I read "The Long Goodnight"-CHAPTER 1 (Written By Raymond Brown) by weekly ST English story online.


a. The words and phrase I did not know.

1)for the night

Sentence:
Paul: I'm sorry. It's late I know, but do you have a room for the night?

Definition:
一晩、一泊分、

Comment:
If I try to write same meaning sentence, I will write "for this night".
It was good leaning for me.


2)the wilds

Sentence:
So what brings you out into the wilds?

Definition:
荒野、未開地、不毛地帯、

Synonyms:
wilderness

Comment:
Is this artless(natural) English? Which do you often say "Why do you come ～ ?" or this sentence? Is this euphemism? Is this nicer?


3)dear

Sentence:
Mrs. Pomfrey:Yes, of course, dear.
Mrs. Pomfrey:Not a problem, dear.

Definition:
敬愛・敬称

Synonyms:
? sir, Mr, Ms, Miss, Mrs.,

Comment:
I never heard these sentence in DVD. I think I couldn't catch "dear". I often hear sir or Mr., and I thought "dear" is only for a letter.


4)heading

Sentence:
Paul: I'm heading north.

Definition:
to go or travel towards a particular place, especially in a deliberate way
まっすぐ進む、～の先頭に立つ、～を率いる、

Comment:
I'm interesting this word. I think it comes from "head" and direction of it.


5)famished

Sentence:
Paul: Sorry? Oh, I see. Yes. I'm famished.

Definition:
extremely hungry
飢えている、空腹、腹ペコ、

Synonyms:
starving


6)late ～

Sentence:
Mrs. Pomfrey: Yes, my late husband's.

Definition:
dead
亡くなった～

Synonyms:
deceased


7)loathe

Sentence:
Mrs. Pomfrey: Not really. Loathed the man.

Definition:
to hate someone or something very much
嫌い、憎い、

Synonyms:
detest, (=loath,loth)


8)shove

Sentence:
Mrs. Pomfrey: The only satisfaction I get is from shoving his head in the oven each morning.

Definition:
to push someone or something in a rough or careless way, using your hands or shoulders:
押し込む

Synonyms:
thrust, stick, plunge,


9)I'm afraid.

Sentence:
Mrs. Pomfrey: The hall lights are out, I'm afraid.

Definition:
used to politely tell someone something that may annoy, upset, or disappoint them:
悪いね。ごめんなさいね。

Comment:
I didn't know "afraid" has this meaning.


b. Summary of the story.
A man is putting up at an inn midnight. He will go to York. The owner of the inn is polite, but she looks loathed her late husband and she said eerie words.

Cartoon hero' kids' donors increase

I read "Cartoon hero' kids' donors increase" by weekly ST World News online.


a. The words I did not know.

1)donor

Sentence:
Cartoon hero' kids' donors increase

Definition:
a person, group etc that gives something, especially money, to help an organization or country:

Synonyms:
giver, contributor, benefactor,



c. Comments about the news.
When I think about contribution, I always feel that sending money is the best way. It doesn't need transport charges and they can buy things which the most they need. If there are not things, we should send things. But it generally low cost to buy things there. Low cost means they can take more things. We should send money than send old clothes and notes. Because poor people need things(money) now. They don't have time to care our mind.

However, children who are lonely may need hero. It is difficult issue.

Fewer Japanese studying abroad

I read "Fewer Japanese studying abroad" by weekly ST World News online.


a. The words I did not know.

1)current

Sentence:
Education ministry officials said the current job recruitment process in Japan is apparently discouraging Japanese students from studying abroad.

Definition:
passing in time; belonging to the time actually passing: the current month

Synonyms:
present

2)is apparently discouraging ~ from ~

Sentence:
same as above

Definition:
～が～する気を削いでいるようだ


c. Comments about the news.
I heard that some acquaintances and some friends consider to go to abroad for studying, and they think studying abroad will good for them to go on to college and job hunting.

But it may be fact that Japanese students are busy for job hunting and they can't go to abroad.

I wanted to go abroad when I entered to KGU, but I changed my mind. Because I couldn't earn enough money for study abroad for one year. It came from my strength, but it showed me that I didn't want to go to abroad from my heart then.

Some teachers and friends advise me to go to abroad. I'm very grad to hear that, but I also feel I'm able to be studying many things here because I'm here. I think I should watch many things more and more here now, and next, I want to see another world. I fear that I will stop thinking from imprinting and I will be not able to know my misunderstanding, too.

So, when I will be able to plan specific about studying abroad, I will go to new world.