brace　引き締める　レベル6

毎日、新聞読む感覚で・・シャドウイング・・メモのような、単語帳のようなものです。

字幕ボタンを押してシャドウイング

「Ｔ」数えて、前頭葉封鎖?? 音を耳の後ろの後頭部に送り込んで言語野を活性化??
１.【Tを指折り数える】←音聞きながらＴを指折り数えます。残りは耳の後ろのあたりで無意識に聞いている感じ。
２.【シャドウイングをする】←Ｔを数えた記事のスクリプト見ながらシャドウイング（音読）。
　　　←慣れてきたらシャドーを２重３重にすると生英語の記憶（音のまま記憶して後で考える）領域
　　　　が広がって行く・・

母音は捨てて「Ｔ」を意識したシャドウイングをする。
　　米語→舌を奥ののどちんこに向かって反って「うーうー」とうなるような感じ。
　　英語→「えｱ」と言って、口の形をキープしたまま、閉じずに、喉の奥の方まで「えｱ」にする感じ。

brace 　 引き締める　レベル6

シャドウイングを連続で数個続ける・・・

reactor 原子炉 レベル8
but this is a particular situation of course these reactors that have not generated electricity in several years now if you leave a car in the garage for several years it's a different situation than it has been out on a daily basis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jLvGqOh8KQ

cub　子，幼獣 レベル10
The cub,who is not yet named or sexed ,is the first of this kind to be bred at the safari park.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eju1Tyd6Nno

perpetrator 犯人　レベル12
government will work to find the perpetrators and bring justice to them as soon as possible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-CnoDi6cOk

vicinity　近所 レベル9
three major shopping malls are located in the vicinity. the city sky train also passes overhead. the light of
the Erawan shreine was still visible through the chaos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=53&v=g6N3zfwYRos

cordon　交通遮断する レベル11
an area two miles from the blast site has been cordoned off while one school which had been set up as a safe
haven for residents has now been evacuated
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jse2m9c67us

(大人になるまで)育てる,繁殖させる rear, breed
last month the government essentially fix the price of a kilo of fresh pork meat reared and bred in France
and the price of that is a Euro and 40 cents for a kilo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=54&v=133ac5u66ZE

dinghy　レジャー用小ボート　レベル12
Damaged dinghies and flotation devices regularly wash up on the beaches of Kos providing further signs of the increased pressure cash-strapped Greece is under.
http://www.euronews.com/2015/08/14/kos-greece-sends-cruise-ship-to-help-manage-migrant-numbers/

transponder　応答器　 レベル14
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-company-developing-space-based-plane-tracking/2917577.html

stun　頭を打って〈人を〉気絶させる レベル9
Wall Street and the NYSE appeared stunned by the sudden action of the Chinese government. The floor of the exchange was humming and number one on the mind of traders and investors was the devaluation.
http://www.voanews.com/content/nyse-caught-by-surprise-as-china-further-devalues-currency/2915996.html

arson 放火　レベル11
a man was detained on Monday on suspicion of arson
https://www.youtube.com/embed/CDU3yEe4Fy8

tap into に入り込む
how much would you pay for one that's been tapped into space?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqHXiZRwqco

shy away from 　避ける
In spite of strong trade relations, the U.S. has continued to raise concerns about Vietnam’s human rights record.
http://www.voanews.com/content/kerry-in-hanoi-for-anniversary-of-us-vietnam-ties/2905189.html

engulf 飲み込む レベル11
Video showed a mountain village bing engulfed as a mudslide swept away everything in its path.
http://www.euronews.com/2015/08/08/deadly-typhoon-unleashes-mudslides-and-flooding-in-taiwan/

pathogen　病原体　レベル11
shellfish 貝
geoduck 大きい食用の二枚貝
stake out くいで囲う 警察の監視下に置いて動静を探る
Shellfish are a high-risk food because they’re filter feeders. They suck in whatever is in the water, toxins, harmful pathogens or even pollutants. Thousands of people get sick from tainted shellfish each year in the United States. Some even die.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/wildlife-detectives-bust-shellfish-poachers-washington-state/

fraught　はらんで　レベル11
As for the talks, in a process previously fraught with bitterness, both Greece and its international creditors are hopeful that a deal can be obtained within days.
http://www.euronews.com/2015/08/05/greece-anti-austerity-protesters-denounce-ever-closer-bailout-deal/

hollow　へこます　レベル4
sag たわむ たるむ
If you take the canal boats you can observe how this is all hollow. The buildings are sinking because they were not constructed on solid foundations
http://www.voanews.com/content/bangkok-warned-city-could-soon-be-submerged/2896288.html

protracted　長引く.　レベル21
bourse　(ヨーロッパの都市の)証券取引所.
Given that the market has been closed for a protracted period and many things remain uncertain concerning the Greek economic situation, uncertainties that we hope will clear up soon, we expected that there would be pressures on the Greek stock exchange as soon as it opened.
http://www.euronews.com/2015/08/03/greek-stocks-plunge-after-five-week-shut-down/

poach　密猟する レベル10
Animal advocates in the United States said a ban on importing trophies would help curtail lion hunting and rare animal poaching.
http://www.voanews.com/content/americans-anger-grows-over-killing-of-lion/2890561.html

cramp 締めつけ金具 拘束する レベル9
Things are no better on public transport with chaos on Rome’s cramped, dingy metro service where drivers have staged a series of go-slows amid privatisation fears.
http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/29/what-s-gone-wrong-with-rome/

procurement　獲得 レベル11
proceed　続ける　進む
“They were all eager to proceed," he said. "Even when I was telling them that the money was meant for the procurement of drugs [medicines] and I stole the money, and obviously sick people were deprived of health care. And they could not care less.”
http://www.voanews.com/content/london-dirty-money-corruption-russia/2883760.html

guinea pig モルモット　実験台
We were the first people that the atomic bomb was used on. We were the first Downwinders. The government came into our backyard and used us as guinea pigs. They experimented with us. And they left.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/new-mexicans-claim-cancer-living-legacy-worlds-first-atomic-bomb-test/

full fledged 一人前の
Along side its action in Syria, Turkish fighter planes are targeting Kurdish insurgent camps in Iraq in what the government says is a “full-fledged battle against all terrorist organisations”.
http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/28/turkey-and-the-us-plan-isil-free-buffer-zone-in-northern-syria/

commensurate 比例して，釣り合って レベル13
The real issue, I think, is that Chinese interests — economic interests in Africa be responsible, and that, particularly in peace and security questions, that China play a role commensurate with its economic position in — particularly in East Africa.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/presidential-history-obama-opens-first-ever-visit-ethiopia-u-s-president/

landfill (埋め立て式)ごみ処理地　レベル11
fungal　真菌、菌
combustion　燃焼.
greenhouse　温室
An energy generator collects the gas emitted from the landfill and cleans it and produces electricity in the internal combustion engines.
http://www.voanews.com/content/garbage-dump-helps-grow-a-tomato-plant/2876010.html

orbit　軌道に乗って回る.レベル4
NASA says its Kepler Mission has discovered an earth-size planet similar to our own. The new discovery, called Kepler-452b orbits around a sun-like star.
http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/23/nasa-takes-a-step-closer-to-discovering-earth-like-planet/

pacifist 平和主義者　レベル10
entangle もつれさせる
But the security bills have also sparked protests by thousands of opponents who fear that easing the post-World War II pacifist constitution could entangle Japan in foreign conflicts.
http://www.voanews.com/content/as-japan-pushed-forward-expanded-defense-bill-protests-follow/2872966.html

leniency　寛大さ; 哀れみ レベル15
renege　破る
“We never claimed that the deal is completely to our benefit. A negotiation is a “give and take” process. Certainly, we have had some flexibility and leniency, but that was planned… Everybody knows what matters most is the final result.”
http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/21/iran-parliament-sets-up-committee-to-review-nuclear-deal/

eject　噴出する　追い出す　レベル10
particle　分子，粒子
It takes the first charged particles ejected by the storms 20 to 30 minutes to arrive. They are dangerous to humans, so if the storm is intense, astronauts aboard the International Space Station are advised to move into specially protected areas.
http://www.voanews.com/content/weak-solar-activity-puzzles-scientists/2867474.html

underprivileged　恵まれていない. レベル14
The UN award recognised a local government initiative to help underprivileged children.Zumba is a fitness routine created by a Colombian dancer in the 1990s, involving aerobic exercises and dance choreography.
http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/19/zumba-fever-as-manila-breaks-world-record/

martial 戦争の 勇ましい レベル8
Imad Khalil, who runs the karate association of neighboring Jordan. But this isn’t only about the martial arts. It’s about bridging the gap between Jews and Arabs. Hoping that the Jordanian teacher will introduce more Israelis to Jordan and to the Arab world. A step toward a wider peace.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/can-star-karate-class-help-bridge-arab-israeli-divide/

stave off　くい止める, 避ける.
Grexit「ギリシャのユーロ圏離脱」を意味する造語
Despite the revolt within his Syriza party, parliament approved the bailout – opening the way for European action to stave off Grexit, at least for the time being.
http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/17/greece-tsipras-reshuffles-cabinet-after-anti-austerity-revolt/

muted　黙している，押さえた. レベル6
Well, the near-term effect is probably likely to be much less muted in Europe and the rest of the world than it was four or five years ago, when the Greek crisis first erupted.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/uncertainty-certain-greece-grapples-debt-crisis/

bump ドンと突き当たる　 レベル5
adduct　内転させる
abduct　外転させる　誘拐する.
tether　つなぎなわ
“With adducted rotors you immediately not only protect people and property if you were to bump into them, but if you ever were to bump into somebody or property, it's going to bring the aircraft out of the air,” said Stapleton.
http://www.voanews.com/content/one-person-flying-vehicles-close-to-reality/2839506.html

ultimatum　最後通牒　 レベル11
“The European Union foundation principles were democracy, solidarity, quality, mutual respect: these principles were not based on blackmails and ultimatum,” he told reporters at the European Council.
http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/26/tsipras-says-creditors-tryng-to-blackmail-athens/

depreciation 価値低落，下落. レベル15
“And so it seems to me quite possible that for Greece to grow, they may end up having to leave the eurozone, take back their own currency and have a very significant depreciation," Kahn said.
http://www.voanews.com/content/no-debt-deal-yet-for-greece/2837969.html

anatomically　解剖上，解剖(学)的に　レベル13
生理的　physiologic
“We want to take the physiologic information that we recorded on the NIRS machine ... and we want to know where is that information anatomically,” said Yale researcher Adam Noah.
http://www.voanews.com/content/scientists-explore-brain-function-conversation/2837802.html

cohesion　結合(力).　レベル10
"I think this is time for a substantial and viable solution that would allow Greece to come back to growth within the eurozone, with social justice and cohesion," he said.
http://www.voanews.com/content/greek-debt-deal-may-be-short-term-fix/2834154.html

synthesis　総合，統合　レベル9
“What you’ll see in this exhibition — and what you’ll see throughout America today actually — is a great synthesis of the traditional Japanese tattoo with the modern American take on that,” she said.
http://www.voanews.com/content/new-show-explores-ancien-art-form/2831409.html

reverberate　反響する レベル11
Already, the issue is reverberating in next year’s presidential race. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton noted the Charleston tragedy followed shooting rampages at a Connecticut elementary school and a Colorado movie theater.
http://www.voanews.com/content/america-gun-violence/2831935.html

sanitize 衛生的にする.　レベル19
The Ministry of Tourism is also providing hand sanitizers at tourist attractions and has instituted a hotline in four languages to deal with any MERS issues.
http://www.voanews.com/content/south-korea-to-offer-mers-insurance-to-tourists/2824318.html

niggling　くよくよする.
bothersome うるさい，やっかいな，めんどうな.
"I think this is one of the most niggling [bothersome] issues in the U.S.-China relationship," said Glaser.
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-china-officials-to-meet-for-strategic-and-economic-dialogue/2828820.html

Waterloov ワーテルロー 大敗，惨敗
Belgium will mark Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo from Thursday to Sunday with a three-day-long recreation of the battle.
http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/17/belgium-marks-200th-anniversary-of-waterloo/

versatility 多才，多芸，多能. レベル12
Only a few days later, at an annual food machinery and technology exhibition in Tokyo, a stationary robotic chef prepared food with remarkable versatility, while other machines cooked, baked pastries and even wrapped perfect sushi.
http://www.voanews.com/content/robots-gaining-ground-kitchens/2825115.html

tarnish さびさせる，変色させる. レベル11
McDonald's is facing falling profits and is coping with fallout of news last year that its Chinese supplier had provided the company with expired meat. The scandal also tarnished Yum Brands outlets such as KFC.
http://www.voanews.com/content/shifting-consumer-tastes-change-fast-food-industry/2814926.html

withhold　保留する レベル6
uphold 支持する
facilitate 容易にする
ardent 熱心な
But so far House Democrats are holding firm against proposed trade pacts like the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and withholding votes on legislation key to facilitating their approval.
http://www.voanews.com/content/congress-obama-trade-deal/2821547.html

abdicate 捨てる，退くレベル12
rout　敗走，潰走(かいそう).
enough is enough　もういいかげんにしよう, もうたくさんだ.
rebuke　非難する
Enough is enough. Congress cannot abdicate its responsibility to the working men of this country.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/whats-next-democrats-derail-trade-bill/

hearken　耳を傾ける　レベル23
wreak　浴びせる
havoc　破壊，大荒れ; 大混乱
flick　 映画　ピシッ[パチッ](という音)
For the older crowd, Hollywood also invests heavily in productions that hearken back to older film franchises.
http://www.voanews.com/content/hollywood-studios-roll-out-big-budget-flicks/2817375.html

quarantine　隔離する　レベル11
The number of people in quarantine has also gone down for the first time, to 3,680.
http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/12/south-korea-two-hospitals-sealed-off-amid-mers-outbreak/

shun　避ける レベル9
Earlier, diplomatic sources suggested the Greek leader had been shunned by his EU counterparts attending the summit with Latin American leaders.
http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/10/greece-s-tsipras-flies-to-brussels-for-crunch-default-talks/

impartiality　不偏　公明正大.　レベル16
brazen　真ちゅう色の.　耳障りな，騒々しい.
The constitution stresses impartiality. The oath that the president takes also stresses impartiality.
Therefore, some of the voters reacted against the president's brazen support for one party and rhetoric against other parties,
http://www.voanews.com/content/turkey-pm-resigns-will-try-to-form-coalition/2815421.html

lynchpin　くさび 楔　レベル24
span 及ぶ，広がる
The United States is the lynchpin of proposed trade pacts spanning the Atlantic and the Pacific, but Washington is far from unified on authorizing simple yes-or-no congressional votes to approve them.
http://www.voanews.com/content/uncertainty-persists-on-trade-vote-in-us-house-of-representatives/2811126.html

spearhead　一番槍を務める レベル11
The Japanese Prime Minister arrived fresh from a visit to Ukraine where he spearheaded the global efforts to find a peaceful solution to the problem.
http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/07/world-leaders-set-out-agenda-for-g7/

geostrategic　戦略地政学の レベル28
this summit is an opportunity for foreign leaders to have their candid conversations privately and out forward a unity message of their approach on an incredible range of issues
http://www.voanews.com/content/president-barack-obama-to-rally-allies-at-group-of-seven-meeting-over-ukraine/2810114.html

buoy ブイをつける　支える　レベル12
aberration 正道[常軌]をはずれること
Buoyed by a steady improvement in the labor market, the central bank had signaled a modest rate hike by the middle of the year, its first in nearly nine years.
http://www.voanews.com/content/imf-urges-to-postpone-interest-rate-hike-until-2016/2808441.html

embroil　巻き込む
scour　ごしごし洗う　レベル11
waive　放棄[撤回]する レベル11
covet 切望する.むさぼる long レベル11
forage　〔食べ物などを〕探し回る，あさる 〔for〕.
purport　称する，主張する レベル10
incarcerate　監禁する　 レベル18
squander　浪費する　レベル11
inhale　吸入する　レベル10
churn かき回す.
tout 押し売りする
racketeer 不正な金もうけをする　 レベル26
faze　口もきけないほどびっくりさせる
dissipate　散らす　レベル11
garner 獲得する.レベル11
decipher　解読する　レベル10
ornately　飾り立てて　華麗に　レベル25
endemic　一地方特有の，風土性の　レベル10
nascent　発生しようとする; 初期の.
rampant　激しい; 自由奔放な.　レベル11
enamored 夢中になって ほれて enamor 魅惑する
grisly　ぞっとさせる
murky　濁っている，よごれた 　レベル11
eerily 不自然で不気味な方法で
configuration　形状，地形，輪郭; 外形　レベル8
knot　結び　きずな　こぶ　ノット 《時速約 1852 m》　レベル4
helm　舵(かじ）　 レベル10
destitute　貧困な　欠乏して　レベル11
enormity　極悪さ　レベル14　an act of extreme wickedness

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モーニングジョー・・
http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe

・母音を意識すると、日本語のあいうえおが勝ってしまう上、英語、米語、方言によって
微妙に違うので対応が難しい。しかし、「Ｔ」なら、方言の影響をほとんど受けない。

・これは、はやりの脳トレに近い。脳の前頭葉？で「Ｔ」を含む単語を集中して聞き分けて数えるのと、脳の違うところ言語野?で何となく意味をとる脳のマルチタスクトレーニングでちょっと頭がしびれてくるような感覚だ！

・集中切れても、すぐ復活できる。途中でわからなくなっても、「Ｔ」を捜して、すぐに復活できる

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