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何回も言いますが、新聞を読むためには各々の単語が名詞（noun）なのか、形容詞（adjective）なのか、副詞（adverb）なのかがめちゃくちゃ大事になってきます！文法はほんっっっっっっとうに大事です！！！一緒に一つずつやっていきましょう！僕の勉強がわりにもなっているので、僕が知っていることは飛ばしていたりします。なので、何かわからないことがあれば気軽にコメントください。できるだけ答えます！よろしくお願いします 😉
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Staff should be allowed to start work at 10am and the traditional 9am-5pm day scrapped because it may harm workers’ health, new book claims
・Dr. Paul Kelley believes employees should work depending on their body clocks
・The former headmaster has identified five different types of sleeping habits
・He says bosses who want healthy and happy employees should delay start times
To scrap (verb)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” to decide not to continue with something such as a plan or an event “というふうに記載されていますね。インフォーマルな表現です。
例文：
There were political problems and the idea was eventually scrapped.
The trip was scrapped because of a lack of support.
We scrapped our plans for a trip to France.
headmaster (noun)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” a male teacher who is in charge of a school. A more usual word is headteacher. The usual American word is principal. “というふうに記載されていますね。
A headteacher, who was the first in England to move start times to 10am so students could have a lie in, is calling on workplaces to ditch nine to five days.
Dr. Paul Kelley, the former headmaster of Monkseaton community school in Tyneside and researcher in sleep science, wants office workers to start work later.
The former headteacher believes that workers who ignore their natural body clock and sleep pattern may be harming their health.
Dr. Kelley says bosses who want healthy and happy employees should delay start times by at least an hour so staff can work in their natural sleep patterns.
lie-in (noun)
Cambridge Dictionaryによると ” a time when you stay in bed later than usual in the morning: “というふうに記載されていますね。イギリス英語です。
例文：
I’m not working tomorrow so I can have a bit of a lie-in.
call on to (phrasal verb)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” to officially ask a person or organization to do something “というふうに記載されていますね。
例文：
The human rights group has called on the US to end the death penalty.
They’re calling on all men and boys over the age of 14 to join the army.
I now call on everyone to raise a glass to the happy couple.
To ditch (verb)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” to get rid of someone or something because you no longer like or need them ” です。インフォーマルな表現です。
例文：
The series was ditched after the star of the show quit.
He ditched the gun in a bin as he ran away.
Did you know that Sarah ditched (= ended her relationship with) her boyfriend last week?
It’s time to ditch this old, torn sweater.
He says some workers should even be allowed to start at midday, depending on their body clocks.
He told Sian Griffiths of The Sunday Times: ‘Across the western world, adults are averaging 6 and a half hours sleep a night during their working lives, when science shows we need at least eight.’
Dr. Kelley’s interest in sleep began when he fell ill at 15 after having to catch a bus to school at 6am to start lessons at 7.15am in California.
The researcher published a new book, Body Clocks, which identifies five types of sleepers, ranging from ‘definitely morning’, to ‘definitely evening’.
He said: ‘Start times of 10 am are the fairest (and best) if everyone had to choose a single start time. That would reduce sleep loss for the population as a whole.
‘This would have an immediate positive impact on current levels of adult sleep deprivation caused by early workday start times.
‘It would reduce sleep deprivation by 70 percent to 36 minutes on average a day.‘
Dr. Kelley’s new book suggests everyone should take a test to work out their natural sleep pattern and try to adapt their working days accordingly.
High profile people have commented on being adversely affected by lack of sleep.
The Lloyds Banking Group boss, Antonio Horta-Osorio checked into a mental health clinic for exhaustion from insomnia. He likened the experience to torture.
insomniaは、不眠症です。
John Vincent, co-founder of the Leon chain of restaurants, reveals in his book that he is a workaholic that it is usual for him to ‘go to bed at midnight and wake at 6.45am’.
To average (verb)
Cambridge Dictionaryによると ” to reach a particular amount as an average: “というふうに記載されていますね。
例文：
Many doctors average (= work an average of) 70 hours a week.
The show averages a weekly audience of eight million.
The cost of developing a new drug now averages around £500 million.
as a whole (phrase)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” considering all the parts of something as one unit “というふうに記載されていますね。
例文：
His views are not popular with the townspeople as a whole.
The population as a whole is getting healthier.
deprivation (noun)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” a situation in which people do not have basic things that they need to live a comfortable life “というふうに記載されていますね。日本語にすると「剥奪」です。
例文：
They used sleep deprivation as a form of torture.
There were food shortages and other deprivations during the war.
accordingly (adverb)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” as a result of something “というふうに記載されていますね。
例文：
When we receive your instructions we will act accordingly.
She’s an expert in her field, and is paid accordingly.
adversely (adverb)
Cambridge Dictionaryによると ” in a way that is harmful or likely to cause problems: ” と記載されています。
例文：
Cancellations and delays may continue to adversely affect the airline’s financial performance.
A lot of companies have been adversely affected (= in a harmful way) by the recession.
最後に、内容が理解でき、新しい単語も知ることができたら、必ずCambridge Dictionaryか、Macmillan Dictionaryで例文を読むようにしてください。そして一番シンプルで、自分が日常使いしときやすそうなもをノートやスマホに書き溜めておいてください。そしてこれを移動中の時などに声に出して覚えることが本当に大事です！（電車では難しいので、僕はよく歩きますw）
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