Chapter1 Flashcards
- This ____ freezes at the surface but never to the bottom.
pond
池
- She never lost her youthful ____ and campaigned for just causes all her life.
idealism
理想主義
campaign for=~のための運動を起こす; just cause=正当 な理由; all one’s life=一生の間ずっと
- Growing old is mandatory; growing up is _____.
optional
選択の
mandatory=義務的な
- To build may have to be the slow and _____ task of years. To destroy can
be the thoughtless act of a single day.
laborious 骨の折れる
築き上げることは、多年の長く骨の折れる仕事である。
破壊することは、たった一日の思慮なき行為で足る。
- Tolmekia is far to the west, and its _____s are very warlike.
That they had a Pejite _____ on board worried me.
ruler
支配者
warlike=好戦的な; hostage=人質
- What appears to be the end of the road may simply be a _____ in the road.
bend
曲がっていること、(道路の)カーブ
- It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the _____s of others and to
forget his own.
fault
欠点
peculiar=奇妙な; quality=特 質; fool=まぬけ; perceive=~に気づく
- Now and then it’s good to _____ in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.
pause
休止する
now and then=時々; pursuit=追求
- It is difficult to find the words. There might be _____ies in the transmission of data.
discrepancy (discrepancies)
食い違い、不一致
- Hold onto your card. I’m opening the window. And quit whining.
_____ _____ _____ _____ move to a new place. It’s an adventure.
It is fun to
~するのは楽しい
whine=めそめそ泣く
- I found it difficult to _____ _____ _____ every day.
keep a diary
- I think it highly _____ that you’ll be able to do that by yourself.
unlikely
ありそうもない
- War is good when good survives and evil is _____ed.
crush
〜を完全に打ち負かす
- Lions and house cats evolved from a common _____.
ancestor
祖先、先祖
- “I only left because Sheeta told me to! That’s why.”
“So, you believed her, and you came back here, right?
You’re just a _____ little boy who runs away!”
scared
おびえた
- Yes, I am a pilot. I am a flight _____ and a commercial pilot.
instructor
インストラクター
- “But I’m a new witch, sir. We’re supposed to fly around.” “You’re supposed to obey the _____.”
law
法律
- I’m Haruhi Suzumiya, from East junior high. First off, I’m not interested in _____ people.
ordinary
普通の
- Life is the art of _____ without an eraser.
drawing
絵を描くこと
- Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true _____.
scholar
学者
originality=独創性; essence=本質; scholarship=学識; creativity=創造力; soul=魂
- Simplicity is the ultimate _____.
sophistication
洗練
- Lying is an _____ means of self-defense.
elementary
初歩の
- Promise, large promise, is the soul of an _____.
advertisement
広告 宣伝
- Mindless _____ behavior is the enemy of innovation.
habitual
習慣的な
- Creativity is the _____ cessation of stupidity.
sudden
突然の
- Home _____ is the cornerstone of a strong community.
ownership
所有の、所有権
- Honesty is the first _____ in the book of wisdom.
chapter
章
- The first condition of progress is the _____ of censorship.
removal
除去、撤去
condition=条件; progress=進歩; censorship=検閲
- The essence of Africa’s crisis is fundamentally its _____ poverty.
extreme
極端な
poverty
貧困
- A basic tenet of a healthy democracy is open dialogue and _____.
transparency
透明性
- Her name is Mikuru Asahina.
On the outside, she seems like a normal, kind and extremely cute girl.
But _____ _____, she’s a battle waitress from the future.
in reality
実は、実際には
- Hey, Fio’s no ordinary girl. She’s a _____ seaplane engineer.
first-class
第一級の
- Distrust of government isn’t baseless _____. It’s realism.
cynicism
皮肉、冷笑
distrust=不信; government=政 府; baseless=根拠のない; realism=現実主義
- You say that you’re good friends and yet you don’t trust him.
Isn’t that a bit of a _____?
contradiction
矛盾
and yet =それにもかかわらず
- Football isn’t a contact sport, it’s a _____ sport.
Dancing is a contact sport.
collision
衝突
contact=接触
- The parallels between 9/11 and Pearl Harbor are _____.
striking
目立つ、著しい
parallel between A and B=AとBの類似点
- His essays are models of clarity and _____.
brevity
(表現などの)簡潔さ
clarity=明晰さ
- The laws of nature are but the _____ thoughts of God.
mathematical
数学的な
but=〜にすぎない
- “Are you sane?”
“I always act with a reasonable amount of _____.”
sanity
正気
- You are an advanced interface.
That is why it _____ _____ _____ _____ hack into this time-space program.
take (took) so long to
~するのに時間がかかる
advanced=最新式の; interface=インターフェース; That is why…=だから~だ; hack into=~をハッキングする; time-space=時空間の
- ____________. You’re the spitting image of that stuffed cat.
I bet your name’s Jiji, right?
unbelievable
信じられない
spitting image=瓜二つ、そっくり; stuffed=ぬいぐるみの
- The beginning of my political career was not _____.
promising
前途有望な
- The Ten Commandments were not a _____.
suggestion
提案
the Ten Commandments=十戒
十戒は 提案ではなくこれこれしなければならない訓戒だということ
- In ancient times, the land _____ covered in forests.
lay / lie-lay-lain
〜の状態にある
- My day starts at 5 A.M. and gets over at 10:30 P.M.
It’s a long day but I love it.
I can’t sit _____.
idle
仕事をしないでいる; ぶらぶらしている
day=1 日; get over=し終わる は「Cの状態で座っている」 →「Cの状態にいる」
- Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand _____.
firm
断固とした
Be sure…=必ず~しなさい; put A in the right place=Aを正しい 位置に置く は「Cの状態で立っている」→「Cの 状態にいる」
- If you continue _____, you’ll lose your job.
obstinate
頑固な、強情を張って
- Their arguments were valid a hundred years ago and they still _____ _____ today.
hold true
当てはまる、有効である
argument=議論; valid=妥当な;
- This, although not a general rule, will _____ _____ in most parts of the country.
hold good
当てはまる、有効である
although=〜ではあるが; general rule=一般的法則; most parts of=ほとんどの地域で
- We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies _____.
flattery
おせじ
silent=沈黙した; those in power=権力者; speak well of=〜のことをよく言う; imply=~を暗に伝える
- The carrots remained on the plate _____.
That’s when I realized that it was actually Mr. Keiichi’s meal.
untouched
触られていない
That’s when…=〜したのはその時です
- The global economic _____ remains fragile and uncertain.
outlook
見通し
economic= 経済的な; remain=〜のままでいる;
fragile=easily damaged もろい; uncertain=不確かな
- The secret of a happy _____ remains a secret.
marriage
結婚
- Mr. Keiichi who wasn’t dead, _____ed unconscious throughout the night, and came to the next morning.
stay
〜のままでいる
unconscious=意識を失った; throughout the night=夜中じゅう
come to=意識が戻る
- If you fight now, the people of the valley will be massacred.
We must _____ _____ and wait for the right opportunity.
stay alive
生き続ける
massacre=~を虐殺する; right opportunity=好機
- “You have to hold your breath while we cross the bridge.
Even the tiniest breath will break the spell, and then everyone will see you.” “I’m scared.” “Now just _____ _____.”
stay calm
平静を保つ
hold one’s breath=息を止める; tiny=extremely small
break a spell=呪文を 解く; scared=frightened
- Mistakes and pressure are _____; the secret to getting past them is to stay calm.
inevitable
避けることのできない
secret=秘訣; get past=(悲しみを) 克服する; calm=落ち着いた
- This alternate space created itself in his room.
And for some reason, he became _____ within it.
be trapped
わなにかかる、閉じ込められる
alternate=別の; space=空間; create oneself=自らを生み出す
for some reason=何らかの理由で
- When you first become an artist you are like that rock.
You’re in a raw natural _____ with hidden gems inside.
state
状態
raw=加工していない; natural state=自然な状態; gem=宝石
- When I was in the fourth grade, I became intensely interested in _____ and I learned it well.
geography
地理学
- “Could we get out of the rain, please? I’m begging you!” “We can’t! That’ll make us even later, and the food will _____ _____ if we stop.”
get cold
冷たくなる
get out of the rain=雨から逃れる; I’m begging you=お願いですから; even later=さらに遅れて
- Don’t you worry, I promise I’ll get you out of here.
So just don’t _____ any _____ter or they’ll eat you!
get fat
太る
get A out of here=Aをここから 外に行かせる
「命令文+or」は「〜しろ、さもないと」
- She began to get increasingly _____ by her questions.
irritated
いらいらした
increasingly=ますます; be irritated by=〜に苛立つ; question=質問
- If your mom eats my vegetables, I bet she’d get well _____ _____.
right away
すぐに
I bet=I’m sure
- The boys get awful hungry, so you’ll _____ five meals a day.
serve
食事を出す
- “Granny, the pump’s working!” “_____ pumping! Don’t stop until the water gets cold.”
keep …ing
〜し続ける
- When I got _____, I watched Bruce Lee movies.
I learned everything from Bruce Lee.
depressed
憂鬱な、意気消沈した
- When I was a college student I got interested in _____.
linguistics
言語学
- Is there something that causes a bottled beer to _____ _____?
Is it something that happens after bottling?
go sour
酸っぱくなる
は望ましくない状態への変化を表わす
- “Is it really hard to get settled into a brand-new city?” “Oh, yes. A lot can go wrong. But since my skill is _____, I can handle anything.”
fortune-telling
占い
get settled into=〜に落ち着く; brand- new=completely new go wrong=悪い方向に向 かう; handle=~を対処する
- “Don’t you think Mother would absolutely love that dresser over there?”
“If anything _____ _____, they’d know right away.”
go (went) missing
行方不明になる、なくなる
- Life improves slowly and goes wrong fast, and only _____ is clearly visible
catastrophe
大惨事
- The Olympics show that your dream can _____ _____ if you work hard. It’s not impossible.
come true
実現する
- The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from _____, and grows brave by reflection.
distress
苦悩
in trouble=厄介な状態で; gather strength=力を蓄える; grow brave=(徐々に)勇敢になる; reflection=内省 は徐々に起こる変化を表す
- I don’t like to watch my own movies ─ I _____ _____ in my own movies.
fall asleep
眠りに落ちる
- It’s one of our oldest customs that when a witch _____s 13, she has to leave home for a year to begin her training.
turn
(年齢が~歳)になる
- Once Yubaba got control over him, his face turned _____ and his eyes turned steely.
pale 青白い、青ざめた
get control over=~を制する; turn pale=青ざめる;
steely=very determined 断固とした
- Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most _____.
challenging
挑戦的な、やりがいのある
- We live in a world of guns, bombs and _____.
To conquer hate seems a nigh-impossible task.
terror
extreme fear 恐怖
conquer= ~を克服する; nigh-impossible=ほとんど不可 能な
- Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives _____.
satisfaction
満足
laziness=怠惰; attractive=魅力的な
- “Welcome back, Lord Yupa!”
“Why, Mito, you’re looking _____!”
fit
元気な、壮健な healthy and strong
- People don’t understand the _____ on me to look perfect.
pressure
圧力
- “It’s _____ because nothing looks _____.”
“And if it looked _____ to begin with, all then what?”
“It’d be _____, of course.”
suspicious
疑わしい
- Everywhere I looked, I saw people. On the other side of the stadium, the people looked so small like little moving grains of rice. It was so _____.
crowded 混雑した、込み入った
everywhere=どこへ〜しても; on the other side of=〜の反対側に; stadium=野球場; grains of rice=米粒
- It’s strange, Marco.
I’ve been waiting to hear something for three years,
but now I can’t even cry. I just feel _____.
Maybe I’ve run out of tears.
numb /nʌm/
感覚が麻痺した
run out of=~を使い果た す
- She doesn’t even feel _____ for swiping the computer right out of his hands
guilty
罪の自覚のある、罪悪感の
swipe=〜をかっぱらう; out of A’s hands=Aの手から
- Working moms commonly _____ that they feel guilty when they are away from their children.
testify 〜を証言する
working mom=ワーキングマ ザー; commonly=一般に、通常; guilty=後ろめたい; be away from=~から離れている
- When you come to Germany as a Jew you have an _____ feeling, but I’ve always felt okay in Berlin.
uneasy
不安な
- Look. They were planning to put a river here.
Hmm? Hey, you smell that? Something smells _____.
“Yeah, and I’m _____.”
delicious おいしい
starving = very hungry 腹ぺこな
- “Hey, you smell that? Something smells delicious.” “Yeah, and I’m starving.”
“Maybe this theme park’s still _____ _____.”
in business
営業中で
smell delicious=おいし そうな匂いがする; starving=腹ぺこだ; theme park=テーマパーク
- The one in this room smells different.
Do you think the _____ of the computer club president is related to this space?
disappearance
見えなくなること、消失
computer club president=パソコン部部長
be related to= 〜に関係している; space=空間
- “This smells great! And, it’s warm too! Let’s _____ _____ _____.” “Kiki, I get the feeling we’re not alone.” “Night, Jiji.”
get some sleep
一眠りする smell great=いい匂いがする
get the feeling (that)=〜という気持ちになる
- “I think I hear cows!”
“I think I _____ cows.”
smell
〜のにおいを感じる
- “I think I _____ cows!”
“I think I smell cows.”
hear
〜の声を聞く
- “You sound ghastly, like some _____ woman.”
“I’ll just stay in bed all day, so you go on.”
90-year-old. 90歳の
ghastly=extremely bad; stay in bed=寝ている
90-year- oldは形容詞。
- So, the giant warrior’s in the Valley of the Wind now.
Ah, these _____s taste awful. What are they?
nut
木の実、ナッツ
giant warrior=巨神兵; the Valley of the Wind=風の谷;
taste awful=まずい
- Hello there. Are your parents around?
We’re your new _____s.
neighbor
近所の人、隣人
- I know his phone number at the _____ but we don’t have a phone.
university
大学
- “My train was delayed, so I had to wait for the next bus.
Were you _____?” “Totoro came back, Dad! I saw him!”
be worried
心配している
- Turn it clockwise! Hook it up and then turn the handle.
That’ll make the wings open. Now _____ the wire.
extend〜を延ばす
turn A clockwise=〜を時計方向に回す; hook A up=〜をホックで留める; turn a handle=ハンドルを回す; wing=翼; wire=ワイヤ
- And if we run away now, Muska is gonna chase us _____.
forever
永遠に
chase=〜を追跡する
- “Pazu, it’s a _____!” “I see it, captain! We’re going in! Wow. It’s just like dad said ─two winds blowing in opposite directions.”
hurricane
ハリケーン
go in=中に入る; blow=(風が)吹く
in opposite direction=反対の方向に
- This is just the kind of storm my father saw and Laputa’s _____ _____
_____ it!
in the middle of
の中央に、~の真ん中に
- My family has a very old traditional name, and when the stone was passed on to me, I _____ed that name.
inherit
〜を相続する
traditional=伝統的な; pass on to=(財産)を 譲渡する
- “But it doesn’t look like a building from the inside.” “Wow, the walls are _____.”
invisible
目に見えない impossible to see
- “Ul” means “ruler” in Laputian. “Toel” means “true.” You are the _____ heir to the throne of Laputa. Princess Lusheeta.
legitimate
正統な
ruler=支配者; heir=後継者; throne=王位
