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Daily Vocabulary(2022/12/15)

2022年12月15日 | Daily Vocabulary
29726.awkward  (ぎこちない、ぶざまな、不器用な、下手な、(…が)ぶざまで、不器用で、きまり悪がって、気まずくて  )making you feel embarrassed so that you are not sure what to do or say 類義語 difficult 
I feel a little awkward...but I feel some Christmas spirit.
29727.go up  (上がる)   to increase in price, amount, level etc  
The price of gas is going up all the time.
29728.come up with (~を考え出す )to think of an idea, answer etc  
We have to come up with a catchy advertising slogan. 
29729.speak up  (大きな声で話す )
Could you please speak up ? I can't hear you.
29730.Brits   informal someone from Britain 
Not at all. Brits like being different, fashion-wise. 

JAPANESE TEEN WINS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S PEACE PRIZE“国際子ども平和賞“に17歳の川崎レナさん

2022年12月14日 | 爺英語

A Japanese teenager has won the prestigious International Children's Peace Prize. She's being recognized for work to get more young people involved in politics and society.
The 17-year-old is the first Japanese to win the prize. It's awarded every year by the KidsRights Foundation, which is an international children's rights organization based in the Netherlands.
Kawasaki was eight years old when she learned there were children who could not go to school due to the political situation in their countries. She became determined to change that.
At 14, she started an organization with an online platform connecting young people with local political representatives.
(Kawasaki Rena / Prize winner)
“It's my honor and privilege to accept the International Children's Peace Prize on behalf of all youth who dream of a better future. World leaders, make us believe that our political systems can support our hopes and our dreams.”

privilege a special advantage that is given only to one person or group of people /something that you are lucky to have the chance to do, and that you enjoy very much 




Daily Vocabulary(2022/12/14)

2022年12月14日 | Daily Vocabulary
29721.portray  (描く )to describe or represent something or someone 類義語 depict 
It was OK. I was just a bit disappointed that it portrayed all Americans as gun owners. 
29722.dress up as  (~の恰好をする)    to wear special clothes for fun, or to put special clothes on someone 
My grandfather has dressed up as Santa once. 
29723.rock, paper,scissors(じゃんけん)
Rock, paper,scissors,shoot!
29724.feel sorry for  (かわいそう )to feel pity or sympathy for someone because something bad has happened to them or because they are in a bad situation 
Everyone was looking forward to that... I feel sorry for everyone. 
29725.stink  (悪臭を放つ、(…の)いやなにおいがする、(…を)いやというほど持っている、(…が)ひどく下手である、ひどく評判が悪い、不愉快である )a to have a strong and very unpleasant smell / spoken used to say that something is bad, unfair, dishonest etc 
That’s stinks

徒然草 第百八十二段

2022年12月13日 | 徒然草を読む


【原文】 
四条大納言隆親卿、乾鮭と言ふものを供御に参らせられたりけるを、「かくあやしき物、参る様あらじ」と人の申しけるを聞きて、大納言、「鮭といふ魚、参らぬ事にてあらんにこそあれ、鮭の白乾、何条ふ事かあらん。鮎の白乾しは参らぬかは」と申されけり。 

【現代語訳】  
藤原隆親が、鮭トバを天皇の食卓に出したことがある。「このような得体の知れない物を陛下に食べさせるつもりか」と、ケチをつける人がいた。隆親は、「鮭という魚を、差し上げてはならないのであれば問題でもあるが、鮭を乾燥させて何が悪いのだ。鮎も天日干しにして差し上げるではないか」と反論したそうだ。

◆鎌倉末期の随筆。吉田兼好著。上下2巻,244段からなる。1317年(文保1)から1331年(元弘1)の間に成立したか。その間,幾つかのまとまった段が少しずつ執筆され,それが編集されて現在見るような形態になったと考えられる。それらを通じて一貫した筋はなく,連歌的ともいうべき配列方法がとられている。形式は《枕草子》を模倣しているが,内容は,作者の見聞談,感想,実用知識,有職の心得など多彩であり,仏教の厭世思想を根底にもち,人生論的色彩を濃くしている。

Daily Vocabulary(2022/12/13)

2022年12月13日 | Daily Vocabulary
29716.at times  (時々)sometimes 
That's part of the growing process, so don't worry about it. At times, it's best just to take a break from studying. 
29717.hit a plateau   (行き詰まる )  
I'm hitting a plateau in my English studies, and I don't know what to do. 
29718.look around  (周りを見る  )to try to find something 
I've been looking around everywhere, but I can't find it. What should I do? 
29719.one’s but off  (猛烈に〜 )
She is studying her butt off
29720.to a certain degree   (ある程度は )partly 
Stereotypes are not 100 percent accurate, but they are true to a certain degree

Daily Vocabulary(2022/12/12)

2022年12月12日 | Daily Vocabulary
29711.Are you on _____?  (~はやっていますか?  )
Are you on Line? 
29712.I’ll look you up   (あなたを探します )  
 Awesome. I’ll look you up
29713.What’s your username?  (ユーザー名は何ですか?   )
Great. I’ll look you up. What’s your username? 
29714.be designed to/for  (〜するように作られている / 〜を目的としている  )
Icebreaker is an activity designed to help people relax and start a conversation with each other. 
29715.use to someone’s advantage   (人に有利になるよう利用する )
If I were you, I’d use your outgoing personality to your advantage

Daily Vocabulary(2022/12/11)

2022年12月11日 | Daily Vocabulary
29706.remember to do (忘れずに~する )
Remember to take out the garbage in the morning. 
29707.remember ~ing (~したことを覚えている )
I don’t remember saying that.. 
29708.forget to do (~するのを忘れる )
Don’t forget to meet her at 7:00.
29709.forget ~ing (~したことを忘れる )
I’ll never forget meeting her.
29710.slip up (へま、遣り損なう、やり損なう、うっかり誤る )to make a mistake → slip-up 
I’ll  overlook your slip up this time. 

夜の橋 (文春文庫)

2022年12月10日 | 読書日記
 
【内容】
博奕に溺れたせいで夫婦別れしたおきくが、半年ぶりに訪ねてきた。
再婚話の相談で、もう自分には関係ないと一旦は突き放す民次だったが、相手がまぎれもないやくざ者と分かるや、危険を顧みず止めに出る……雪降る江戸深川の夜の橋を舞台に、すれ違う男女の心の機微を哀感こめて描いた表題作ほか、武家物と市井物あわせて全9篇を収録。
『暗殺の年輪』で直木賞を受賞し、作家として脂が乗ってきたころの作品群。ひとつひとつが胸に響く“人生の教科書”のような短篇集。
鬼気
夜の橋
裏切り
一夢の敗北
冬の足音
梅薫る
孫十の逆襲
泣くな、けい
暗い鏡

【著者】 
藤沢周平

【読んだ理由】
藤沢周平作品。

【コメント】 
私の一番のお気に入りは「泣くな、けい」

Daily Vocabulary(2022/12/10)

2022年12月10日 | Daily Vocabulary
29701.be around the corner  (すぐ間近になって )near 
Winter is around the corner
29702.in the air  (雰囲気などが漂っている、空中に、漂って、広まって)    if a feeling is in the air, a lot of people feel it at the same time / to be going to happen very soon 
Winter is in the air
29703.freezing (凍る(ような)、非常に寒い、凍りつくほど  )extremely cold 
It’s freezing today. 
29704.one’s but off  (猛烈に〜 )
She is studying her butt off
29705.icicle  (つらら)a long thin pointed piece of ice hanging from a roof or other surface 
It’s freezing outside! I’m turning into an icicle

Daily Vocabulary(2022/12/09)

2022年12月09日 | Daily Vocabulary
29696.diploma (免状、卒業証書、学位記、賞状 )British English a document showing that someone has successfully completed a course of study or passed an examination 
I guess having a vision is more important than having a diploma
29697.be fine with (~にとって問題がない )
Anything is fine with me.
29698.stunning(気絶させる、ぼうっとさせる、耳を聞こえなくする、すてきな、魅力的な、すばらしい )extremely attractive or beautiful 
This car is stunning
29699.whining (泣き言)to complain in a sad annoying voice about something 類義語 moan 
I just can't stand your constant whining
29700.obstinate (がんこな、強情な、難治の、手に負えない )determined not to change your ideas, behavior, opinions etc, even when other people think you are being unreasonable 類義語 stubborn 
He's really obstinate, just like his dad. 

Daily Vocabulary(2022/12/08)

2022年12月08日 | Daily Vocabulary
29691.zit(ニキビ )a small raised red spot on your skin, especially on your face 
My friend is one of those lucky teenagers who never gets a zit
29692.tidy up (かたずける )a room, house, desk etc that is tidy is neatly arranged with everything in the right place 類義語 neat OPP untidy, messy 
Do you want any help tidying up the living room?
29693.neat(きちんとした、こぎれいな )tidy and carefully arranged 
I try to keep my rooms as neat as possible.
29694.organize (整理する)to arrange things in a particular order or pattern 
I spent all day organizing the kid's toys. 
29695.on call (呼べばすぐ応じる、当番の )feeling or showing a 
I’ll be on call, so contact me if anything happens.