"Diary of a Mad Old Man" に掛け軸が出てきます。そこには永井荷風が書いたという詩があり、その中の英語表現になるほどと思いました。
For seven autumns I have lived in Azabu Valley.
Frost lingers; the old tree shelters the Western Hall.
Laughing, I set myself tasks all week long.
I sweep leaves, air my books, and then air my winter clothes.
"air my books"、"air my winter clothes" とは、ここでは夏の湿気含んだ本や衣類を空気にさらして乾燥させることの様です。辞書で確認します。
・Cambridge English Dictionary: to become dry and/or fresh, or to cause to become dry and/or fresh: My mother always airs the sheets before she makes the beds.: Leave the windows open to let the room air a bit.
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: to place something in an open area where there is a lot of moving air to make it cool, dry, or clean: The blankets were left outside to air.
・Macmillan Dictionary: if you air clothes, sheets, etc. or they air, you put them in warm or moving air until they are completely dry and smell clean
For seven autumns I have lived in Azabu Valley.
Frost lingers; the old tree shelters the Western Hall.
Laughing, I set myself tasks all week long.
I sweep leaves, air my books, and then air my winter clothes.
"air my books"、"air my winter clothes" とは、ここでは夏の湿気含んだ本や衣類を空気にさらして乾燥させることの様です。辞書で確認します。
・Cambridge English Dictionary: to become dry and/or fresh, or to cause to become dry and/or fresh: My mother always airs the sheets before she makes the beds.: Leave the windows open to let the room air a bit.
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: to place something in an open area where there is a lot of moving air to make it cool, dry, or clean: The blankets were left outside to air.
・Macmillan Dictionary: if you air clothes, sheets, etc. or they air, you put them in warm or moving air until they are completely dry and smell clean
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