Notes:
quote …を引用する;
blood pressure 血圧;
gain weight 体重が増える;
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A BBC news report quoted a study conducted on 1,000 people that showed that eating chocolate may keep you thin. It said that those who regularly ate chocolate were more likely to be thinner than those who occasionally eat it. Other studies have also shown how chocolate may improve people’s health such as heart condition and blood pressure. Such studies seem to go against common-sense which would indicate that eating more chocolate would make you fatter! Indeed we all know people who seem to eat anything and everything and never get fat. But we also have friends who merely look at chocolate and gain weight. Which one are you?
(by Prof. Simon Smith)
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Notes :
fabric 布地，織物;
mean ～という結果を生ずる;
dissolve ～を分解する;
trigger ～のきっかけとなる,～を誘発する;
chemical reaction 化学反応;
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Scientists are developing a new type of fabric that may mean we won’t have to clean our clothes in the future. Recent experiments show that cotton fabric coated with the right mixture of chemicals can dissolve stains and remove bad smells after a few hours in the sun. The new fabric contains chemicals which trigger chemical reactions in light. It is the same chemical that helps sunscreen block the sun and is used as tattoo ink. The new fabric though is not yet safe enough for people to wear and the new technology needs to be tested to be sure that it won’t harm those who wear it. But the scientist who developed the fabric says that he hopes to wear self-cleaning clothes one day and avoid having to do laundry. (by Prof. Simon Smith)
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