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Daily Vocabulary(2020/05/06)

2020年05月06日 | Daily Vocabulary
25291.I'd like to add something.(ちょっと付け加えたいのですが)
I beg to differ. I don't think he's qualified for the management position.
25292.settle down(落ち着く)to become quiet and calm, or to make someone quiet and calm /to start living a quiet and calm life in one place, especially when you get married 
I’m living in Tokyo right now but I want to eventually settle down in the countryside.
25293.veg out(のんびり過ごす)to be very lazy and spend time doing very little 
What a busy week! I'm going to veg out at home this weekend.
25294.mature(大人の振る舞い) someone, especially a child or young person, who is mature behaves in a sensible and reasonable way, as you would expect an adult to behave OPP immature 
I think she is mature enough to make her own decisions about her future.
25295.immature  someone who is immature behaves or thinks in a way that is typical of someone much younger – used to show disapproval SYN childish OPP mature   
My brother is turning 30 this year but he’s still pretty immature

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BOY PRINTS FACE SHIELDS FOR MEXICO MEDICS12歳の少年が医療用シールドを提供

2020年05月06日 | 爺英語

Healthcare workers battling the coronavirus in Mexico are getting a helping hand from a local 12-year-old boy.
Jorge Martinez from the city of Oaxaca has been turning out face shields with a 3D printer.
Martinez made more than a hundred shields and donated them to local hospitals.
He says he came up with the idea after learning that protective gear is in short supply.
(Jorge Martinez)
"Doctors need to cover their faces because the new virus spreads through the eyes, nose, and mouth. And a simple face mask for them doesn't have that much."
Mexican health officials say the country has had more than 5,300 confirmed cases and 406 fatalities as of Tuesday.
The World Health Organization says more than 20,000 healthcare professionals had been infected with the virus by April 8.

turning out  作り出す、製造する  turn something ↔ out to produce or make something 
come up with アイデアなどを)思いつく、考えつく、考え出す     to think of an idea, answer etc    
fatality 死亡者、死亡者数    a death in an accident or a violent attack 
as of  ~現在   on a particular date SYN as at BrE 
healthcare professional 医療に従事している専門家、医療従事者      someone such as a doctor, nurse, dentist etc, whose job involves people’s health