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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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！
‘You just saved a lot of marriages’: Mum invents a hack to save herself the trouble of packing away her Christmas tree – so is it genius or lazy?
・Mother comes up with inventive way to preserve the decorations on her tree
・Renae Krivitz shared photos of her Christmas tree wrapped in a roll of plastic
・’No more decorating/un-decorating. Wrap it and store it!’ she posted
trouble (noun)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” It’s no trouble at all for me to get her phone number. “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
It’s no trouble at all for me to get her phone number.
I don’t mind waiting – it’s no trouble.
Sorry we put you to such a lot of trouble.
Thank you for taking the trouble to reply.
Why go to the trouble of washing them by hand?
inventive (adjective)
Cambridge dictionaryによると ” good at thinking of new and original ideas or methods “ という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
He is very inventive, always dreaming up new gadgets for the home.
preserve (adjective)
Cambridge Dictionaryによると ” to keep something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from decaying or being damaged or destroyed: “というふうに記載されていますね。
例文：
The society works to preserve the district’s historic buildings.
It’s important that these traditions are preserved.
He’s managed to preserve his boyish good looks.
I need to get out of the house from time to time just to preserve (= prevent me from losing) my sanity.
A mother has come up with an inventive way to preserve the decorations on her Christmas tree for the entire year.
Renae Krivitz shared photos of her tree wrapped in a roll of plastic, which she said has saved her invaluable time over the festive season.
‘No more decorating/un-decorating. Wrap it and store it!’ Ms. Krivitz posted alongside the photos.
invaluable (adjective)
Macmillan Dictionaryよると ” extremely useful: “ という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
The Internet is an invaluable resource for students.
The new job will provide you with invaluable experience.
His experience of teaching in Irish schools proved invaluable.
‘It’s a roll of plastic our builders left. They use it to cover the carpet. I’ve had it for years and figured out how to use it today.’
The pictures showed Ms. Krivitz’s tree still decorated but covered in a see-through wrap.
The tree can be stored with the decorations still intact until December rolls around again.
According to the old wives’ tale, trees should be taken down before January 6 to avoid bad luck.
builder (noun)
Macmillan によると ” someone whose job is to repair and build houses “というふうに記載されていますね。
例文：
The builders will start work tomorrow.
intact (adjective)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” not harmed, damaged, or lacking any parts as a result of something that has happened “というふうに記載されていますね。
例文：
The church was destroyed in the bombing but the altar survived intact.
This great Victorian house will be preserved intact and opened to the public.
roll around (phrasal verb)
Cambridge Dictionaryよると ” (of a time or event) to happen: “ という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
Will you still be here when spring rolls around?
She wondered if he would still be there when spring rolled around.
old wives’ tale (noun)
Cambridge dictionary によると ” a piece of advice or a theory, often related to matters of health, that was believed in the past but is now known to be wrong “というふうに記載されていますね。
take sth down (phrasal verb)
Cambrdige Dictionaryによると ” to remove something that is on a wall or something that is temporary, or to remove a structure by separating its different parts: “というふうに記載されていますね。Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” to separate a large structure into pieces “というふうに記載されていますね。
例文：
I took the pictures down.
The platform was taken down for safety reasons.
Leaving trees up past that date means that tree spirits will not be released, according to a 19th century superstition, and plants in the house will no longer grow.
superstition は、迷信です。
Ms. Krivitz’s friends were impressed with her ingenious hack.
‘I think you are officially the smartest person I know,’ one person said.
‘You just saved a lot of marriages,’ another said. ‘Love that idea!’
ingenious (adjective)
Cambridge Dictionaryによると ” (of a person) very intelligent and skilful, or (of a thing) skilfully made or planned and involving new ideas and methods: “というふうに記載されていますね。
例文：
an ingenious device for opening bottles
an ingenious idea/method/solution
an ingenious engineer/songwriter
She devised an ingenious solution to the problem.
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！
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