Daily English 2020.07.13

月曜日、一週間の始まり。

少しずつ活動的になっていきたいなと思う今朝。

今日の単語。

1. asylum（亡命）

= The refugee was granted asylum in the UK.

2. perk（特典、役得）

= Having a company car is one of the perks of his job.

3. strain（品種）

= Biotechnology has created new strains of crops resistant to disease and drought.

4. trait（特性、特徴、特質）

= Genetic traits are inherited from parents by offspring.

5. credibility（信用、信頼性）

= The government needs to regain crediiblity with the public.

6. counterpert（～に相当する人）

= The Japanese foreign minister is the counterpart of the American secretary of state.

7. affront（侮辱、侮蔑）

= The politician's comments were an affront to women.

8. footage（映像）

= The investigators watched footage of the plane crash over and over again.