*太字の単語やフレーズは、今週のボキャブラリーです。この記事の最後に詳しい説明を載せています。
It was interesting to hear about different people’s “phobias” last week. It seems that MOST EVERYONE has a cockroach phobia! I thought I was the only one, but there were many people who said they shared my intense fear. There were also many other phobias, worries and fears that people shared with me. I wish we all didn’t have so much to fear but c'est la vie.
This week, let’s turn our attention to talking about your family, specifically your siblings. What kinds of things do you have in common with your siblings or how are you different? Or, if you don’t have any brothers or sisters, what is it like to not have any—would you like to have a brother or sister or are you happy without?Let’s also talk about what it was like to grow up in your family. I know there is a lot to talk about so let’s keep it simple. Let’s practice speaking about the basics!
For me, I will give you a little bit of information about my brothers and sisters and then, if you want, you can ask me any questions you might have when we speak this week. This is great English practice so think of some questions to ask me!
About me and my family—in brief:
I am the youngest of 8 children. I have four sisters and three brothers and they all live in my home state of Minnesota (America). We are in some ways COMPLETELY different but on the other hand, in some ways, we are EXTREMELY similar. Everyone in my family is married, which means I have four brothers-in-law, three sisters-in-law and so many nieces and nephews that I sometimes lose count. Because there were always so many people around my house, I never really remember having any space or time for myself. I sometimes remember thinking that I would like to have my own space but honestly, couldn’t imagine what life would have been like without my brothers or sisters. I have a feeling it would have been very lonely but I don’t know. There is SO much more to share, but I will stop here and let you ask any questions you might have when we speak next.
I will look forward to hearing about your family situation when we speak this week.
Be well and healthy,
Keith//
This week’s vocabulary:
intense
極度の, 猛烈な, 強烈な, 激しい
intense pain｜激痛
c'est la vie
それが人生.
turn one's attention to ...
…に注意を向ける
sibling
｟形式的｠（男女の別なく）きょうだい.
in common
共同（使用）の；共通の［に］
have much ［nothing］ in common｜共通点が多い［ない］.
in brief
手短に, 要約して；要するに.
extremely
極端［極度］に；非常に, 大いに(exceedingly)；｟略式｠とても(very, very much).
similar
（…と）似ている, 類似した；（…と）同種の, 同類の｟to ...｠. ⇒LIKE1[類語]
two similar paintings｜類似した2枚の絵
brother-in-law
義理の兄弟.
sister-in-law
義理の姉［妹］.
niece
姪（めい）（⇔nephew）
Mary, niece to Mr. James｜ジェームズ氏の姪に当たるメアリー.
nephew
甥（おい）（⇔niece）
John, nephew to Mr. James｜ジェームズ氏の甥に当たるジョン.
lose count (of ...)
（…が）数えきれなくなる, （数えているうちに）数がわからなくなる
lonely
〈人が〉ひとり（ぼっち）の；寂しい, 心細い
feel lonely｜心細く思う.
2010/02/16
2010/02/07
あなたは何恐怖症？
*太字の単語やフレーズは、今週のボキャブラリーです。この記事の最後に詳しい説明を載せています。
In last week, I wrote about “life’s little pleasures” or the little things in life that make you smile. This week, I am going to ask you something very different and that is: What phobias, if any, do you have? Phobias are things that give you GREAT FEAR. I ask this question since last weekend, I read a news story about some uncommon phobias that people have been diagnosed with. Some are things I had heard of but many others phobias were very surprising to me. For example if someone has “lutraphobia”, they have a fear of other people. While some people suffer from “alektorophobia”, which is a fear of chickens. And there are even some people who suffer from “pentheraphobia”, which is a fear of mother-in-laws.
The story estimates that perhaps more than 10 million people in England suffer from at least one kind of phobia. Here are just a FEW of phobias that people have been diagnosed with.
Agyrophobia - streets or crossing the street
Anuptaphobia - staying single
Blennophobia - slime
Bogyphobia - the bogeyman (monsters)
Caligynephobia - beautiful women
Cometophobia - comets
Decidophobia - making decisions
Ephebiphobia - teenagers
Epistemophobia - knowledge
Euphobia - hearing good news
Hellenologophobia - difficult scientific words
Hypegiaphobia - responsibility
Linonophobia - string
Melanophobia - the color black
Nephophobia - clouds
Octophobia - the figure 8
Ouranophobia - heaven
Philosophobia - philosophy
Phronemophobia - thinking
Pupaphobia - puppets
Sciaphobia - shadows
Scriptophobia - writing in public
Symbolophobia - symbology
Tremophobia - trembling or shaking
Zoophobia - animals
I have a type of “entomophobia” which is a fear of insects. But my fear is not of ALL insects, just one. I have a serious fear of COCKROACHES. I never saw my first cockroach until I was 27. I was living in Tokyo and one day, I went to the kitchen to get a fork and when I opened the kitchen drawer, there was a VERY large and ugly cockroach looking back at me. I remember being SO afraid I didn’t know what to do. I actually went outside to think. I ultimately went back inside wearing a pair of gloves and a can of bug spray. After spraying EVERYTHING in my kitchen, I threw away all of my food in my cupboard and CLEANED EVERYTHING with hot soapy water and bleach. I didn’t sleep very well for a long time after that...I don’t know exactly why I am so afraid of cockroaches, but without a doubt, I AM!
How about you? Do you have any great fears and if so, how do you deal with them?
I will look forward to speaking to you about them when we speak this week.
Be well and healthy,
Keith//
This week’s vocabulary:
phobia: 名詞病的恐怖［嫌悪］；Ｕ恐怖症
diagnose: 動詞•他動詞〈病気を〉（…であると）診断する｟as ...｠；〈人を〉（…と）診断する｟as, with ...｠
mother-in-law: 義母, しゅうとめ.
estimate: 動詞 他動詞 ［III名 詞］…を見積もる；［III名 詞•副 詞/that節/wh-節/V名 詞to be名 詞］…を（…であると）見積もる｟at ...｠；〈…であると〉概算する. ▼thatは省略可
suffer: 動詞•自動詞［I（副 詞）］（…に）苦しむ, 悩む｟from, for, under ...｠
slime: 名詞•Ｕ 1 ねば土, 軟泥；ヘドロ.
bogymen: 名詞（複-men）ブーギーマン（怪奇な人）：悪い子供をさらっていく小鬼.
comets: 名詞〘天文・星〙彗星（すいせい）, ほうき星.
scientific words: 形容詞 （▼比較変化なし）｟限定｠科学（上）の；自然科学（上）の；理科の
responsibility: 名詞（複 -ties）（…に対する）責任, 責務, 義務｟for, to, of ..., of doing｠
puppet: 名詞 操り人形.
symbology: 名詞•Ｕ 1 象徴［表象］学；記号論. 2 象徴［記号, 符号］の使用.
without a doubt: ｟形式的｠疑いもなく, 確かに.
In last week, I wrote about “life’s little pleasures” or the little things in life that make you smile. This week, I am going to ask you something very different and that is: What phobias, if any, do you have? Phobias are things that give you GREAT FEAR. I ask this question since last weekend, I read a news story about some uncommon phobias that people have been diagnosed with. Some are things I had heard of but many others phobias were very surprising to me. For example if someone has “lutraphobia”, they have a fear of other people. While some people suffer from “alektorophobia”, which is a fear of chickens. And there are even some people who suffer from “pentheraphobia”, which is a fear of mother-in-laws.
The story estimates that perhaps more than 10 million people in England suffer from at least one kind of phobia. Here are just a FEW of phobias that people have been diagnosed with.
Agyrophobia - streets or crossing the street
Anuptaphobia - staying single
Blennophobia - slime
Bogyphobia - the bogeyman (monsters)
Caligynephobia - beautiful women
Cometophobia - comets
Decidophobia - making decisions
Ephebiphobia - teenagers
Epistemophobia - knowledge
Euphobia - hearing good news
Hellenologophobia - difficult scientific words
Hypegiaphobia - responsibility
Linonophobia - string
Melanophobia - the color black
Nephophobia - clouds
Octophobia - the figure 8
Ouranophobia - heaven
Philosophobia - philosophy
Phronemophobia - thinking
Pupaphobia - puppets
Sciaphobia - shadows
Scriptophobia - writing in public
Symbolophobia - symbology
Tremophobia - trembling or shaking
Zoophobia - animals
I have a type of “entomophobia” which is a fear of insects. But my fear is not of ALL insects, just one. I have a serious fear of COCKROACHES. I never saw my first cockroach until I was 27. I was living in Tokyo and one day, I went to the kitchen to get a fork and when I opened the kitchen drawer, there was a VERY large and ugly cockroach looking back at me. I remember being SO afraid I didn’t know what to do. I actually went outside to think. I ultimately went back inside wearing a pair of gloves and a can of bug spray. After spraying EVERYTHING in my kitchen, I threw away all of my food in my cupboard and CLEANED EVERYTHING with hot soapy water and bleach. I didn’t sleep very well for a long time after that...I don’t know exactly why I am so afraid of cockroaches, but without a doubt, I AM!
How about you? Do you have any great fears and if so, how do you deal with them?
I will look forward to speaking to you about them when we speak this week.
Be well and healthy,
Keith//
This week’s vocabulary:
phobia: 名詞病的恐怖［嫌悪］；Ｕ恐怖症
diagnose: 動詞•他動詞〈病気を〉（…であると）診断する｟as ...｠；〈人を〉（…と）診断する｟as, with ...｠
mother-in-law: 義母, しゅうとめ.
estimate: 動詞 他動詞 ［III名 詞］…を見積もる；［III名 詞•副 詞/that節/wh-節/V名 詞to be名 詞］…を（…であると）見積もる｟at ...｠；〈…であると〉概算する. ▼thatは省略可
suffer: 動詞•自動詞［I（副 詞）］（…に）苦しむ, 悩む｟from, for, under ...｠
slime: 名詞•Ｕ 1 ねば土, 軟泥；ヘドロ.
bogymen: 名詞（複-men）ブーギーマン（怪奇な人）：悪い子供をさらっていく小鬼.
comets: 名詞〘天文・星〙彗星（すいせい）, ほうき星.
scientific words: 形容詞 （▼比較変化なし）｟限定｠科学（上）の；自然科学（上）の；理科の
responsibility: 名詞（複 -ties）（…に対する）責任, 責務, 義務｟for, to, of ..., of doing｠
puppet: 名詞 操り人形.
symbology: 名詞•Ｕ 1 象徴［表象］学；記号論. 2 象徴［記号, 符号］の使用.
without a doubt: ｟形式的｠疑いもなく, 確かに.
2010/01/31
人生の小さな喜びは何ですか？
*太字の単語やフレーズは、今週のボキャブラリーです。この記事の最後に詳しい説明を載せています。
Hello everyone. This week’s question focuses on what gives you pleasure in your daily life. I recently read an interesting news article about a survey that was conducted in England that asked people what gave them pleasure, or more clearly, what were their greatest LITTLE PLEASURES in life.
Life’s little pleasures are the simple things that make you feel good or put a smile on your face. These things don't usually cost money but rather, are things you either don’t anticipate or sometimes overlook in your daily life. They are sometimes called life gifts. If you don’t understand, I will give you an example. Almost everyone likes to travel, so we don’t consider taking a trip a little pleasure. However, getting through the airport quickly or having your plane leave on time or a few minutes early is something that could be considered one of life’s little pleasures.
There are many little pleasures in my life. For example, I love to make Hiroe laugh. I love to turn on the television and find a great movie has just begun. I love to wake up in the morning and smell coffee. I love getting into bed 30 minutes after turning on my electric blanket. I love when my dog sits next to me. I love a glass of lemonade on a hot day. I love freshly washed sheets on my bed. I love putting on hot clothes directly from the dryer. I love watching Hiroe and Lily (my dog) sleep next to each other. I love getting dressed up for a nice dinner. I love completing a task. And I love to “eskimo kiss” Hiroe. Of course, there are MANY more...
How about you. What are some of the little pleasures in life for you? I will REALLY look forward to hearing what makes you smile when we speak this week.
Be well,
Keith//
This week's vocabularies:
focus
自動詞〈光レンズなどが〉焦点に集まる［合う］；（…に）焦点を合わせる, 注意［考え］を集中する｟on ...｠.
pleasure
Ｕ喜び, （…する）楽しさ, 愉快, 満足｟in ..., in doing, of doing｠；Ｃ（1つの）楽しみ, 喜びを与えるもの
show pleasure｜うれしそうな表情をする
express one's heart-felt pleasure｜心からの喜びを表す
have the pleasure of ...｜｟形式的｠…の喜びに浴する；｟おどけて｠…の憂き目にあう
find pleasure in ...｜…に喜びを見つける
conduct
〈クラスなどを〉指導する, 〈会合などを〉運営する, 〈業務などを〉管理する, 処理する, 実施する
conduct a business｜業務を遂行する
conduct a study of ...｜…の研究を行う.
life’s little pleasures
人生の小さな喜び
anticipate
［III名 詞/doing/that節/wh-節］…を予想［予期, 予知］する；…を心配［楽しみに］して待つ, 待ち望む, 当てにする；…を確信する（▼expectとは異なりto doは用いない）. ⇒EXPECT[類語]
anticipate a favorable change｜望ましい変化を期待する
We anticipate much pleasure from our trip to London.｜ロンドン旅行をたいへん楽しみにしている
I anticipated getting a letter from my aunt.｜おばから今に手紙が来るぞと待っていた
electric blanket
電気毛布
dryer
乾燥させる人［物］；乾燥器, ドライヤー. ⇒SPIN-DRIER
task
（一定期間内にやるべき）仕事, 課業, 学業；自発的に請け負った作業；職務. ⇒DUTY[類語]
be at one's task｜仕事をしている
set a person (to) a task［＝assign a task to a person］｜人に仕事を課す
take a task upon oneself｜仕事を引き受ける.
Eskimo kiss
エスキモーキス
（鼻と鼻を、突き合わせるキス）
Also, for your information, I will include the top 50 “greatest little pleasures in life” for Britons according the the survey. See how many of them you can understand!
1. A good night's sleep
2. Finding a forgotten money in your pocket
3. Cuddling up with a partner in bed
4. Crying with laughter
5. Having a lie-in
6. Sleeping in newly laundered bedding
7. Getting a bargain
8. Making someone smile
9. Catching up with an old friend
10. Laughing at things that have happened in the past
11. Eating Sunday dinner with your family
12. Someone saying you look nice
13. Curling up on the sofa with a good book and a hot drink or soup
14. Discovering you've lost a few kilograms
15. Breakfast in bed
16. Waking up thinking it's a work day and then realizing it's the weekend
17. A random person (stranger) smiling at you in the street
18. Looking through old photo albums
19. Eating takeaway food
20. The first snow fall of the year
21. Singing loudly to your favorite song in car
22. Having lunch with friends
23. Listening to a baby laughing
24. Having a massage
25. Reading a book or listening to your iPod on holiday by the pool
26. Playing in the snow
27. Finding a pair of jeans that fit perfectly
28. Being chatted up (flirting with someone)
29. A girly-night in
30. A pampering session at home
31. The smell of freshly cut grass
32. Sitting in the pub with your friends
33. Looking at a sleeping baby
34. Waking up in a room with an amazing view
35. Clothes shopping
36. Receiving a letter from a friend
37. Fitting into an old pair of jeans again after losing some weight
38. Staying up all night getting to know someone special
39. Your mom's cooking
40. Getting dressed up for a night out
41. Watching a live band
42. Drinking a cold beer after work
43. Browsing in a secondhand book shop
44. Going out to a movie
45. Getting a new hairstyle
46. Your queue being the quickest in the supermarket
47. The cold side of the pillow
48. Watching a DVD
49. Getting tipsy
50. Popping bubble wrap
Hello everyone. This week’s question focuses on what gives you pleasure in your daily life. I recently read an interesting news article about a survey that was conducted in England that asked people what gave them pleasure, or more clearly, what were their greatest LITTLE PLEASURES in life.
Life’s little pleasures are the simple things that make you feel good or put a smile on your face. These things don't usually cost money but rather, are things you either don’t anticipate or sometimes overlook in your daily life. They are sometimes called life gifts. If you don’t understand, I will give you an example. Almost everyone likes to travel, so we don’t consider taking a trip a little pleasure. However, getting through the airport quickly or having your plane leave on time or a few minutes early is something that could be considered one of life’s little pleasures.
There are many little pleasures in my life. For example, I love to make Hiroe laugh. I love to turn on the television and find a great movie has just begun. I love to wake up in the morning and smell coffee. I love getting into bed 30 minutes after turning on my electric blanket. I love when my dog sits next to me. I love a glass of lemonade on a hot day. I love freshly washed sheets on my bed. I love putting on hot clothes directly from the dryer. I love watching Hiroe and Lily (my dog) sleep next to each other. I love getting dressed up for a nice dinner. I love completing a task. And I love to “eskimo kiss” Hiroe. Of course, there are MANY more...
How about you. What are some of the little pleasures in life for you? I will REALLY look forward to hearing what makes you smile when we speak this week.
Be well,
Keith//
This week's vocabularies:
focus
自動詞〈光レンズなどが〉焦点に集まる［合う］；（…に）焦点を合わせる, 注意［考え］を集中する｟on ...｠.
pleasure
Ｕ喜び, （…する）楽しさ, 愉快, 満足｟in ..., in doing, of doing｠；Ｃ（1つの）楽しみ, 喜びを与えるもの
show pleasure｜うれしそうな表情をする
express one's heart-felt pleasure｜心からの喜びを表す
have the pleasure of ...｜｟形式的｠…の喜びに浴する；｟おどけて｠…の憂き目にあう
find pleasure in ...｜…に喜びを見つける
conduct
〈クラスなどを〉指導する, 〈会合などを〉運営する, 〈業務などを〉管理する, 処理する, 実施する
conduct a business｜業務を遂行する
conduct a study of ...｜…の研究を行う.
life’s little pleasures
人生の小さな喜び
anticipate
［III名 詞/doing/that節/wh-節］…を予想［予期, 予知］する；…を心配［楽しみに］して待つ, 待ち望む, 当てにする；…を確信する（▼expectとは異なりto doは用いない）. ⇒EXPECT[類語]
anticipate a favorable change｜望ましい変化を期待する
We anticipate much pleasure from our trip to London.｜ロンドン旅行をたいへん楽しみにしている
I anticipated getting a letter from my aunt.｜おばから今に手紙が来るぞと待っていた
electric blanket
電気毛布
dryer
乾燥させる人［物］；乾燥器, ドライヤー. ⇒SPIN-DRIER
task
（一定期間内にやるべき）仕事, 課業, 学業；自発的に請け負った作業；職務. ⇒DUTY[類語]
be at one's task｜仕事をしている
set a person (to) a task［＝assign a task to a person］｜人に仕事を課す
take a task upon oneself｜仕事を引き受ける.
Eskimo kiss
エスキモーキス
（鼻と鼻を、突き合わせるキス）
Also, for your information, I will include the top 50 “greatest little pleasures in life” for Britons according the the survey. See how many of them you can understand!
1. A good night's sleep
2. Finding a forgotten money in your pocket
3. Cuddling up with a partner in bed
4. Crying with laughter
5. Having a lie-in
6. Sleeping in newly laundered bedding
7. Getting a bargain
8. Making someone smile
9. Catching up with an old friend
10. Laughing at things that have happened in the past
11. Eating Sunday dinner with your family
12. Someone saying you look nice
13. Curling up on the sofa with a good book and a hot drink or soup
14. Discovering you've lost a few kilograms
15. Breakfast in bed
16. Waking up thinking it's a work day and then realizing it's the weekend
17. A random person (stranger) smiling at you in the street
18. Looking through old photo albums
19. Eating takeaway food
20. The first snow fall of the year
21. Singing loudly to your favorite song in car
22. Having lunch with friends
23. Listening to a baby laughing
24. Having a massage
25. Reading a book or listening to your iPod on holiday by the pool
26. Playing in the snow
27. Finding a pair of jeans that fit perfectly
28. Being chatted up (flirting with someone)
29. A girly-night in
30. A pampering session at home
31. The smell of freshly cut grass
32. Sitting in the pub with your friends
33. Looking at a sleeping baby
34. Waking up in a room with an amazing view
35. Clothes shopping
36. Receiving a letter from a friend
37. Fitting into an old pair of jeans again after losing some weight
38. Staying up all night getting to know someone special
39. Your mom's cooking
40. Getting dressed up for a night out
41. Watching a live band
42. Drinking a cold beer after work
43. Browsing in a secondhand book shop
44. Going out to a movie
45. Getting a new hairstyle
46. Your queue being the quickest in the supermarket
47. The cold side of the pillow
48. Watching a DVD
49. Getting tipsy
50. Popping bubble wrap
2010/01/24
もし人生にこんなシナリオを与えられたら、あなたはどれを選びますか？
*太字の単語やフレーズは、今週のボキャブラリーです。この記事の最後に詳しい説明を載せています。
This week’s question requires us to think about our own well-being versus the well-being of others.
Image you have been given the following 3 scenarios and you must choose ONLY ONE of them to come true.
Your choices are:
To end world famine;
To win ¥100,000,000;
To add 10 years to your life.
Which would you choose and why?
My answer:
Of course, if I won ¥100,000,000, my life would probably be a little more relaxed than it is now. I am sure I would play a little more golf, I would buy an old house in the countryside and spend my time fixing it up and I would certainly do a lot more gardening. Besides that, I could help any friends or family that needed any assistance.
None of us know just how long we will live. However, my assumption is that I have at least another 30 or 40 years left of my life here on earth. And quite honestly, that is plenty for me. For that reason, living until I am 70 or 80 seems like enough time to do what I want to do. However, if I knew that I would die anytime soon, then adding another 10 years might be a good idea since dying young would only hurt the people around me. However, I don’t want to add another 10 years onto my life so that I live until 90 or perhaps even longer.
However, if I am honest with myself and if I really had to choose between the three scenarios, there is no internal debate. As much as I would like some extra money or extra time in my life, those things don’t compare to helping others.
How about you? Which would you choose and why?
I will look forward to hearing your answers this week when we speak.
Be well,
Keith//
This week's vocabulary:
well-being 名詞
幸福, 安寧, 福利
the well-being of the nation｜国家の安寧
material well-being｜物質的幸福.
versus 前置詞｟形式的｠
（比較や二者択一において）…に対して, 対比して, 対照して
scenario 名詞
（複 〜s）
1 （映画の）シナリオ, 脚本
a scenario writer｜シナリオライター.
2 （劇などの）台本, 筋書
under this scenario｜このような筋書で.
famine 名詞
1 飢きん；Ｕ飢え, 空腹, 飢餓(starvation)
a region ravaged by famine｜飢きんに見舞われている地方
famine prices｜飢きん相場.
2 大変な不足, 大欠乏.
［中フランス語←俗ラテン語famīna（famēs飢え＋īna -INE2＝飢えの状態）］
fix (something) up
自動詞｟米略式｠修理する、改善する
assumption 名詞
1 仮定, 想定, 前提, （…と）仮定すること｟that節｠；了解事項；〘論理学〙（三段論法の）小前提
on the assumption that ...｜…という仮定のもとに
It's a mere assumption.｜単なる仮定の話だ.
plenty 名詞
1｟ふつう肯定文｠十分, たくさん, 多数, 多量（の…）｟of ...｠
There was plenty of money.｜たくさん金があった
There were plenty of apples on the tree.｜木にはリンゴがたくさんなっていた
internal debate
（心の）内なる討論
This week’s question requires us to think about our own well-being versus the well-being of others.
Image you have been given the following 3 scenarios and you must choose ONLY ONE of them to come true.
Your choices are:
To end world famine;
To win ¥100,000,000;
To add 10 years to your life.
Which would you choose and why?
My answer:
Of course, if I won ¥100,000,000, my life would probably be a little more relaxed than it is now. I am sure I would play a little more golf, I would buy an old house in the countryside and spend my time fixing it up and I would certainly do a lot more gardening. Besides that, I could help any friends or family that needed any assistance.
None of us know just how long we will live. However, my assumption is that I have at least another 30 or 40 years left of my life here on earth. And quite honestly, that is plenty for me. For that reason, living until I am 70 or 80 seems like enough time to do what I want to do. However, if I knew that I would die anytime soon, then adding another 10 years might be a good idea since dying young would only hurt the people around me. However, I don’t want to add another 10 years onto my life so that I live until 90 or perhaps even longer.
However, if I am honest with myself and if I really had to choose between the three scenarios, there is no internal debate. As much as I would like some extra money or extra time in my life, those things don’t compare to helping others.
How about you? Which would you choose and why?
I will look forward to hearing your answers this week when we speak.
Be well,
Keith//
This week's vocabulary:
well-being 名詞
幸福, 安寧, 福利
the well-being of the nation｜国家の安寧
material well-being｜物質的幸福.
versus 前置詞｟形式的｠
（比較や二者択一において）…に対して, 対比して, 対照して
scenario 名詞
（複 〜s）
1 （映画の）シナリオ, 脚本
a scenario writer｜シナリオライター.
2 （劇などの）台本, 筋書
under this scenario｜このような筋書で.
famine 名詞
1 飢きん；Ｕ飢え, 空腹, 飢餓(starvation)
a region ravaged by famine｜飢きんに見舞われている地方
famine prices｜飢きん相場.
2 大変な不足, 大欠乏.
［中フランス語←俗ラテン語famīna（famēs飢え＋īna -INE2＝飢えの状態）］
fix (something) up
自動詞｟米略式｠修理する、改善する
assumption 名詞
1 仮定, 想定, 前提, （…と）仮定すること｟that節｠；了解事項；〘論理学〙（三段論法の）小前提
on the assumption that ...｜…という仮定のもとに
It's a mere assumption.｜単なる仮定の話だ.
plenty 名詞
1｟ふつう肯定文｠十分, たくさん, 多数, 多量（の…）｟of ...｠
There was plenty of money.｜たくさん金があった
There were plenty of apples on the tree.｜木にはリンゴがたくさんなっていた
internal debate
（心の）内なる討論
2010/01/12
新年の抱負は何ですか？
Happy New Year everyone.
During this time of year, many people, including myself, make some new year resolutions. Resolutions are decisions we make to DO something or STOP doing something in our lives. Most people in the US have similar resolutions each year. In fact, the US government recently posted this year’s top ten new year resolutions—which are pretty much the same EVERY year.
The 10 most common American new year resolutions are:
To drink less alcohol
To get a better job
To get a better education or go back to school for more training
To lose weight and become physically healthier
To manage finances or manage debt more
To quit smoking
To reduce stress at work and at home
To save money
To take a trip
To volunteer to help others
Are any of these similar to your new year’s resolutions? Do you know anyone who made these resolutions for their new year? Are most people’s resolutions similar in Japan?
So the question this week is, what is your new year resolution?
I have made a few resolutions this week. One resolution is to become better at Japanese. Each day, my Japanese ability gets worse and worse and that is not right. So, I am going to make a change! Another decision is to travel more in Japan. I have wanted to visit western Japan for a long time but have never taken the time to go there. So, this year, I am going to visit as many places as I can and I will also visit Hiroshima and fill a life-long desire.
I will look forward to hearing about your resolutions or your plans for the new year when we speak next.
Be well,
Keith//
This week's vocabularies:
resolution：（名詞） 決意、決心
a New Year resolution｜新年の抱負
similar: 似ている
post: (動詞）公表する
lose weight: 減量する
debt: （名詞）借金、負債
volunteer: 奉仕する（ボランティアをする）
life-long desire: 生涯の願望
During this time of year, many people, including myself, make some new year resolutions. Resolutions are decisions we make to DO something or STOP doing something in our lives. Most people in the US have similar resolutions each year. In fact, the US government recently posted this year’s top ten new year resolutions—which are pretty much the same EVERY year.
The 10 most common American new year resolutions are:
To drink less alcohol
To get a better job
To get a better education or go back to school for more training
To lose weight and become physically healthier
To manage finances or manage debt more
To quit smoking
To reduce stress at work and at home
To save money
To take a trip
To volunteer to help others
Are any of these similar to your new year’s resolutions? Do you know anyone who made these resolutions for their new year? Are most people’s resolutions similar in Japan?
So the question this week is, what is your new year resolution?
I have made a few resolutions this week. One resolution is to become better at Japanese. Each day, my Japanese ability gets worse and worse and that is not right. So, I am going to make a change! Another decision is to travel more in Japan. I have wanted to visit western Japan for a long time but have never taken the time to go there. So, this year, I am going to visit as many places as I can and I will also visit Hiroshima and fill a life-long desire.
I will look forward to hearing about your resolutions or your plans for the new year when we speak next.
Be well,
Keith//
This week's vocabularies:
resolution：（名詞） 決意、決心
a New Year resolution｜新年の抱負
similar: 似ている
post: (動詞）公表する
lose weight: 減量する
debt: （名詞）借金、負債
volunteer: 奉仕する（ボランティアをする）
life-long desire: 生涯の願望
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