| 英字新聞で学ぶ時事英語 Topics for December Dec. 26 Scams targeting disaster victims 震災被害者が標的に Dec. 4 Coffee may protect against endometrial cancer コーヒーは、糖尿病だけでなく子宮内膜癌にも治療効果 Dec. 3 Daio ex-chief held, admits breach of trust Part-Ⅱ 逮捕された大王製紙元社長、背任を認める Part-Ⅱ  Dec.26 震災被害者が詐欺の標的にされるAt least 2,439 complaints about dubious sles schemes related to quake, tsunami and nuclear damage have been reported to the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan since the triple disasters occurred in March. According to a Kyodo News survey released Saturday, around \970 million has already been paid out for suspicious goods and services, including exorbitant house repairs, flawed radiation gauges and water filters touted to remove radioactivity. 地震被害に遭った家の改修に法外な請求をしたり、欠陥のある放射能計測器や放射能を除去するという浄水器の押し売りなど、人の弱みに付け込んだ詐欺が横行している。残念としか言いようがない。  Dec. 4 糖尿病だけでなく子宮内膜癌にも治療効果 "Coffee has already been shown to be protective against diabetes due to its effect on insulin," said Giovannucci, a senior researcher on the study. "So we hypothesized that we'd see a reduction in some cancers as well." インシュリンへの働きを活発にすることで、コーヒーが糖尿病の予防になることはすでに知られているが、我々は「癌のリスクを軽減する」という仮説を立てた。 During the course of 26 years of follow-up, researchers documented 672 cases of endometrial cancer. Drinking more than four cups of coffee per day was linked with a 25 percent reduced risk for endometrial cancer. Drinking between two and three cups per day was linked with a 7 percent reduced risk. 子宮内膜癌患者672人に対する26年間に及ぶ追跡調査の結果、一日４杯以上飲むとリスクが25％減り、２,３杯だと７％減った。 A similar link was seen in decaffeinated coffee, where drinking more than two cups per day was linked with a 22 percent reduced risk for endometrial cancer. ノンカフェインコーヒーだと、一日２杯以上で22％の軽減効果が見られた。 "Coffee has long been linked with smoking, and if you drink coffee and smoke, the positive effects of coffee are going to be more than outweighed by the negative effects of smoking," said Giovannucci. "However, laboratory testing has found that coffee has much more antioxidants than most vegetables and fruits." さらに、コーヒーは、野菜や果物より抗酸化効果があるとの実験結果もある。(medical press)  Dec.3 Daio ex-chief held, admits breach of trust Part-Ⅱ 1 Ikawa instructed seven subsidiaries to remit a total of \10.68 子会社 送金する billion in 26 installments to various bank accounts. 分割 2 He provided no further elaboration. 説明 3 Daio Paper filed a criminal complaint against Ikawa for causing 刑事告訴 \8.58 biliion in damages to the group companies. 4 without collateral or prior approval by the board 無担保で 役員会による事前承認無く 5 in-house investigation committee 社内調査委員会 6 7 a company affiliated with Daio Paper 大王製紙関連会社 8 the gambling debt scandal is likely to stain the public image of the brand ブランドのイメージを損なう 9 in the wake of Ikawa's arrest, 元社長の逮捕を受けて 10 issue a provisional order for seizure of part of his residence 自宅差し押さえの仮処分命令を出す |