2010年7月20日火曜日

赤ずきん

赤ずきん

snappy : This famous tale is short but very snappy!
→a snappy title or phrase is short, clear, and often funny

mince : He doesn't mince his words at the end.
→to say exactly what you think, even if this might offend people

unassuming
→showing no desire to be noticed or given special treatment

complacent
→pleased with a situation,especially something you have achieved, so that you stop trying to improve or change things

dote : her grandmother doted on her still more
→to love someone very much, and show this by your action

mill : it is beyond that mill you see there
→a factory

latch : pull the string, and the latch will go up
→a small ,metal or plastic object used to keep a door, gate, or window closed

hoarse : was hoarse, answered
→if you are hoarse, or if your voice is hoarse, you speak in a low rough voice, for example because your throat is sore

stool : put the cake and the little pot of butter upon the stool
→a seat that has three or four legs, but no back or arms


2010年7月11日日曜日

シンデレラの続き・・・

シンデレラ

likewise : Cinderella was likewise called up to them for advice
→equally, in addition


jeer : you only jeer me
→laugh at with contempt and derision

continually : they were continually at their looking-glass
→in regular or repeated succession, very often

contemplate : attentive was everyone to contemplate the singular beauties of the unknown new-comer
→look at thoughtfully , observe deep in thought

courtesy : she immediately made a courtesy to the company
→good manner

magnificently : but dressed more magnificently than before
→extremely well

2010年6月29日火曜日

i love Cinderella

単語

SCOUR
to clean something very thoroughly by rubbing it with a rough material
→ Jess was scouring out the pans

WRETCHED
extremely bad or unpleasant
→a wretched straw bed
I was shocked to see their wretched living conditions.

COURTLY
graceful and polite
→it is courtly and romantic in style
a tall man with courtly manners

HAUGHTY
behaving in a proud unfriendly way
→the most haughty woman that was ever seen

JEER
to laugh at someone or shout unkind things at them in a way that shows you do not respect them
→" you only jeer me"
the president was booed and jeered by a crowd of protesters




2010年6月15日火曜日

from english news...

I read the news about World cup.
Keisuke Honda scored at first half Monday to lead Japan to a 1-0 win over an uninspired Cameroon in Group E of the World Cup.


ー単語ー
Netherlands オランダ

sloppy
1, Not done carefully or thoroughly
2, Sloppy clothes are : loose fitting, untidy and or dirty

deadlock
a stuation in which a disagreement cannot be settled

collective
shared or made by every member or group or society


struggle
1, to try extremely hard to acheive something, even though it is very difficult
2, to fight someone who is attaking you or holding you , espacially so that you can escape
3, to move somewhere wih great difficulty
4, to be likely to fail , even though you are trying too hard

deft / deftly (adv)
1, a deft movement is skilful , and often quick
2, skilful at doing something

tremendous
1, very big, first , powerful etc.
2, excellent

Im so happy to hear this news.
I didnt expect so much, because their result of last 4matches before World Cup were not good.
but now Im hoping to win next game too!



I also read about Gulf problem.
among thousands of vacationers changing plans because of the oil spill.

upscale
relating to people from a high social class who have a lot of money


onslaught
1, a large violent attack by an army
2, strong criticism of someone

Im so worry about this news.
I think clean up the oil spill will be so difficult, and also I anxious about fish , bird and other creatures that living there.

2010年5月29日土曜日

分からない単語達・・・

presumably 
おそらく
思うに、多分、・・・でしょうね
→ used to say that you think something is probably true.
ex. It's raining which presumably means that your football match will be cancelled.


criterion
(判断・批評の)標準・基準
→a standard that you use to judge something or make a decision about something.
ex. the criteria we use to select candidates


manliness
男らしさ
→having qualities that people expect and admire in a man, such as being brave and strong

masculinity
男らしさ
→the features and qualities considered to be typical of men
ex. Children's idea of masculinity tend to come from their fathers.


unsustainble
持続不可能
→unable to continue at the same rate or in the same way
ex. unsustainble economic growth.


perpetuate
永続させる、(名声など)不朽・不滅にする
→to make a situation, atitude etc, especially a bad one, continue to exist for a long time
ex. an eduacation system that perpetuates the divisions in our society.


pararell
類似点、平行の、平行線
→(noun) a relationship or similarity between two things, especially things that exist or happen in different places or at diffrent times

coincidental
偶然
→happening completely by chance without being planned
ex. Any similarity between this film and real events is purely coincidental.

2010年5月25日火曜日

equivalent
having the same value, purpose, job etc as a person or thing of a different kind

nuance
a very slight, hardly noticeable difference in manner, colour, meaning etc

identical
exactly the same, or very similar

identical to /with
ex. Nutritionally, infant formulas are almost identical to breast milk.
The ingredients are identical with those of competing products.

identical in
ex. The sisters were identical in appearance and character.


conversely
used when one situation is the opposite of another
ex. American consumers prefer white eggs; conversely, British buyers like brown eggs.

2010年4月20日火曜日

課題

word

overemphasize
強調しすぎる
ex. They overemphasized the importance of computer.

determine
決定する。明らかにする
ex. She was determine to find another job.

equivalent
同等の。〜に相当する。同等のもの
ex. There is no English equivalent of the word.


-comment-
I thought it's true that grammar is sometimes overemphasized in Japan.
Studying grammar is really important because there are many differences between English and Japanese, but I think it's too much and we can't have opportunity to hear native English so often in Japan.
Our Japanese-English accent can't use, its too hard to understand for the people who use English.
To speak English we need to memorize a lots of words to understand what people are saying.
When I come across to the word that I don't know, at first I guess what does it mean. Next I look up a dictionary, and I make a short sentences. I'm doing this since high school and it'll help me to memorize faster.




2010年4月13日火曜日

hello

hello
this is first time to write in this blog.

i wanna read many English and enjoy this class.