussed before? Why were they important? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. intractable /in-TRAK-tuh-bul/ [adjective] – very difficult or impossible to deal with The team faced an intractable problem during the mission review. obfuscate /OB-fuh-skayt/ [verb] – to make something less clear The missing data started to obfuscate the team’s analysis. recalibrate /ree-KAL-uh-brayt/ [verb] – to change or correct something so it works well again NASA needed to recalibrate…
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2025年12月29日
©NASA/LASP/CU Boulder via AP Pre-reading Questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. 講師がそれぞれの質問を読むので答えましょう。 Have you heard any space stories before? Have you seen problems with machines before? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. 単語、意味、例文を読みます。講師に続いて音読しましょう。 locate /LOH-kayt/ [verb] – to find the position of something The team tried to locate the problem. confirm /kun-FERM/ [verb] – to say that something is true NASA must confirm the spacecraft’s condition. maintain /mayn-TAYN/ [verb] – to continue something without stopping NASA wants to maintain the signal. disrupt /dis-RUPT/ [verb] – to interrupt something Solar activity can disrupt signals. monitor /MON-i-ter/ [verb] – to…
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2025年12月22日
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2025年12月22日
©AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File Pre-reading Questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. 講師がそれぞれの質問を読むので答えましょう。 Have you learned about DNA before? Do you know any scientists from history? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. 単語、意味、例文を読みます。講師に続いて音読しましょう。 structure /Pronunciation: STRUHK-cher/ [noun] – the way something is built or organized. The bridge structure is very strong. record /REK-ord/ [noun] – information written or kept for others to see The team kept a record of the scores. assist /verb/ [uh-SIST] – to help Nurses assist doctors at the hospital. develop /dih-VEL-up/ [verb] – to grow or make something better Plants develop when they get sunlight….
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2025年12月22日
©AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. landmark /LAM-mark/ [noun] – an important stage or discovery The research team celebrated a landmark achievement in medical testing. discernable /dih-SUR-nuh-buhl/ [adjective] – able to be seen, recognized, or understood There was a discernible change in climate patterns last year. reconstruct /ree-kon-STRUHKT/ [verb] – to build or form something again Engineers worked to reconstruct the collapsed bridge. assertion /uh-SUR-shun/ [noun] – a confident and usually firm statement The scientist made an assertion about the new procedure’s safety. subsequent /SUB-si-kwent/ [adjective] – happening after something else The team revised its plan after the…
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2025年12月22日
©AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File Pre-reading Questions: I will read each question. Then, please answer them. What major scientific discoveries about DNA have been widely reported? How did these reports influence public interest? What controversies involving scientists have appeared in news before? How did those cases shape public reactions? Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. convergence /noun/ [kuhn-VUR-juhns] – the coming together of ideas, data, or conditions The convergence of studies helped confirm the results. precipitate /pri-SIP-uh-tayt/ [verb] – to cause something to happen suddenly or prematurely. His remarks helped precipitate a debate in the community. recontextualize /ree-kon-TEKS-tyoo-uh-lize/ [verb] – to place something…
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