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Obama Proposes Initiative to Lessen Carbon Emissions | 英会話ニュース教材 Daily News Article

 

leeway ... freedom
 he gave his son a lot of leeway.

 

Money Spent on Housing Linked to Children’s Cognition | 英会話ニュース教材 Daily News Article

 

cognition ... 認知
cognitive ... 認知の

 

British Soldiers Face Dismissal Due to Obesity Crisis | 英会話ニュース教材 Daily News Article

 

obligatory ... necessary to be done to obey a law or regulation.
 Soldiers have an obligatory duty to protect citizens.

 

discharge ... to dismiss someone from a job.

 Some soldiers were discharged after drinking incident.

 

appalling  ... shocking and disappointing.
 the appalling behavior of senior officer was caught on camera.

 

stodgy ... reffering to food that is high in carbohydrates.
 they ate stodgy soup for breakfast.

 

endurance ... 我慢

 

USPTO Revokes Washington Redskin’s Trademark Protection | 英会話ニュース教材 Daily News Article

 

repercussion ... 反響

plaintiff ... 原告

lawsuit ... 訴訟

 訴える ... enter a lawsuit against xxx

 

disparaging ... 軽蔑する

 

 

New Device Makes Sending Scented Messages Possible | 英会話ニュース教材 Daily News Article

 

emit ... release something

 defective chargers emit smell of burnt wires.

 

fuse ... to combine with each other and form a single unit

 programer fuses different programs.

 

 odor ... 臭気、嫌な匂い