(382) Shane 4 [いいまわし]
Shane 4
7. Good morning, Bob. You’d better eat fast or I’ll do away with your share too.
do away with: 〔不要な物を〕処分する
9. I throw flat stones across the river.
10. The sun was already well up the sky when I got out of bed the next morning.
15. “It’s always the same.” He was sort of talking to himself. “The old ways die hard.”
18. First off, now, why don’t you drop into town and get some work clothes. Try Sam Grafton’s store. Tell him to put it on my bill.
First off: 最初に
19. What a man knows isn’t important. It’s what he is that counts.
38. Those were fall days, beautiful and clear.
(358) 英会話失敗の法則１０８ [いいまわし]
英会話失敗の法則108―しゃべれない人「完全」救済マニュアル (ジオスのウヤムヤ解消シリーズ―NG英語)
- 作者:
- 出版社/メーカー: ジオス出版
- 発売日: 1999/09
- メディア: 単行本
Cheesburgerから抜き出していたお気に入りの文章で、英会話失敗の法則１０８の項目にあったものを、さらにかきだしてみました。
77. play は球技にしか使えない
But in the first game I cluched. I was playing second base;
― Cheeseburgers, by Bob Greene
play second base:二塁を守る
92. doを使った身近な表現
we would take our shoes off so as not mar the basketball court, and we would do steps such as the Pony or the Jerk to the sound of record or a live band.
― Cheeseburgers, by Bob Greene
do steps：ダンスを踊る。
the Pony：１９６０年代に流行したダンスの一種
the Jerk：ツィストに似たダンスの一種
101. fix に料理を作るという意味がある
At night, before bed, sometimes I'd fix a snack for myself.
― Cheeseburgers, by Bob Greene
fix a snack:夜食を作る
チーズバーガーズ―Cheeseburgers 【講談社英語文庫】
- 作者: ボブ・グリーン
- 出版社/メーカー: 講談社インターナショナル
- 発売日: 1997/04/01
- メディア: 文庫
(355) Cat にかかわる表現 [いいまわし]
おかしなおかしな英語の本―Laugh and Learn
作者: Roger Mahony 訳 三浦 修- 出版社/メーカー: 三修社
- 発売日: 1983/01
- メディア: 文庫
1. There isn't room to swing a cat in here.
ずいぶんここは狭いなあ
日本語の「猫の額」をすぐに、思い浮かべた。
《猫の額が狭いところから》場所の狭いことのたとえ。ねこびたい。「―ほどの庭」
―goo辞書
また、「ネコが飛び出して秘密がバレる」というページには、
2. I have let the cat out of the bag.
という表現が紹介されていて、さらに、
3. A cat has nine lives.
猫は９回生き返る。
も載っていた。１００万回生きた猫の絵本が日本にはある。
- 作者: 佐野 洋子
- 出版社/メーカー: 講談社
- 発売日: 1977/10/19
- メディア: 単行本
cat has nine lives
―http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/cat+has+nine+lives
shesurvived being hit by that car とあるが、私の知る限りでは、犬よりも猫のほうが車にはねられて、道路でよく死んでいる。
ネットで説明を見つけた
http://www.coolquiz.com/trivia/explain/docs/cats2.asp
Why do people say that cats have nine
lives?
Some people believe in the superstition that cats have nine lives, because cats can survive falls from high places with few, if any injuries. This gives the appearance that the cats return to life after sustaining a fatal accidents. Granted, they may sustain minor injuries, such as bloody noses, cracked teeth, or a few broken ribs, but they live to recover.
The ability of the cat to survive these accidents that would kill humans or other animals is not due to multiple lives, but to several advantages they possess. Their small size and low body weight soften the impact as they make contact with the ground after falling from great heights.
The highly developed inner ears of cats equip them with an unusually keen sense of balance, which is critical to their landing on their feet. This sense of balance allows a cat falling upside down to right himself by rapidly determining his position, repositioning himself, and making any adjustments necessary to ensure that he lands on all fours.
Since cats land on all four paws, the impact from landing on the ground is absorbed by all four. Additionally, cats bend their legs when they land, which cushions the impact by spreading the impact, not only through bones that could easily break, but through the joints and muscles as well.
Most are surprised to learn that a cat stands a greater chance of survival if it falls from a higher place than from a lower place. New York veterinarians gathered data from their feline patients, which clearly supports this fact. Ten percent of their patients died after falling from 2-6 stories, while only five percent of the fatalities occurred when their patients fell from 7-32 stories
Laws of physics explain why these survival rates vary. All falling bodies, regardless or their masses, accelerate by 22 miles per hour per second of their falls. The falling object, after traveling a certain distance through the air reaches a final speed, or "terminal velocity," because the object’s friction with the air slows the fall. The smaller the object’s mass, and the greater its area, the more it will slow.
A cat falling from a higher floor, after it stops accelerating, spreads its
legs into an umbrella shape, which increases the area against which the air must
push and increases the friction, thus slowing the cat’s fall. Through the cats
highly developed sense of balance, he buys more time to maneuver his body in
preparation for landing on all fours. A cat falling from a lower height does not
have the opportunity to increase its body’s area, slow its fall, or position his
body to land on all four feet.
landing on their feet
ands on all fours
land on all four paws
to land on all four feet
これらの表現も「おかしなおかしな英語の本」に、偶然載っており、
You always manage to fall on your feet, Charlie.
その、目次が「ネコ足男」となっている。
fall on one's feet:
落ちてもうまく足で立つ、うまく窮地を逃れる［苦境を脱する］、運が良い◆猫が高所から落ちてもうまく足で立つことより
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(348) Smell [いいまわし]
1. He smelled of tabacco and sweat.
2. But I'm hungry and I smell biscuits.
Longman Active Study Dictionary (Longman Active Study Dictionary of English)
- 作者:
- 出版社/メーカー: Pearson Longman
- 発売日: 2010/02/26
- メディア: ハードカバー
1. He smelled of tabacco and sweat.
smelled of: to have a paticular smell
―Breakfast at Tiffaney's, Kodansha International, p. 72
2. But I'm hungry and I smell biscuits.
smell: to notice or recognize a smell
―Thomas A. Edison younger inventor, p. 35
(347) 比喩 [いいまわし]
1. as thin and bony as sparrows
2. quiet as a mouse
3. widened like saucers
1. Most of the time, he liked them as thin and bony as sparrows, but for three months he went out with a jolly fat girl he called Tons of Fun.
―the invisible city A New York Sketchbook, p118
例文：I don't like sparrows, they're too bony.
ニューヨーク・スケッチブック―A New York sketchbook 【講談社英語文庫】
- 作者: ピート・ハミル
- 出版社/メーカー: 講談社インターナショナル
- 発売日: 1990/08
- メディア: 文庫
2. I won't ask any questions. I'll be as quiet as a mouse.
―Thomas A. Edison Young Inventor
例文：It's as quiet as a mouse up here.
Thomas Edison: Young Inventor (Childhood of Famous Americans Series)
- 作者: Sue Guthridge
- 出版社/メーカー: Aladdin
- 発売日: 1986/10/31
- メディア: ペーパーバック
―Erick Segal, Love story, 1990 英光社
例文：eyes as big as saucers, ears like mice
目を皿にする、耳をそばだてる
(337) catch you on the flip side! [いいまわし]
Long-distance truckers
Newsletter February 2012 volume 19 を読んだ。 Ehime University English Education Center が出している無料のチラシで、B4サイズの裏表に英文の記事が載っている。ときどき読んで楽しんでいる。
Catch you on the flip side! の意味は？
⇒I'll contact you on the return trip
ブログ(336)の続きです。
引用初め
Goodbye Ehime University
Timothy (Toby) Curtis
First: thanks for the memories everyone... field trips to Dogo, pizza on the last day of class, Halloween parties, making class magazine and web pages, Nou-bado classes held outdoors, Little Miss Sunshine, inter-office antics... all part of a very "special" experience.
Second: good luck inthe future! For English language students, please persever, and get out there and use English in the real world. Go abroad! University is one of the best times to travel, and studying in another country can broaden your horizons and do wonders for your English. This past summer, I went to Greece (my first trip to Europe) for two weeks and had a delightful time visiting ancient sites like Parthenon, experiencing Greek culture, food, and music, practicing listening to and speaking the little Greek I studied in college, and of course, island-hopping and relaxing on the beach. You can have your own unique and exciting language-building experience in the exotic location of your choice. And don't forget - English is YOUR language. Just because you were born in Japan doesn't mean that English is a language of "foreigners". Make English a part of you.
Finally: keep in touch! You can find me on Facebook ("Toby Curtis"), Twitter ("tobytimothy"), Mixi ("Toby"), and a myriad of other time-wasting yet addictive social networking sites.
Catch you on the flip side!
引用終わり
field trip：校外学習、校外見学、社会見学、遠足
antics：《antics》ふざけたしぐさ［態度］、滑稽な態度
persever [pə`ːrsəvi'ər]：目的を貫く、やり抜く
do wonders：驚くほど効果がある
island-hopping：Custom Tour Packages & Sightseeing Of All Greek Attractions.
on the beach：ビーチ［浜辺・海辺］で
language-building experience：⇒vocabulary
building って言葉はある
a myriad of：無数の
The Phrase FinderでCatch you on the flip side!を探してみた
http://www.phrases.org.uk/index.html
flip side of the coinについての質問に答えている文章を読むと、そこにflip side of the coinの説明があった。 このサイトかなり気に入った！
: : : : : : : : : : : What is the meaning and origin of "flip side"? Thanks.
: : : : : : : : : : It comes, I believe, from those old-fashioned things (pre-CD, pre-tape, pre-reel-to-reel, and pre-8-track tape) called records -- used to be played on record players. The disks have two sides -- on a 45 RPM disk, sides A & B. The song that the record company wanted to promote most heavily would go on the A side. So when a DJ played that side, he'd (they were always "he" back then) sometimes say, "And now on the flip side...", and play side B, the lesser known track.
: : : : : : : : : Oh, Lord, I'm getting old.
: : : : : : : : Me, too. Oy. There is another use of flip side, derived from the gone-and-best-forgotten CB radio fad of the '70s, (Do they still exist?) Long-distance truckers, and trucker wannabes, speaking from truck-to-truck. "Catch you on the flip side" was CB slang for "I'll contact you on the return trip" ... the metaphor of a record turning being applied to you trip from Point B back to A.
(330) 雪が降り始めた [いいまわし]
放送大学の英語サークルに久しぶりに参加してのことであるが、半年ぶりに、英語を人前で話した。「節分の日に、雪がひどく降り始めた」と言いたかった。
It began to snow. とか言ったかな？
辞書では
[+ -ing verb] Jane has just begun learning to drive.
[+ to infinitive] After waiting for half an hour she was beginning to get angry.
どっちでもいいのかな？
ネット(on the Web)で調べてみた。
・When does it usually begin snowing in Leavenworth WA? What are some fun activities?
・When does it begin to snow in Michigan?
どちらでも、いいみたい。
でも、これは、初めて雪が降り始めるといった感じ。
次の歌の文句が、雪が降り始めたという状況に近いと思う。
No Room AT THe Holiday Inn - Oh No
And It's Beginning To Snow
(313) Ferryboat Boarding Guides [いいまわし]
(1) high tourist seasons: 多客期
(2) about 30 minutes ahead of the departure: 出航の30分程度前には
(3) arrive 60 minutes in advance： 60分前に到着する
(4) 1 hour before your departure： 出航の1時間前に
(5) automobile inspection certification： 車検証
(6) fellow passengers： 同乗者
(7) interior of the ship： 船内
FERRYBOAT BOARDING GUIDES の中の文章
(1) Reservations are required, especially during the high tourist seasons.
high tourist seasons: 旅行シーズン真っ盛り
(2) Please arrive at the boarding waiting room about 30 minutes ahead of the departure.
出航の30分程度前には乗船待合室に到着してください。
(3) Please arrive 60 minutes in advance for Okinawa routes ･･････
ほかの例 __ days in advance ＿日前
(4) Please arrive at the appointed boarding parking lot 1 hour before your departure.
ほかの例 Please be at your Departure Gate at least 20 minutes before the schduled time of departure, otherwise you may not be accepted for travel.
(5) automobile inspection certification
Be sure to come to the boarding procedure window with an automobile inspection certificate.
(6) fellow passengers
Please enter all fellow passengers names, including children who do not require fare, on the application form.
(7) interior of the ship
Please move your car to the interior of the ship according to guidance broadcasts and the guidance of an official in charge.
ほかの例 There were no noticeable doors into the craft or into the interior of the ship from the corridor. ―INSIDE THE ALIEN SHIP
(311) head-over-heels [いいまわし]
head over heels: in or as if in a somersault、真っ逆さまに
クマのプーさん Winnie-the-Pooh
I found a book, Japanese translation of "Winnie-the-Pooh" at a used bookstore. After buyng the book, I returned my car. Then from the radio of my car a music was played, its singer's name or its title was introduced "head over heels". I was a little surprised because I was thinking of the phrase "head over heels" appearing in a book "Winnie-the-Pooh.
1. he explained, as he turned head-over-heels, and crashed on to another branch thirty feet below,
と、説明しながら、１０メートルばかり下の、次の枝へ、もんどりうってぶつかっていった。
もんどりうつ：翻筋斗打つ、（考えてみれば、ふしぎな日本語だ。意味はturn a somersault)
2. And Christopher Robin and Rabbit and all Rabbit's friends and relations went head-over-heels backwards...and on top of them came Winnie-the-Pooh ―free!
すると、クリストファー・ロビンやウサギの親せき友人一同は、でんぐり返しをうって、うしろへころがり・・・みんなのてっぺんへ、プーがのっかりました・・・とうとうぬけて！
でんぐり返し：ひっくり返る（これも不思議な日本語、tumble, turn a somersault)
クマのプーさん (岩波少年文庫 (008)) [単行本]
A.A.ミルン(著), E.H.シェパード(イラスト), Alan Alexander Milne(原著), Ernest Howard Shepard(原著), 石井 桃子(翻訳)
(292) love letterクイズ [いいまわし]
とても面白い英語の問題を尋ねられた。それは、ある娘と男の子との間に交わされた手紙で、その中には二人にだけわかる秘密の書き方が隠されているとのこと。その娘の父親が読んでもわからないが、娘が読むと、男の子の気持ちが伝わるという手紙の秘密とは？
面白かったので、思わず、書き写してきました。
The love letter
Once there was a boy who loved a girl very much. The girl's father, however, did not like the boy and did not want their love to grow. The boy wanted to write the girl a love letter, but he was sure that the girl's father would read it first. At last he wrote this letter to the girl.
The girl's father read the letter. He was pleased, and then gave the letter to his daughter.
The girl read the letter and was very happy. The boy still loved her! Do you know why she was pleased? She and the boy had a secret way of writing to each other. Can you guess?
(1) The great love I said I have for you
(2) is gone, and I find my dislike for you
(3) increases every day. When I see you
(4) I do not even like the way you look;
(5) the one thing I want to do is to
(6) look the other way. I never wanted to
(7) marry you. Our last conversation
(8) was very dull and in no way has
(9) made me anxious to see you again.
(10) You think only of yourself.
(11) If we were married, I know that I would find
(12) life very difficult, and I would have no
(13) pleasure in living with you. I have a heart
(14) to give, but it is not a heart
(15) I want to give you. No one is more
(16) demanding or selfish than you. and less
(17) able to care for me and be of help to me.
(18) I sincerely want you to understand that
(19) I speak the truth. You will do me a favor
(20) if you consider this the end. Do not try
(21) to answer this. Your letters are full of
(22) things that do not interest me. You have no
(23) true concern for me. Good-bye! Believe me,
(24) I do not care for you. Please do not think
(25) I am still your loving friend.
love to grow:愛が深まる
look the other way：向こうを向く、そっぽを向く、
in no way： 少しも［全く・ぜんぜん・決して］～ない
demanding or selfish ：〔人が〕要求｛ようきゅう｝［注文｛ちゅうもん｝］が多い［厳しい］
