英字新聞を読み解く!!!Vol.381難易度★★★☆☆

英字新聞を読むには各単語の形式を知ることが大事!

英語を勉強し始めたばかりの段階だと、教材と違って英字新聞を読むのはかなり難しいと思います。それぞれの新聞が独自の書き方をもっていたりもするので。なので、僕が補足をつけながら、英字新聞を読むのお手伝いしようと思います。教材の文法には慣れたけど英字新聞はまだ苦手という、初級ー中級あたりの人用の解説です。

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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https://edition.cnn.com/2018/11/21/us/obama-thanksgiving-surprise-trnd/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_content=2018-11-21T17%3A33%3A23&utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNN

まずはざっと読んでみてください。

難易度は★★★☆☆です!

読み終わったら、下の単語の解説と照らし合わせながら読んでいってみてください!よろしくです 😉

それでは英字新聞 読解スタートです!

Obama surprises Chicago food bank volunteers and helps prepare Thanksgiving meal bags

(CNN)Volunteers at a Chicago food bank got a surprise treat for the holidays.

Former President Barack Obama paid an unannounced visit Tuesday to the Greater Chicago Food Depository, where he helped bag potatoes for Thanksgiving meals.
Wearing a Chicago White Sox hat, Obama arrived with bags of donated food and donned latex gloves to work side by side with volunteers at the nonprofit, which helps provide meals to more than 700 food pantries and shelters across Cook County, Illinois.
Cook County, Illinoisは、クック郡 (イリノイ州) です。
The former President and longtime Chicago resident came with staffers from the Obama Foundation, which seeks to improve communities across the US through leadership training and other educational efforts.
“Hey, how’s it going?” he asked volunteers as he walked in. “This is a spiffy-looking spot right here.”

pay a visit (phrase)

Cambridge Dictionaryによると ” to visit a person or place, usually for a short time: “という風に記載されていますね。

例文:

I think I’ll pay a visit to the library while I’m in town.

I think it’s time we paid the school a visit.

To bag (verb)

Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” to put things into bags “ という風に記載されています。

例文:

I spent the morning sorting and bagging old clothes.

I’ll bag your groceries for you.

Shall I bag (up) those tomatoes for you?

latex (adjective)

Macmillan dictionaryによると ” a thick white liquid produced especially by the rubber tree and used for making rubber, paint, and glue “ という風に記載されていますね。

pantry (noun)

Cambridge Dictionaryによると ” a small room or large cupboard in a house where food is kept “というふうに記載されていますね。

side by side (phrase)

Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” used for saying that two things or people are directly next to each other “というふうに記載されていますね。

例文:

The children sat side by side .

The two girls stood side by side.

We rode side by side through the forest.

staffer (noun)

Cambridge Dictionaryよると ” an employee, often of a political organization: “ という風に記載されていますね。

例文:

White House staffers

White House staffers briefed reporters before the president arrived.

spiffy (adjective)

Cambridge Dictionaryによると ” stylish, attractive, or pleasing: というふうに記載されていますね。

例文:

a spiffy haircut/dresser

She got a spiffy haircut.

a spiffy new outfit

We believe no one should go hungry, especially this time of year, and that’s why we‘re working to address the root causes of hunger in Chicago and Cook County,” the food bank tweeted out Tuesday, along with a video of the surprise visit.
In the video, Obama encounters two little girls who are volunteering and tells them, “You guys are doing such a great job helping out. I’m really proud of you.”

To address (verb)

Cambridge Dictionaryによると ” to give attention to or deal with a matter or problem: というふうに記載されていますね。

例文:

The issue of funding has yet to be addressed.

Governments have been slow to address the problem of global warming.

A number of issues are being addressed.

The government has to address the rise in violent crime.

Obama still lives in Washington but was in Chicago to attend the Obama Foundation Summit, a gathering of community leaders and students.

A hallmark of Obama’s presidency was combating hunger across the globe. In 2009, his administration pledged $3.5 billion over three years to a Feed the Future initiative, which works to promote agricultural knowledge and tools in areas with high food insecurity. In 2016, he signed the Global Food Security Act to bolster government efforts toward Feed the Future initiatives.
This was not the first time Obama has volunteered during the Thanksgiving holiday. He and his family spent the day before Thanksgiving in 2015 serving dinner to homeless people and veterans at Friendship Place Homeless Center in Washington.
Back then, Obama said it wasn’t only “of the spirit of giving during this holiday season but our national obligation to make sure all those who serve and sacrifice for our country have a place to call home.”

hallmark (noun)

Cambridge dictionaryによると ” a typical characteristic or feature of a person or thing: “ という風に記載されていますね。

例文:

Simplicity is a hallmark of this design.

This explosion bears/has all the hallmarks of (= is likely to have been) a terrorist attack.

An independent press is one of the hallmarks of a free society.

She treated us with the friendly professionalism that has become her hallmark.

To combat (verb)

Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” to do something in order to try to stop something bad from happening or a bad situation from becoming worse というふうに記載されていますね。

例文:

the need for effective action to combat global warming

measures to combat crime

The government is spending millions of dollars in its attempt to combat drug abuse.

I have to combat this constant desire to eat chocolate.

We must try to combat poverty and illiteracy.

administration (noun)

Cambridge dictionaryによると ” a period of government, or the people who are in government: “ という風に記載されていますね。

例文:

the Obama administration/the last Republican administration

The Clinton administration created over one million new jobs.

To pledge (verb)

Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” to give something valuable to someone as a way of promising that you will pay them money later というふうに記載されていますね。

例文:

The government has pledged to reduce the amount of chemicals used in food production.

EU leaders pledged $1.2 billion to the region over the next 18 months.

To bolster (verb)

Cambridge dictionaryによると ” to make something stronger or more effective  という風に記載されていますね。

例文:

The campaign is designed to bolster the government’s image as being tough on crime.

His score will bolster his confidence for the next match.

More money is needed to bolster the industry.

She tried to bolster my confidence/morale (= encourage me and make me feel stronger) by telling me that I had a special talent.

They need to do something to bolster their image.

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)

これをしないと全然伸びていきません!

それではまた明日も更新していきます!

一緒に英語頑張りましょう!

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