本日の学習 フレーズテスト（ひさしぶり♪）
「ニュースで英会話（2012年9月17日から9月23日放送）」のキーフレーズ
昨日の復習 ABCニュースシャワー
「米領事館襲撃の謎」 （9月21日放送）
It was a spontaneous, not a premeditated, response to what had transpired in Cairo.
「事件は回路で起こったデモに反応した偶発的なものであって、計画的なものではなかった」
キーワード：premeditated 「計画的な」
preplanned 「あらかじめ計画された」
orchestrated 「組織的に調整された、周到に準備された」
spontaneous 「自然発生的な、偶発的な」
そのほかの語句も含めて例文でチェック♪
★ premeditated 「計画的な」
「American History: Life Between the World Wars」
http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/time-capsule-us-two-world-wars/940239.html
"No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory."
※ righteous 「道理のある、もっともな」「正義の、正しい」
★ preplanned 「あらかじめ計画された」
「Consulate Attack Preplanned, Libya's President Says」
http://www.npr.org/2012/09/16/161228170/consulate-attack-preplanned-libya-s-president-says
Ansar al-Sharia reject the democratic process in Libya, and does not recognize the new Libyan government. Only God's law rules, it says. Still, U.S. officials have cast doubt on the theory, saying they see no links between the assault and al-Qaida at large. The spokesman for the U.S. president said Friday there was no evidence the attack was preplanned. Ansar al-Sharia has denied any involvement in the attack.
★ orchestrated 「組織的に調整された、周到に準備された」
「Obama Looks To Reagan For Transition Model」
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96756666
President-elect Barack Obama's transition team is expected to take tips from Ronald Reagan's carefully orchestrated transition.
★ spontaneous 「自然発生的な、偶発的な」
「Scientists Discover Genetic Mutations Linked to Autism」
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/health/Scientists-Discover-Genetic-Mutations-Linked-to-Autism-146434305.html
The mutations, so called "de novo" mutations, are spontaneous abnormalities that scientists say are distributed widely across the genome of affected children. They account for a very small percentage of diagnosed cases of autism, a diverse family of disorders with a variety of suspected genetic and environmental causes.
※ de novo 「〈ラテン語〉初めから、新たに」
★ fend off
「（攻撃などを）受け流す、払いのける、かわす」「（うるさい質問などを）回避する」
「Pondering Apple's Future Without Steve Jobs」
http://www.voanews.com/content/apples-future-without-steve-jobs-131298714/169321.html
"And I do think they are coming under increasing attack by companies, especially Samsung, especially at the low-end, as well as the high-end. And I think without Steve Jobs, this is actually going to become significantly worse for them to fend off," said Newman.
★ transpire「生じる、発生する、起こる」
「US Women's Field Hockey Team Aims for London Podium」
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-woman-field-hockey-team-aims-for-podium-in-london/1348455.html
"What's transpired since then is we have an addition of young, fast, skillful athletes that are elevating the performance, and so that's what we've got," he said. "We've got the base level of senior players that have a very, very good fundamental base of skill, and now we have the real sharp elevated skill level from the newer player in the group."
なんとかABC ニュースシャワーも追いついた。
