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出典： Lang-8 Some British people reportedly regret that they voted for leaving the EU. They are complaining that the leaders of the Leave campaign told lies. The lies are mainly about the immigration issues and the UK's contribution to the EU budget. Many people took the lies as truth. After the referendum results were released, the Leave campaigners began to change their words, and people began to feel that they had been deceived. There was a similar situation in Japan seven years ago. It was when the Democratic Party of Japan won the general election and came into power. Before the election, the leaders of the DPJ said that there were great amounts of financial resources hidden by Japan's bureaucracy, and they would reveal them. The DPJ leaders also said that they would relocate the Futenma U.S. air base to a location outside Okinawa, or do away with it completely. Eventually they gave up both promises. We have to be able to judge whether politicians' words are tr...

出典： News in Levels If you love the idea of eating food with holes in it, this is probably the best news you'll hear all day. After old wives' tales about hungry mice, a shedload of random guesses, and nearly a hundred years of research, we now have the answer to why Swiss cheese has holes in it. 穴の開いた食べ物を食べるのが好きなら、 これは今日一番のニュースかもしれません 。お腹を空かせたネズミについての迷信や、いい加減な憶測の数々、そして約100年にわたる研究を経て、ついにスイスチーズに穴が開く理由がわかりました。 old wives' tale … くだらない迷信 a shedload of … ばかみたいにたくさんの The iconic holes in the cheese have baffled scientists for a century and we can now forget the claim that mice were responsible. It turns out the culprit is hay. この象徴的な チーズの 穴は、1世紀にわたって科学者たちを悩ませてきましたが、ネズミが原因だという説はもう忘れてしまっていいのです。 犯人はなんと干し草でした。 baffle … 途方に暮れさせる、困惑させる culprit … 犯人、原因 The traditional method of gathering milk via open-air buckets means microscopically small particles of hay are allowed into the milk, creating holes as the liquid matures into cheese. ふたのないバケツで牛乳を集める昔ながらの方法では、微細な干し草の粒子が牛乳に混入...

出典： Newsy Hate folding your laundry? You're in luck . in luck … 運が良くて、運が向いて Meet the FoldiMate, a laundry-folding robot. Its makers claim it can fold a load of laundry faster than you. claim … 主張する A California tech startup developed the FoldiMate, which can also steam, soften and perfume your clothes. The machine fits on a standard washer or dryer, or even on a table. It's a 21st-century device, so of course it's Wi-Fi enabled. But it won't fold all your laundry. It doesn't fold large items, like linens, or small items, like socks or underwear. Convenience comes at a cost. The team hasn't set a final price but lists its target price between $700 and $850. The steam function will cost an additional $200-$300, and perfume capsules will cost up to $40 extra. It already has some competition. Japanese developers introduced a laundry-folding robot called the "Laundroid" last year. Laundroid doesn't require clipping clothes to the...

出典： EngVid ＜物事の長所と短所について話す場合＞ advantages ←→ disadvantages What are the advantages and disadvantages of this new law? pros ←→ cons (必ずペアで使う) Let's discuss the pros and cons of the marketing campaign. benefits ←→ drawbacks Let's list the benefits and drawbacks of the proposed policy. positive aspects ←→ negative aspects The article discusses the positive and negative aspects of the recent political changes. plus points ←→ minus points Let's compare the plus points and minus points of the newly released product. pluses ←→ minuses This essay contrasts the pluses and minuses of private school education. upside ←→ downside (後ろの前置詞が to であることに注意) There's always an upside and downside to every decision or change in life.