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出典： Lang-8 북한이 또 미사일 발사를 시도했어요. 북한 (名) 北朝鮮 발사 (名) 発射 시도하다 (他) 試みる 하지만 발사는 실패한 모양이에요. 실패하다 (自) 失敗する

出典： Lang-8 어렸을 때 과학자가 되는 것이 꿈이었어요. 어리다 (形) 幼い 어릴 적 … 幼いとき 어렸을 때 … 幼いとき 과학자  (名)  科学者 꿈  (名)  夢 하지만 고교생 때 물리 시험에서 8점밖에 받지 못했기 때문에 꿈을 포기했어요. 고교생 (名) 高校生 물리  (名)  物理 시험  (名)  試験 점  (名)  点 밖에 (助) ～しか 받다 (他) 受ける、もらう、取る

出典： Lang-8 Some people say, "Anybody would be better than him/her," to express their complaints about the leader of some organization. However, they should remember they said the same thing about the previous leader, and they will also do that with the next one. It would be great if things could get better and better gradually through the replacement of leaders, but people sometimes want to get back to the past. In such cases, people say, "The previous leader was better than the current one." Thus, things never change at all.

出典： TED Ed How many times can you fold a piece of paper? Assume that one had a piece of paper that was very fine, like the kind they typically use to print the Bible. In reality, it seems like a piece of silk. To qualify these ideas, let's say you have a paper that's one-thousandth of a centimeter in thickness. That is 10 to the power of minus three centimeters, which equals .001 centimeters. qualify … （言葉や意味などを）限定する (A) to the power of (B) … （A）の（B）乗 Let's also assume that you have a big piece of paper, like a page out of the newspaper. Now we begin to fold it in half. How many times do you think it could be folded like that? And another question: If you could fold the paper over and over, as many times as you wish, say 30 times, what would you imagine the thickness of the paper would be then? Before you move on, I encourage you to actually think about a possible answer to this question. OK. After we have folded the paper once, it is now two thousandths of a c...

出典： Newsy It took 15 hours, a dozen surgeons and 30 other health care workers, but the first penis transplant in the U.S. was a success. surgeon … 外科医 The surgery took place at Massachusetts General Hospital earlier this month. The patient was 64-year-old Thomas Manning, who lost his own penis to a rare cancer but is doing well now. surgery … 手術 His doctors are optimistic that he'll have full sexual function restored. optimistic … 楽観的な sexual function … 性機能 The goal is to perfect the technique so it can be used on wounded veterans . The Department of Defense says hundreds of soldiers sustained genital injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan. perfect … 完成させる wounded veteran … 負傷した退役軍人 genital … 性器の、生殖器の

出典： Newsy Believe it or not, Vladimir Putin, David Cameron and Emma Watson all have something in common: ties to the Panama Papers. On Monday, details of more than 200,000 offshore entities were released, and according to The Spectator, "Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson" is named as a beneficiary in an offshore company in the British Virgin Islands. beneficiary … 恩恵を受ける人、受益者 Offshore companies aren't illegal, but hiding your money in them to avoid paying taxes is considered unethical at best. The Panama Papers — leaked from law firm Mossack Fonseca — have implicated thousands of rich and powerful people across the globe in tax avoidance schemes. implicate … 巻き込む、関与させる But the "Harry Potter" actress seems to be playing it cool . Her representatives issued a statement that reads in part: "Emma (like many high-profile individuals) set up an offshore company for the sole purpose of protecting her anonymity and safety. Emma receives absolutely no ta...