LITTLE WOMEN

SUMMARY OF THE STORY

I read a story of chapter 13. It was written about Laurie makes trouble. Meg received a letter from Mr Brooke. That was a love letter. But it was a sham letter by Laurie. Meg was very angry. Laurie apologized to her. And Meg forgave him.

meanwhile:それまでの間　　

Meg, meanwhile, was busy getting things ready for her father's return, but a change suddenly seemed to come over her.

LITTLE WOMEN

SUMMARY OF THE STORY

I read a story of chapter 11. It was written about Beth. Beth seemed to be very ill While Their mother went away to see her husband. First day, Beth's physical condition was worse. But during she saw a doctor, the fever was gone and she was good.

scarlet: bright red : You've had scarlet fever, haven't you?

I read a story of chapter 12 . It was written about little girls. Meg and Jo listened as their mother told them about their father's health, and Mr Brooke's promise to stay with him. Laurie went to give the good news to Amy at Aunt March's house. There were many happy little girls in the city that day.

how:あなたはなんて～なのだろう！　　"How quickly you guessed!" said Jo.

LITTLE WOMEN

SUMMART OF THE STORY

I read a story of chapter 9. It was written about a secrets. One October afternoon, Jo went to Laurie to meet by bus. He had a secret to tell her. It was that he know Meg's glove that lost at the picnic.



displeased:不機嫌にした　She stared at him, looking both surprised and displeased.

crossness:不機嫌　　"That was fun!" she said, forgetting her crossness in the enjoyment of a good run.





I read a story of chapter 10. It was written about a telegram. Hannah hurried into the room with a telegram. It was written that "Mrs March: Your husband is very ill. Come at once." Mrs March got things ready for the long journey. News of their father came through, at first telling them he was dangerously ill, but then saying he was slowly getting better.

LITTLE WOMEN

SUMMARY OF THE STORY

"The first of june, and the King family is going on holiday tomorrow!" said Meg. "I'm free for three months!" Aunt March went away for her holiday today too. Next day, Meg appeared at ten o'clock and ate breakfast alone. It was a lonely meal and the room was untidy, because Beth had not cleaned it. Jo went to the river with Laurie, then sat in the apple tree and read a book. Beth went to her piano, glad that she did not have to wash the cups and plates. Amy sat in the garden to draw. She went for a walk, got caught in the rain and came home very wet. Everyone said that it had been a delightful but unusually long day. The week seemed to get longer and longer with nothing much to do, and by Friday the girls were glad that it was nearly over. Mrs March gave Hannah a holiday, and when the girls got up Saturday, there was no breakfast ready, no fire in the kitchen, and no mother waiting for them. They had to look after themselves. They prepared the table. But the cooking was poor. Some days later, all four girls went on a picnic with Laurie and his tutor, Mr Brooke, and some other young people. It was a sunny day and they had their picnic on a hill, under some tree.

delightful:非常にうれしい　Everyone said that it had been a delightful but unusually long day.

tutor: 家庭教師　　　　　I work as a private tutor to elementary school children./ Some days later, all four girls went on a picnic with Laurie and his tutor, Mr Brook, and some other young people.

LITTLE WOMEN

A SUMMARY OF THE STORY

"It's hard for her to forgive you, Amy," said Meg. It was not far to the river, but Jo and Laurie were already skating when Amy arrived. Laurie was carefully skating along the edge of the ice and didn't see the younger girl. Amy skated out towards the smmother ice in the middle ofthe river. Jo saw Amy crash through the ice into the cold water. Jo tried to call Laurie, but her voice was gone, and for a second she could only stand and stare at the little bule hood of Amy's coat above the black water. Laurie skated past her. Jo fetched some wood and pulled it across the ice, while Laurie held Amy's head above the water. They got her out. Amy opend her eyes and held out Jo's arm, with a smile that went straight to Jo's heart. Neither of them said a word. but they held each other close, and everything was forgiven and forgotten. Annie Moffat did not forget her promised invitation, and one April day Meg went to stay at the Moffat's large house. Mr Moffat was a fat, friendly gentleman; and Mrs Moffat was a fat, friendly lady. They were all very kind to Meg and did their best to make her feel at home. At the party Meg got a lettter from Mother and flowers from Laurie. Her mother's loving words and Laurie's kindness made Meg feel much happier and she enjoyed the party very much.



hood:ずきん　 For a second she could stand and stare at the little bule hood of Amy's coat above the black water.

disappear:見えなくなる　He disappeared round the first bend in the river.

invitation:招待　Annie Moffat did not forget her promised invitation.

LITTLEWOMEN

A SUMMARY OF THE STORY

Laurie and the four girls were soon great friends.Brooke complained to the old gentleman that his student was always running across to see the Marches.The next day, Beth waited until the old and the young gentlemen both went out, then she ran across to the big house and found her way to the room with the besutiful piano. As soon as she began to play, she forgot her fears immediately in the delight which the music gave her. Beth went everyday. The next day, Beth went out for a walk, and when she came back the others were waiting for her. She was gaved a letter by everyone. She hurried to the house and they took her into the front room. "Look there!" everyone was saying at once. Beth looked and got the biggest surprise of her life. There was a lovely little piano. Beth sat down and beganto play, and everyone thought it was the most perfect piano they had ever heard. It was Mr Laurence that present her a piano. Beth thanked him. " Where are you going?" Amy asked Meg and Jo one afternoon. Amy wanted to come too, but Meg said " you can't. you're not invited." Jo quarreled with Amy. Next day, Jo wanted to get out of the house, so she picked up her skates and went next door to ask Laurie to take her skating. Amy heard them. " Jo promised to take me with her next time!" she complained.....



catch up with~:追いつく　　He can catch up with his studies later.
annoy:いらいらする　　　　 "Mow stop annoying us."
suppose:思う　　　　　　　　　"We could take her, I suppose.

LITTLE WOMEN

The house next door

A SUMMARY OF THE STORY
"It's so nice to go to parties and drive home in carriages," said Meg, the next morning. Mr March had lost most of his money helping a friend. When the two older girls discovered this, they wanted to do something to earn some money for the family, amd as soon as they were old enough, they found work. Meg got a job teaching four small children. It was hard for her to be poor because she could remenber the time when their home had been beautiful, with everything they wanted. And everyday at Mrs King's house she saw pretty dresses, and heard talk of parties and the theatre-all the things which Meg loved. Jo went to Aunt March,who needed someone to fetch and carry things, and read to her. She was a difficult old lady who complained a lot, but Jo did her best. When Jo told the family of her afternoon's adventures, they all wanted to go and visit the big house. " Mother, why doesn't Mr Laurence like to hear Laurie play the piano?" asked Jo. "Laurie's father married an Italian lady, a musician," said Mrs March." The old man didn't like her, and never saw his son after they were married. Laurie was born in Italy, but his parents died when he was a child, and his grandfather brought him home. Laurie loves music and I expect his grandfather is afraid he'll want to be a musician like his mother." "Laurie should be a musician if he wants to be," said Jo. "Sending him to college will just make him unhapy."...


carriages:馬車　　It's so nice to go to parties and drive home in carriages.

fetch:連れてくる　Jo went to Aunt March,who needed someone to fetch.

LITTLE WOMEN

A HAPPY CHRISTMAS

A SUMMARY OF THE STORY
"Where is Mother?" asked Meg. "I don't know," said old Hannah. She had lived with the family scince Meg was born, and was more like a friend than a servant. "Some poor women came to the door and your mother went off to see what was needed." Then there was another bang from the outside door. The girls ran to the table."Happy Christmas, Mother!" they shouted. "Happy Christmas, little daughters!" said Mrs March. Then the smile dissapeared from her face."Girls, listen. Not far away is a poor woman, Mrs Hummel, with a new baby. Her six children are in one bed, trying to keep warm, as they have no wood for a fire. There is nothing to eat and they are hungry and cold. Will you give them your breakfast as a Chreistmas present?" "OK" they said. It was a very happy meal, altought the girls are none of it. But no one was happier than those hungry young ladies who gave away their breakfast on Christmas morning. On Christmas night, "Would the young ladies like to stay for supper?" asked Hannah. And when the girls saw the supper table, they could not bilieve their eyes! There was ice-cream, cake, fruit,and French chocolate! And in the middle of the table were flowers for each of the four actors.....


none:誰も～ない　althought the girls none of it./ None of us can fly.

LITTLE WOMEN

FOUR SISTERS

A SUMMARY OF THE STORY

"Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," said Jo crossly. "It's so awful to be poor!" agreed Meg, looking at her old dress. "it's not right for some girls to have pretty things, and others to have nothing at all,' said little Amy. "We've got father and Mother,and each other," said Beth gently. The four young faces round the fire cheered up as they thought of this, but then Jo said sadly, "We haven't got Father, and we won't have him for a long time.' She didn't say "perhaps never", but each silently thought it, remembering that he was away at the war in the south. Mrs March arrived home soon after. " I've got a letter from Father!" cried Mrs March. It was a letter to cheer them up, and the special message for the girls. Then the four girls decided that they would all try very hard to be good. They would never be cross, or lazy,or selfish-and they would all help each other. Jo was the first to wake up on Christmas morning, but soon they were all awake and they went downstairs....

tidy:きちんとした　She keeps her flat very tidy.

cruel:非常な　　　　It's cruel of you to ignore their plight.

miserable:みじめな　You look so miserable today.

LITTLE WOMEN

LITTLE WOMEN

A summary of the story

At Christmas the four March girls decide that they will all try hard to be good, and never to be cross, or lazy, or selfish again. Meg, the oldest, won't complain about her job or not having pretty dresses. Shy Beth will try hard to be braver, and little Amy will think less of herself and more of other people. They don't always succeed, of course, and sometimes there are arguments and secrets and angry tears. But there is also laughter and fun, and soon a new friend Laurie, the and lonely boy next door. Many trouble and difficulties lie in the year ahead and the girls are growing up. Wild Jo hates the idea of being a polite young lady, but Meg will soon be seventeen, and ready to fall in love...

WORDS

cross:イライラした Don' be so cross.

lazy:怠惰な He felt too lazy to get out of bed.

THE UMBRELLA MAN

eTHE UMBRELLA MAN

ROALD DAHL



A SUMMARY OF THE STORY
They saw him crossing the street. They suspected him. So they ran after him. He was scutting along like a rabbit and they had to walk fast to keep up with him. He entered a shop. It's a pub! They peered into the shop to watch him. He was gladly drinking the whisky. "It's ridiculous!"her mother said. The little man was standing by the bar with the empty glass in his hand. Then he turned away from the bar and edged back through the crowed to where his hat and coat were hanging. He lifted from the coat-rack one of the many wet umbrellas hanging there, and off he went. Out he came. But he never looked in our direction. He opened his new umbrella over his head and scurried off down the road the way he had come. We followed him back to the main street where we had first met him, and we watched him as he proceed,with no trouble at all, to exchange his new umbrella for another pound note. And as soon as the transaction was completed, he was lost in the crowd... THE END


scurry:急ぐ
transaction:取引
peep:のぞき見る
in a hurry:急いで
pedestrain:歩行者
proceed:実行する

THE UMBRELLA

THE UMBRELLA

Roald Dahl

CHARACTERS

I... a heroine

her mother

a man

A SUMARRY OF THE STORY

"It cost me over twenty ponds, I promise you. But that's of no importance so long as I can get home and rest these old legs of mine." he said.I saw my mother's hand feeling for the clasp on her purse. She saw me watching her. I was giving her one of my own frosty-nosed looks this time and she knew exactly what I was telling her. I was telling her, you simply mustn't take advantage of a tired old man in this way. But She fished into her purse and took out a pound note. she held it out to the little man. He thanked her and he was gone. She was very happy to

get it. "This will be good lesson to you," she went on . "Never rush things. Always take your time when you are summing someone up. Then you'll never make mistakes."

I'm going to read sentences of the remainder and summarize it by next my blog.

so long as: ~するかぎりは

sum some up:人を見定める

horrid：ひどく不親切な

satisfy oneself:納得する

simply:どうしても

fish into~:〜の中を探る

take advantage of~:~を利用する

THE UMBRELLA MAN

THE UMBRELLA MAN

Roald Dahl

A SUMMARY OF THE STORY

"I wonder if I could ask a small favor of you ," he said. But my mother was looking at him suspiciously. She felt quite embarrassed by her mother's sharpness. He asked my mother to give him in return a pound for his taxi-fare to get his home. My mother was still suspicious. " If you had no money in the first place, how did you get there?" Her mother said. He told her that he walked here. "Everyday I go for a lovely long walk and then I summon a taxi to take me home. " he said. Her mother was beginning to melt a bit. And the idea of getting an umbrella to shelter under must have tempted her good deal.　" Why don't you take it, madam," he said.

(contenued next time)

suspiciously:疑わしげに

embarrassed:恥ずかしい

sharpness:厳しい態度

in the first place:そもそも

summon:呼び出す

melt:和らぐ

tempt：誘う

THE UMBRELLA MAN

THE UMBRELLA MAN
Roald Dahl

A summary of the story
A funny thing happened to her mother and her yesterday evening. She is twelve years old and She is a girl. Her mother is thirty-four but she is nearly as tall as her mother.

Yesterday afternoon, her mother took me up to London to see the dentist. After that, They went to a cafe. When they came out of the cafe it had started to rain. They were wearing ordinary hats and coats, and it was raining quite hard. They stood on the pavement in the rain, looking for a taxi. Just then, a man came up to them. He was a small man and he was pretty old, probably seventy or more. He said to her mother,"Excuse me. I do hope you will excuse me.." He had a fine white moustache and bushy white eyebrows and a wrinkly pink face.
(continued next time)

wrinkly:しわしわの
eyebrow:まゆ
bushy:ふさふさした
moustache:口ひげ
pavement:舗道
nearly:ほとんど