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.