DMM英会話の受講メモ．4月末は仕事がバタつき，なかなか時間を取れなかった．

20180402

• Japan’s Endangered Languages
• archipelago：a group of islands
• discount：to think or say that something is not important or true
• dialect：方言、国なまり、(特定の職業・階層の)通用語
• provincial：田舎者
• conform to：to think or behave in the same way as most people in a group or society
• フィリピンの停電でレッスン中断してしまった．

20180403

• NASA Wants to Send Your Name to the Sun
• revolutionize：to completely change something
• etch：to cut something into a hard surface

20180405

• Facebook Founder: We Made a Mistake in Trying to Protect User Data
• forensic: relating to the scientific methods used to investigate crime
• audit: an official examination of a company’s records
• take a hit: to experience damage or loss

20180406

• Canadian Brings Japanese Art of Comic Storytelling to the World
• show the ropes: to teach or show someone how to do a particular job
• deceptively: appearing to be different than it actually is
• sermon: a speech given during a religious service
• kneel: ひざまずく
• cushion: クッション
• props: 小道具

20180408

• Students Learn Real Skills in ‘Virtual’ Businesses
• apprenticeship: a period of time spent working somewhere, usually for low pay, in order to learn a particular skill or job
• prosper: to develop and become successful

20180409

• Scientists Stage Mars Mission in Israeli Desert
• arid: extremely dry; lacking rain
• confined: (of a space or area) very small
• cactus: サボテン

20180411

• Facebook’s Business Model Built on Absence of Privacy
• malicious: intending to cause harm or damage
• exploitation: the act of treating someone or something unfairly for financial gain
• profile: to produce a description or analysis of someone that includes important information about them
• viable: that can work successfully; possible or achievable
• 先生が授業をキャンセル．通信環境が悪いとのこと．とりあえず記事だけ読んでおいた．

20180412

• Independent Chefs Exchange Ideas
• eatery: a restaurant

20180415

• Argentinians Exchange Private Data for “Free” WiFi
• consent: permission to do something
• disseminate: to make something, such as information or news, available to many people
• セルビアのジョージ先生．話がはずんで面白かった．

20180416

• Helping the Planet, One Burger at a Time
• take a toll: to have a bad impact on somebody or something
• resource-intensive: needing a lot of resources, such as land, food, water, etc.

20180417

• Spielberg Goes into Future with ‘Ready Player One’ Film
• brainchild: a plan or idea that someone has developed
• escapist: (of an activity, form of entertainment, etc.) that provides distraction or relief from unpleasant or boring things
• run amok: to become out of control and usually violent
• envision: to imagine something that is a likely possibility in the future

20180418

• French Baker Fined For Working 7 Days a Week
• jaywalking: 横断歩道のないところを渡ること．

20180424

• STEM Education: Too Hard and Too Boring?
• 久々のレッスン．