This week’s question is...
A genie has just granted you three wishes. You can wish for ANYTHING, except more wishes. What three wishes would you ask for? (you can look at the end of the blog to see important definitions (定義) to help you understand.)
ランプの魔人ジーニーがあなたに３つの願い事を叶えてあげようと言いました。あなたはどんな願い事をしても構いません。ただし、３つ以上の願いことをお願いすることはできません。あなたの３つの願いごとは何ですか？
First off, I would wish for good health for my mother. For the last few years, my mother has been having health problems and spends a lot of her time in pain or trying to deal with her aging body. I would wish for her health so she could spend her senior years ONLY having fun with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Next, I would wish that my wife (Hiroe) would be a GREAT singer. When she was young, her dream was to become a singer and to sing in front of many people. She did sing and she was mildly successful but she never fulfilled her dream of one day becoming a FAMOUS singer. I would make that dream come true with my second wish.
And last, I would wish that all my English students all had the ability to speak English fluently. Of course, I would have to find another job, but it would be worth it to watch so many people achieve their goals.
What would you wish for?
I will look forward to hearing about your wishes when we speak next.
Be well,
Keith//
Key words:
GENIE/dʒíːni/名 詞〘イスラム神話〙魔神, 霊魔(jinn)；（ランプ瓶の中から出てくる）魔人.
GRANT ɡrǽnt | ɡrάːnt/ (動 詞•他動詞)
〈人の願いなどを〉かなえる；［grant A B/grant B to A］〈A（人）のB（要求嘆願など）に〉応ずる, 同意する, 〈AのBを〉聞き入れる；［III that節］〈…ということを〉承諾する
(Example: grant a request｜願いを聞き入れる)
(Example: grant a child his wish｜子供の望みをかなえてやる)
WORTH /wə́ːrθ/ 形容詞｟叙述｠｟動作を表す名詞などを伴って｠（…する）価値のある, （…に）値する｟doing｠
(Example: be worth the time｜時間をかける価値がある)
(Example: Learning a foreign language is very difficult, but it's worth it.｜外国語を学ぶのはたいへんむずかしいが学ぶだけのことはある)
(Example: What is worth doing at all is worth doing well.｜｟ことわざ｠ やる価値が少しでもある仕事はりっぱにしとげる価値がある.)
