VOAヘッドラインニュースをmp3playerに落として「T」を指折り数える。
ftp://8475.ftp.storage.akadns.net/mp3/voa/english/nnow/NNOW_HEADLINES.mp3
「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・・
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。
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。
They also galvanized support for the US Anti-Apartheid movement. Former US Congressman Ron Dellums was one of the leaders of the movement. He says, "Challenging apartheid in South Africa became a logical next place to go."
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-anti-apartheid-movement-helps-bring-change-to-south-africa/1900704.html
reverberate 反響する; 〈場所が〉〔音で〕反響する 〔with〕.
シャドウイングを連続で数個続ける・・・
orchid ラン.
The 'Sunshine State' is home to about 50 native species, but many of them are critically endangered by urban expansion and orchid hunters, says the director of Miami's Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden, Carl Lewis.
http://www.voanews.com/content/project-to-save-endangered-orchids-blossoms-in-florida/1901570.html
The 'Sunshine State' is home to about 50 native species, but many of them are critically endangered by urban expansion and orchid hunters, says the director of Miami's Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden, Carl Lewis.
http://www.voanews.com/content/project-to-save-endangered-orchids-blossoms-in-florida/1901570.html
disenchantment 魔法を解く.幻滅を感じさせる
There is a sense of disappointment and disenchantment with Iraq after we put so much into it
http://www.voanews.com/content/iraqi-elections-coming-amid-surge-of-violence/1901658.html
There is a sense of disappointment and disenchantment with Iraq after we put so much into it
http://www.voanews.com/content/iraqi-elections-coming-amid-surge-of-violence/1901658.html
egregious 実にひどい,言語道断な,とてつもない.
“I think that any of us who look back on history what happened to the comfort women here in South Korea for example, have to recognize that this was a terrible, egregious violation of human rights," he said.
http://www.voanews.com/content/obama-warns-north-korea-against-nuclear-test/1900856.html
“I think that any of us who look back on history what happened to the comfort women here in South Korea for example, have to recognize that this was a terrible, egregious violation of human rights," he said.
http://www.voanews.com/content/obama-warns-north-korea-against-nuclear-test/1900856.html
horticulture 園芸(術,学). レベル13
Nate Phillips, who teaches horticulture at Middle Tennessee State University, says smaller farms are, in part, a reaction to changes in the way Americans think about their food.
http://www.voanews.com/content/face-of-american-farmer-is-changing/1896459.html
Nate Phillips, who teaches horticulture at Middle Tennessee State University, says smaller farms are, in part, a reaction to changes in the way Americans think about their food.
http://www.voanews.com/content/face-of-american-farmer-is-changing/1896459.html
novelty 珍しさ,目新しさ.
She’s something of a novelty in American agriculture.
She’s something of a novelty in American agriculture.
habitable 住むことができる,住むのに適した.
“We’ve been waiting decades to understand how common habitable planets might be, and it’s looking like they’re really common. And this gives us excitement and motivation to take the next step," said Seager.
http://www.voanews.com/content/new-earth-size-planet-found/1895943.html
“We’ve been waiting decades to understand how common habitable planets might be, and it’s looking like they’re really common. And this gives us excitement and motivation to take the next step," said Seager.
http://www.voanews.com/content/new-earth-size-planet-found/1895943.html
magnate 有力者,大物
A steel magnate worth an estimated $2 billion, Serhiy Taruta was installed as governor in March by the new powers in Kyiv.
http://www.voanews.com/content/donetsk-governor-favors-force-to-oust-separatists/1896041.html
A steel magnate worth an estimated $2 billion, Serhiy Taruta was installed as governor in March by the new powers in Kyiv.
http://www.voanews.com/content/donetsk-governor-favors-force-to-oust-separatists/1896041.html
environmental 環境の. レベル5
But what happens to those bags after they’ve been used is a huge environmental problem, said Lilly Belanger of noimpactproject.org.
http://www.voanews.com/content/big-apple-weighs-fees-on-single-use-plastic-bags/1890175.html
But what happens to those bags after they’ve been used is a huge environmental problem, said Lilly Belanger of noimpactproject.org.
http://www.voanews.com/content/big-apple-weighs-fees-on-single-use-plastic-bags/1890175.html
Obamacare
Bianca Aleman from El Salvador is a legal resident but she missed the sign-up deadline for Obamacare because she says the process seemed too intimidating.
http://www.voanews.com/content/obamacare-costs-still-too-high-for-many-americans/1890919.html
Bianca Aleman from El Salvador is a legal resident but she missed the sign-up deadline for Obamacare because she says the process seemed too intimidating.
http://www.voanews.com/content/obamacare-costs-still-too-high-for-many-americans/1890919.html
plow すき 耕す
That is why, as president, he has set his shoulders to the plow to bring about meaningful change in America by ending two wars and passing comprehensive health care reform... Thank you, Mr. President," said Lewis.
http://www.voanews.com/content/obama-praises-predecessor-lyndon-johnsons-civil-rights-legacy/1891084.html
That is why, as president, he has set his shoulders to the plow to bring about meaningful change in America by ending two wars and passing comprehensive health care reform... Thank you, Mr. President," said Lewis.
http://www.voanews.com/content/obama-praises-predecessor-lyndon-johnsons-civil-rights-legacy/1891084.html
midshipmen 海軍士官候補生
He said the exchange also strengthens the education of U.S. midshipmen, by enhancing their international exposure and understanding.
http://www.voanews.com/content/foreign-students-adapt-to-rigors-of-us-naval-academy/1891078.html
He said the exchange also strengthens the education of U.S. midshipmen, by enhancing their international exposure and understanding.
http://www.voanews.com/content/foreign-students-adapt-to-rigors-of-us-naval-academy/1891078.html
interlace 組み合わせる.
Like many of Ukraine's veterans, Koropov has a Russian wife and says the two countries' destinies are interlaced.
http://www.voanews.com/content/crimea-aggression-by-former-soviet-ally-stuns-ukraines-wwll-veterans/1886384.html
Like many of Ukraine's veterans, Koropov has a Russian wife and says the two countries' destinies are interlaced.
http://www.voanews.com/content/crimea-aggression-by-former-soviet-ally-stuns-ukraines-wwll-veterans/1886384.html
disparage 軽蔑する,見くびる.
And the influences are so disparaging that it completely denigrates the tribal social custom and tries to project it as something outdated.
http://www.voanews.com/content/indias-tribal-councils-under-fire-after-gang-rape/1886505.html
And the influences are so disparaging that it completely denigrates the tribal social custom and tries to project it as something outdated.
http://www.voanews.com/content/indias-tribal-councils-under-fire-after-gang-rape/1886505.html
savvy 実際的知識.知る,わかる.レベル13
For now, internet-savvy Turks will have to rely on workarounds, some published by Twitter itself, to continue using what one expert calls their country’s “last preserve of freedom of information.”
http://www.voanews.com/content/turkey-internet-curbs-dont-hurt-erdogan/1881260.html
For now, internet-savvy Turks will have to rely on workarounds, some published by Twitter itself, to continue using what one expert calls their country’s “last preserve of freedom of information.”
http://www.voanews.com/content/turkey-internet-curbs-dont-hurt-erdogan/1881260.html
workaround 回避策.
burgeon 芽ぐむ,もえ出る
procurement 獲得; (必需品の)調達,買い上げ
Kenya and Nigeria say they too are building their nuclear programs to meet rising electricity needs from their burgeoning populations.
http://www.voanews.com/content/africa-looks-to-nuclear-power-to-light-up-continent/1880377.html
procurement 獲得; (必需品の)調達,買い上げ
Kenya and Nigeria say they too are building their nuclear programs to meet rising electricity needs from their burgeoning populations.
http://www.voanews.com/content/africa-looks-to-nuclear-power-to-light-up-continent/1880377.html
foregone 先立った,既往の,過去の.
adjourn 延期する; 延会[休会,散会]する.
On Wednesday, negotiators for Iran and the six world powers adjourned what they called "substantive and useful" talks on Iran's nuclear program. The talks will resume next month in Vienna.
http://www.voanews.com/content/kerry-russia-could-face-stiffer-us-penalties-for-crimea-annexation/1875739.html
On Wednesday, negotiators for Iran and the six world powers adjourned what they called "substantive and useful" talks on Iran's nuclear program. The talks will resume next month in Vienna.
http://www.voanews.com/content/kerry-russia-could-face-stiffer-us-penalties-for-crimea-annexation/1875739.html
boulevard 広い並木街路.
And it’s not hard to see where this nostalgia for Soviet rule might come from. The boulevards of this divided city are filled with beautiful Soviet libraries, theaters and opera houses.
http://www.voanews.com/content/donetsk-ukraine-locals-divided-between-soviet-past-eurocentric-future/1876207.html
And it’s not hard to see where this nostalgia for Soviet rule might come from. The boulevards of this divided city are filled with beautiful Soviet libraries, theaters and opera houses.
http://www.voanews.com/content/donetsk-ukraine-locals-divided-between-soviet-past-eurocentric-future/1876207.html
accolade 栄誉,称賛.レベル12
While his wallet is thin, his career has been thick with accolades.
http://www.voanews.com/content/kabul-traffic-cop-pays-price-for-playing-it-straight/1866656.html
whiz ヒュー,ピュー
While his wallet is thin, his career has been thick with accolades.
http://www.voanews.com/content/kabul-traffic-cop-pays-price-for-playing-it-straight/1866656.html
whiz ヒュー,ピュー
brazen 真ちゅう(製)の.厚かましい. レベル11
inline 一線に.
A brazen act of aggression in violation of international law, in violation of the U.N. Charter. It is a 19th century act in the 21st century.
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-all-options-on-table-in-ukraine/1862543.html
inline 一線に.
A brazen act of aggression in violation of international law, in violation of the U.N. Charter. It is a 19th century act in the 21st century.
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-all-options-on-table-in-ukraine/1862543.html
heartbroken 悲嘆に暮れた,ひどく失望した. レベル13
Indian rollerblading champion Vish Jadeja was heartbroken when inline skating again failed to make the Summer Olympics. But he didn't give up. Instead, he swapped out his rollerblades for blades on ice.
http://www.voanews.com/content/indian-trades-rollerblades-for-ice-skates-in-pursuit-of-olympic-dream/1856131.html
Indian rollerblading champion Vish Jadeja was heartbroken when inline skating again failed to make the Summer Olympics. But he didn't give up. Instead, he swapped out his rollerblades for blades on ice.
http://www.voanews.com/content/indian-trades-rollerblades-for-ice-skates-in-pursuit-of-olympic-dream/1856131.html
cardiovascular 心循環系の
ventricular 心室性
Biomedical engineer Matthew Jackson worked with Fernandez to develop parts for this cardiovascular simulator.
http://www.voanews.com/content/hospital-machinist-aids-medical-research/1856078.html
ventricular 心室性
Biomedical engineer Matthew Jackson worked with Fernandez to develop parts for this cardiovascular simulator.
http://www.voanews.com/content/hospital-machinist-aids-medical-research/1856078.html
Inclusiveness 包含性; 包括
Inclusiveness is something Aboul Fatouh says he tried in the 2012 election.
http://www.voanews.com/content/across-egypts-political-spectrum-compromise-elusive/1856443.html
Inclusiveness is something Aboul Fatouh says he tried in the 2012 election.
http://www.voanews.com/content/across-egypts-political-spectrum-compromise-elusive/1856443.html
euthanize 安楽死させる. レベル25
The way the city decided is not helpful - some private company taking dogs from the streets, when there is actually no place to take them. So they just euthanize them,
http://www.voanews.com/content/russians-and-americans-use-internet-to-save-sochis-stray-dogs/1851189.html
The way the city decided is not helpful - some private company taking dogs from the streets, when there is actually no place to take them. So they just euthanize them,
http://www.voanews.com/content/russians-and-americans-use-internet-to-save-sochis-stray-dogs/1851189.html
sanctuary 聖域 避難所.
let it descend into sectarian conflict, anarchy, and then of course the rise of the Taliban and, of course, sanctuaries resulted from that.
http://www.voanews.com/content/lessons-learned-25-years-after-soviet-troop-withdrawal-from-afghanistan/1851262.html
let it descend into sectarian conflict, anarchy, and then of course the rise of the Taliban and, of course, sanctuaries resulted from that.
http://www.voanews.com/content/lessons-learned-25-years-after-soviet-troop-withdrawal-from-afghanistan/1851262.html
clamp かすがい レベル10 かすがいなどで締める,留める
This bill helps to clamp down on loopholes that allowed people to receive benefits whether they were planting crops or not. And it saves taxpayers hard-earned dollars by making sure that we only support farmers when disaster strikes or prices drop.
http://www.voanews.com/content/new-us-farm-bill-controversy/1847016.html
This bill helps to clamp down on loopholes that allowed people to receive benefits whether they were planting crops or not. And it saves taxpayers hard-earned dollars by making sure that we only support farmers when disaster strikes or prices drop.
http://www.voanews.com/content/new-us-farm-bill-controversy/1847016.html
skinhead 丸刈り頭の男[少年]
He says he does not know of any skinhead activity in Sochi, a liberal seaside resort sometimes called "Russia's Miami."
http://www.voanews.com/content/gay-life-in-sochi-russia/1846043.html
He says he does not know of any skinhead activity in Sochi, a liberal seaside resort sometimes called "Russia's Miami."
http://www.voanews.com/content/gay-life-in-sochi-russia/1846043.html
buck 雄ジカ レベル8 米ドル
Budweiser, Coca-Cola and Pepsi, and car companies traditionally spend the big bucks to air ads during the Super Bowl.
http://www.voanews.com/content/super-bowl-tv-ads-are-big-big-business/1842197.html
Budweiser, Coca-Cola and Pepsi, and car companies traditionally spend the big bucks to air ads during the Super Bowl.
http://www.voanews.com/content/super-bowl-tv-ads-are-big-big-business/1842197.html
buzz ブンブンいう,
blight 胴枯れ病
surreal
vandalism 芸術[文化,建物,公共物など]の故意の破壊(行為); 暴力行為.
crumble くずにする,粉にする,砕く.
Now, he charges between $40 and $100 per person for tours of Detroit's blight.
http://www.voanews.com/content/blight-tourism-in-detroit-grows-in-popularity/1841478.htmlsurreal
vandalism 芸術[文化,建物,公共物など]の故意の破壊(行為); 暴力行為.
crumble くずにする,粉にする,砕く.
wingtip 翼端
The recordings showed that the birds were able to use the upward airstream created by the wingtip of the bird just in front of it.
http://www.voanews.com/content/rsearchers-birds-know-flying-in-v-formation-is-energy-efficient/1841385.html
The recordings showed that the birds were able to use the upward airstream created by the wingtip of the bird just in front of it.
http://www.voanews.com/content/rsearchers-birds-know-flying-in-v-formation-is-energy-efficient/1841385.html
combustion 燃焼 レベル10
Clemson University professor Zoran Filipi says internal combustion engines, IC for short, are fighting back.
http://www.voanews.com/content/washington-auto-show-new-technologies/1837332.html
One model attracting a lot of attention is Toyota’s hydrogen-powered FCV Concept, which may be offered to consumers as soon as next year.
Clemson University professor Zoran Filipi says internal combustion engines, IC for short, are fighting back.
http://www.voanews.com/content/washington-auto-show-new-technologies/1837332.html
One model attracting a lot of attention is Toyota’s hydrogen-powered FCV Concept, which may be offered to consumers as soon as next year.
graffiti 落書き.
Not all graffiti has been political. A group called the Mona Lisa Brigades works on issues of social justice in the impoverished neighborhood of Arda Lowa.
http://www.voanews.com/content/graffiti-becomes-political-weapon-on-cairo-streets-egypt/1837416.html
Not all graffiti has been political. A group called the Mona Lisa Brigades works on issues of social justice in the impoverished neighborhood of Arda Lowa.
http://www.voanews.com/content/graffiti-becomes-political-weapon-on-cairo-streets-egypt/1837416.html
midwife 助産婦
The Business of Being Born, a 2008 documentary by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, helped publicize the movement, with scenes of uncomplicated midwife-assisted births at home, often in a tub of warm water to ease labor pains.
http://www.voanews.com/content/home-birth-movement-us-challenges-norms/1835009.html
The Business of Being Born, a 2008 documentary by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, helped publicize the movement, with scenes of uncomplicated midwife-assisted births at home, often in a tub of warm water to ease labor pains.
http://www.voanews.com/content/home-birth-movement-us-challenges-norms/1835009.html
pesticide 除草剤 レベル8
More than half of farmers across the country report problems with weeds Roundup no longer kills.So Mirsky and others are studying an alternative: controlling weeds with plants, not pesticides.
http://www.voanews.com/content/skipping-pesticides-farmers-control-weeds-with-plants/1832427.html
More than half of farmers across the country report problems with weeds Roundup no longer kills.So Mirsky and others are studying an alternative: controlling weeds with plants, not pesticides.
http://www.voanews.com/content/skipping-pesticides-farmers-control-weeds-with-plants/1832427.html
He says that as beer drinkers develop their palates, beer makers are coming up with new products.
http://www.voanews.com/content/craft-brewery-meets-changing-tastes/1827860.html
http://www.voanews.com/content/craft-brewery-meets-changing-tastes/1827860.html
fuse 溶かす; 〈核を〉融合させる.
She became a fused glass artist, which involves fusing multiple pieces of glass together to form a single object.http://www.voanews.com/content/students-fuse-art-from-shattered-glass/1827687.html
She became a fused glass artist, which involves fusing multiple pieces of glass together to form a single object.http://www.voanews.com/content/students-fuse-art-from-shattered-glass/1827687.html
Two months later, House Speaker John Boehner criticized some fellow Republicans, saying they pushed the party into a futile budget standoff.
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-congress-2013-passes-fewest-laws-in-history/1814234.html
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-congress-2013-passes-fewest-laws-in-history/1814234.html
Parkour パルクール(仏: Parkour、略:PK)とはフランス発祥の運動方法で、走る・跳ぶ・登るなどの移動動作で体を鍛える方法。
http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/Parkour
http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/Parkour
It’s Friday morning in the suburbs of Cairo. A dozen young men meet to practice Parkour, the urban gymnastics craze that’s swept the world.
http://www.voanews.com/content/young-egyptians-defy-politics-weather-to-practice-parkour/1817065.html
http://www.voanews.com/content/young-egyptians-defy-politics-weather-to-practice-parkour/1817065.html
infrared 赤外線の.レベル9
L2 is also designated as the parking space for NASA’s supersensitive infrared James Webb Space Telescope, scheduled for launch in 2018.
http://www.voanews.com/content/esa-to-make-three-d-map-of-milky-way/1814862.html
L2 is also designated as the parking space for NASA’s supersensitive infrared James Webb Space Telescope, scheduled for launch in 2018.
http://www.voanews.com/content/esa-to-make-three-d-map-of-milky-way/1814862.html
polar 正反対の.レベル7
I think more the lesson that Mandela left for us is that we can have polar opposite viewpoints and still find a way to sort of end up where we need to be,” said Max Moondoc, a New York resident.
I think more the lesson that Mandela left for us is that we can have polar opposite viewpoints and still find a way to sort of end up where we need to be,” said Max Moondoc, a New York resident.
squeaky チューチュー[キーキー,キューキュー]いう
Our next acts have no such problems: Eminem and Rihanna hold in second place with “The Monster.”
http://www.voanews.com/content/top-5-songs-for-week-ending-dec-7/1802774.html
Our next acts have no such problems: Eminem and Rihanna hold in second place with “The Monster.”
http://www.voanews.com/content/top-5-songs-for-week-ending-dec-7/1802774.html
reel よろめく レベル6
The talks on climate change are taking place as the Philippines continues to reel after being devastated by Typhoon Haiyan.
http://www.voanews.com/content/financial-disputes-hamper-un-climate-talks/1794572.html
The talks on climate change are taking place as the Philippines continues to reel after being devastated by Typhoon Haiyan.
http://www.voanews.com/content/financial-disputes-hamper-un-climate-talks/1794572.html
bugle らっぱ
solemn 厳粛な,荘重な,荘厳な.
The tribute was led by retired military bugler Jari Villanueva. He’s with Taps for Veterans, a group that finds and arranges for buglers to perform Taps at military funerals and ceremonies. He said it's sometimes difficult.
solemn 厳粛な,荘重な,荘厳な.
The tribute was led by retired military bugler Jari Villanueva. He’s with Taps for Veterans, a group that finds and arranges for buglers to perform Taps at military funerals and ceremonies. He said it's sometimes difficult.
infidel 不信心者
Some analysts say the aim of this Jirga is to give Karzai political cover for a decision that could open him up to charges that he is allowing foreign infidel troops to remain, says analyst Kate Clark.
http://www.voanews.com/content/tribal-elders-play-pivotal-role-in-afghan-politics/1795898.html
Some analysts say the aim of this Jirga is to give Karzai political cover for a decision that could open him up to charges that he is allowing foreign infidel troops to remain, says analyst Kate Clark.
http://www.voanews.com/content/tribal-elders-play-pivotal-role-in-afghan-politics/1795898.html
furlough 休暇.
Despite solid job gains, the unemployment rate ticked higher, from 7.2 to 7.3 percent - likely because some of the 800,000 workers furloughed during the government shutdown were counted as unemployed.
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-posts-solid-job-gains-in-october-but-unemployment-rate-ticks-higher/1786817.htm
Despite solid job gains, the unemployment rate ticked higher, from 7.2 to 7.3 percent - likely because some of the 800,000 workers furloughed during the government shutdown were counted as unemployed.
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-posts-solid-job-gains-in-october-but-unemployment-rate-ticks-higher/1786817.htm
grueling へとへとに疲れさせる,厳しい.
The cyclists have four grueling workout sessions a day, beginning at 6am.
http://www.voanews.com/content/kenyan-cycling-team-iten/1781615.html
The cyclists have four grueling workout sessions a day, beginning at 6am.
http://www.voanews.com/content/kenyan-cycling-team-iten/1781615.html
prerogative 特権,特典; 大権
US Nuclear Negotiator Calls for Pause in Iran Sanctions
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-nuclear-negotiator-calls-for-pause-in-iran-sanctions/1776963.html
US Nuclear Negotiator Calls for Pause in Iran Sanctions
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-nuclear-negotiator-calls-for-pause-in-iran-sanctions/1776963.html
weed 雑草.
U2
スクリプトつき・・
・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。
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