今日勉強した英語の中で間違えたことや調べたことをメモしておく。
コロケーション
今回は古沢寛行・小宮山浩光・レコード，カービィ(2004)「コロケーション徹底演習I」(泰文堂)PP.84-87を参照。
今回、間違えたのは以下の表現：
| 526. | In the Wild West, armed men often settled disputes by facing each other on the main street in town, where they drew their guns from their holsters and fired. | |
| ワイルド・ウエストと呼ばれた米国西部の辺境地帯では、武装した男たちがよく町のメイン・ストリートで立ち向かって紛争を解決していたが、そこでは彼らはホルスターから銃を取り出し発砲するというものであった。 | ||
| 531. | He admitted being lax in his work the past few months but insisted he couldn't help it. | |
| 彼はこの数か月仕事がだらしなかったことを認めたが、それは仕方が無かったのだと主張した。 | ||
| 535. | As generation succeeded generation, the ancient myths of the world have persisted in a great variety of forms, fairy tales, narratives poems, novels, films, and the like. | |
| 世代を経るにつれ、世界の古代神話は、いろいろな形で存続してきた。例えば御伽噺、物語詩、小説および映画である。 | ||
| 536. | Despite the fact Anglo Saxon is not generally comprehensible to speakers of modern English, many of the most commonly-used words from Anglo Saxon still persist in modern English usage. | |
| アングロ・サクソン語は現代の英語を話す者にとっては、一般的には理解できないにもかかわらずアングロ・サクソン語からの最もよく使われる言葉の多くは未だに現代英語の慣用法に生き残っている。 | ||
| 540. | Once I knew I had secured another position with an established firm, I could afford to quit the job I had. | |
| しっかりとした会社に別の地位を得たことが分かった以上、今までの仕事を辞めても最早大丈夫だった。 | ||
| 541. | Students transferring into this university from another institution or university must have at least a 3.0 average. | |
| 他の学院や大学からこの大学に転学する者は最低平均点が3.0なくてはならない。 | ||
| 548. | After trying every way I could think of to solve the problem, I was simply racking my brains to find successful approach. | |
| その問題を解決するために、考えられ得るすべての手を試してみた後、上手い方法を見つけるために極めて苦心していた。 |
英文解釈
今回はなし。
辞書を引いた語彙
辞書は
単語
語彙 |
発音記号 |
意味・内容 |
調べた理由 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| dispute | [dɪˈspjuːt] | 1. to question whether something is true or legally or officially acceptable2. to argue or disagree strongly with somebody about something, especially about who owns something3. dispute something to fight to get control of something or to win something | 意味 | |
| lax | [læks] | 1. not strict, severe or careful enough about work, rules or standards of behaviour2. (of parts of the body) relaxed3. (of a speech sound) produced with the muscles of the speech organs relaxed | 意味 | |
| subsist | [səbˈsɪst] | 1. subsist (on something) to manage to stay alive, especially with limited food or money2. (law) to exist; to apply and be relevant | 意味 | |
| incriminate | [ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪt] | to make it seem as if somebody has done something wrong or illegal | 意味 | |
| revolve | [rɪˈvɒlv] | to go in a circle around a central point | 意味 | |
| vigorously | [ˈvɪɡərəsli] | in a way that is very active, determined or full of energy | 意味 | |
| tire | [ˈtaɪə(r)] | to become tired and feel as if you want to sleep or rest; to make somebody feel this way | 意味 | |
| rigorous | [ˈrɪɡərəs] | 1. done carefully and with a lot of attention to detail2. demanding that particular rules, processes, etc. are strictly followed | 意味 |
