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。
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. 139-40の意味上の主語について*1。
| He was anxious for his sister and George |
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| 彼は妹とジョージが結婚するのを望んでいる。 | |
| Rugger is more complicated for onlookers |
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| サッカーよりラガーの方が見ている方にしては理解しにくい。 | |
| There are a great many stars in the sky which are too far away from the earth for any instrument |
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| 地球からあまりに離れているため、どのような器具を用いてもその存在を知ることができない星が多数ある。 |
8.1 例題(1) Most American parents dislike accepting the responsibility of restricting their children's pleasure and amusement; and there is a very great tendency for the parent first approached to put the burden of decision on the other.
| Most American parents dislike accepting the responsibility of restricting their children's pleasure and amusement; | |
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| 米国人の親は大半が自分の子供の喜びや楽しみを制限する責任を受け入れることを嫌う。 | |
| and there is a very great tendency for the parent first approached to put the burden of decision on the other. | |
| 子供に最初に頼まれた親は、決定を下すという厄介を配偶者に押し付ける傾向が非常に強い。 |
辞書を引いた語彙
単語
語彙 |
発音記号 |
意味・内容 |
調べた理由 |
|---|---|---|---|
| anxious about somethinganxious for somebody | [ˈæŋkʃəs] | feeling worried or nervous | 意味 |
| anxious to do something | [ˈæŋkʃəs] | wanting something very much | 意味 |
| onlooker | [ˈɒnlʊkə(r)] | a person who watches something that is happening but is not involved in it | 意味 |
| detect | [dɪˈtekt] | detect something to discover or notice something, especially something that is not easy to see, hear, etc. | 意味 |
| burden | [ˈbɜːdn] | 1. a duty, responsibility, etc. that causes worry, difficulty or hard work2. (formal) a heavy load that is difficult to carry | 意味 |
| outwardly | [ˈaʊtwədli] | on the surface; in appearance | 意味 |
| mourn | [mɔːn] | to feel and show that you are sad because somebody has died; to feel sad because something no longer exists or is no longer the same | 意味 |
| meek | [miːk] | 1. quiet, gentle, and always ready to do what other people want without expressing your own opinion2. the meek noun [plural] people who are meek | 意味 |
| inherit | [ɪnˈherɪt] | 1. [transitive, intransitive] to receive money, property, etc. from somebody when they die2. [transitive] to have qualities, physical features, etc. that are similar to those of your parents, grandparents, etc.3. [transitive] inherit something (from somebody) if you inherit a particular situation from somebody, you are now responsible for dealing with it, especially because you have replaced that person in their job | 意味 |
| righteousness | [ˈraɪtʃəsnəs] | 1. behaviour that is morally right or good, especially according to a religion2. the feeling that what you are doing is morally acceptable or fair | 意味 |
