Yoko Ogawaの "The Diving Pool" を読み始めました。
The foyer of the Light House leads to a maze of corridors that snake through the building and eventually to a hall on the second floor that looks down on the courtyard through a window. At the end of the hall, there is a trapdoor in the floor with a heavy iron handle. The door makes a dry creak when it's lifted. We would fasten it to a hook on the ceiling before going down the steep flight of stairs to the dining room and the kitchen.
"trapdoor" とは忍者屋敷の話の様ですが、何でしょう？ 辞書で確認します。
・Cambridge English Dictionary: a small door in a ceiling or floor: There's a trapdoor into the attic.
・Merriam-Webster: a lifting or sliding door covering an opening (as in a roof, ceiling, or floor): The old trapdoor in the dining area opens to a 400-bottle wine and food cellar.
なるほど。床にあるドアの取っ手を上に持ちあげて、開けたら下に降りる階段があるのですね。
The foyer of the Light House leads to a maze of corridors that snake through the building and eventually to a hall on the second floor that looks down on the courtyard through a window. At the end of the hall, there is a trapdoor in the floor with a heavy iron handle. The door makes a dry creak when it's lifted. We would fasten it to a hook on the ceiling before going down the steep flight of stairs to the dining room and the kitchen.
"trapdoor" とは忍者屋敷の話の様ですが、何でしょう？ 辞書で確認します。
・Cambridge English Dictionary: a small door in a ceiling or floor: There's a trapdoor into the attic.
・Merriam-Webster: a lifting or sliding door covering an opening (as in a roof, ceiling, or floor): The old trapdoor in the dining area opens to a 400-bottle wine and food cellar.
なるほど。床にあるドアの取っ手を上に持ちあげて、開けたら下に降りる階段があるのですね。
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