2021年1月24日 ~ Book8 Lesson1

＜今日の進捗＞
Book8 - 2 (Have you ever had pneumonia?)

＜オリジナル回答＞
What does it mean to be on painkillers?

To be on painkillers means taking painkillers regularly.

If you read in a newspaper that an athlete had failed a dope test, what would it mean?

If I read in a newspaper that an athlete had failed a dope test, it would mean that the athlete got disqualified after testing positive for drugs.

What wonder drug are people looking forward to most of all?

People are looking forward to anti-aging wonder drug most of all.

If your friend suffered from heartbreak and needed consolation, how would you try to alleviate their suffering?

If my friend suffered from heartbreak and needed consolation, I would try to alleviate their suffering by taking them out for a drink.

If you were treated like an invalid, what would it mean?

If I were treated like an invalid, it would mean that I looked sick.

What is a cripple?

A cripple is a person who is unable to walk or move properly because of disability.

What do we mean by being mentally handicapped?

By being mentally handicapped, we mean a developmentally challenged person.

Why do you think the political correct words, such as differently abled, vertically abled, and hair disadvantaged are being introduced to the language?

I think the political correct words, such as differently abled, vertically abled and hair disadvantaged are being introduced to the language because these words are discriminatory words.

＜単語・イディオム＞
invalid :

（特に、病気・老齢等で）病弱な、病人用の；病人、病弱者

cripple :

手足の不自由な人、身体障害者

mentally handicapped :

知的障害者

differently abled :

身体に障害のある（disabled, handicapped の婉曲表現）

vertically challenged :

背が低い

politically correct :

差別のない、偏見のない

measles :

麻疹、はしか

spot :

発疹；ほくろ、おでき、にきび

inner lining :

（臓器などの）内壁

blotch :

（皮膚の）できもの、腫物

pneumonia :

肺炎

tuberculosis :

結核性の、結核にかかった

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