今日は Reader's Digest ３月号の記事 'I Survived Drowning' の記事に出てきた表現を取り上げます。
It's the Saturday before Thanksgiving, 1 a.m., and my chocolate Lab, Stormy, and I are headed for a duck blind a few hours north.
"Lab" は犬のLabrador Retrieverの事です。知りたいのは "duck blind" です。 辞書を見ます。
・The American Heritage Dictionary: A shelter, often camouflaged with reeds and grasses, for concealing duck hunters.
・Wikipedia: A hunting blind is a cover device for hunters, designed to reduce the chance of detection. There are different types of blinds for different situations, such as deer blinds and duck blinds. Some are exceedingly simple, while others are complex. The legality of various kinds of blinds may vary according to municipality.
なるほど、野生動物の観察には欠かせない装置ですね。
It's the Saturday before Thanksgiving, 1 a.m., and my chocolate Lab, Stormy, and I are headed for a duck blind a few hours north.
"Lab" は犬のLabrador Retrieverの事です。知りたいのは "duck blind" です。 辞書を見ます。
・The American Heritage Dictionary: A shelter, often camouflaged with reeds and grasses, for concealing duck hunters.
・Wikipedia: A hunting blind is a cover device for hunters, designed to reduce the chance of detection. There are different types of blinds for different situations, such as deer blinds and duck blinds. Some are exceedingly simple, while others are complex. The legality of various kinds of blinds may vary according to municipality.
なるほど、野生動物の観察には欠かせない装置ですね。
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