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こんにちは、Thinking FOXです。医師として働きながら、英語をあらためて勉強しています。この番組では、毎日1分、英語でいろいろなことを話します。ニュース、医学・科学、スポーツ、日常の出来事など、その日に気になったことを1分にまとめています。英語学習の記録として、そして自分の英語が少しずつ上達していく過程として、気軽に聞いてもらえたらうれしいです。スピーチの英文や日本語訳、関連する内容はNoteにもまとめています。よかったら、そちらも覗いてみてください。 https://note.com/clear_alpaca4402

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00:01:48

リオネル・メッシの引退セレモニーの粋な演出とは

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2026/10/08

Just a one minute English speech and question by thinking Fox. Argentine football legend Lionel Messi has retired from the national team. He played 208 games and scored 126 goals for Argentina over 21 years. A memorable celebration was held after the match against Benin, and the capacity crowd and his teammates applauded him. Not only the fans in the stadium but the whole nation was sad to see his era come to an end and celebrated his legacy. Now, here's my question. What do you think was the

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00:02:00

先週引退した錦織圭選手について

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2026/10/07

Just a one-minute English speech by thinking, Fox. Kei Nishikori, a Japanese tennis legend, retired last week. He had a remarkably long career; I first heard of him 20 years ago. It was while I was watching the 2006 French Open final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. At the time, I heard that before the final, Nadal had chosen as his hitting partner a Japanese junior player named Nishikori. I also heard that he won the junior doubles title at that French Open. I remember being surprised

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00:01:51

ペンシルベニアで麻疹の感染拡大

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2026/10/06

Just a one-minute English speech by Thinking FOX. In the US, measles outbreaks have become a serious public health concern. To date, the total number of measles cases in the US has surpassed 3,800, the highest since 1991. Of all the states, Pennsylvania has been hit the hardest, with more than 1,000 cases reported to date. ABC News reports underscore that the vast majority of cases in this outbreak occurred in unvaccinated individuals. Among the five patients who have died of measles, two were

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00:01:56

ノーベル賞受賞・細胞活動を光で制御する光遺伝学とは

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2026/10/06

Just a one-minute English speech by ThinkingFox. Yesterday, it was announced that three scientists from the US and Germany would be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Their accomplishment was in the field of optogenetics, which may sound unfamiliar to many people. The term is a blend of "optics" and "genetics." Optogenetics uses proteins, such as channelrhodopsin, that respond to a specific wavelength of light. These proteins are introduced only into the targeted cells through

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00:01:59

ジュニア向けのサッカーガイドが高度で驚いた

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2026/10/05

Just a one-minute English speech by Thinking Fox. As my son plays at a local soccer club every week, I bought him a guidebook on junior soccer. Looking through it, I was surprised — it was so advanced, even though it was a book for elementary school kids. The book consists of four parts: dribbling, kicking, one-on-ones, and match play. Throughout all four parts, the book emphasizes the importance of thinking tactically while playing. What struck me most were two things: watching the opponent

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00:02:29

ロシアで報告されたペスト感染後の死亡例

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2026/10/04

Just a one-minute English speech by Thinking Fox. I came across a news report saying that a female technician in Russia had died of plague. Apparently, the Russian technician had accidentally broken a test tube containing plague bacteria, which led to her infection. Plague is an infectious disease called "pesuto" in Japanese, and it is generally regarded as a thing of the past. Plague is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, and it has caused several pandemics throughout history. In

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00:01:51

あなたは仰向け寝？それともうつ伏せ寝？

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2026/10/03

Just a one-minute English speech by Thinking Fox. How do you usually sleep — on your back, side, or stomach? I never knew this, but apparently people who sleep on their backs are called "back sleepers," and those who sleep on their stomachs are called "stomach sleepers." I've been a stomach sleeper since childhood. That's because I somehow feel more secure when my stomach is facing down. Similarly, wild animals rarely expose their bellies when they sleep. This is because the belly holds many

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00:01:51

ダチョウの肉を食べた事がありますか？

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2026/10/02

Just a one-minute English speech by Thinking Fox. Have you ever tried ostrich meat? You know the ostrich, called "dacho" in Japanese—the world's largest bird that can't fly but runs faster than any other bird. I'm talking about the ostrich today because I read a news story saying that ostrich meat can be a good alternative to beef. According to the news, an ostrich farm in the U.S. supplies the meat to people who cannot eat beef. Ostrich meat is in demand among some people, particularly those

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00:02:21

妙な自動販売機

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2026/10/01

Just a one-minute English speech by Thinking Fox. The other night, completely exhausted after a long day at work, I was walking home from the station. I stopped at a red light at an intersection. That's when something strange caught my eye: an object glowing mysteriously by the side of the dark road. "What's that? Has that always been there?" Feeling suspicious, I walked up to it and found that it was a vending machine. But instead of drinks, it was selling bottles of salad dressing. Salad

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00:01:51

スタバのロゴの由来から健康について考えた

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2026/09/30

Just a one-minute English speech by Thinking Fox. When it comes to famous coffee chains, the first one for most people is probably Starbucks. We see the Starbucks logo all over the city, and we know at a glance that it's a Starbucks. But can you actually remember the details of the design? It's a long-haired woman on a green background, and she looks like a mermaid because she is holding her two tails on both sides. Do you know what this logo is based on and why Starbucks chose it as its

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00:01:23

来月打ち上げ予定のJAXA火星探査機の目的は

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2026/09/29

Just a one-minute English speech by ThinkingFox. Next month, JAXA is set to launch MMX, a probe（探査機） to explore the moons of Mars. After the launch, the probe is expected to enter orbit（軌道） around Mars in 2027. Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos, and this mission's destination is Phobos, where the probe will collect samples from the surface. The main goal of the mission is to determine the origin of Phobos. This is because the question has long been debated, with two main hypotheses. The first

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00:01:35

代理婚活ってどう？

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2026/09/28

Just a one-minute English speech by Thinking Fox. What do you think about parent-led matchmaking? It is a system where parents, instead of the couple themselves, choose a suitable partner for their child. Apparently, it is becoming increasingly popular, especially in China. I came across a news story about it recently. This trend is likely due to China's shrinking population and a lack of desire among young people to get married. In Japan, there are also matchmaking agencies, and they are

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00:01:48

温暖化による地盤沈下が問題になっているらしい

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2026/09/27

Just a one-minute English speech by ThinkingFox. Apparently, there is growing concern about subsidence（地盤沈下） in Europe, especially in London. Subsidence is a phenomenon in which the ground gradually sinks. I came across this news on CNN's website, and what impressed me in this article was the mechanism behind it. When it comes to the mechanism of subsidence, movement of the earth's crust（地殻変動） and excessive groundwater extraction（地下水の過剰な汲み上げ） are usually well known as the main causes. But in

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00:02:03

ロンドンでスマートグラスへの反感が高まっているらしい

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2026/09/26

Just a one-minute English speech by Thinking Fox. Smart glasses are eyeglasses equipped with a variety of features, such as listening to music, recording videos, and checking social media. However, as the technology has advanced, many concerns have been raised. According to an article I read, there is a trend toward banning the use of smart glasses in public places such as courtrooms and some facilities. One major concern is their recording feature. For example, people could have their

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00:01:58

サッカーのウルグアイ戦が痺れた！

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2026/09/25

Just a one-minute English speech by Thinking FOX.Yesterday, Japan's national football team played a friendly match against Uruguay at Miyagi Stadium. It was their first game since the last World Cup. For this match, several new faces were called up, such as Kodai Sano and Kuryu Matsuki. In particular, Kuryu Matsuki was the player I had the highest expectations for. And sure enough, he scored the opening goal of the match. When he cut inside from the right and took a shot, the ball curled

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00:01:55

お月見は月面のクレーターに思いを馳せて

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2026/09/24

Just a one-minute English speech by Thinking Fox. Tomorrow is Jugoya. Looking at the moon is great, but what I really look forward to is eating seasonal treats. Lots of shops and restaurants come out with seasonal stuff like tsukimi dango, tsukimi soba, and even tsukimi burgers! By the way, I came across an intriguing article about the moon yesterday. A big new crater（クレーター） formed on the moon sometime between April and May 2024, but no one noticed it until recently. The crater is about 222

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00:01:34

米国でAmazonのドローン配達サービスが拡大予定

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2026/09/22

Just a one-minute English speech by Thinking Fox. Amazon is going to expand its drone delivery service, Amazon Prime Air. The available items cover a wide variety of products, ranging from food and cosmetics to medicine and electronics. Each package is limited to five pounds, and the largest size is roughly that of a shoebox. With this service, customers can receive their orders in as little as 30 minutes. In addition to its convenience, Prime Air is certified by the Federal Aviation

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00:01:37

バナナの皮は本当に滑りやすいのか

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2026/09/21

Just a one-minute English speech by Thinking Fox. Yesterday, I happened to watch a TV variety show hosted by Koichi Domoto and Shigeaki Kato. It features a wide range of entertaining topics. What was on at that time was about whether banana peels are really slippery, and apparently there was a person who had actually looked into it. He was a professor at Kitasato University who had studied it using a lot of bananas. He came to the conclusion that when a banana peel is stepped on, tiny capsules

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00:01:53

最近のヒット曲のイントロが短くなった説について

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2026/09/20

Just a one-minute English speech by Thinking Fox. Yesterday I was talking with my wife about recent trends in Japanese hit songs. Apparently, the intros of hit songs have been getting shorter because people now prioritize time efficiency — a concept Japanese people call "time performance," or "taipa". I thought that might be true, so I looked it up online and found a study investigating this trend. It analyzed 500 hit songs — the top 10 songs from each of the past 50 years. While intros

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00:01:49

読書したら報奨金ってどう？

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2026/09/20

Just a one-minute English speech by thinking FOX.If you could get a monetary reward for reading books, how much do you think would be appropriate? In Singapore, an initiative was launched to reward people for reading books as part of a campaign to promote reading habits. The idea behind it was that reading habits among the population had declined with the rise of short videos. So, if people read for more than 15 minutes a day, they earn a point, and once they collect enough points, they can

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