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II」(泰文堂)PP. 103-106を参照。
今回、間違えたのは以下の表現：
| 601. | He had been estranged from his parents for a long time, but now he was going home to try and put things right between them. | |
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| 彼は長い間両親と疎遠の仲にあったが、今や両親との間の時代を修復しようと故郷へ向かっていた。 | ||
| 602. | Quaking with fear, they handed their wallets to the gunmen standing in front of them. | |
| 恐怖で震えながら、彼らは正面に立っている暴漢どもに財布を渡した。 | ||
| 604. | In some ways the development of e-mail is a mixed blessing, since, on the one hand, it makes communication faster and easier, but on the other, it has virtually destroyed the traditional art of letter writing. | |
| eメールの発達は色々で利害相半ばするものである。理由は、一方で通信伝達をますます早く容易にするが、他方で手紙を書くという伝統的技法を事実上壊してしまったからである。 | ||
| 606. | Current American foreign policy is initiating a vicious circle. It has attacked an entire religious and ethnic group as terrorists, so in return, those not formerly involved in such activities may seek terrorist methods to retaliate or defend themselves. | |
| 現在の米国外交政策は悪循環を創り出している。その政策は宗教的そして民族的集団全体をテロリストとして攻撃した。それで、報復として、このような活動に以前は関係していなかった人たちが仕返しや自己防衛のためにテロリストの手法を用いようとするかもしれない。 | ||
| 609. | Officials trying to eradicate mosquito-born diseases, like malaria and dengue fever, have outlawed standing pools of water in many affected areas. | |
| マラリアやデング熱のような蚊が媒介する伝染病を撲滅しようと努力している役人たちは、病気に汚染された多くの区域にある澱んだ水のため池を違法とした。 | ||
| 610. | He was a fun-loving guy who loved to tease and play practical jokes, but sometimes he would go too far. | |
| 彼はからかったり実際にいたずらをしたりすることが好きなふざけ好きの奴だったが、時々やり過ぎることがあった。 | ||
| 611. | Many students can write a general response to virtually any question, but they have trouble providing specific answers to many questions. | |
| 多くの学生は事実上どんな質問にも漠然とした答えは書けるが、多くの質問に明確な答えを出すのに苦労する。 | ||
| 612. | Recent studies of boys' and girls' behavioral differences have shown that some abilities and preferences do seem to be based on instinctive tendencies, rather than socially learned behavior. | |
| 少年少女の行動の違いを研究した最近の調査によると、彼らの能力及び好みの中には、社会的に学習した行動というよりは、むしろ本能的性癖に基づくと思われるものがあると分かった。 | ||
| 615. | A genius is often distinguished from other brilliant people by his or her special ability to approach problems without any preconceived notions of what is possible. | |
| 天才はしばしば、何が可能か一切先入観を持たず諸問題に取り組む特別な才能により、他の聡明な人々と区別がつく。 | ||
| 616. | It is true that we want students to think for themselves; however, at the first stages of education a solid knowledge base is prerequisite to cultivating higher cognitive abilities. | |
| 確かに我々は学生たちに自分の力でものを考えて欲しいと願う。しかし教育の初期段階では、しっかりした知識の基礎がより高度な認識能力を養うのに欠かせないのである。 | ||
| 618. | We talked all night about every conceivable thing, from politics to popular movies. | |
| 政治から人気映画に至るまで、私たちは考え着く限りのあらゆることを夜通し話し合った。 | ||
| 620. | Dad likes to talk about politics and popular culture, but he always brings up topics that are no longer current, though he never seems to realize he is somewhat out of date. | |
| 父は政治や大衆文化のことを話題にしたがるが、自分が幾分時代遅れであると十介していないようではあるけれども、もはや現代には通用しないような話題をいつも持ち出す。 | ||
| 621. | When I forgot our wedding anniversary, my wife looked at me with a hurt look in her eyes and demanded, "You don't have any idea what day this is, do you?". | |
| 私が私たちの結婚記念日のことを忘れていたとき、妻は傷ついた様子の目つきをして強く迫った。「あなたは今日が何の日だか全然分かっていないでしょう」 | ||
| 624. | Probably the most efficient way to learn a second language is to attend an intensive language programme in a country where the target language is spoken. | |
| もう1つの言語を学ぶ最も効果的な方法は多分、その目標言語が話されている国で強化集中語学プログラムに参加することであろう。 |
英文解釈
今回は伊藤和夫(2017)「英文解釈教室 新装版」(研究社)
PP. 97-98の倒置形について*1。
5.4 例題(1) There may be said to have developed in the last few years a "revolt of the individual" against the conformity which an excessive regard for material objects has imposed on daily life. Behind this change is a sense that personal possessions now have lost their power to distinction.
| There may be said to have developed in the last few years a "revolt of the individual" against the conformity which an excessive regard for material objects has imposed on daily life. | |
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| 物質的な物を過剰に尊重するために日常生活は誰の場合も同じようになっているが、この一種の一様性に対して個人が反抗する傾向がここ数年に生じてきたと言ってもよい。 | |
| Behind this change is a sense that personal possessions now have lost their power to distinction. | |
| このような変化の背景には、今では個人的な財産を持っていてもそれで他人より優れているということにはならなくなったという考え方がある。 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| estranged | [ɪˈstreɪndʒd] | 1. [usually before noun] no longer living with your husband, wife or partner2. estranged (from somebody) no longer friendly or in contact with somebodyestranged (from something) no longer involved in or connected with something, especially something that used to be important to you | 意味 |
| quiver | [ˈkwɪvə(r)] | to shake slightly; to make a slight movement | 意味 |
| shiver | [ˈʃɪvə(r)] | (of a person) to shake slightly because you are cold, frightened, excited, etc. | 意味 |
| retaliate | [rɪˈtælieɪt] | to do something harmful to somebody because they have harmed you first | 意味 |
| disguise | [dɪsˈɡaɪz] | 1. to change your appearance so that people cannot recognize you2. disguise something to hide something or change it, so that it cannot be recognized | 意味 |
| rampant | [ˈræmpənt] | 1. (of something bad) existing or spreading everywhere in a way that cannot be controlled2. (of plants) growing thickly and very fast in a way that cannot be controlled | 意味 |
| eradicate | [ɪˈrædɪkeɪt] | to destroy or get rid of something completely, especially something bad | 意味 |
| intuitive | [ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv] | 1. (of ideas) obtained by using your feelings rather than by considering the facts2. (of people) able to understand something by using feelings rather than by considering the facts3. (of computer software, etc.) easy to understand and to use | 意味 |
| intrusive | [ɪnˈtruːsɪv] | 1. too direct, easy to notice, etc. in a way that is annoying or upsetting2. (phonetics) (of a speech sound) produced in order to link two words together when speaking, for example the /r/ sound produced at the end of law by some English speakers in the phrase ‘law and order’. Some people do not consider intrusive ‘r’ a feature of standard English. | 意味 |
| conceivable | [kənˈsiːvəbl] | that you can imagine or believe | 意味 |
| frantic | [ˈfræntɪk] | 1. done quickly and with a lot of activity, but in a way that is not very well organized2. unable to control your emotions because you are extremely frightened or worried about something | 意味 |
| mystical | [ˈmɪstɪkl] | 1. having spiritual powers or qualities that are difficult to understand or to explain2. connected with mysticism | 意味 |
