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こんにちは! 白うさぎです。このブログでは、英語の学習日記を通して、読書・音楽・映画などを紹介します。2009年は、『TIME』が読めるようになること、話す・書く能力にも力を入れて、TOEICも英検もがんばります。
My Wordbook (217)
雑誌『TIME』や英検対策用の "My Wordbook"。
現在読んでいる洋書↓から選んでいます。
『Bloodline』
／Sidney Sheldon
My Wordbook (217)
words
-----------------------------
2248) flamboyant (adj)
2249) epitome (n)
2250) insatiable (adj)
2251) ignominy (n)
2252) gregarious (adj)
2253) vivacious (adj)
2254) promiscuous (adj)
2255) ineffable (adj)
2256) contrite (adj)
2257) genially (adv)
-----------------------------
2248) flamboyant (adj)
Her flamboyance was an irritant to his conservative nature.
(p.58)
= behaving in a confident or exciting way
that makes people notice you
2249) epitome (n)
She set fashion styles and was the epitome of glamour.
(p.58)
= the best possible example of something
2250) insatiable (adj)
She was insatiable, an animal.
(p.60)
= always wanting more and more of something
2251) ignominy (n)
His present life was an ignominy,
but he was not living in the present.
(p.67)
= an event or situation
that makes you feel ashamed or embarrassed,
especially in public
[= humiliation]
2252) gregarious (adj)
Vivian was gregarious and vivacious.
(p.72)
= friendly and preferring to be with other people
2253) vivacious (adj)
= someone, especially a woman,
who is vivacious has a lot of energy
and a happy attractive manner - used to show approval
[= lively]
2254) promiscuous (adj)
She was promiscuous and superficial.
(p.74)
= having many sexual partners
2255) ineffable (adj)
He would be filled with a deep, ineffable pride.
(p.76)
= too great to be described in words
2256) contrite (adj)
She had been very contrite.
"I’m sorry, angel, Baby's been bad."
(p.77)
= feeling guilty and sorry for something bad
that you have done
2257) genially (adv)
He said genially and rose to his feet.
(p.81)
= friendly and happy
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現在読んでいる洋書↓から選んでいます。
『Bloodline』
／Sidney Sheldon
My Wordbook (217)
words
-----------------------------
2248) flamboyant (adj)
2249) epitome (n)
2250) insatiable (adj)
2251) ignominy (n)
2252) gregarious (adj)
2253) vivacious (adj)
2254) promiscuous (adj)
2255) ineffable (adj)
2256) contrite (adj)
2257) genially (adv)
-----------------------------
2248) flamboyant (adj)
Her flamboyance was an irritant to his conservative nature.
(p.58)
= behaving in a confident or exciting way
that makes people notice you
2249) epitome (n)
She set fashion styles and was the epitome of glamour.
(p.58)
= the best possible example of something
2250) insatiable (adj)
She was insatiable, an animal.
(p.60)
= always wanting more and more of something
2251) ignominy (n)
His present life was an ignominy,
but he was not living in the present.
(p.67)
= an event or situation
that makes you feel ashamed or embarrassed,
especially in public
[= humiliation]
2252) gregarious (adj)
Vivian was gregarious and vivacious.
(p.72)
= friendly and preferring to be with other people
2253) vivacious (adj)
= someone, especially a woman,
who is vivacious has a lot of energy
and a happy attractive manner - used to show approval
[= lively]
2254) promiscuous (adj)
She was promiscuous and superficial.
(p.74)
= having many sexual partners
2255) ineffable (adj)
He would be filled with a deep, ineffable pride.
(p.76)
= too great to be described in words
2256) contrite (adj)
She had been very contrite.
"I’m sorry, angel, Baby's been bad."
(p.77)
= feeling guilty and sorry for something bad
that you have done
2257) genially (adv)
He said genially and rose to his feet.
(p.81)
= friendly and happy
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英検一級09#03 復習(2)
英検グマのテディ
＜「英検一級2009年度#03 の復習だよ」
ただいま、先日の試験の復習中です。
リスニング問題はディクテーションで、きっちりと
聴けない音をチェックしてま〜す。
※今回の英検の問題は、こちら↓で問題と音声が入手できます。
http://www.eiken.or.jp/listening/grade_1.html
■英検一級09#03 復習(2)
Listening Part2 は、私は苦手で、と〜ても難しいです。
二問分の先読みが出来ないだけでなく、内容も深いです。
今日は、
Part2-(A) ”Different Shades of Green”
---
Part2-(A)は、とても難解で、挫けましたね。
「環境にやさしいリサイクル製品」の話題なので、
取り組みやすいかと思いきや･･･そうではありません。
むしろ「環境にやさしいってホント？」という内容です。
特に、聴き取りにくくて、意味も把握しにくい単語は、これ↓です。
legitimate (adj)
文章は、こんな感じ（単語を変えてます）
（原文と音声は、英検HP※をご覧下さい！）。
People may keep away from legitimate products.
『出る単』→「正当な、適法な」、
『Pass単』→「道理にかなった、合法の」
という訳語が記載されています。
またLongman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishでは、
legitimate
(1) fair or reasonable
(2) acceptable or allowed by law
と説明されています。
「適法な製品」、「正当な商品」って、何？と思うと･･･
この問題の二問、両方とも、はずしました（あちゃ〜）。
文脈から、legitimate productsは
「偽りなく、本当に環境にやさしい製品」となります。
Different Shades of Green−
難しい内容ですが、とっても味わい深いです。
英検協会さん、ありがとう。楽しいです。
これぐらいの内容が、話せたり書けたりするといいなあ！
まだまだ、がんばります！
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My Wordbook (216)
雑誌『TIME』や英検対策用の "My Wordbook"。
現在読んでいる洋書↓から選んでいます。
『Bloodline』
／Sidney Sheldon
My Wordbook (216)
words
-----------------------------
2238) assuage (v)
2239) petrified (adj)
2240) vermin (n)
2241) disposition (n)
2242) volatile (adj)
2243) intact (adj)
2244) sensuous (adj)
2245) prominence (n)
2246) jeopardize (v)
2247) aberration (n)
-----------------------------
2238) assuage (v)
Anna still loved him, and she tried to assuage her guilty.
(p.29)
= to make an unpleasant feeling less painful or severe
[= relieve]
2239) petrified (adj)
She watched, petrified, as he walked out of the bedroom door.
(p.34)
= extremely frightened,
especially so frightened that you cannot move or think
2240) vermin (n)
You want me to stop treating you like the vermin you are?
(p.38)
= small animals, birds, and insects that are harmful
because they destroy crops, spoil food, and spread disease
2241) disposition (n)
His friends envied him his wonderful disposition.
(p.40)
= a particular type of character
which makes someone likely to behave
or react in a certain way
[= temperament]
2242) volatile (adj)
He was a deeply emotional man,
capable of great volatile hatreds, capable of killing.
(p.40)
= a volatile situation is likely to change suddenly
and without warning
2243) intact (adj)
Not one dish or piece of furniture was left intact.
(p.40)
= not broken, damaged, or spoiled
2244) sensuous (adj)
She had the sensuous, ripe body of a Rubens.
(p.41)
= pleasing to your senses
2245) prominence (n)
He had never dreamed that the magazine would be given
this prominence.
(p.46)
= the fact of being important and well-known
2246) jeopardize (v)
He was jeopardizing her marriage.
(p.47)
= to risk losing or spoiling something important
2247) aberration (n)
in a moment of mental aberration
(p.48)
= an action or event that is different from
what usually happens or what someone usually does
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『Bloodline』
／Sidney Sheldon
My Wordbook (216)
words
-----------------------------
2238) assuage (v)
2239) petrified (adj)
2240) vermin (n)
2241) disposition (n)
2242) volatile (adj)
2243) intact (adj)
2244) sensuous (adj)
2245) prominence (n)
2246) jeopardize (v)
2247) aberration (n)
-----------------------------
2238) assuage (v)
Anna still loved him, and she tried to assuage her guilty.
(p.29)
= to make an unpleasant feeling less painful or severe
[= relieve]
2239) petrified (adj)
She watched, petrified, as he walked out of the bedroom door.
(p.34)
= extremely frightened,
especially so frightened that you cannot move or think
2240) vermin (n)
You want me to stop treating you like the vermin you are?
(p.38)
= small animals, birds, and insects that are harmful
because they destroy crops, spoil food, and spread disease
2241) disposition (n)
His friends envied him his wonderful disposition.
(p.40)
= a particular type of character
which makes someone likely to behave
or react in a certain way
[= temperament]
2242) volatile (adj)
He was a deeply emotional man,
capable of great volatile hatreds, capable of killing.
(p.40)
= a volatile situation is likely to change suddenly
and without warning
2243) intact (adj)
Not one dish or piece of furniture was left intact.
(p.40)
= not broken, damaged, or spoiled
2244) sensuous (adj)
She had the sensuous, ripe body of a Rubens.
(p.41)
= pleasing to your senses
2245) prominence (n)
He had never dreamed that the magazine would be given
this prominence.
(p.46)
= the fact of being important and well-known
2246) jeopardize (v)
He was jeopardizing her marriage.
(p.47)
= to risk losing or spoiling something important
2247) aberration (n)
in a moment of mental aberration
(p.48)
= an action or event that is different from
what usually happens or what someone usually does
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My Wordbook (215)
雑誌『TIME』や英検対策用の "My Wordbook"。
現在読んでいる洋書↓から選んでいます。
『Bloodline』
／Sidney Sheldon
My Wordbook (215)
words
-----------------------------
2228) dynasty (n)
2229) intrude (v)
2230) feast (n)
2231) celibacy (n)
2232) appall (v)
2233) abominable (adj)
2234) haunt (v)
2235) envisage (v)
2236) homicidal (adj)
2237) fumble (v)
-----------------------------
2228) dynasty (n)
A multi-billion-dollar dynasty girdled the globe.
(p.4)
= a group or family that controls a particular business
or organization for a long time:
2229) intrude (v)
The image of Sam Roffe kept intruding.
(p.6)
= to interrupt someone or become involved in their private
affairs in an annoying and unwanted way:
2230) feast (n)
The words were magic, a promised feast for the fierce hunger.
(p.7)
= a large meal where a lot of people celebrate a special
occasion
2231) celibacy (n)
He would not take a vow of celibacy and abandon his wife.
(p.8)
= not married and not having sex,
especially because of your religious beliefs
2232) appall (v)
The thought of spending his years in the darkness
of the earth appalled him.
(p.9)
= to make someone feel very shocked and upset
2233) abominable (adj)
He had abominable manners and spoke with an incomprehensible
accent.
(p.10)
= extremely unpleasant or of very bad quality
[= terrible]
2234) haunt (v)
He haunted public libraries and went to the theatre.
(p.11)
= to make someone worry or make them sad
2235) envisage (v)
He became the image he had envisaged.
(p.13)
= to think that something is likely to happen in the future
2236) homicidal (adj)
The man she had married was a homicidal maniac.
(p.17)
= likely to murder someone
2237) fumble (v)
He fumbled in his pocket and drew out an envelope.
(p.23)
= to try to hold, move, or find something
with your hands in an awkward way
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現在読んでいる洋書↓から選んでいます。
『Bloodline』
／Sidney Sheldon
My Wordbook (215)
words
-----------------------------
2228) dynasty (n)
2229) intrude (v)
2230) feast (n)
2231) celibacy (n)
2232) appall (v)
2233) abominable (adj)
2234) haunt (v)
2235) envisage (v)
2236) homicidal (adj)
2237) fumble (v)
-----------------------------
2228) dynasty (n)
A multi-billion-dollar dynasty girdled the globe.
(p.4)
= a group or family that controls a particular business
or organization for a long time:
2229) intrude (v)
The image of Sam Roffe kept intruding.
(p.6)
= to interrupt someone or become involved in their private
affairs in an annoying and unwanted way:
2230) feast (n)
The words were magic, a promised feast for the fierce hunger.
(p.7)
= a large meal where a lot of people celebrate a special
occasion
2231) celibacy (n)
He would not take a vow of celibacy and abandon his wife.
(p.8)
= not married and not having sex,
especially because of your religious beliefs
2232) appall (v)
The thought of spending his years in the darkness
of the earth appalled him.
(p.9)
= to make someone feel very shocked and upset
2233) abominable (adj)
He had abominable manners and spoke with an incomprehensible
accent.
(p.10)
= extremely unpleasant or of very bad quality
[= terrible]
2234) haunt (v)
He haunted public libraries and went to the theatre.
(p.11)
= to make someone worry or make them sad
2235) envisage (v)
He became the image he had envisaged.
(p.13)
= to think that something is likely to happen in the future
2236) homicidal (adj)
The man she had married was a homicidal maniac.
(p.17)
= likely to murder someone
2237) fumble (v)
He fumbled in his pocket and drew out an envelope.
(p.23)
= to try to hold, move, or find something
with your hands in an awkward way
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英検一級09#03 復習(1)
英検グマのテディ
＜「英検一級2009年度#03 の復習だよ」
ただいま、先日の試験の復習中です。
リスニング問題はディクテーションで、きっちりと
聴けない音をチェックです。
keep up with the Joneses
このIdiomは、Listening Part2-B
”Stoicism Makes a Comeback”の冒頭に登場します。
「Jonesって何のこっちゃ？」と気をとられて、
この問題は、２問とも不正解となりました。アイタタタ･･･。
keep up with the Joneses
= to strive to match one's neighbors
in spending and social standing.
◇由来について
米国の漫画家Arthur R. Momand が1913年から28年間新聞に連載した
漫画のタイトル「Keeping Up with the Joneses」に由来する。
「明日は今日より豊かだ！」と確信していた右肩上がりの時代の漫画。
Momand氏の経験を元にした風刺。隣近所への見栄の張り合いをする
高級住宅街が舞台で、隣人が車を買えば、負けじと購入する。
新しい冷蔵庫などもしかり。物を所有することが「成功の証」であった。
漫画に登場する隣人の名前にはアメリカで一般的なJonesを使い、
タイトルを「ジョーンズ家のやつらに負けるな」とした。
この漫画は、こちら↓で見れます。
http://lambiek.net/artists/m/momand_ar.htm
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