2010年1月27日水曜日

Problems at Home

The news depressed her. It was usually about accidents and murders.

depressed:落ち込ませた
murders:殺人事件

She gave expensive gifts to her fans occasionally.

occasionally:時々


http://www.rong-chang.com/qa2/extra/extra048.htm

Time to shop

Inside, he grabbed an alcohol wipe and wiped the handle of the cart.

grabbed:ひっつかむ


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World Ocean Day

It is a day for us to learn more about the diversity of life in the oceans and how our action are killing many speacies.

diversity:多様性


The day also hopes to raise awareness that our oceans are an important part of keeping our planet at the right temperature.

awareness:意識

2010年1月14日木曜日

Moters Day

A punctuation point about the day is that most countries choose the singular possessive "Mother's Day",with the apostrophe before the 's' to show that each family honours their mother, rather than all of the world's mothers.

punctuation:句読点
singular:単数形
possessive:所有格
apostrophe:アポストロフィ


http://www.eslholidaylessons.com/05/mothers_day.html

World Marriage Day

It salutes the beauty of their faithfulness,sacrifice and joy in daily married life.

saiutes:敬礼する たたえる
sacrifice:犠牲

They want to show their lifelong commitment to the partner they love or they believe children should have married parents.

lifelong commitment:生涯の取り組み

Societies are still wondering what to do about same sex marriages and in some countries, polygamous marriages.

polygamous:複婚の 一夫多妻 一妻多夫


http://www.eslholidaylesson.com/02/world_marriage_day.html

Your Heart With Art Day

Maybe looking at a masterpiece painting or a superb piece of sculpture will inspire you to be creative.

masterpiece:傑作 名作
superb:すばらしい
sculpture:彫刻

We also see thousands of advertisements every day that have an artistic side to them.

advertisements:広告


http://www.eslholidaylessons.com/01/inspire_your_heart_with_art_day.html

International Volunteer Day

Its aim is twofold:

aim:照準
twofold:二つ

The UN urges governments around the world to take measures to heighten awareness of the important contribution of volunteering.

urges:駆り立てる しきりに促す
heighten awareness:意識を高める
contribution:貢献

Most voluntary work that takes place around the globe is by individuals helping their neighbours.

individuals:各々の


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