つれづれなる日々にいろどりを

平凡な日々の中に彩りを見つけられることを生きがいにしたい今日この頃 -日々の備忘録-

Daily English 2020.07.27

世の中は連休だけれど、我が家は何も関係なく平常運転。

穏やかな日になりますように。

今日の単語。

 

1. epidemic(流行、蔓延)

= The festival was canceled due to a flu epidemic.

 

2. premium(保険料、割増金)

= I pay about $500 in annual car insurance premiums.

 

3. ailment(荒廃)

=Otitis media is a common childhood ailment.

 

4. mutation(突然変異)

= Darwin thought that evolution came about through mutations.

 

5. specimen(標本、見本、検体)

= The museum has many specimens including exacavated artifacts.

 

6. hindrance(障害、障壁、妨害)

= Bureaucracy is a hindrance to economic growth in that country.

 

7.misgiving(不安、懸念、不信感)

= Many people have misgivings about their future.

 

8. davastation(荒廃)

=  Germany and Japan recovered from the decastation of World War 2.