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| 英字新聞で学ぶ時事英語 Topics for August Aug 31 島田紳助芸能界引退会見 Star's exit shows it's not what you know-but who Aug 28 ボルト、100m決勝で痛恨のフライング Bolt disqualified from 100m after false start in final Aug 25 前IMF専務理事への起訴取り下げ Prosecutors to drop case against Strauss-Kahn Aug 21 アルツハイマーに新たな治療法 Potential treatment for Alzheimer's Aug 21 アルツハイマーに新たな治療法 Potential treatment for Alzheimer's Aug 8 新しい学習の形 Free online tutorials may alter nature of learning Aug 8 節電の夏 Electricity conservation Aug 7 下町ロケット the Naoki Prize Aug 5 英字新聞のヘッドライン Headlines Aug 4 ビヤガーデンに試練の夏 A bad summer for beer halls Aug 31 Star's exit shows it's not what you know-but who If you asked anyone in the world with access to any sort of media what last week's big news stroy was, they would probably say Libya. If you asked the same question of similarly connected people in Japan, they would probably say the retirement of comedian Shinsuke Shimada. The fall of Tripoli didn't merit lead stroy status on most TV news reports here, but Shimada's announcement was honored with program-interrupting bulletins. なんとも風刺的な記事の内容だこと。世界がリビアのトリポリ陥落に湧いていた頃、日本のTVは島田紳助の引退記者会見を流し続けた。この記者会見の模様は、通常の番組を中断してまでも放映された。 Aug 28 Bolt disqualified from 100m after false start in final The Jamaican sensation played to the adoring crowd again Saturday at the world championships, blowing on his fingers as if to cool off the tips of his imaginary pistols and mugging for the camera at every opportunity. フライングは英語で、false startとかpremature start、jump the gunと言う。 Once he settled into the starting blocks, Bolt put on a show in the 100 meters. He was well out in front of the field after his first step and so far ahead by the midway point that he looked back at the pack with a big, you-can't-catch-me grin on his face, easily winning his heat in 10.10 seconds."It was a good run," Bolt said, nonchalantly. 予選で見せた、異次元の走りを描写している。一歩目で頭一つ出て、中間地点で振り返って「俺には追い付けないさ」という表情でニヤリ。 Bolt has been hearing about how he's lost a step this season and runners such as Trinidad and Tobago's Richard Thompson or Jamaican teammate Yohan Blake are ready to take away his title at the worlds. 今シーズンは、ボルトの神がかり的な力もその効力を失ったかと疑問視されることもあった。 The always affable Bolt was better than both Saturday night and barely even broke a sweat. Thompson was third in his heat (10.34), while Blake had little trouble winning in 10.12. ほとんど汗をかかなかった。 "People are always going to say what they want," Bolt said. "I'm focused on what I want. My focus is to go out there and win, execute and show the world I'm still the best." Bolt was out in front of the field so fast that it looked like he was given a head start. スタートで頭一つ出る With Tyson Gay sidelined because of a surgically repaired hip and world leader Asafa Powell withdrawing two days ago because of a groin injury, Bolt's main rivals aren't there to give him a nudge. That's all right - he still has the clock. And at major events, that's become his biggest competitor. タイソン・ゲイやアサファ・パウエルなどのライバル不在の今大会だが、ボルトには時計(記録)という競争相手がいるから大丈夫だ。 失格となってしまった今、こうしてボルトを称える記事を読むと、いっそう虚しさがこみ上げてくる。 Aug 25 Prosecutors to drop case against Strauss-Kahn Aug 21 Potential treatment for Alzheimer's
While current medication for Alzheimer’s mainly delays the progression of the disease, electrical stimulation therapy directly suppresses the effects of a protein maily responsible for the disease. 細胞が死ぬのを保護する働きをするポタシュームイオンに着目した。細胞にはイオンが出入りする複数の経路があるが、病気を引き起こすタンパク質のベータアミロイドによってその経路が開かなくなる。 The team focused on a channel for potassium ion, which protects cells from dying. A cell has multiple channels that allow ions to enter and exit, but the one for potassium ion doesn’t open when it should due to the effects of the key disease-causing protein, beta amyloid. 解説：the oneが「経路」を表すことと、shouldの後にopenを補うことが分かればOK。 細胞にベータアミロイドを蓄えたマウスの耳に、電極を取り付けて電気刺激を与えると、経路を開く異種タンパク質が生まれる。このタンパク質が、細胞が死ぬのを防いでくれるのだ。 The team attached electrodes to the ears of a mouse genetically modified to accumulate beta amyloid in their cells. When the researchers gave the mouse electrical stimuli, a different type of protein emerged that helps open the channel, possibly paving the way for preventing the cell from dying. The therapy offers promise for treating those who are in the early stages of Alzheimer’s and who have yet to suffer extensive cell deaths. Aug 8 Free online tutorials may alter nature of learning
This “flipping” of the traditional classroom is the operating system espoused by Khan and his Khan Academy, a website whose popularity is exploding as millions tune into its free videos, practice exercises and assessment tools. Khan’s videos provide basic tutorials, mostly in math and science, that students can watch repeatedly in class or at home and pause if they need to−something that cannot happen with a classroom lecture. Teachers are then free to work individually with students and be more creative. カーンアカデミーが真価を発するのは、生徒自身がやる気があって、学びたい、技術を磨きたいと思っている場合。 If you are wondering as to why someone will turn to an online tutor when one can simply access the lessons on the site himself, then let us make it clear that a tutor serves many purposes, one of the major ones being mentoring the students and motivating him in the right direction. If the student is self motivated and eager to learn, sharpen his skills, then there is nothing like it and Khan Academy, with its 2100 tutorials, more than 100 practice tests and performance assessment tools is a great resource for them. ワールドクラスの授業が無料で提供されているそうだが、講義の評価も高いのだろうか？ A world-class education for everyone that’s free. 技術が教師にとって代わるのではなく、より効果的な授業提供に役立つのだ。技術のもつ可能性は無限大だ。 Technology is not going to replace teachers, but it empowers them to be much more effective with students. There is unbelievable opportunity that we have to leverage how people learn through technology. 優れた教師というのは、生徒の言うことに耳を傾ける。教師はディレクターのようなもので、単に生徒に知識を与えるのではなく、学習を手助けする水先案内人のようなもの。 Good teachers listen to students and understand their prior experience to discover where they lack understanding. Teachers are becoming directors. The teacher is not the only one imparting knowledge. The teacher becomes much more of a facilitator of learning. 生徒がビデオによる講義を好むのは、ビデオは自分たちを見下さない、暗記ばかりさせない。教師にとっても、生徒は基礎基本をビデオで学んでくるので、学校ではよりクリエイティブな学習に時間を割くことができる。 Students like the fact that the videos are intelligent and don’t talk down to them. They like that they don’t focus on memorizing. Teachers like that it’s not just trying to crank out a syllabus. …It’s about getting rid of these scripted lectures and formulaic lesson plans. This actually makes teachers more important; they can switch gears and from bonds with their students. It allows them to be way more creative than they could in other classrooms. If students are learning the basics through watching videos, then teachers can spend class time on more creative projects instead of practice drills and homework assignments. この記事を読んで、「生徒にとって教師とは？単なる知識の伝達者になってはいないだろうか？」ということを考えさせられた。
3 The aim of this survey is to determine whether the authorities who are telling us to forsake strong air conditioning are not just talking the talk, but also walking the walk. 4 But it's not al doom and gloom. 5 We want to bring some excitement to Japan but while also engaging in energy conservation 1 唯一暑さをしのげたのは、台風６号がもたらした豪雨と暴風が吹き荒れた間だけだった。 2 これ以上ない悪いタイミングで、節電計画が行われることとなった。 3 この調査の目的は、国民にエアコンの設定温度を押し付けている政府当局が、口先だけでなく本当に実行しているのか調査することにある。 4 しかし、お先真っ暗というわけでもない。 5 節電はしっかり行いながら、日本を元気にしたいのです。 Aug 7 the Naoki Prize 直木賞を受賞した「下町ロケット」は、銀行や大企業と戦いながら、メイドインジャパンのロケットを飛ばすという夢を追い求める下町の小さな工場の物語だ。 "Shitamachi Rocket" is the story about a small, family-run factory struggling with banks and large companies in pursuing its dream of manufacturing a Japanese rocket part. 今回の受賞には、「東日本大地震後」という要素もあるかもしれない。 The judges seem to have particularly wanted to recognize an affirmative work about the small businesses now struggling since the March 11 quake and tsunami. 作者は、物語の構想ありきの小説ではなく、登場人物を血の通った人間として描くことで、海外の司法・医療サスペンスに対抗できる作品に仕上げたかったのだろう。 After winning the Naoki Prize, Mr. Ikeido said he was particularly pleased with the recognition of business novels, a genre that hasn't received much attention from the literary establishment. Popular form the 1950s, such novels are generally read for information on how businesses operate; they do not have the thrills of a hero fighting a villainous plot of a Western legal or medical thriller. As he started thinking about why company men would act in certain ways, he realized he had to move beyond treating characters as pawns and portray them as flesh and blood human beings, letting the characters determine the plot rather than vice versa. Aug 4 Headlines ８月のある日の英字新聞から、ヘッドラインを集めてみました。ヘッドラインだけで記事の内容が分かるあなたの英語力は(もちろん一般常識も)かなりのものですよ。 Contaminated beef may have been sent abroad More hot spots to be named Minister vows to keep Japan's 25% carbon cut pledge despite disaster DNA test puts guilt into doubt Headway made in organ regeneration Sunflower seeds sown in Fukushima hot spot to denuclearize field Afghans block U.S. bid to stop aid theft Export drop slows as output recovers Can Japan rebuild, raise taxes and reform, while cultivating a pro-growth agenda? Few get to take a bit of the Big Apple Aug 4 A bad summer for beer halls
In fact, half-year sales of cheap, "third-category" low-malt beers were up 3.2 percent, presumably meaning more people were staying in and drinking at home. その一方で、あながち震災後の消費の落ち込みだけが原因とも言えない状況もうかがえる。韓国の伝統酒の一種であるマッコリが人気を呼んでいて、その根底には「ビール離れ」の傾向があるようだ。 On the other hand, the new popularity of Korean drinks, as well as the continuing sales of canned highball drinks, suggests there may be a larger trend away from beer beyond the post-quake depressed mood of consumers. どうも不景気な話題ばかりになりがちなので、最後に夏らしい軽いのを一つ。その日の気温でパフェの高さが決まるという、なんとも遊び心溢れた東京のとあるホテルのお話だが、40℃越えたら行ってみる価値あるかも!? In one welcome sign that summer lightheartedness has not been entirely lost, a new parfait is on sale at a Tokyo hotel whose height each day is determined by that day's weather forecast. On a day with a temperature of 32 degrees, it is 32-cm tall, giving at least one benefit to a hot day. |
