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Daily Vocabulary(2024/11/13)

2024年11月13日 | Daily Vocabulary
32201.wishy-washy(どっちつかずの、優柔不断な)someone who is wishy-washy does not have firm or clear ideas and seems unable to decide what they want – used to show disapproval 
If you set wishy-washy goals, you’ll never achieve them.
32202.icon(肖像、象徴、あこがれの人 ) someone famous who is admired by many people and is thought to represent an important idea 
Steve Jobs is my icon when it comes to innovation and entrepreneurship. His ability to push boundaries was truly inspiring. 
32203.my role model(あこがれの人)someone whose behaviour, attitudes etc people try to copy because they admire them 
Michelle Obama is my role model for her grace, intelligence, and commitment to social problems. I aspire to be like her. 
32204.the person I admire(あこがれの人)
Who is the person you admire most?  My grandmother. She’s kind, resilient, and always there for me. 
32205.bring to light(隠された秘密を、明るみに出す)a large deep spoon with a long handle, used for lifting liquid food, especially soup, out of a container 
Everyone was in love with the actor until his past crimes were brought to light.


阿倍仲麻呂 1

2024年11月12日 | 土佐日記


【原文】 
二十日の夜の月出でにけり。
山の端もなくて、海の中よりぞ出で来る。
かうやうなるを見てや、昔、阿倍仲麻呂といひける人は、唐土にわたりて、帰り来ける時に、船に乗るべきところにて、かの国人、馬のはなむけし、別れ惜しみて、かしこの漢詩作りなどしける。飽かずやありけむ、二十日の夜の月の出づるまでぞありける。その月は、海よりぞ出でける。
これをみてぞ仲麻呂のぬし、「わが国に、かかる歌をなむ、神代より神もよん給び、今は上、中、下の人も、かうやうに、別れ惜しみ、喜びもあり、悲しびもある時にはよむ」とて、よめりける歌、
青海原ふりさけみれば春日なる三笠の山に出でし月かも
とぞよめりける。

【現代語訳
二十日の夜の月が出てきた。
山の端(稜線)も視界に入らず、その月は海の中から出てきた。
このような光景を見てでしょうか、昔、阿倍の仲麻呂という人は、唐に渡って、帰国する時に、乗船するはずの場所で、あの国の人々が餞別をし、別れを惜しんで、あちらのすばらしい漢詩を作ったりなどした。
それでも、名残も尽きなく思ったのであろう、二十日の夜の月がでるまで、そこにいたのだった。
その月は海の中から出た。
この月を見て仲麻呂は、「私の国では、このような歌を神代から神様もお詠みになり、今日では、上中下いずれの人でも、このように別れを惜しんだり、嬉しい時も、悲しいことがある時も詠むのです。」と言って、詠んだという歌は、
青海原
(青海原を遥か遠くに眺めますと、(月は今しも波間から昇っている。)まあ、あの月は、故国の春日にある三笠山に昇ったのと同じ月なのだなあ。)
とまあ詠んだのだった。


◆『土佐日記』(とさにっき)は、平安時代に成立した日本最古の日記文学のひとつ。紀貫之が土佐国から京に帰る最中に起きた出来事を諧謔を交えて綴った内容を持つ。成立時期は未詳だが、承平5年(934年)後半といわれる。古くは『土左日記』と表記され、「とさの日記」と読んだ。 

Daily Vocabulary(2024/11/12)

2024年11月12日 | Daily Vocabulary
32196.police(規制する)to keep control over a particular area in order to make sure that laws are obeyed and that people and property are protected, using a police or military force 
We are going to hire security guards to police the event. 
32197.turn out(結局~になる) to happen in a particular way, or to have a particular result, especially one that you did not expect 
Despite the rain, the BBQ party turned out to be fun.  
32198.go for a walk(散歩する)
I go for a walk at the park every morning. 
32199.take a walk(散歩する)
Let's take a walk along the beach. 
33200.walk around(歩き回る・ブラブラする)
I walked around the city. 

Daily Vocabulary(2024/11/11)

2024年11月11日 | Daily Vocabulary
32191.grey area(曖昧な)used to talk about a situation in which something is not clearly a particular thing, so that people are not sure how to deal with it 
Deciding when it’s OK to let kids use social media is a grey area.
32192.home cooking(手作り料理 )
When I travel, what I miss most is my wife’s home cooking
32193.midnight snack(夜食)
Midnight snacks need to be light, so they don’t keep you awake. 
32194.maitre d’(給仕長)tsomeone who is in charge of a restaurant, and who welcomes guests, gives orders to the waiters etc 
The maitre’ d controls who gets in and who sits where 
33195.Iadle(ひしゃく)a large deep spoon with a long handle, used for lifting liquid food, especially soup, out of a container 
A ladle is needed to serve fruit punch from the bowl. 

Daily Vocabulary(2024/11/10)

2024年11月10日 | Daily Vocabulary
32186.barley(大麦)a plant that produces a grain used for making food or alcohol 
Barley is used for everything from health food to beer and whiskey. 
32187.home cooking(手作り料理 )
When I travel, what I miss most is my wife’s home cooking
32188.midnight snack(夜食)
Midnight snacks need to be light, so they don’t keep you awake. 
32189.maitre d’(給仕長)tsomeone who is in charge of a restaurant, and who welcomes guests, gives orders to the waiters etc 
The maitre’ d controls who gets in and who sits where 
33190.Iadle(ひしゃく)a large deep spoon with a long handle, used for lifting liquid food, especially soup, out of a container 
A ladle is needed to serve fruit punch from the bowl. 

Daily Vocabulary(2024/11/09)

2024年11月09日 | Daily Vocabulary
32181.dress up(正装する、(劇・催しなどで)特別な服装をする、扮装する )to wear special clothes for fun, or to put special clothes on someone/ to wear clothes that are more formal than the ones you would usually wear 
What are you going to dress up as for Halloween?
32182.thousand( 1000、多数)an extremely large number of things or people 
This candidate addresses thousands of supporters at he rally. 
32183.personal(個人の、個人的な)belonging or relating to one particular person, rather than to other people or to people in general 
Can I ask you  a personal question?
32184.personnel(社員、職員) the people who work in a company, organization, or military force → staff 
We don't have enough personnel to meet our production needs.
33185.in heaven(すごく幸せ)
My kids were in heaven when I took them to Disneyland.


Daily Vocabulary(2024/11/08)

2024年11月08日 | Daily Vocabulary
32176.legend(超大物、伝説的人物)someone who is famous and admired for being extremely good at doing something  
Do you ever think you'd become a baseball legend?
32177.cranky(気難しい)bad-tempered 
I'm freezing my butt off. 
32178.wound(傷、心の傷)an injury to your body that is made by a weapon such as a knife or a bullet /a feeling of emotional or mental pain that you get when someone says or does something unpleasant to you 
Put pressure on the wounded to stop the breeding. 
32179.scar(傷跡、心の傷) a permanent mark that is left on your skin after you have had a cut or wound /a feeling of fear or sadness that remains with you for a long time after an unpleasant experience 
We need to think this through before making a decision. 
33180.incline(気にさせる、(…へ)向けさせる、傾向を生じさせる、傾ける、傾斜させる、曲げる、下げる)if a situation, fact etc inclines you to do or think something, it influences you towards a particular action or opinion 
I'm inclined to think that people in the past were smarter than people now.. 

Daily Vocabulary(2024/11/07)

2024年11月07日 | Daily Vocabulary
32171.hip(腰)one of the two parts on each side of your body between the top of your leg and your waist 
The doctor said to there are no problem with my hip now. 
32172.croquette(コロッケ)a piece of crushed meat, fish, potato etc that is made into a small round piece, covered in breadcrumbs, and cooked in oil 
Beef and potato croquette.
32173.a minute ago(ちょっと前)
He was in the lobby a minute ago
32174.ritual(儀式)  a ceremony that is always performed in the same way, in order to mark an important religious or social occasion → rite 
It’s his weekend ritual. 
33175.well mannered(行儀のよい、ていねいな、上品な)talking and behaving in a polite way 
He's usually very well mannered

16 KINDS OF WOODLAND BIRDS DECLINING IN JAPANスズメなど里山の鳥が急減

2024年11月06日 | 爺英語

Japan's Environment Ministry says the populations of 16 species of birds have been declining at a sharp pace. It notes that at this rate the species could become endangered. The ministry has been studying ecological changes at about 1,000 locations across Japan since 2003. It has analyzed ecological data collected in woodlands around villages up to March of 2023. It has found that, out of 106 species of birds, the populations of 16 of them have decreased by 3.5 percent or more annually. The rates of decline are similar to those of endangered species that appear on the ministry's Red List. The sparrow population has shrunk by 3.6 percent annually, and the Japanese wagtail population has declined by 8.6 percent. The ministry attributes the shrinking populations to global warming. It notes that the problem has reduced the number of habitats that are suitable for the species.

endangered 絶滅の危機にある、絶滅が危惧されている an endangered animal, bird etc is one that may soon no longer exist because there are so few of them 
habitat 生息地  生息地 the natural home of a plant or animal 


Daily Vocabulary(2024/11/06)

2024年11月06日 | Daily Vocabulary
32166.everyday (毎日の・日常の・普段の)sordinary, usual, or happening every day 
It’s important to find enjoyment in your everyday life. 
32167.every day(毎日)
I go to work every day
32168.I'm not going to lie(ぶっちゃけ〜)
I'm not gonna lie, this is the best sushi I've ever had!
32169.wrapped up in(夢中になっている) to give so much of your attention to something that you do not have time for anything else 
We were wrapped up in our conversation and lost track of time. 
33170.icing on the cake(さらなる喜び)something that makes a very good experience even better 
The sunset in Hawaii was amazing, but seeing the dolphins jumping out of the water was the icing on the cake

室津(ニ)3

2024年11月05日 | 土佐日記


【原文】 
この歌どもを、すこしよろし、と聞きて、船の長しける翁、月日ごろの苦しき心やりによめる、
立つ波を雪か花かと吹く風ぞ寄せつつ人をはかるべらなる
この歌どもを、人の何かといふを、ある人聞きふけりてよめり。その歌、よめる文字、三十文字あまり七文字。人みな、えあらで、笑ふやうなり。歌主、いと気色悪しくて、怨ず。
まねべどもえまねばず。書けりとも、え読み据ゑがたかるべし。今日だにいひがたし。まして後にはいかならむ。
十九日。日悪しければ、船出ださず。
二十日。昨日のやうなれば、船出ださず。
みな人々憂え嘆く。苦しく心もとなければ、ただ、日の経ぬる数を、今日幾日、二十日、三十日とかぞふれば、指もそこなはれぬべし。いとわびし。夜は寝も寝ず。

【現代語訳
これら二首の歌を、まあ、悪くもないと聞いて、船の長をしている老人が、先月来の心の憂さを晴らそうと詠んだ歌は、
立つ波を…
(立つ波を、あるいは雪か花かと見まがうが、それは風が吹きよせ吹き寄せして人をだましているらしい)
これらの歌を人々が何かと批評するのを、ある人がじっと聞いていて、歌を詠んだ。
ところが、その歌はなんと三十七文字で構成されていた。人々はみんなこらえきれず笑っているようだ。
歌を詠んだ人はとても機嫌をそこねて、人々を恨めしがる。
歌主の詠んだとおり詠んでみようと思ってもどうしてもできない、たとえ、書いたとしても、ちゃんと型どおりに詠めないだろう。
いま聞いた今日でさえ、言いにくい。まして後日というのはどうであろうか。
十九日。天候が悪いので、船を出さない。
二十日。昨日と同じような悪天候なので船を出さない。
人々はみんな心配し、嘆いている。苦しく、不安なので、経過した日を、今日は何日だろうか、二十日、三十日と数えると指が傷んでしまいそうだ。とてもわびしい。
夜は安眠できない。


◆『土佐日記』(とさにっき)は、平安時代に成立した日本最古の日記文学のひとつ。紀貫之が土佐国から京に帰る最中に起きた出来事を諧謔を交えて綴った内容を持つ。成立時期は未詳だが、承平5年(934年)後半といわれる。古くは『土左日記』と表記され、「とさの日記」と読んだ。 

Daily Vocabulary(2024/11/05)

2024年11月05日 | Daily Vocabulary
32161.be in a bad mood(機嫌が悪い)to feel annoyed or angry 
He’s in a bad mood today. He didn’t even answer when I talked to him. 
32162.be in a bad temper(機嫌が悪い )
We should stay away from our boss for a while. She’s in a bad temper
32163.grumpy (不機嫌な)bad-tempered and easily annoyed 類義語 irritable 
My son is always grumpy for a while after he wakes up in the morning and doesn’t talk very much.
32164.cranky(カリカリしている) strange → eccentric, weird 
I tend to get cranky when I’m busy and can’t get enough sleep. 
33165.Get up on the wrong side of the bed (〜することになった)
Dad has been grumpy since this morning. I think he got up on the wrong side of the bed.