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2017-12-01から1ヶ月間の記事一覧

リハビリ 12/28 Summary: "Men Resist Green Behavior as Un-Manly"

From Scientific American www.scientificamerican.com (Summary) When it comes to environmentalism, females tend to live a more eco-friendly lifestyle and according to research, males worry that eco-friendly behaviors might brand them as femi…

12/15 シャドーイング復習

HAPA英会話のPodcast 第172回「今年最大の試練」 | 英語学習サイト:Hapa 英会話を使いシャドーイングに取り組みました。 単語などの復習をしていきます。 -plan to do: する予定だ He said he planned to write his essay tonight. I'm planning to talk wi…

12/14 これからの英語学習について考えてみた

留学先での初めてのセメスターが終わり、振り返るのに絶好のタイミングなので思ったこととこれからのことについて考えていきます。 4技能でどれが一番伸びたか、また一番伸びを感じていないか。ランキング形式でいきます。(伸びた順) ① リスニング どの授…

12/9 Summary: ""Alternative Facts" about Climate Change"

From Scientific American blogs.scientificamerican.com (Summary) It is crucial to discriminate between objective reality and declared reality. Recently, EPA administrator and Energy Secretary have called for the establishment of “Red Team/B…

12/7 Summary: "The Neuroscience of Changing Your Mind"

From Scientific American www.scientificamerican.com (Summary) A team from Johns Hopkins University has concluded that last-minute decision-making is a lot more complicated than previously known: it involves complex neural coordination am…

Takeの使い方 その2

前回に引き続きtakeの使い方をLDOCEを使ってみていきます。やはり頻度が高いだけあって授業でも教授が使うのを聞きます。こういう語というのは日本人の英語学習において見落とされがちなポイントなのではないでしょうか。大学受験に必要なのはより高級な語彙…

12/4 Summary: "Are Emotional Support Animals Necessary or Just Glorified Pets?"

From Quick and Dirty Tips.com www.quickanddirtytips.com (Summary) People have a fuzzy understanding about emotional support animals and trained service animals. Also, anyone with a credit card can make a pet either an emotional support ani…

Takeの使い方 その1

Summaryお休みです Takeの使い方をLongman Dictionary of Contemporary English(LDOCE)を使ってみていこうと思います。個人的に気になった例文をピックアップしていきます。 -I have to take Steve the money tonight. 今夜スティーブのところにお金をもって…

12/2 Summary: "Smartphone addiction could be changing your brain"

From CNN www.cnn.com (Summary) Cell phone addiction, which is the fear of not being able to use your cellphone or other smart device, is on the rise. This habit, for instance, negatively affect your social life and relationship with others…

12/1 Summary: "Why Do Smart People Do Foolish Things?"

From Scientific American www.scientificamerican.com (Summary) People often associate the words smart or intelligent with someone who is knowledgeable and makes wise decisions. Although someone’s intelligence is often measured by the IQ tes…

11/30 Summary: "States Crack Down on 'Fake Service Animals'"

From AARP www.aarp.org (Summary) Massachusetts are creating a law about pets passed off as service animals. If the law is enacted, the state will become the 20th state to create the same law. One of the reasons behind this legislation is t…