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出典： CNN How would you describe your local bank? Is it small, gray and drab ? Are the opening hours short and inconvenient? Does it almost always seem to be low on staff ? drab … 単調でつまらない、活気のない、殺風景な low on staff … 人手不足である The banks of the future are looking to inject new life into their outlets -- transforming formally dull environments into efficient, modern, tech-savvy destinations. inject new life into … ～に新たな息吹を吹き込む outlet … 店舗 formally … 格式張って、堅苦しく dull … 退屈な、単調な tech-savvy … テクノロジーに精通した Long lines and dated designs are being replaced with luxurious lounge areas, tailored service offerings and even robots. Banks, it seems, are about to become a whole lot cooler. dated … 時代遅れの a whole lot … 非常に、かなり、ずっと、大いに Groundbreaking design groundbreaking … 画期的な、革新的な "The bank branch of the future must be designed around customer engagement ," says Martin Shires, branch transformation manager at NCR, a consumer transaction technology company. "Ban...

出典： Foreign Policy On Sept. 24, as U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly and called for countries to shoulder more international responsibility, Chinese President Xi Jinping was home in Beijing. That day, Xi conducted a seminar at Beijing's Great Hall of the People , a ceremonial building, in celebration of the 2,565th birthday of Confucius and its resonance to today. United Nations General Assembly … 国連総会 Great Hall of the People … 人民大会堂 Confucius [kənfjúːʃəs ] … （人名）孔子 resonance … 反響、共鳴 We will strive for the peaceful development of the world, Xi said, but he also reminded his audience that China was still a developing country, and its responsibilities should be commensurate with its status. strive for … ～に向けて懸命に努力する be commensurate with … ～に相応する、見合っている、釣り合っている There are many issues -- from North Korean disarmament to the war in Iraq and Syria, from the tensions in Ukraine to the spread of Ebola -- on which the United Stat...

出典： Daily Mail It's no secret that eating hamburgers and fries could affect your waist line but new research has found it can also take a toll on your brain. it's no secret that … ～はよく知られている take a toll on … ～に被害（損害）を与える、悪影響を及ぼす、負担をかける Researchers found that higher intake of a western diet by 14-year-olds had scored lower in cognitive tasks by the age of 17. cognitive task … 認知的作業 Within the western dietary patterns , the study found participants with a high intake of take-away food, deep fried potatoes, red and processed meat and soft drinks had negative associations that affected their reaction time, mental ability , visual attention , learning and memory. dietary pattern … 食習慣 mental ability … 知能 visual attention … 視覚的注意 While participants who had higher consumption of fruits and leafy green vegetables, had a positive cognitive performance. Researcher Dr Anett Nyaradi told Science Network that it could be due to increased micronutrient content from l...

出典： National Post The shipwreck Canada found in the Arctic a month ago is HMS Erebus, personal flagship of Capt. Sir John Franklin on his doomed attempt to find the Northwest Passage . shipwreck … 難破船 flagship … 旗艦、主要船 doomed … 運の尽きた、不運の、絶望的な Northwest Passage … 北西航路 Prime Minister Stephen Harper made the announcement in the House of Commons a little before 3 p.m., ending a month of speculation . Stephen [stí:vən] … スティーブン House of Commons … 庶民院、下院 speculation … 憶測、推測 “I’m delighted to confirm that we have identified which ship from the Franklin expedition has been found,” Harper told the House of Commons. “It is, in fact, the HMS Erebus.” expedition … 遠征隊 The wreck is the one Parks Canada ’s archeologists were most hoping to find. Since it was Franklin’s own ship (the other was called Terror), they’re hoping it will contain some of his personal effects . The expedition’s leader may even have died on the ship. Parks Canada … パークスカナダ（カナダの国立公園を管理する政府機関） arc...

出典： The Globe and Mail A Griffon military helicopter made an unexpected landing on the front lawn of a summer home Monday in Nova Scotia . Nova Scotia [nòʊvə skóʊʃə] … ノバスコシア州 The chopper touched down on Shaw Island around 10:30 p.m. as a precaution after its main rotor clipped the antenna of a Coast Guard ship. chopper … ヘリコプター touch down on … ～に着陸する as a precaution … 予防措置として、万一に備えて、念のため No was hurt in the incident, which occurred during an exercise . exercise … 演習 A local resident says the helicopter landed on the property of Scotiabank president Brian Porter, who wasn’t at home at the time. The military says it will investigate what caused the helicopter to clip the ship’s antenna.