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MyWordbook(154)
雑誌『TIME』や英検対策用の "My Wordbook"。
現在読んでいる洋書、
『The Moon & Sixpence』 / W. Somerset Maugham
(Dover Publications, Inc.)
から選出しています。
・Part47-53(p.126-146)
□words
-----------------------------
1727) vivacious(adj)
1728) obese (adj)
1729) raucous (adj)
1730) dissipation (n)
1731) delirium (n)
1732) affability (n)
1733) covet (v)
1734) promiscuous (adj)
1735) luscious (adj)
1736) dilapidate (v)
1737) vengeance (n)
-----------------------------
1727) vivacious (adj)
= someone, especially a woman,
who is vivacious has a lot of energy
and a happy attractive manner
- used to show approval
[= lively]:
→viv- [= live ☆ ]
→生き生きしている
→女性が元気溌剌な
☆invigorate, survive, vital
1728) obese (adj)
He was married to an American woman obese and slatternly.
(p.126)
= very fat in a way that is unhealthy
1729) raucous (adj)
calling to the passer-by in a raucous voice
(p.128)
= sounding unpleasantly loud:
1730) dissipation (n)
You see the lines of age and the scars of dissipation.
(p.128)
= the process of making something gradually weaker
or less until it disappears:
1731) delirium (n)
in an attack of delirium
(p.130)
= a state in which someone is delirious,
especially because they are very ill:
1732) affable (adj)
She used him with the same affability as those of her clients.
(p.134)
= friendly and easy to talk to
[= pleasant]:
→af- [= ad, =to ] + fa- [= talk☆]
→話しかけやすい
→愛想の良い
☆famous, ineffable, infant
1733) covet (v)
The authorities received his resignation
of the coveted position on the staff.
(p.136)
= to have a very strong desire to have something
that someone else has:
1734) promiscuous (adj)
She's never been promiscuous like some of these girls.
(p.139)
= having many sexual partners
→pro- [= before] + misc- [= mix ☆]
→予め混ぜ合わせてある
→乱交の
☆miscellaneous
1735) luscious (adj)
the green, sweet, luscious fruit
(p.142)
= extremely good to eat or drink
1736) dilapidated (adj)
The house was dilapidated and none too clean.
(p.144)
= a dilapidated building, vehicle etc is old and in very bad condition
1737) vengeance (n)
He had gone native with vengeance.
(p.144)
= a violent or harmful action that someone does
to punish someone for harming them or their family
[= revenge]
→venge- [= vindic, = claim ☆]
→権利を主張する
→復讐
☆revenge, vindictive,
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現在読んでいる洋書、
『The Moon & Sixpence』 / W. Somerset Maugham
(Dover Publications, Inc.)
から選出しています。
・Part47-53(p.126-146)
□words
-----------------------------
1727) vivacious(adj)
1728) obese (adj)
1729) raucous (adj)
1730) dissipation (n)
1731) delirium (n)
1732) affability (n)
1733) covet (v)
1734) promiscuous (adj)
1735) luscious (adj)
1736) dilapidate (v)
1737) vengeance (n)
-----------------------------
1727) vivacious (adj)
= someone, especially a woman,
who is vivacious has a lot of energy
and a happy attractive manner
- used to show approval
[= lively]:
→viv- [= live ☆ ]
→生き生きしている
→女性が元気溌剌な
☆invigorate, survive, vital
1728) obese (adj)
He was married to an American woman obese and slatternly.
(p.126)
= very fat in a way that is unhealthy
1729) raucous (adj)
calling to the passer-by in a raucous voice
(p.128)
= sounding unpleasantly loud:
1730) dissipation (n)
You see the lines of age and the scars of dissipation.
(p.128)
= the process of making something gradually weaker
or less until it disappears:
1731) delirium (n)
in an attack of delirium
(p.130)
= a state in which someone is delirious,
especially because they are very ill:
1732) affable (adj)
She used him with the same affability as those of her clients.
(p.134)
= friendly and easy to talk to
[= pleasant]:
→af- [= ad, =to ] + fa- [= talk☆]
→話しかけやすい
→愛想の良い
☆famous, ineffable, infant
1733) covet (v)
The authorities received his resignation
of the coveted position on the staff.
(p.136)
= to have a very strong desire to have something
that someone else has:
1734) promiscuous (adj)
She's never been promiscuous like some of these girls.
(p.139)
= having many sexual partners
→pro- [= before] + misc- [= mix ☆]
→予め混ぜ合わせてある
→乱交の
☆miscellaneous
1735) luscious (adj)
the green, sweet, luscious fruit
(p.142)
= extremely good to eat or drink
1736) dilapidated (adj)
The house was dilapidated and none too clean.
(p.144)
= a dilapidated building, vehicle etc is old and in very bad condition
1737) vengeance (n)
He had gone native with vengeance.
(p.144)
= a violent or harmful action that someone does
to punish someone for harming them or their family
[= revenge]
→venge- [= vindic, = claim ☆]
→権利を主張する
→復讐
☆revenge, vindictive,
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New Face, Ato chan !!!
テーブルの上には、何やら赤い袋があります・・・
紐をほどくと、あれれ・・・
あ、クロじゃないか！
あれ、なんか変だなぁ？？？
もう一匹、いたんだニャ！
弟が出来たんだね！
名前は、アトちゃんていうんだ。
白黒の縞々だね。
どんぐり遊びをする、アトとクロ。
クロは、フルネームでは、クロ=デ=チアリといいます（爆）。
アトは、アトス=デ=ダトスです。
よろしくね。
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紐をほどくと、あれれ・・・
あ、クロじゃないか！
あれ、なんか変だなぁ？？？
もう一匹、いたんだニャ！
弟が出来たんだね！
名前は、アトちゃんていうんだ。
白黒の縞々だね。
どんぐり遊びをする、アトとクロ。
クロは、フルネームでは、クロ=デ=チアリといいます（爆）。
アトは、アトス=デ=ダトスです。
よろしくね。
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MyWordbook(153)
雑誌『TIME』や英検対策用の "My Wordbook"。
現在読んでいる洋書、
『The Moon & Sixpence』 / W. Somerset Maugham
(Dover Publications, Inc.)
から選出しています。
・Part42-46(p.111-130)
□words
-----------------------------
1717) elixir (n)
1718) prodigal (adj)
1719) conciliatory (adj)
1720) ingratiate (v)
1721) predicament (n)
1722) affable (adj)
1723) dyspepsia (n)
1724) affliction (n)
1725) inexorable (adj)
1726) digression (n)
-----------------------------
1717) elixir (n)
The air you breathe is an elixir
which pprepares you for the unexpected.
(p.120)
= a magical liquid that is supposed to cure people of illness,
make them younger etc:
1718) prodigal (adj)
It is like a lovely woman graciously prodigal
of her charm and beauty.
(p.121)
= spending money, wasting time etc in a careless way
[= extravagant]
→pro- [= before] + ig- [= do ☆ ]
→前もって使ってしまう
→散財する、放蕩者
☆agitation, prodigious
1719) conciliatory (adj)
Nothing can be more conciliatory than the entrance
into the harbour at Papeete.
(p.121)
= doing something
that is intended to make someone stop arguing with you
< conciliate (v)
→con- [= before] + cil- [= summon ☆ ]
→両者を呼び集める
→なだめる
☆council, reconcile
1720) ingratiate (v)
He gave me an ingratiating smile.
(p.122)
= to try very hard to get someone's approval
- used to show disapproval:
→in- + grat- [= pleasing ☆ ]
→心の中を喜ばせる
→の機嫌をとる
☆congratulation, agree, graceful, gratitude
1721) predicament (n)
He was now in the same predicament.
(p.122)
= a difficult or unpleasant situation
in which you do not know what to do,
or in which you have to make a difficult choice
→pre-[=before ] + dic- [= proclaim, tell ☆ ]
→前もって宣言する
→苦境
☆abdicate, condition, dedicate, indict
1722) affable (adj)
They are easy of approach and affable in conversation.
(p.122)
= friendly and easy to talk to
[= pleasant]:
→af-[=ad, = to ] + fa- [=talk ☆ ]
→話しかける
→気軽に話せる
☆fable, famous, ineffable, infant
1723) dyspepsia (n)
He suffered from dyspepsia,
and he might often be seen sucking a tablet of pepsin.
(p.123)
= a problem that your body has in dealing with the food you eat
[= indigestion]
→dys-[=not ] + pepsi- [=pepsin ☆ ]
→消化酵素が作用しない
→消化不良
1724) affliction (n)
This affliction alone would hardly have impaired his spirits.
(p.123)
= something that causes pain or suffering,
especially a medical condition
→af-[=ad, = to ] + flict- [=strike ☆ ]
→人の心を打つ
→苦痛
☆conflict, profiligate
1725) inexorable (adj)
She inexorable as fate and remorseless as conscience,
would presently rejoin him.
(p.123)
= an inexorable process cannot be stopped:
→in-[=not ] + ex[= out] + ora- [=speak, pray ☆ ]
→話しても聞き入れられない
→情け容赦のない
☆oracle, adore, oral
1726) digression (n)
My digression has at least the advantage of a moral.
(p.124)
= to talk or write about something that is not your main subject
→de-[= aside ] + gress- [= walk ☆ ]
→脇道に逸れる
→脱線
☆aggressive, congress, degrade, graduate
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現在読んでいる洋書、
『The Moon & Sixpence』 / W. Somerset Maugham
(Dover Publications, Inc.)
から選出しています。
・Part42-46(p.111-130)
□words
-----------------------------
1717) elixir (n)
1718) prodigal (adj)
1719) conciliatory (adj)
1720) ingratiate (v)
1721) predicament (n)
1722) affable (adj)
1723) dyspepsia (n)
1724) affliction (n)
1725) inexorable (adj)
1726) digression (n)
-----------------------------
1717) elixir (n)
The air you breathe is an elixir
which pprepares you for the unexpected.
(p.120)
= a magical liquid that is supposed to cure people of illness,
make them younger etc:
1718) prodigal (adj)
It is like a lovely woman graciously prodigal
of her charm and beauty.
(p.121)
= spending money, wasting time etc in a careless way
[= extravagant]
→pro- [= before] + ig- [= do ☆ ]
→前もって使ってしまう
→散財する、放蕩者
☆agitation, prodigious
1719) conciliatory (adj)
Nothing can be more conciliatory than the entrance
into the harbour at Papeete.
(p.121)
= doing something
that is intended to make someone stop arguing with you
< conciliate (v)
→con- [= before] + cil- [= summon ☆ ]
→両者を呼び集める
→なだめる
☆council, reconcile
1720) ingratiate (v)
He gave me an ingratiating smile.
(p.122)
= to try very hard to get someone's approval
- used to show disapproval:
→in- + grat- [= pleasing ☆ ]
→心の中を喜ばせる
→の機嫌をとる
☆congratulation, agree, graceful, gratitude
1721) predicament (n)
He was now in the same predicament.
(p.122)
= a difficult or unpleasant situation
in which you do not know what to do,
or in which you have to make a difficult choice
→pre-[=before ] + dic- [= proclaim, tell ☆ ]
→前もって宣言する
→苦境
☆abdicate, condition, dedicate, indict
1722) affable (adj)
They are easy of approach and affable in conversation.
(p.122)
= friendly and easy to talk to
[= pleasant]:
→af-[=ad, = to ] + fa- [=talk ☆ ]
→話しかける
→気軽に話せる
☆fable, famous, ineffable, infant
1723) dyspepsia (n)
He suffered from dyspepsia,
and he might often be seen sucking a tablet of pepsin.
(p.123)
= a problem that your body has in dealing with the food you eat
[= indigestion]
→dys-[=not ] + pepsi- [=pepsin ☆ ]
→消化酵素が作用しない
→消化不良
1724) affliction (n)
This affliction alone would hardly have impaired his spirits.
(p.123)
= something that causes pain or suffering,
especially a medical condition
→af-[=ad, = to ] + flict- [=strike ☆ ]
→人の心を打つ
→苦痛
☆conflict, profiligate
1725) inexorable (adj)
She inexorable as fate and remorseless as conscience,
would presently rejoin him.
(p.123)
= an inexorable process cannot be stopped:
→in-[=not ] + ex[= out] + ora- [=speak, pray ☆ ]
→話しても聞き入れられない
→情け容赦のない
☆oracle, adore, oral
1726) digression (n)
My digression has at least the advantage of a moral.
(p.124)
= to talk or write about something that is not your main subject
→de-[= aside ] + gress- [= walk ☆ ]
→脇道に逸れる
→脱線
☆aggressive, congress, degrade, graduate
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THE HAKONE OPEN-AIR MUSEUM
11月3日は、文化の日。
例年「晴れる」というが、今年も見事な快晴でした。
われわれは〜、
箱根にある「彫刻の森美術館」に行ったのであ〜る。
http://www.hakone-oam.or.jp/
噴水も、いい感じ〜。
出発が遅かったので、到着早々にランチだ。
とっても美味しいバイキングだよ。
（ビールはおっと〜、別料金）
ピカソの絵や陶器も楽しかったし、野外にある彫刻がなんとも印象に残った。
そして、子供の遊び場もいっぱいあって、大人もたのしいのであった。
一番面白かったのは、すべり台。
かなり急な斜面なので、大人も子供もネコも、凄い速さですべります。
もちろん、シマも、いきます！＜「ひゃ〜」
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シマ＜「ひぇ〜、寸止めだった・・・」
↓
↓
↓
シマ＜「って、わけないんだよなぁ。どろんこニャ〜」
濡れなくて、よかったね、シマ。
帰り際に、
猫村さんに会いました〜。
どんな顔しているのかな？
とっても、おりこうニャン太でした！
秋は、芸術・文化を楽しみましょうね〜。
ではでは！
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例年「晴れる」というが、今年も見事な快晴でした。
われわれは〜、
箱根にある「彫刻の森美術館」に行ったのであ〜る。
http://www.hakone-oam.or.jp/
噴水も、いい感じ〜。
出発が遅かったので、到着早々にランチだ。
とっても美味しいバイキングだよ。
（ビールはおっと〜、別料金）
ピカソの絵や陶器も楽しかったし、野外にある彫刻がなんとも印象に残った。
そして、子供の遊び場もいっぱいあって、大人もたのしいのであった。
一番面白かったのは、すべり台。
かなり急な斜面なので、大人も子供もネコも、凄い速さですべります。
もちろん、シマも、いきます！＜「ひゃ〜」
↓
↓
↓
シマ＜「ひぇ〜、寸止めだった・・・」
↓
↓
↓
シマ＜「って、わけないんだよなぁ。どろんこニャ〜」
濡れなくて、よかったね、シマ。
帰り際に、
猫村さんに会いました〜。
どんな顔しているのかな？
とっても、おりこうニャン太でした！
秋は、芸術・文化を楽しみましょうね〜。
ではでは！
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MyWordbook(152)
雑誌『TIME』や英検対策用の "My Wordbook"。
現在読んでいる洋書、
『The Moon & Sixpence』 / W. Somerset Maugham
(Dover Publications, Inc.)
から選出しています。
・Part42-48(p.111-130)
□words
-----------------------------
1707) banality (n)
1708) prodigious (adj)
1709) inscrutable(adj)
1710) arbitrary (adj)
1711) bigot (n)
1712) sovereign (n)
1713) decorous (adj)
1714) odious (adj)
1715) sardonic (adj)
1716) lagoon (n)
-----------------------------
1707) banal (adj)
They are condemned to the banalities of the conversation manual.
(p.113)
= ordinary and not interesting,
because of a lack of new or different ideas
[= trivial]:
1708) prodigious (adj)
The final impression I received was of a prodigious effort
to express some state of the soul.
(p.113)
= very large or great in a surprising or impressive way
→pro- [= before ] + ig- [= do ☆ ]
→前もって（予見して）実施する
→感嘆すべき
☆ agitation, ambiguous, navigate, prodigal
1709) inscrutable (adj)
I don't know at what inscrutable Nirvana you aim.
(p.114)
= someone who is inscrutable shows no emotion or reaction
in the expression on their face
so that it is impossible to know what they are feeling or thinking
1710) arbitrary (adj)
The strangest, Strickland's determination
to become a painter, seems to be arbitrary.
(p.114)
= decided or arranged without any reason or plan, often unfairly
1711) bigoted (adj)
a bigoted one with no sympathy for the claims of the spirit.
(p.115)
= having such strong opinions about a group of people
that you are unwilling to listen to anyone else's opinions:
1712) sovereign (n)
= a king or queen
1713) decorous (adj)
decorous sentiments and normal emotions
(p.116)
= having the correct appearance or behavior
for a particular occasion
→dec- [= proper ☆]
→品格に相応しい
→礼儀正しい
☆ decent, decorate
1714) odious (adj)
Strickland was an odious man, but I still think he was a great one.
(p.118)
= extremely unpleasant:
→odi- [= hatred ☆]
→非常に不愉快な
☆ annoy, ennui
1715) sardonic (adj)
His humor was sardonic.
(p.118)
= showing that you do not have a good opinion of someone
or something, and feel that you are better than them:
1716) lagoon (n)
There was a ghostly silence on the lagoon.
(p.120)
= a lake of sea water that is partly separated from the sea
by rocks, sand, or coral
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現在読んでいる洋書、
『The Moon & Sixpence』 / W. Somerset Maugham
(Dover Publications, Inc.)
から選出しています。
・Part42-48(p.111-130)
□words
-----------------------------
1707) banality (n)
1708) prodigious (adj)
1709) inscrutable(adj)
1710) arbitrary (adj)
1711) bigot (n)
1712) sovereign (n)
1713) decorous (adj)
1714) odious (adj)
1715) sardonic (adj)
1716) lagoon (n)
-----------------------------
1707) banal (adj)
They are condemned to the banalities of the conversation manual.
(p.113)
= ordinary and not interesting,
because of a lack of new or different ideas
[= trivial]:
1708) prodigious (adj)
The final impression I received was of a prodigious effort
to express some state of the soul.
(p.113)
= very large or great in a surprising or impressive way
→pro- [= before ] + ig- [= do ☆ ]
→前もって（予見して）実施する
→感嘆すべき
☆ agitation, ambiguous, navigate, prodigal
1709) inscrutable (adj)
I don't know at what inscrutable Nirvana you aim.
(p.114)
= someone who is inscrutable shows no emotion or reaction
in the expression on their face
so that it is impossible to know what they are feeling or thinking
1710) arbitrary (adj)
The strangest, Strickland's determination
to become a painter, seems to be arbitrary.
(p.114)
= decided or arranged without any reason or plan, often unfairly
1711) bigoted (adj)
a bigoted one with no sympathy for the claims of the spirit.
(p.115)
= having such strong opinions about a group of people
that you are unwilling to listen to anyone else's opinions:
1712) sovereign (n)
= a king or queen
1713) decorous (adj)
decorous sentiments and normal emotions
(p.116)
= having the correct appearance or behavior
for a particular occasion
→dec- [= proper ☆]
→品格に相応しい
→礼儀正しい
☆ decent, decorate
1714) odious (adj)
Strickland was an odious man, but I still think he was a great one.
(p.118)
= extremely unpleasant:
→odi- [= hatred ☆]
→非常に不愉快な
☆ annoy, ennui
1715) sardonic (adj)
His humor was sardonic.
(p.118)
= showing that you do not have a good opinion of someone
or something, and feel that you are better than them:
1716) lagoon (n)
There was a ghostly silence on the lagoon.
(p.120)
= a lake of sea water that is partly separated from the sea
by rocks, sand, or coral
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