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For Life
2005.07.07(Review of 2002.07.03 edition)

Just when you thought the worst was over, here comes perhaps the most unwelcome visitor of the summer season!

Today's Lesson
COCKROACH   ゴキブリ

Explanation

  • A cockroach is an insect that few people like. It has a flat body and wings and is often found in homes, especially in the summer.
  • cockroach は、嫌われものの虫です。平たい体で羽があり、特に夏に多く家の中に出没する虫、つまりゴキブリのことです。

examples

  1. My wife and daughter are afraid of cockroaches.
  2. My old apartment was infested with cockroaches. (= There were a lot of cockroaches.)
  3. People spend a lot of money every year on traps and insecticides to kill cockroaches.

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