英語の記事を毎週読むのが英語上達に役立つ パンデミックにつけ込んでイスラム国が復活!?
英語の上達には勉強ではなく、日々英語を使うこと。
これが一番です。
多くのラーナーさんの悩みがボキャブラリーをなかなか覚えられないということですが、
でも単語を単語帳を作って覚えるというのはめちゃくちゃ大変な割に効果は限られています。
では、ボキャブラリーを増やすには、どうしたらいいのでしょうか?
それは簡単です。
毎日に英語を使い、慣れるのが一番です。
DCECのブログを活用して英語に触れてください。
日本では中東のニュースなどあまり入ってきませんが、国連がパンデミックを利用してイスラム国が復活思想だと懸念していることをトルコのニュースTRT WORLDが伝えています。
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■Cut Me Some Slack!
Characters: Y- Yana D- Danny
Yana goes home after work on a Wednesday night…
Y: Hey, why are the throw pillows on the floor?
D: Ah, that? I think I nudged them out of the sofa
while watching TV.
Y: Right. And why are there unfinished beer bottles
on the coffee table?
D: Well, I’ve been binge-drinking after arriving home,
so I don’t know which one’s finished or what.
Y: O-kay… Have you cooked dinner yet?
D: No.
(Taro, their dog, approaches Yana, and scratches her foot)
Y: Have you given Taro his food yet?
D: Nope. He can eat later.
Y: But he has a schedule. He’ll get sick if he doesn’t eat
on time, and it was your turn to feed him!
D: I can do it later.
Y: Are you sure you’re gonna do it?
(Danny gave out an exasperated sigh)
D: Can you cut me some slack just for today? I’m not
in any position to do any of those chores right now.
Y: And why is that?
D: I’ve just been reprimanded by my boss today.
I did my best to meet the deadline and gave him my
output promptly, but he said my proposal was not good
enough. He said I should redo it and gave me this Friday
as my deadline!
Y: I’m sorry to hear that. It must have been tough on you.
D: You can say that again. So for tonight, I just want to
rest my mind and relax, please.
Y: Oh well. In that case, let’s have pizza for dinner tonight.
My treat.
D: Really? Oh wow! That’d be awesome!
Y: I’ll call delivery real quick. Oh, and feed Taro
while I’m at it!
●Vocabulary:
throw pillow クッション
nudge 小突く
binge 度を過ごした楽しみ
binge drink 暴飲
~or what ~それとも他に何か
approach アプローチ
on time 時間通り
turn 廻る
exasperated 苛立たしげ
sigh 溜息をつく
cut (someone) so me slack 手を抜く、勘弁してもらう
not in any position to~ ~には及ばない
reprimand 叱責
meet (a/the) deadline 期限を守る
output 出力
promptly 速やかに
redo やり直す
It must have been tough on you. つらかったでしょう
You can say that again まったくその通り
My treat 私のおごり
while (someone’s) at it している間に
●Comprehension Questions:
1. Why were the throw pillows on the floor?
a. Danny threw them on the floor.
b. Danny nudged them away from the sofa.
c. Danny punched them out of the sofa.
2. What was Danny doing after arriving home?
a. Binge-watching
b. Binge-drinking
c. Binge-eating