2009年6月19日金曜日

Pheromones

Site: HOW Life WORKS
Topic: Pheromones: The Scientific Explanation for Sexual Attraction
Key Words:

  • nasal: 鼻の
  • cavity: 空洞、穴 
  • detect: 見つける、見抜く
  • tally: スコアブック、得点
  • distort: ゆがめる
  • detergent: 洗剤
  • antiperspirant: 発刊抑制剤
  • code: 法典、規約
  • desolate: 荒れた、不幸な、わびしい

Comments: This article says that all people have the pheromones which attract a person of the opposite sex. Recerchers did experiment to examine which person are more popular among women, men with pheromones scent or men with no scent. Men with pheromones scent overwhelmningly won. I am so surprised and I think people are naive.

2009年6月12日金曜日

Cat and Red Panda

Activity one
Site: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS
Topic: Cat Nurses Red Panda
Key words learned:

  • whisker: ほおひげ
  • hiss: シューっと音を出す
  • caterwaul: ネコがギャーギャー鳴く
  • catcall: ネコの鳴き声、ひやかし
  • whistle: 口笛を吹く
  • wart: いぼ
  • bear: (人、物を)…へ向かって運ぶ、持っていく、支える、身につける
  • fate: 運命の力
  • take over: 引き継ぐ、優勢になる
  • transaction: 処理、処置

Comments: This video says that this case which a cat nurses red pandas is an unexected occurrence. This is a pretty and emotional content. It is so interesiting!