2021年4月24日 ~ Book8 Lesson28

＜今日の進捗＞
Book8 - 111(When doing a reading comprehension test, do you think it''s better to first skim the text before reading it more carefully?)

＜オリジナル回答＞
Why do people decide to put obituaries in newspapers?

People decide to put obituaries in newspapers because they want a lot of people to know the death of the person.

When you buy a newspaper, do you usually flip thorough it before reading it thoroughly? Why?

Yes, when I buy a newspaper, I usually flip thorough it before reading it thoroughly in order to decide which articles I should read.

Is it easy to take notes during a lecture when the lecture is skipping from subject to subject? why?

No, it isn’t easy to take notes during a lecture when the lecture is skipping from subject to subject because you can’t concentrate on one subject.

＜単語・イディオム＞
blurb:

（新刊書のカバーなどに印刷する）自賛的広告、推薦広告

skim :

ざっと読む、大急ぎで読む

captivating :

人の心を捕らえるような、魅力的な、うっとりさせる

flip through :

（ページなどを）すばやくめくる、ざっと読む

peruse :

読む、熟読する；ざっと目を通す、読み流す

wade through a book :

（退屈な、厚い）本を骨を折って読む、苦労して読む

foreword :

前書き、序文

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