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


http://www.rong-chang.com/qa2/extra/extra050.htm

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

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


http://wbx.me/l/?p=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eslholidaylessons.com

Clean Off Your Desk Day

Are you a messy or tidy person?

messy:汚い　散らかった
tidy:きちんとした　きれい好きな

Most of us have a lot of clutter on our desktops and most of it needs to be filed away somewhere.

clutter:取り散らかす　混乱させる

You'll have somewhere safe to put your coffee mug;a place where it isn't in danger of tipping over and making your documents a soggy brown mess.

tipping:先　先端
soggy:ずぶぬれの　水浸しの
mess:汚いもの

Is it s sign of a creative mind,an overworked person,or simply laziness?

overworked:働きすぎる
laziness:怠惰な


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

Bad Habits

Slurping your noodles is a sign that you enjoy your food,but making a noise while eating in England is not good.

Slurping:音を立てて飲む（食べる）

I get annoyed when people are late for meetings or talk loudly on thier phones in public.

annoyed:いらいらして

http://wbx.me/l/?p=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.listenaminute.com%2Fb%2Fbad_habits.html

New Years Eve

The Little Mole

Although the cartoon is more than 50 years old,it is still very popular today.

cartoon:漫画　アニメ


I liked this cartoon when I was children.
I want to read once again.

http://www.simpleenglishnews.com/archives/stories/the-little-mole-531505

My Passion, My Life http://www.eslmonkeys.com/student/storyroom/story.php?id=34

I used to dwell on all the icky things back then but now I write God with my cheers and gless instead.



dwell:ゆっくり考える　詳しく書く

icky:不愉快な　感傷的な





I can remember the day of accident that left me in a wheel chair for today.



wheel:ホイール　ハンドル





Next I write wisdom ,only wisdom I can share.



wisdom:知識





The excitement occurs when I pick up my pen and get the surprise of how far its all come.



excitement:興奮　興奮させるもの





For when their inklings first appear,



inkling:暗示　うすうす知っていること





When I crawl under the covers at night,



crawl:むずむずする　ぞっとする





I nod off to sleep,gracefully and slow, lingering on the stories yet to be told.



nod:（nod off） 眠り込む

lingering:長引く　ぐずぐずする





After my last eye lid shutter,my last thought is tomorrow's putter.



lid:

putter:のんびりする