(例)These countries are on the brink ofcataclysmicfamine.
【前回の単語】 2月3日の「self-effacing」 (The captain was typicallyself-effacingwhen questioned about the team's successes, giving credit to the other players.) いかがでしたか?
self-effacingの意味は、 控えめな、 not making yourself noticeable; not trying to get the attention of other people; modest、
【Bon appetit!】
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Quinoa is a tall annual(1年生の)herb whose seeds have provided a staple food for peoples of the higher Andes since pre-Columbian(アメリカ発見以前の)times. In the Inca Empire, where only the potato was more widely grown, quinoa is said to have been sacred; the year's first furrows(畝、溝)were opened ceremoniously with a gold implement. The United Nations has classified it as a supercrop for its very high protein content (12-18%).