Daily English 2020.07.25
今朝は青空が見られて良かった。
子どもを送り出してホッと一人で一息つく時間はいつになったら訪れるかな。
今日の単語。
1. ordeal(つらい体験、厳しい試練)
= She described her ordeal of physical and verbal abuse.
2. infringement(侵害、違反)
= The company was sued for infringement of intellectual property rights.
3. prelude(前兆、前触れ)
= The French Revolution was a prelude to revolutions in other countries.
4. precept(発足、開始、始まり)
= Children learn more from example than from precept.
5. stalemate(行き詰まり、膠着状態)
= Both countries need to break the stalemate in the peace talks.
6. commotion(騒動、動乱、騒ぎ)
= He heard a commotion and went out into the street to see what was going on.
7. parasite(寄生虫)
= Malaria is a disease caused by parasites that live in mosquitoes.
8. inception(発足、開始、始まり)
= Since its inception in 1970, the manufacturer has grown rapidly.