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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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Boy, 4, uses Siri to call 999 and after his pregnant mother collapsed at home with effects of morning sickness medication
・Beau Austin used iPhone voice activation to call 999 after mother collapsed
voice activation 音声作動機能です。
・Boy said, ‘Hey Siri, call an ambulance’ on his mother’s iPhone as she passed out
・Mother Jess Austin, 29, fell to the floor at her home in Hook, Pembrokeshire
・She collapsed due to the side effects from her morning sickness medication
medication (noun)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” a drug that you take to treat or cure an illness “ という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
Are you taking any medication?
He was on medication and should not have consumed alcohol.
He is currently on/taking medication for his heart.
Are you taking any medications now?
I’m on medication for my heart condition.
A quick-thinking four-year-old boy used Siri voice activation to call 999 when his pregnant mother collapsed.
Little Beau Austin told the app to ‘Hey Siri, call an ambulance’ on his mother’s iPhone when she passed out ill.
Mum Jess Austin, 29, fell to the floor due to side effects from her morning sickness medication.
So four-year-old Beau picked up her Apple phone and told Siri: ‘My mummy’s sick.’
Ashley Page, a 999 Emergency Medical Services call-handler with the Welsh Ambulance Service, spoke to Beau and talked him through what to do.
She quickly worked out that the boy was on his own with his mum and switched to a more child-friendly style and technique to get Beau’s home address.
talk through (phrasal verb)
Cambridge Dictionaryによると ” to explain to someone in detail how something should be done “ という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
Can you talk me through the proposal?
He talked me through the whole process.
Although Jess recovered briefly to confirm her full address and answer some questions, she fainted a second time and the ambulance service again called on Beau for his help.
Ashley encouraged Beau to call his mum and try and get her to respond, and she came around a second time and spoke to Ashley.
It was while waiting for the ambulance to arrive that Ashley realised Beau used Siri to make the call.
Paramedics rushed to her aid at the family’s home address in Hook, Pembrokeshire.
To faint (verb)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” to suddenly become unconscious for a short time, and usually fall to the ground “ という風に記載されています。
例文：
Many people in the crowd fainted in the heat.
He faints at the sight of blood.
I nearly fainted in the heat.
His face went pale and he looked as if he might faint.
To respond (verb)
Cambridge Dictionaryによると ” to say or do something as a reaction to something that has been said or done: “ という風に記載されています。
例文：
To every question, he responded “I don’t know.”
I asked her what the time was, but she didn’t respond.
I want to respond to something that Norman said.
Jess, who is in the first trimester of her pregnancy, said: ‘I was just really proud of him, without Beau being there, something really awful could’ve happened to me.
‘It was just me and Beau in the house by ourselves so he did really, really well. To use Siri like that is incredible. I didn’t even know you could do that on a phone.
‘He said he saw it done before on the TV.’
The youngster, who loves talking to devices such as Alexa and Siri, managed to tell the call handler that he was four years old and was alone with her.
Jess added: ‘We are so impressed by what he did. We cannot tell you how proud we both are of our amazing little boy.’
trimester (noun)
Macmillan dictionaryによると ” a period of three months, especially during the time when a woman is pregnant or during a university year “ という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
The second trimester is generally the easiest part of a pregnancy.
Beau was handed a certificate from the Welsh Ambulance Service for his bravery.
Call handler Ashley Page added: ‘We are trained to talk to callers through potential emergencies, and it was Beau’s knowledge of technology, awareness of his address and staying calm that really made a difference and helped his mum and us.’
Headteacher Louise John, of Hook Community Primary School, added: ‘We are all very proud of Beau, and with the support of Welsh Ambulance Service we plan to teach all of our children the importance of knowing their own address and first aid skills.’
To recognise his bravery and clever thinking, Ashley, the ambulance service’s mascot Jack and the Patient Experience and Community Involvement (PECI) team came to Beau’s school in Hook to award him with an ‘I Am Brave’ certificate and goodie bag.
Fiona Maclean, service user manager from Welsh Ambulance Service’s PECI team, said: ‘Beau’s story shows how important it is for children to know their home address, including their postcode ideally.
‘We engage with schools and communities to encourage children to learn their home address and what to do in an emergency.’
goody bag (noun)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” a bag containing small presents and sweets, given to children at a party “というふうに記載されていますね。
ideally (adverb)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” used for saying what you would like to happen or how things should be if everything that you wanted were possible “というふうに記載されていますね。
例文：
Ideally, all patients should have had the same number of follow-up visits.
Your research should ideally include two separate groups of subjects.
Ideally, I’d like to work at home but it’s just not practical.
She’s ideally (= perfectly) suited to the job.
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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