2008/03/10 23:41Chap II The Mysterious Hitchhiker -full- CHAPTER IITHE MYSTERIOUS HITCHHIKERTom and Bud were bursting with curi osity. Although the Swifts had been in radio contact with creatures fr om outer space for many months, this was the most exciting news yet!On one occasion, the unknown beings had moved a small asteroid―the pha ntom satellite Nestria―into orbit about the earth. Later they had se nt strange samples of the animal life of their plane... [続きを読む]

2008/02/29 13:00Chap？ The Earthquake　-3- 「地震だ！」トムが息を飲んだ。バドは、エアコンプレッサを覆っているワイヤスクリーンの取っ手をつかんで、立ち上がろうとした。が次の瞬間、さらに建物が大きく揺れ、バドはひっくり返った。「屋根が！　崩れるぞ！」とだれかが叫ぶのが聞こえた。バドは恐怖で目をピクピクさせながら、試作台の高価なテレメータが傾いているのに気づいた。次の瞬間に落下崩壊し、マーク・フェイバーが下敷きになった。とっさにバドは両手で頭... [続きを読む]

2008/02/28 14:41Chap？ The Earthquake　-2- 彼の質問は、ガラスを割れる音と警報でかき消された。壁と屋根は激しく震動し軋み、コンクリートの床が隆起始めた。「危ない！　試作台が崩れる！」トムが叫んだ。フェイバーと研究員が、あわててテレメータを設置してある試作台を抑えた。ほかのエンジニアたちは外の様子を見にドアの方へ走った。がその時さらにまた大きな揺れが来て、彼らの足を奪った。電子機器が棚から崩れ落ち、天井から吊り下げられていた頑丈なクレーンがも... [続きを読む]

2008/02/25 22:28Chap？ The Earthquake　-1- トム・スウィフト　　プラネットXからの訪問者チャプター　１　地震●「トム、ジャイロステイブライザー（水平安定器）が調子悪いんだ。どこに問題があるか調べてくれないか。」と白髪まじりのマーク・フェィバー（フェイバー・エレクトロニクス・カンパニー社長）が言った。「ええ、やってみます。」　１８歳の若き発明家は笑顔で答えた。若きパイロットのバド・バークレー（トム・スウィフトの親友）がクスリと笑った。「君の新... [続きを読む]

2008/02/24 21:54Chap？ The Earthquake　-full- THE EARTHQUAKE"Tom, we're having a problem with the gyro-stabiliz er," said Mark Faber, gray-haired president of the Faber Electron ics Company. "Hope you can find out what's wrong."The eighte en-year-old inventor accepted the challenge with a smile. "I'll b e glad to try, sir," he replied.Bud Barclay, a dark-haired young flier and Tom Swift Jr.'s closest friend, chuckled... [続きを読む]

2008/02/24 14:24（無題） 私自身のための英語学習として、これより Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X の和訳をいたします。原文は以下のサイトから引用するので、英文に関しては一切の変更をしておりません。Title: Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet XThe Project Gutenberg collection : -> http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_PageTom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X, by Victor Appleton -> http://www.gutenb... [続きを読む]

2008/02/06 20:03choppy 　とぎれとぎれ It seems I’m recovering from my cold.But my voice is terrible: my ma ximum loudness is less than sound level of whisper, and that choppy.Ho wever, I was able to stand in the kitchen for dinner.We have minced me at and tofu in the fridge.Yep, mabou-doufu. I love hot, hot, hot one. My sore throat would scream?I don’t care.昨夜のひどい咳の おかげで、今日は声が全く出ない。こんなに声が出 ないのは初めてだ... [続きを読む]

2008/02/05 21:32nod off 先週から引いている風邪、昨日今日が最悪。こういうときは寝ながらDVDで英語の勉強をする絶好のチャンス。なのにDVD見るのもつらい。（＞＜）夫はとってもやさしいので、「いいよいいよ、何もしなくていいよ」とすぐに言ってくれる。今朝も、私が無理して朝食の支度をしようとすると、「いいよいいよ。この残りのパンを食べて会社にいくからいいよ。」――私のご飯はどうしてくれんのよ？！今日は一日咳をするとき以外はほとんどウ... [続きを読む]

2008/02/04 22:00icy puddle Isn’t it funny that how much I feel sick,though; once going out with a camera, I forget time and cold temperature.This is a Mayumi dropped in a puddle and caught in ice this morning.真っ赤だった真弓 の色が抜け、実も落ち、ついには次々に落下してい る。水たまりに落ちた真弓は、朝の寒さで氷に捕ら えられていた。... [続きを読む]

2008/02/03 18:40Snowing Waking at dawn, when I withdrew a curtain in my bedroom, I saw snowing . When I get started on our brunch, I suddenly felt like taking photo s outside. This photo is from a shrine, a mound next to my house.The s now eats up the color and the sound in the world.From noon, it turned to rain, and snow gone.この冬初めての雪。数日前からの 風邪で夜眠れず、朝方カーテンを開けると雪が降り 出していた。外に出て... [続きを読む]

2008/01/31 14:43修辞疑問文 昨夜寝る前に読んでいたgrammar書から。●　Who cares? ●　Who knows! 　は、よく聞くので、これは卒業。●　How could you do that！　なぁんでそんなことできるかなあー！●　Why should I! 　　　 なんで私がしなきゃなんないのよ！！この辺りも大丈夫。で、今日のお勉強は・・・●　Don't I know it! 　　　　　わっかってるよーっ！●　Didn't I tell you that! 言ったでしょおーーっ！●　What of it? 　　　　　　... [続きを読む]

2008/01/28 23:23Boundary 群馬県庁３２階展望台へFrom a rental DVD, “Grey’s Anatomy” season1Boundaries don’t keep other people out.境界線は人を締め出すのではなく、They fence you in.自分を閉じ込める。Life is messy. 人生はいろいろ。You can waste your life drawing linesラインを引いて人生を無駄に生きることもできる、..or you can live your life crossing them.ラインを越えて自由に生きることもできる------------------今年はDVDを... [続きを読む]

2008/01/27 22:14Hina dolls This photo of Hina doll is from my other website, HPお雛さま.The O-hinasama was given from my daughter’s grandparents, I mean, my parents.I displayed them last year though, hmmm, I don’t know about this year.You know, somehow… troublesome.Before displaying them, I would have to clear a tatami mat room.... [続きを読む]

2008/01/26 10:03Changing my mind… I guess. Though I announced moving my posting to AyeYaiYa(FC2) a couple days ago, still some people visit here and click the ブログ村icon for m e. Which I appreciate very much.Another blog of mine, "AyeYaiYai& quot; is just one year old.Last year, I had kept posting everyday and quite a few people visited there. Which I was pleased very much howeve r; I quited the end of last year.There were some reason.... [続きを読む]

2008/01/23 23:45Moved Thank you very much for your visiting.　　　　　　　　　　.MOVED TO ⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒　AyeYaiYai ↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑　　　　古巣、FC2に戻って英語学習ブログを続けております。　　　　短編小説などの英文和訳に挑戦しておりますので、　　　　よろしかったらお立ち寄りくださいませ。AyeYai... [続きを読む]

2008/01/23 20:00Snow We had a little snow today. I live in Gunma. Every year, many people who live in western Japan ask me, knowing me live in Gunma,“It must be so much cold in Gunma.” “Oh, you must have heavy snow in winter .”But actually not. It is not true. 群馬と言ったっていさ さか広うござんす。... [続きを読む]

2008/01/22 11:05It’ll keep you going From a rental DVD I watched last night, "The Shipping News", .jpg">“Tea is a good drink. 　It’ll keep you going.When s omeone hurts you that much, how do you? Does it ever go away? Is i t possible?”“…Yes, it is possible.”　深く傷ついた甥 （Kevin Spacey)と叔母(Judi Dench)が厳しい自然の土地で 暮らし始める。気丈な叔母が古傷に涙したときに　 甥は熱い紅茶を差出し、「紅茶を飲むと元気... [続きを読む]

2008/01/21 16:34no sooner than It seems that my husband consider oranges juice as mere water. Not on ly orange juice but mikan as water.He never drink water. I don’t kn ow it is because he avoids taking unboiled water or he just doesn’t like taste of water .*No sooner do I get some mikan than he eats up.I have to go get mikan again, that heavy stuff.*no sooner - than ：す るや否や。（倒置に注意）夫はオレンジジュースを 単なる水... [続きを読む]

2008/01/20 16:34malnutrition Yakitori, which everybody likes. I broiled the one for my mother.My m other lives with my father 2km from my house.She can do nothing but si tting in her chair and watching TV whole day long. While her husband d oes everything; cooking, washing the dishes, cleaning, except shoppin g. I just help them with shopping. Whenever I go and see them, my mo ther asks me to get such and such. Hearing her re... [続きを読む]

2008/01/19 13:55look in on, odds and ends, cold feet さぼりっぱなしにしていたHungryforwordsから。■ look in on --:　(人）をちょっと訪ねる。少しだけ顔を出す 。 ex) We're going out now. Please look in on the baby every hour. ex) After my work, I'm going to look in on my mother.■　odds an d ends：半端物、がらくた、雑用、その他いろいろ。 ex) Her desk is covered with odds and ends. ■　cold feet：お じけ、逃げ腰、しりごみ ex) On the day of her w... [続きを読む]

2008/01/18 14:57Ophiopogon japonicus リュウノヒゲ I found blue small balls come out from ivy leaves in my yard.　リュ ウノヒゲ。It seems to be called “Ophiopogon japonicus” in Eng lish.In the spring, 竜の髭 has deep green seeds, which is soooo be autiful color, maybe you want to keep as an ornament on your finger.I missed the beauty ones last spring; I'll never pass up this year.Looki ng up the name, oh, I happened to know that “Japonica” is nam... [続きを読む]

2008/01/17 21:35brainPOP BrainPOP is an animated Educational website for kids.The contents are Science, Health , Technology , Math, Social Studies, and so on. Tim a nd Robot named Moby host you, for instance, how is chocolate made: why do we need to sleep; how to add and subtract fraction; or you can pla y with quiz and games.Not only private members but public corporations , home schools are charged members.Or you can play... [続きを読む]

2008/01/16 20:36Swimming pool At the beginning of January last year, I got started blog writing on F C2 and kept it on until the end of the year.In my old blog, I placed a photo of Maebashi Undou Kouen as for the first day.Then I swam and we nt to a Asian café.Those are all same acts as those of this year. ( However, I am not a person who takes good exercise; actually only a fe w times I went to the swimming pool last year after... [続きを読む]

2008/01/15 20:05reward after a good exercise I went swimming last weekend.The purpose of it is not shapeup but eat out at my favorite café.After this working, see, good excuse, I can e at without hesitating.At the café, MAIMAI, I never fail to order 石 焼五目焼きそば, which I love sooo much.週末はプールに行 った。プールに行く目的は、そのあとの食事。運動 したのだから威張って食べられる。（笑）先日は念 願かなって、私のお気に入りのアジアンカフェMAI... [続きを読む]

2008/01/15 10:20dough 生地 With an edge of the dough* I baked a tart the other day,I baked cookie s. The custard cream of that tart was good, however; the dought was no t very good.Hmm, maybe I should try with another recipe next time.*dou gh: 生地この前作ったタルト記事の端っこでクッキー を作った。カスタードクリームは良かったけれど、 クッキー生地が硬かった。今度はほかのレシピで作 らなきゃ。... [続きを読む]