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.
2010年11月21日日曜日
2010年11月14日日曜日
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.
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.
2010年11月2日火曜日
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.
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.
2010年10月26日火曜日
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.
2010年10月19日火曜日
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.
2010年10月18日月曜日
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
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
2010年10月5日火曜日
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
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