ニュースで学ぶ現代英語 24/3/11月)-3/15(金)
ニュースで学ぶ現代英語 24/3/411月)-3/15(金)
ニュースで学ぶ現代英語 24/3/11(月)スウェーデン ＮＡＴＯ加盟決定
SWEDEN CLEARS FINAL HURDLE TO NATO
2024年2月27日のニュース
NATO leaders have seen their efforts to expand their ranks and isolate Russia held up by some of their own. They’d opened the door to Finland but found the way blocked for Sweden. Now they’ve heard the last members of their alliance give their consent.
Leaders in Hungary had promised repeatedly that they would not be the last holdouts. And Prime Minister Viktor Orban had faced pressure from others in NATO to approve the bid. He came under more last month when members of the Turkish parliament ratified Sweden’s request. Finally, he asked lawmakers to fall in line.
Leaders in Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO at the same time. But the Swedes saw their bid drag on for more than 18 months. Then, last week, they agreed to sell Hungary four fighter jets.
(Ulf Kristersson / Swedish Prime Minister)
“Sweden is leaving 200 years of neutrality and non-alignment behind. It is a big step. We must take that seriously.”
ニュースで学ぶ現代英語 24/3/12(火)“脳でマウスを操作” マスク氏が挑戦
MUSK: BRAIN CHIP ALLOWS MIND TO CONTROL COMPUTER MOUSE
2024年2月21日のニュース
U.S. entrepreneur Elon Musk says a patient who received a brain-chip implant by a firm he co-founded is able to control a computer mouse using just their thoughts.
Musk said last month his startup Neuralink had implanted a brain chip in a human for the first time. Musk said in an online event Monday the patient seems to have made a full recovery and “is able to control the mouse, move the mouse around the screen just by thinking.”
Some U.S. media outlets are reporting no videos or other objective evidence have been presented and academic studies and other types of third-party verification have not been completed.
Universities and businesses are researching brain-computer interface technology to enable people with physical disabilities to control computers by thought.
ニュースで学ぶ現代英語 24/3/13(水)フィリピン大統領 民主化記念日を中止
MANILA RALLY PROTESTS SCRAPPING OF PEOPLE POWER HOLIDAY
2024年2月25日のニュース
Sunday marks the 38th anniversary of the People Power movement that ousted President Ferdinand Marcos. But protesters in Manila are accusing the Philippine government of trying to cover up the history of the dictatorship.
February 25 had been a national holiday, but the current president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., dropped the holiday this year in a presidential proclamation. Civic groups held a rally in Manila on Sunday. They criticized the decision to scrap the holiday, calling it an attempt to revise history.
(18-year-old high school student)
“It’s sad because the government are trying to revision or … to destroy our history.”
Organizers showed videos of the pro-democracy movement, and people mourned the victims of the dictatorship.
ニュースで学ぶ現代英語 24/3/14(木)肥満症の新治療薬 処方始まる
IN-DEMAND OBESITY DRUG GOES ON SALE IN JAPAN
2024年2月22日のニュース
Doctors here in Japan have started prescribing a new weight-loss drug to patients who suffer from obesity. But there are concerns people could use it for cosmetic purposes, making it harder for those who need it to get access.
This woman regularly meets a doctor to treat her obesity.
(Ono Hiraku / Associate Professor, Chiba University Hospital)
“A new medicine called Wegovy went on sale today. So let’s give it a try.”
The drug was developed by Danish pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk. Its active ingredient, semaglutide, mimics the effects of an appetite-regulating hormone.
Japan’s public health insurance system covers the use of Wegovy for patients diagnosed with obesity, as well as high blood pressure and other symptoms. But a growing number of people are turning to diabetes drugs containing semaglutide for cosmetic purposes. Experts say using the medicine without doctor supervision can be dangerous.
ニュースで学ぶ現代英語 24/3/13(金)東京都庁にプロジェクションマッピング
TOKYO GOES BIG ON PROJECTION MAPPING
2024年2月26日のニュース
Many buildings in Tokyo have plenty of wow factor. But come sundown, few scream “Look at me!” quite like one skyscraper in Shinjuku.
The Metropolitan Government Building is now the largest permanent projection mapping display in the world. Shows kicked off on Sunday and run five times per night from 7 p.m. They feature everything from Japanese culture and traditional arts to some of the capital’s other landmarks.
The project has been certified by Guinness World Records. And Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko says she hopes it becomes a new tourist attraction.
The shows run for about 10 to 15 minutes, with different themes on weekdays and weekends and holidays.
