DMM英会話の受講メモ．後半にかけて仕事が非常に忙しくなり，なかなか時間が取れなかった．英語力が日に日に落ちていくのを実感している．だんだん仕事にも慣れてきたので，6月以降はもっと時間が取れると思う．

20180501

• Parking Shortage Plagues Macedonian Capital
• plague: to cause serious problems for someone or something
• encroach: to intrude on something; to exceed the normal limits
• outcry: a strong expression of anger and disapproval about something
• inconsiderate: not thinking about other people’s feelings or needs
• pedestrian: 歩行者

20180502

• A Lifetime of Exercise Slows Aging Process
• associated: connected with something else
• sedentary: doing or involving a lot of sitting

20180503

• New Treadmill Uses Virtual Reality to Encourage Fitness
• cardiovascular: related to one’s heart and blood vessels
• steep: (of a price) very high
• queasy: feeling sick and dizzy; likely to throw up
• immersive: involving the whole body, not only sight and sound

20180505

• Making Coffee More Convenient with Robot Baristas
• be good to go: to be ready or prepared for something
• ready，experience，averateの発音を注意された．eの長音と短音を意識したほうが良いとのこと．ありがたいアドバイス．

20180507

• New Invention Detects Cancer in Seconds
• tumor: an abnormal group of cells in the body, which may be cancerous
• invasive: (of medical procedures) involving cutting into the body
• molecule: the smallest part of an element; a group of atoms

20180508

• US Education ‘Report Card’ Says Much Can Be Improved
• assessment: the process of making a careful analysis
• solid¹: good, better than average

20180509

• Japanese Bus Drivers Strike by Refusing to Collect Fares
• comply with: a period of time when a group of employees stop working as a form of protest
• tactic: a strategy or method used to achieve something
• 先生を予約し忘れていたので，一人で音読と質問回答だけやった．

20180511

• Life May Exist Among the Clouds of Venus
• extraterrestrial: existing outside the Earth
• harbor: to give home to
• microbial: relating to extremely small living things that can only be seen under a microscope
• めちゃくちゃ明るい先生だった．楽しかった．

20180513

• Elon Musk’s Tips for Productivity
• lofty: very high and impressive
• drop off: to suddenly disappear; to suddenly leave a conversation
• inhibit²: 妨げる，抑制する．
• 発音についてかなり丁寧にアドバイスをもらった．
  • th：舌を使って強調すること．
  • w：uとならないよう³，ワ行の発音を意識すること．
  • doubling：日本語的にダブリングと発音すると「doboling」と聞こえるみたい．下唇をかんで「b」と「l」を一気に発音すること．