語学の勉強

● assume … 何の根拠もないけどそう思う People automatically assume that surgeons are male. 人はみな外科医は男性だと機械的に決めてかかる。 Don't assume that I am a heavy drinker. 私が大酒のみだと決めつけないでくれ。 You should assume that once you lend money, it won't come back. 貸した金は返ってこないと思ったほうがいい。 ● presume … 何かしらの理由があってそう思う There is a tendency for people to presume that fat people are not athletic. 太っていると運動神経が鈍いと思われがちだ。 The cause of the fire is presumed to be arson. 出火の原因は放火と推定される。 A person is presumed to be innocent until proved guilty. 人は有罪が証明されるまでは無罪と推定される。

● hope … 可能性のある願望 I hope your dream comes true. 夢がかなうといいですね。 I hope you get over your cold soon. 風邪が早く治るといいですね。 I hope we have nice weather tomorrow. 明日晴れるといいですね。 ※ hopeの後は基本的に現在形だが、未来形にしてもよい。 ● wish … 可能性の低い願望、不可能な願望 （未来） I wish you would give up smoking. 君が禁煙してくれるといいんだけど。 I wish I could go with you. 一緒に行ければいいんだけど。 I wish our efforts might be successful. 私たちの努力がうまくいくとよいのだが。 （現在） I wish I were a bit younger. もう少し若かったらよいのですが。 I wish I knew her address. 彼女の住所がわかっていればなあ。 I wish I didn't have to go to work today. 今日仕事に行かなくてもよければいいのに。 （過去） I wish I had bought it. 買っておけばよかった。 I wish there had been more time. もっと時間があればよかったのに。 I wish you could have seen it. 君にも見せてやりたかったよ。

● seriously injured / hurt (重傷を負う) She was seriously injured in the plane crash. ● highly probable / likely (可能性が高い) It is highly probable that the stock price of this company will rise. ● cautiously optimistic (慎重ながらも楽観的な) The patient is still in a critical condition, but doctors are cautiously optimistic that he will make a full recovery. ● totally wrong (完全に間違っている) You are totally wrong to blame me. ● incredibly lazy (信じられないほど怠惰な) My husband has absolutely no ambition and is incredibly lazy. ● virtually impossible (ほとんど不可能な) It is virtually impossible for an adult to learn to speak a foreign language perfectly. ● absolutely incredible (まったく信じられない、信じられないほど素晴らしい) The Christmas decorations on this house are absolutely incredible. ● fully aware (十分に認識している) I'm fully aware of the risk. ● blatantly obvious (一目瞭然である) His interest in her was blatantly obvious. ● absurdly difficult (ばかみたいに難しい) This writer uses absurdly difficult words.

It is working. 動いてる。 It's working! うまくいったぞ！ Home. おうち。 You did it! やったね！ It's working! 動いてるよ！ Home. おうち。 E.T., it's working! E.T.、うまくいったぞ！ We have to go now, E.T. E.T.、もう行かなきゃ。 We're so late already. もうだいぶ遅くなったよ。 We have to go home now, E.T. E.T.、もう家に帰らなきゃ。 You should give them some time. しばらく時間がかかるんだよ。 Ouch. 痛い。 You could be happy here. ここにいても幸せになれるよ。 I could take care of you. 僕が面倒を見てあげる。 I wouldn't let anybody hurt you. 誰からもいじめられないようにする。 We could grow up together, E.T. E.T.、一緒に大きくなろうよ。 Home. おうち。 Home. おうち。 [<< 前へ] [次へ >>]

I am not paying for frogs. カエルの代金は払わないわよ。 Be good. Be good. いい子にして。 Stay here. Stay. ここにいてね。 Don't tell anybody. Nobody. 誰にも言っちゃだめよ。 Be good. Be good. いい子にして。 Move. どけよ。 Oh, God! なんだよこれ！ Elliott. エリオット。 What? なんだよ。 Elliott. エリオット。 I taught him how to talk. He can talk now. 私が話し方を教えたの。もう話せるのよ。 Look what he brought up here all by himself. これ全部、自分で持ってきたのよ。 What's he need this stuff for? こんなの何に必要なのかしら？ E.T. Can you say that? E.T.、これ言える？ Can you say E.T.? 「E.T.」って言える？ E.T., E.T., Be good. E.T.、E.T.、いい子にして。 Be good. いい子にして？ I taught him that, too. それも私が教えたの。 You should give him his dignity. もっと威厳を持たせなきゃ。 This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen! こんな馬鹿みたいなの見たことないよ。 Phone. 電話。 Phone? 電話？ He said "phone"? 「電話」って言ったの？ Can't you understand English? He said "phone." 英語がわからないの？ 「電話」って言ったのよ。 Home. おうち。 You're right. That's E.T.'s home. そうだよ。そこがE.T.のおうちだよ。 E.T. ... h...

Mike, come in. マイク、入って。 How you feeling, faker ? 仮病の具合はどうだ？ faker … 詐欺師、ペテン師 I'm feeling fine. 大丈夫だよ。 Look, I got something really important... ねえ、とても大切な話が… Tyler said he got 69,000 on Asteroids yesterday, but he pulled the plug . タイラーが昨日「アステロイド」で6万9千点取ったところで終わりにしたって。 pull the plug … ～を終わらせる、打ち切る、手を引く Look, remember the goblin? ねえ、ゴブリンのこと覚えてる？ You're so lame , Elliott. お前は困った奴だな。 lame … 足の不自由な、（言い訳などが）下手な、（人や物が）時代遅れの、退屈な、ださい Come on, Michael. He came back. 聞いてよ、マイケル。戻ってきたんだ。 He came back? 戻ってきた？ He came back? 戻ってきたって？ Oh my God! やられた！ One thing. ひとつだけ。 I have absolute power. Say it. 僕に絶対的権力がある。いいね。 Say it! いいね！ What have you got? Is it the coyote? 何を捕まえたんだ？ コヨーテか？ No. Look. 違うよ。 Okay. Now, swear it. いいかい、誓ってほしいんだ。 The most excellent promise you can make. 絶対に約束を守りとおすって。 Swear as my only brother on our lives. 人生でたった一人の兄弟として誓ってよ。 Don't get so heavy. I swear. そんなに大げさになるなよ。誓うよ。 Okay. Stand over there. じゃあ、そっちに...

What are you going as for Halloween? ハロウィンの仮装はどうするの？ go as … ～に扮装して行く I'm not going to stupid Halloween. ハロウィンなんかくだらない。 Why don't you go as a goblin. ゴブリンに仮装したらどうだい。 Shut up. だまれ。 It's not that we don't believe you, honey. あなたのこと信じてないわけじゃないのよ。 Well, it was real. I swear. 本当に見たんだよ。 What are you going as, Gert? ガーティは何にするの？ I'm going as a cowgirl. 私はカウガール。 So what else is new? またか。 What else is new? … 他に何か新しいことは？ → （反語として）いつものことだ。わかりきったことだ。 Maybe it was an iguana. イグアナかもしれないよ。 It was no iguana. イグアナじゃないよ。 Maybe a.... You know how they say there are alligators in the sewers? じゃあ、下水道にワニがいるって話を知ってるだろ。 Alligators in the sewers. 下水道のワニよ。 All we're trying to say is, maybe you just probably imagined it. あなたが想像しただけかもしれないって言いたいのよ。 I couldn't have imagined it. 想像のわけないじゃないか。 Maybe it was a pervert or a deformed kid or something. 変質者か奇形児かなにかかもしれない。 A deformed kid. 奇形児よ。 Maybe an elf or a leprechaun. エルフとかレプリコーンかも。 ...

(日本語字幕を見るには動画の「設定」から選択してください) I want to tell you all about a piece of American history that is so secret, that nobody has done anything about it for 167 years, until right now. 今まで167年間にわたって極秘とされ、誰も手を付けてこなかったアメリカの歴史の一部についてお話ししたいと思います。 And the way that we're going to uncover this vestigial organ of America past is by asking this question: Why? このアメリカ史の名残を明らかにする方法は、「なぜ？」と問うことです。 uncover … 明らかにする、暴露する、発見する vestigial [vèstídʒiəl] … 痕跡の、名残の As we all know, we are in the middle of another presidential election, hotly contested , as you can see. 皆さんもご存知のように、今は次期大統領選の真っ最中で、熱い戦いが繰り広げられています。 hotly … 激しく、熱心に contest … 争う、闘う But what you may not know is that American voter turnout ranks near the bottom of all countries in the entire world, 138th of 172 nations. しかし、あまり知られていないかもしれませんが、アメリカの投票率は全世界の国々の中で最下位に近く、172か国中138位です。 turnout … 投票率 This is the world's most famous democracy. これが世界で最も有名な民主主義国なのです。 So ... Why do we vote on Tuesday? さて、なぜ投票日が火曜日なのでしょうか？ Does anybod...

出典： CNN   （← 動画を見るにはCNNのサイトにアクセスしてください） We can all agree it's basically a dream situation to be rescued by a baby elephant, especially if you didn't really need rescuing in the first place . Instead, you just end up being assured that a baby elephant loves you and wants you to be okay. agree (that) ～ … （～ということを）認める in the first place … そもそも、まず第一に、最初に end up doing … 結局～することになる、最後には～することになる The Save Elephant Foundation in Chiang Mai, Thailand, captured little Kham Lha racing to the aid of Darrick Thomson, the co-founder of the foundation and one of her favorite people ever. race to … ～に駆け付ける Thomson was calling out to her on the shore, and she interpreted his calls as distress cries (he was totally fine, though). Kham Lha charged through the water, sheltering him with her body and offering her trunk for him to hold on to. Crisis averted . call out to (sb) … ～に呼び掛ける distress … 苦痛、苦悩、災難、遭難 charge through … 突っ走る、突進する、突入する avert … 防ぐ、回避する Turns out, Kham Lh...

出典： Newsy Your PepsiCo drink is eventually going to taste different. Thankfully, you have about nine years to mentally prepare yourself before that happens. eventually … 結局は、最終的に、いずれは By 2025, PepsiCo wants two-thirds of its 12-oz. beverages to have less than 100 calories from added sugars. The move comes after the Food and Drug Administration rolled out new requirements for listing added sugars. But since PepsiCo hasn't updated its nutrition labels yet, it's still unclear which of its drinks will be changing. roll out … 公表する、公開する PepsiCo says it will be " reformulating " some of its carbonated soft drinks, as well as creating new low-calorie beverages. reformulate … 処方を変える、調理法を変える PepsiCo is also the maker of SoBe teas and Starbucks coffee drinks. This announcement comes about one week after the World Health Organization urged countries to tax sugary drinks in an effort to reduce obesity and tooth decay . obesity … 肥満 tooth decay … 虫歯 The ...

出典： Newsy After years of slumping sales, Boeing might be ending production of the 747. slump … 急落する、急激に落ち込む、悪化する The 747 is credited with making air travel more affordable in the 1970s due to the huge number of seats on the plane. credit (sb/sth) with … （人/物）に～の功績があると思う、～は（人/物）のおかげだと思う 747s have transported space shuttles and have been used as Air Force One since the 1990s. But now, airlines are turning to more fuel efficient models instead of the monstrous, double-decker 747. In an earnings report, the company said it's ramping down production to six a year and is considering stopping all together. ramp down … 減らす、減少させる These days, 747s are used mostly for cargo, but even demand for cargo freighters has slipped. That's because companies turned to shipping goods by sea or in the cargo holds of passenger planes during the recession. freighter … 貨物船、貨物輸送機 cargo hold … 貨物室 But it's not an issue unique to Boeing. Airbus is cutting down production on ...

出典： News in Levels Shots ringing in the air and sirens piercing through an empty road in Texas. This amateur video shows the dramatic scenes play out . What should have been a peaceful protest ended in violence and lives lost. This video shows the police reaction to 5 officers being killed and a further 6 wounded by a sniper in Dallas. play out … （物事が）起こる、生じる、徐々に進展する A stand-off followed the incident which happened during a protest against police brutality in America and accusations of deeply embedded racism in some US forces, just days after two black men were fatally shot by police on opposite sides of the country. stand-off … こう着状態、行き詰まり、にらみ合い brutality … 残虐行為 Videos showing the police killings of Philando Castile in Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Louisiana sparked national debate. The protests were among several held across the country with many campaigners rallying to push the Black Lives Matters movement.

出典： Lang-8 Some British people reportedly regret that they voted for leaving the EU. They are complaining that the leaders of the Leave campaign told lies. The lies are mainly about the immigration issues and the UK's contribution to the EU budget. Many people took the lies as truth. After the referendum results were released, the Leave campaigners began to change their words, and people began to feel that they had been deceived. There was a similar situation in Japan seven years ago. It was when the Democratic Party of Japan won the general election and came into power. Before the election, the leaders of the DPJ said that there were great amounts of financial resources hidden by Japan's bureaucracy, and they would reveal them. The DPJ leaders also said that they would relocate the Futenma U.S. air base to a location outside Okinawa, or do away with it completely. Eventually they gave up both promises. We have to be able to judge whether politicians' words are tr...

出典： News in Levels If you love the idea of eating food with holes in it, this is probably the best news you'll hear all day. After old wives' tales about hungry mice, a shedload of random guesses, and nearly a hundred years of research, we now have the answer to why Swiss cheese has holes in it. 穴の開いた食べ物を食べるのが好きなら、 これは今日一番のニュースかもしれません 。お腹を空かせたネズミについての迷信や、いい加減な憶測の数々、そして約100年にわたる研究を経て、ついにスイスチーズに穴が開く理由がわかりました。 old wives' tale … くだらない迷信 a shedload of … ばかみたいにたくさんの The iconic holes in the cheese have baffled scientists for a century and we can now forget the claim that mice were responsible. It turns out the culprit is hay. この象徴的な チーズの 穴は、1世紀にわたって科学者たちを悩ませてきましたが、ネズミが原因だという説はもう忘れてしまっていいのです。 犯人はなんと干し草でした。 baffle … 途方に暮れさせる、困惑させる culprit … 犯人、原因 The traditional method of gathering milk via open-air buckets means microscopically small particles of hay are allowed into the milk, creating holes as the liquid matures into cheese. ふたのないバケツで牛乳を集める昔ながらの方法では、微細な干し草の粒子が牛乳に混入...

出典： Newsy Hate folding your laundry? You're in luck . in luck … 運が良くて、運が向いて Meet the FoldiMate, a laundry-folding robot. Its makers claim it can fold a load of laundry faster than you. claim … 主張する A California tech startup developed the FoldiMate, which can also steam, soften and perfume your clothes. The machine fits on a standard washer or dryer, or even on a table. It's a 21st-century device, so of course it's Wi-Fi enabled. But it won't fold all your laundry. It doesn't fold large items, like linens, or small items, like socks or underwear. Convenience comes at a cost. The team hasn't set a final price but lists its target price between $700 and $850. The steam function will cost an additional $200-$300, and perfume capsules will cost up to $40 extra. It already has some competition. Japanese developers introduced a laundry-folding robot called the "Laundroid" last year. Laundroid doesn't require clipping clothes to the...

出典： EngVid ＜物事の長所と短所について話す場合＞ advantages ←→ disadvantages What are the advantages and disadvantages of this new law? pros ←→ cons (必ずペアで使う) Let's discuss the pros and cons of the marketing campaign. benefits ←→ drawbacks Let's list the benefits and drawbacks of the proposed policy. positive aspects ←→ negative aspects The article discusses the positive and negative aspects of the recent political changes. plus points ←→ minus points Let's compare the plus points and minus points of the newly released product. pluses ←→ minuses This essay contrasts the pluses and minuses of private school education. upside ←→ downside (後ろの前置詞が to であることに注意) There's always an upside and downside to every decision or change in life.

出典： Lang-8 북한이 또 미사일 발사를 시도했어요. 북한 (名) 北朝鮮 발사 (名) 発射 시도하다 (他) 試みる 하지만 발사는 실패한 모양이에요. 실패하다 (自) 失敗する

出典： Lang-8 어렸을 때 과학자가 되는 것이 꿈이었어요. 어리다 (形) 幼い 어릴 적 … 幼いとき 어렸을 때 … 幼いとき 과학자  (名)  科学者 꿈  (名)  夢 하지만 고교생 때 물리 시험에서 8점밖에 받지 못했기 때문에 꿈을 포기했어요. 고교생 (名) 高校生 물리  (名)  物理 시험  (名)  試験 점  (名)  点 밖에 (助) ～しか 받다 (他) 受ける、もらう、取る

出典： Lang-8 Some people say, "Anybody would be better than him/her," to express their complaints about the leader of some organization. However, they should remember they said the same thing about the previous leader, and they will also do that with the next one. It would be great if things could get better and better gradually through the replacement of leaders, but people sometimes want to get back to the past. In such cases, people say, "The previous leader was better than the current one." Thus, things never change at all.

出典： TED Ed How many times can you fold a piece of paper? Assume that one had a piece of paper that was very fine, like the kind they typically use to print the Bible. In reality, it seems like a piece of silk. To qualify these ideas, let's say you have a paper that's one-thousandth of a centimeter in thickness. That is 10 to the power of minus three centimeters, which equals .001 centimeters. qualify … （言葉や意味などを）限定する (A) to the power of (B) … （A）の（B）乗 Let's also assume that you have a big piece of paper, like a page out of the newspaper. Now we begin to fold it in half. How many times do you think it could be folded like that? And another question: If you could fold the paper over and over, as many times as you wish, say 30 times, what would you imagine the thickness of the paper would be then? Before you move on, I encourage you to actually think about a possible answer to this question. OK. After we have folded the paper once, it is now two thousandths of a c...

出典： Newsy It took 15 hours, a dozen surgeons and 30 other health care workers, but the first penis transplant in the U.S. was a success. surgeon … 外科医 The surgery took place at Massachusetts General Hospital earlier this month. The patient was 64-year-old Thomas Manning, who lost his own penis to a rare cancer but is doing well now. surgery … 手術 His doctors are optimistic that he'll have full sexual function restored. optimistic … 楽観的な sexual function … 性機能 The goal is to perfect the technique so it can be used on wounded veterans . The Department of Defense says hundreds of soldiers sustained genital injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan. perfect … 完成させる wounded veteran … 負傷した退役軍人 genital … 性器の、生殖器の

出典： Newsy Believe it or not, Vladimir Putin, David Cameron and Emma Watson all have something in common: ties to the Panama Papers. On Monday, details of more than 200,000 offshore entities were released, and according to The Spectator, "Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson" is named as a beneficiary in an offshore company in the British Virgin Islands. beneficiary … 恩恵を受ける人、受益者 Offshore companies aren't illegal, but hiding your money in them to avoid paying taxes is considered unethical at best. The Panama Papers — leaked from law firm Mossack Fonseca — have implicated thousands of rich and powerful people across the globe in tax avoidance schemes. implicate … 巻き込む、関与させる But the "Harry Potter" actress seems to be playing it cool . Her representatives issued a statement that reads in part: "Emma (like many high-profile individuals) set up an offshore company for the sole purpose of protecting her anonymity and safety. Emma receives absolutely no ta...

4月20日に読了。シルベスター・スタローン主演の映画「ランボー」の原作本。この長さの洋書を最後まで読んだのは、おそらく初めて。集中的に読む時期と、手にも取らない時期を繰り返して、半年ぐらいかかって読んだ。大まかなストーリーの流れを映画で知っていたから、これほど時間がかかっても読み通せたのだと思う。 I finished reading this book on April 20. This is the original novel of the movie "First Blood" starring Sylvester Stallone (the movie is called "Rambo" in Japan). I think this is the first time for me to go through a book of this length. I had been alternating between reading it intensively and not even picking it up from my desk for about six months. I guess the reason why I was able to read through the book for that long period was because I knew the broad plot of the movie. Kindle版を購入

出典： News in Levels Coffee Cups and Rescue Pups -- people in California are being given the chance to brighten up their morning coffee run . The dog café in Los Angeles lets customers couple their cappuccinos with a bit of pooch playtime, all with animals who are looking for a new home. brighten up … 明るくする、活気づける coffee run … コーヒーを買いに行くこと pooch … 犬 "I love dogs and I feel like getting to interact with like potentially dogs that are available for adoption is a really good idea because people actually get to mingle with them while enjoying their coffee and it could be a casual thing that people can come out to do on a daily basis, if they want!" adoption … 養子縁組 mingle with … 交際する、交流する Every single one of the dogs has been rescued from shelters. Now they are being rehabilitated by café owner Sarah Wolfgang and her staff. "My hope is to obviously decrease the amount of dogs that are being euthanised at shelters all across LA ,initially, and then hopefully...

出典： CNN These sisters share a special bond , one that has received attention worldwide. special bond … 特別な絆 After almost 11 months of being attached to each other by their waists, Ximena and Scarlett Hernandez-Torres have been successfully separated, according to their mother, Silva Torres. They were expected to endure 12 to 18 hours of surgery on Tuesday at a hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas. At 7 p.m. ET, Torres said on her Facebook page they were still in surgery. endure … 耐える、耐え抜く "A dedicated team of specialists has been working for months to prepare for this complex surgery," said pediatric surgeon Haroon Patel, who heads up the team undertaking the marathon procedure. pediatric surgeon … 小児外科医 head up … （組織などを）率いる The occurrence of conjoined twins happens once every 200,000 births and about 70% of conjoined twins are female. The overall survival rate of conjoined twins is somewhere between 5% and 25%, according to the University of Maryland Medica...

出典： EngVid 相手に助言をする場合 （命令） Go to the doctor. ↓ ↓ You should go to the doctor. ↓ （丁寧） If I were you, I would go to the doctor.

出典： Newsy Early Netflix adopters will soon have to pay as much as everybody else for their streaming content. early adopter … 早期導入者、いち早く利用する人、新し物好き Starting in May, Netflix's standard streaming plan will cost $9.99 a month for everyone. As of now, people who subscribed earlier than May 2014 got to keep their old price of $7.99. subscribe … 申し込む、会員登録する Financial company UBS estimated around 17 million users will have to spend the extra $24 per year. That's a little over a third of Netflix's U.S. subscriber base. That is, if they decide to stay. Forty-one percent of customers surveyed said they wouldn't accept a hike , but only about 3 percent of users are expected to actually leave because of it. Presumably because they still haven't watched "Narcos" yet. hike … （突然の）値上げ presumably … おそらく But those opting to leave Netflix in favor of traditional TV outlets may be in for a rude awakening . Some of the largest cable and satellite compan...

出典： TED Ed Are you familiar with the word symbiosis ? symbiosis … 共生 It's a fancy term for a partnership between two different species, such as bees and flowers. fancy term … しゃれた用語、凝った用語 In a symbiosis, both species depend on each other. I want to tell you about a remarkable symbiosis between a little bird, the Clark's Nutcracker , and a big tree, the Whitebark Pine . Clark's Nutcracker … ハイイロホシガラス Whitebark Pine … アメリカシロゴヨウ（松の一種） Whitebark grow in the mountains of Wyoming, Montana and other western states. They have huge canopies and lots of needles, which provide cover and shelter for other plants and animals, and Whitebark feed the forest. canopy … 林冠（樹林の枝葉による屋根のような覆い） Their cones are packed with protein. cone … 球果（松かさのような実） Squirrels gnaw the cones from the upper branches so they fall to the ground, and then race down to bury them in piles, or middens . squirrel … リス gnaw [nɔ́ː ]  … かじる midden … （動物が集めた種子や葉などの）山 But they don't...

出典： Newsy European officials worry nuclear power plants in Belgium could be ISIS' next target. If terrorists managed to get inside and disable a plant, there's speculation they could shut down power across much of Belgium. They could also theoretically make radioactive bombs from materials inside a facility, though experts told The New York Times that idea seems far-fetched . speculation … 推測、憶測 theoretically … 理論的には far-fetched … ありそうもない、起こりそうもない The British defense secretary has said ISIS' desire for nuclear weapons "is a new and emerging threat." Shortly after the recent attacks in Brussels that killed over 30 people, Belgian officials evacuated two nearby power plants. As the investigation into the attacks continues, officials say there are a few ways terrorists could infiltrate the plants. infiltrate … 潜入する、侵入する In an earlier discovery during the investigation into last year's Paris terror attacks, police found nearly 10 hours of su...

・つかむ … 잡다 손잡이를 잡다 取っ手をつかむ ・持つ … 들다 가방을 들다 かばんを持つ ・受け取る … 받다 소포를 받다 小包を受け取る ・もらう … 얻다 용돈을 얻다 小遣いをもらう ・くれる … 주다 형이 책을 주다 兄が本をくれる ・奪う … 빼앗다 강도가 돈을 빼앗다 強盗がお金を奪う ・盗む … 훔치다 도둑이 물건을 훔치다 泥棒が物を盗む

出典： News in Levels Caught on camera by hordes of tourists, giant chunks of Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier crumble and fall. hordes of … 多数の～ crumble … 崩れる The 18-mile long river of ice, known as the White Giant, is one of the country's biggest tourist attractions. The glacier sheds ice roughly every four years and large numbers of locals and visitors have been coming here in recent days hoping to catch a glimpse of the spectacle. shed … 落とす According to local media, between 3,500 and 4,500 people were on the observation deck when the roof of an ice tunnel caved in this morning. cave in … 崩れ落ちる The rupture reportedly occur after partial break-ups began on Tuesday, but it's been expected since February. rupture … 破壊、崩壊 Argentina's glaciers park is home to more than 200 glaciers and is, according to the park's website, the largest continental ice extension in the world after Antarctica.

lay = to put something down (on something) 原形 過去形 過去分詞形 lay laid laid 他動詞なので目的語が必要。 1). I lay my head on the pillow. 2). I laid my books on the floor. 3). I've laid dinner on the table. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - lie = to rest or recline 原形 過去形 過去分詞形 lie lay lain ※ 過去形が上記の他動詞 lay の原形と同じなので注意。 ※ 「うそをつく」という意味の lie の過去形と過去分詞形は lied なので注意。 自動詞なので目的語を付けない。 1). My dog lies in front of me. 2). I lay in my bed. 3). I've lain in a hammock before.

出典： Newsy As late as 2008, most Chinese did not consider the air quality to be a serious issue — even though it already was a serious issue. The air quality in China has improved. Most people don't realize it, but in fact there has been concerted action in the last three years. concerted action … 協調的な行動 It's actually Chinese leaders such as President Xi Jinping today who really are concerned about the air. After all, they live in a major city. If they want to take a walk, they breathe the same air as the average Chinese. be concerned about … ～を心配している、懸念している So they became increasingly aware of the serious health effects, especially contributing to lung cancer and so on. And therefore they began to ask that something has to be done. Chinese leadership is trying to introduce the reconfiguration of how the environmental bureaucracy is being organized and trying to make it more centralized. reconfiguration … 再構成 bureaucracy … 官僚制度、官僚組織 I think for many deve...

Boston Dynamics has showed off the newest iteration of its bi-pedal Atlas robot. show off … 誇示する、見せびらかす、ひけらかす iteration … 繰り返し、反復、（ソフトウェアなどの）バージョン bi-pedal … 二足歩行の A video shows it picking up boxes and tracking those boxes as they are moved around. It's much sleeker than the last version. Older models had to be plugged into an external power source, unlike the newest one. sleek … 滑らかな、すらりとした It also appears to be pretty good at keeping its balance on uneven surfaces and after being pushed. That's a big deal considering balance is a well-documented problem with a lot of modern robots. well-documented … 文書による十分な裏付けのある、これまでにもたくさん書かれている And when the Atlas does fall, it can pick itself back up . Let's just hope it doesn't seek revenge on the humans pushing it around. pick oneself up … （人が倒れた状態から）起き上がる seek revenge on … （人に）復讐しようとする

angry … 一般的な怒り (名詞は anger) He was angry with me for keeping him waiting. 彼は私に待たされたことで怒っていた。 He easily gets angry at trifles. 彼はささいなことですぐに腹を立てる。 - - - - - - - - - - enraged … angry より強い怒り (名詞は rage) I was enraged by his supercilious attitude. 人を見下すような彼の態度に私は憤激した。 She was enraged with him for wounding her pride. プライドを傷つけられて彼女は彼に猛烈に腹を立てた。 - - - - - - - - - - furious … enraged より強い怒り (名詞は fury) He was furious to learn that his wife was having an affair. 妻が浮気をしていることを知って彼は怒り狂った。 The public was furious about these acts of indiscriminate terror. その無差別テロに国民は激しく憤った。 - - - - - - - - - - indignant … 不正や悪に対する怒り (名詞は indignation) He was indignant with me for having told him a lie. 彼は私が嘘をついたことに腹を立てていた。 - - - - - - - - - - wrathful … 復讐したり罰したりしたい気持ちにかられた怒り (名詞は wrath) The wrathful look on their mother's face made the naughty children run away. 母親の怒った顔を見て、いたずらっ子たちは逃げ出した。 - - - - - - - - - - resentful … ひどい扱いや不公平な扱いに対する怒り (名詞は resentment...

英語の条件文と仮定法は、さまざまな状況や可能性について表現する重要な文法です。現実的な条件から非現実的な仮定まで、時制によって異なる意味を持つため、正しく理解して使い分けましょう。 1. 直説法現在（現実的な条件・推量） 構文：If + 現在形, 主節（現在形・will・can など） 用法： 現在や未来の不確実だが実現可能な事柄についての推量 例文： If it is necessary, I can cook dinner tonight. もし必要なら、私が今晩の食事を作りましょう。 If you are tired, we will go straight home. 疲れているなら、すぐに帰宅しよう。 If it rains tomorrow, I will watch a movie at home. 明日雨が降ったら、家で映画を観ます。 If you study hard, you will pass the exam. 一生懸命勉強すれば、試験に合格するでしょう。 2. 仮定法過去（現在の事実に反する仮定） 構文：If + 過去形, 主節（would・should・could など） 用法： 現在の事実に反する仮定 現在や未来に関する実現の可能性の低い仮定 現在の事実に反する仮定： If I knew his address, I would give it to you. 彼の住所がわかっていれば、教えてあげるのですが。 （現在の事実に反する仮定、実際には知らない） If I were you, I would help him. 私が君...

be afraid of be scared of be frightened of  ＼  ／ 同じレベルの恐怖を表す。 Many children are afraid of / scared of / frightened of cockroaches. ※ be frightened of は主に 突然の恐怖 を表し、 代名詞を取らない という違いがある。 - - - - - - - - - - be scared by と be frightened by は可能。 The earthquake scared / frightened me.           ↓ I was scared by / frightened by the earthquake. ※ afraid は by を取らない。 - - - - - - - - - - terrified は上記の3つよりも強い恐怖を表す。 He was terrified of going to hell when he died. The small children were terrified by the thunder. I was terrified that the plane would crash.

この形容詞に veryを付ける代わりに この形容詞を使う この形容詞にvery を付ける代わりに この形容詞を使う afraid terrified neat immaculate angry furious nice amiable bad terrible, atrocious noisy boisterous beautiful exquisite old ancient big immense, colossal poor destitute bright brilliant, dazzling pretty beautiful calm serene quiet silent capable accomplished risky perilous clean spotless, immaculate roomy spacious clever intelligent, brilliant rude vulgar cold freezing sad morose conventional conservative scared terrified deep unfathomable serious solemn dirty filthy, squalid shy timid dry parched sleepy lethargic eager keen slow sluggish evil wicked small tiny, minute fast quick smelly rancid fat obese strong mighty, unyielding fierce ferocious stupid moronic, idiotic good excellent, superb surprised amazed happy jubilant, ecstatic sweet luscious high soaring tasty delicious hot boiling, scalding thin slender, gaunt huge enormous tired exhausted hungry ravenous ugly hideous kind compassionate valua...

この記事では、英語学習者が迷いがちな be disappointed に続く前置詞の使い分けについて、詳しく解説します。with、at、in、by それぞれのニュアンスの違いを理解して、自然な英語表現を身につけましょう。 なぜ前置詞の使い分けが重要なのか？ disappointed という単語は日常会話でよく使われますが、続く前置詞によって微妙なニュアンスの違いが生まれます。ネイティブスピーカーは無意識にこれらを使い分けており、正しく理解することで、より自然で正確な英語表現ができるようになります。 1. be disappointed with ~ 【個人的な関わりがある場合】 基本的な意味とニュアンス with  は、話者と失望の対象に直接的なつながりや関係がある場合に使用します。自分が期待していたものや、自分に関係の深いものに対する失望を表現する際に最適です。 例文と解説 "I'm disappointed with the result of my examination." 試験の結果にがっかりしました。（自分の試験なので個人的な関わりが深い） "She's disappointed with her new smartphone." 彼女は新しいスマートフォンに失望している。（自分が購入したものへの失望） "We're disappointed with the team's performance this season." 私たちは今シーズンのチームのパフォーマンスに失望している。（応援しているチームへの失望） 2. be disappointed at ~ 【客観的な出来事への反応】 基本的な意味とニュアンス at  は、話者と失望の対象に少し距離がある場合に使用します。ニュースや出来事など、外部から見聞きした情報に対する失望を表現する際によく使われます。 例文と解説 "I'm disappointed at the news about the concert cancellation." コンサート中止のニュースを聞いてがっかりしました。（外部からの...