おはようございます。KANOです。本日はこちらの記事から。
食品見本について。いい文化だよね。
downside
意味 [C] ＜…の＞ 否定的な側面 ＜of, to＞ （⇔upside） .
The downside of all that choice in Japanese cities, however, is that a successful restaurant has to stand out from the competition.
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既出単語だなー。
life-like
意味 本物そっくりの
This is why life-like replicas of dishes that are available within the restaurant are displayed in the window.
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anatomical
意味 [通例[名]の前で]（人間· 動植物の） 解剖学的な, 構造上の〈特徴など〉; 解剖 (学) の [に関する].
The very first “sample models” were made by a manufacturer of anatomical models from Kyoto named Soujiro Nishio.
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catch on
意味 (話)〈新しい物事が〉 広く受け入れられる, はやる, 浸透する
The concept caught on, encouraged by the fact that most restaurants of the day did not use menus, and a number of craftsmen began to similarly create models.
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painstaking
意味 [通例[名]の前で]細心の注意を払った, 徹底した, 綿密 [入念] な; 骨の折れる〈調査· 研究· 性格など〉.
The process of creating the perfect plastic meal is painstaking.
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imperfection
意味 [U]不完全, 不十分; [C]欠点, 欠陥, 不備
Liquid plastic is then carefully injected into the mold, making sure that no bubbles or imperfections are left, and the “food” is “cooked” at 180 degrees before being left to cool.
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この単語は落ちついて読めば類推できたな。悔しい。
precise
意味 〈詳細· 数値· 情報などが〉（細部まで） 正確な; 〈器具などが〉精密な
The final stage in the process is the precise arrangement of the completed ingredients on a plate or, in the case of what appears to be simmering ramen noodles, in a bowl.
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TOEIC本でよく見る単語。
Some designs are even more creative; ice cream must appear to be melting on a hot pancake and lots of pasta restaurants want their designs to incorporate a fork that hovers above the plate with spaghetti twisted around it.
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画像がなくてもショーケースが頭に思い浮かぶ。
