– Manuscript – Jennifer Byrne owns a heating and air conditioning repair company in the American city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Air conditioning, or AC equipment, cools the air in a home. To do this, the equipment uses a gas called a refrigerant. While working on AC equipment in a house, Byrne puts gas from the equipment into a special container. The gas is … [記事を読む...] about 科学者:エアコン用の冷媒には代替物が必要
米国の農村病院が出産センターを閉鎖する理由
– Manuscript – Alisha Alderson is a 45-year-old woman from rural eastern Oregon. In August, she was pregnant and just a few weeks from having her baby. But that month, the only hospital maternity center near to her closed. She decided to stay with her brother in the city of Boise, Idaho to be close to a hospital. In the United States, many rural hospitals have been … [記事を読む...] about 米国の農村病院が出産センターを閉鎖する理由
Monopoly (ニュースワード)
– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. The United States Department of Justice has taken Google to court on charges of unfair and unlawful business methods. Monopoly The government accuses Google of creating a search monopoly by paying Apple and other companies to be the first search engine on digital devices. Google argues that it has many … [記事を読む...] about Monopoly (ニュースワード)
To Be All Thumbs(イディオム)
– Manuscript – Welcome to English in a Minute! Each hand has one thumb. But what does it mean to be all thumbs? To Be All Thumbs Speaker A: Dan, can you help bring in the cake for the work party? It's big.Speaker B: Um, I'm not the best person to ask. I'm all thumbs.Speaker A: Oh, then forget it. I don't want anything to happen to this cake!Speaker B: Is there … [記事を読む...] about To Be All Thumbs(イディオム)
お世話を忘れがちな方のための簡単な観葉植物
– Manuscript – Jessica Damiano is an expert at taking care of plants. She writes stories about how to keep plants in good condition for The Associated Press. But even she has killed houseplants. Damiano said she has killed plants like a Monstera, a snake plant, an African violet and more orchids than she would like to admit. She said it is not that she does not know … [記事を読む...] about お世話を忘れがちな方のための簡単な観葉植物